Head teacher, Chair of Governors & parents meeting.

Summer 2014“Aim high and be a Star”

Updates

• New National curriculum• New Assessment• Reading• Attendance• PTFA• School Lunches• Suggestions/parent views……

New National Curriculum 2014

• New National Curriculum 2014 for Key stage 1 and 2 (Years 1-6)

• To offer a curriculum that is balanced and broad • Now “Year group” expectations – rather than levels• A curriculum that promotes spiritual, moral, cultural,

mental and physical development – both at school and in society (Praised highly Ofsted 2013)

• Prepares pupils at the school for opportunities, responsibilities and experiences for later life.

• Also to teach Religious education – a locally agreed policy

– Also, personal, social, health and economic education

Assessment• Sats tests 2015 – both Y2 and Y6 sats will

be assessed as present – in levels• From September 2014 – levels as we know,

are no longer a statutory requirement – schools can devise their own systems…

• Our assessment will move to year group expectations, in line with the new curriculum –further details during the autumn term

• From September 2015 – an on entry assessment in FS2, statutory from 2016

• Year 1 phonics check summer term - remains

Reading

• We have high attainment at both Key stage one and Key stage two

• We want to encourage all parents to read with their child every day

• Nagy & Herman 1987 …. (Picture)• Have you time to support reading

in school?

Do you want your child to be Do you want your child to be a better, reader, writer, a better, reader, writer,

communicator? communicator?

Attendance• Holidays – school term declined in

line with LA/school policy• Insets 2014-15 arranged to

support parents – cheaper holidays

• Children’s attendance >97% as at 1.7.2014 – fantastic…..

PTFA• They work really hard to raise

additional funds for school.• Have you time to help ??

– one meeting each half term-Support at discos, other fund

raising

many hands make light work…..

Lunches • Reception – Y2 – free lunch from

September.

• City Catering – here todayLocally sourced foods meat, breads, eggs…..West Midlands catering award

Suggestions, thoughts……to improve

practise & provision