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Enhancing Success at Bryn Hafod Primary: Commitment to Attendance, Standards, and Self-Evaluation

Bryn Hafod Primary School is dedicated to fostering success through strong values of friendship and future readiness. Addressing significant weaknesses in attendance, self-evaluation, and standards, we actively engage with pupils and parents to promote the importance of good attendance. With a focus on literacy, numeracy, and personalized support for children with Special Educational Needs, the school implements innovative programs like Big Maths and the Cornerstones curriculum to enhance learning outcomes. We continuously monitor progress through the Incerts system to ensure each child reaches their full potential.

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Enhancing Success at Bryn Hafod Primary: Commitment to Attendance, Standards, and Self-Evaluation

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  1. Bryn Hafod Primary school Success, Friendship and a Bright Future

  2. What does category D mean? Our school has significant weaknesses in a few areas: • ATTENDANCE • SELF-EVALUATION • STANDARDS

  3. ATTENDANCE • Use regular opportunities to emphasize the importance of good attendance with pupils and parents • Target (with attendance officers) those pupils whose attendance is unsatisfactory • Involve the School Council in ideas to improve attendance and punctuality Attendance Data 2009-2010 = 90.5 2010-2011 = 91.3 2011-2012 = 91.2

  4. Self-evaluation Continue to improve the impact of self-evaluation by… • Ensure the School Evaluation Report has greater impact on key improvement areas • Set sharper targets for improvement and monitor closely

  5. standards In Foundation Phase… • Literacy, Language and Communication (reading, writing, speaking/listening) • Mathematical Development • Personal, Social Development In Juniors (Key Stage 2)… • Literacy (reading, writing, speaking/listening) • Numeracy (maths) • Science

  6. Comparing our results – Foundation Phase

  7. Comparing our results – juniors

  8. Since Sept 2010…

  9. Higher standards since Sept 2010

  10. every school is different… • Bryn Hafod has significantly more children requiring individual support for Special Educational Needs (SEN) than most schools • We have significantly more children with Statements for SEN than most schools • Every year group at Bryn Hafod is different; for example, our current Year 6 includes 5 children in our Special Needs Resource Base • These are NOT excuses – we need to improve further and faster

  11. VALUE ADDED RESULTS 2012

  12. What changes have we made? • We have introduced “Big Maths” across the school • We have started teaching the wider curriculum through “Cornerstones” • Our focus on Literacy and Numeracy is sharper than ever • We are tracking pupil progress through “Incerts”

  13. BIG maths • Big Maths is fun and gives children confidence • It is designed to teach basic number skills • Children take part in weekly tests to ensure progress • The same approach is used across the school • It is proven to raise achievement in maths

  14. cornerstones The Four Cornerstones of Learning: • Engage – trips, visitors, inside and outside • Develop – knowledge, understanding, skills • Innovate – applying their learning • Express - sharing learning in a variety of ways Writing skills are applied throughout every Cornerstones Project

  15. Incerts • An on-line system to track every single pupil in every single subject • Links to key skills in all areas • Evidence can be attached using any mobile device • Targets are set to ensure that good progress is made • Over half the primary schools in Wales are now using Incerts

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