Pembroke Primary School

Governors’ AGM Full Report

Inside this issue:

Chairman’s Letter 2

Your Governing Body—Who’s Who 3

Letter From the Headteacher 4

Teaching Staff—Who’s Who 5 Pembroke Primary School. Fairfield Road, School Development 6 Chepstow, . Curriculum 8 NP16 5JN

Performance 9 Phone 01291 622310

Special Educational Needs 12

Sport 14 Follow us:

Attendance 18 @PembrokePrimary Finiancial Statement 19

Term Dates 20 A Letter from the Who’s Who. Full Report Page 3 Chairman of the Your Governing Body

Dear Parents and Friends

Head teacher Mrs J Childs (Acting Head Teacher)

As your new Chair of Governors, I am pleased to introduce our annual Governors Report to Parents. It has been a Parent Governors (Total 4) Local Authority (LA) Governors (Total 3) very busy year for the school with many changes and an ESTYN inspection all taking place over the past 12 Elected by the parents. Appointed by Monmouthshire LEA. months. Despite these challenges, staff and pupils have provided an inspiring example of how not to let upheaval  Mrs Natalie Morgan (2018)  Mr A Braund (Vice Chair) (2019) affect their outlook or attitude to learning.  Mr K Brews (2019)  Mrs Kelly Rennie (Chair) (2015)  Mr M Pullen (2019)  Vacancy We began the year with Mrs Child in place as Acting Headteacher due to Mr Keeble's illness. We were very sad to  Vacancy see Mr Keeble leave the school this Easter, but grateful to Mrs Child for continuing to lead the school over the Community Governors (Total 4) Summer term and the Autumn term of this academic year. As Mrs Child moves on to a headship elsewhere in Jan- Teacher Governors (Total 1) Must include a member from Chepstow Town uary, we welcome Mrs Hampson as our new Headteacher from January 2016. Elected by the teachers. Council and be invited to join the Governing  Mrs F Wilson (2017) body. We also said goodbye to our previous Chair of Governors, Bryan Roberts. Bryan was a well known face around the  Mrs Y Havard (2015) school, who dedicated over 15 years to Pembroke, not only as a governor but as Chair of Governors for the last Non-teacher Governor (Total 1)  Mr D Keating (2015) two years. We thank Bryan for the immense contribution he made to the school over this time. Elected by the auxiliary staff.  Mr T White (2018) Despite a challenging financial climate for schools across , we continue to manage a sustainable budget and  Miss S Sykes (2017)  Cllr H Beach (Town Council) (2016) are on course to do so again this year.

Since our ESTYN inspection, governors, the senior leadership team and staff have worked hard to address the

recommendations for improvement and are already making progress. We remain committed to helping all our learn- The Chairman of the Governing body can be contacted via the school. ers to succeed to the best of their ability: happy and secure, learning together.

The Clerk can be contacted via Andrew Wilson; Email address: [email protected] Telephone: 01633 644484.

The Local Authority (LA) can be contacted via Ms. S. McGuinness, Chief Officer Children and Young People, - shire County Council, County Hall, USK NP15 1SJ. The Chepstow Primary Alliance

What happens at a Governors’ meeting?  Link Governor reports The Full Governing Body meets twice a term. The The Chepstow Primary Alliance was born in the autumn of 2014. It was set up by Monmouthshire County Council as meetings primarily consist of a school to school improvement initiative. During the first year we set up teacher job shadowing, year group net- Various LA reports and recommendations for the works, joint training for the three schools and governor training. We also developed a joint self evaluation policy  Head teacher’s report Governing body to adopt or adjust to suit the and procedure to support school improvement.  Sub-committee reports school,

 School development progress along with other issues pertinent to the running and As Executive Headteacher of the alliance Jayne Edwards has had the privilege of supporting leadership in the  Health & Safety issues management of the school. three schools and been involved in the recruitment process of two new head teachers within the alliance.

All three schools have benefitted from being part of an alliance in terms building leadership sustainability and capacity, sharing good practice and joint training. During the recent ESTYN inspections the alliance work has There have been a number of changes in the Governing Body over the last year, the list above shows the make-up as of September 2015. Governors are in post for 4 years; the end date of each governors term of service is in brackets. been seen as positive in terms of leadership and school improvement. The Instrument of Government states that the governing body shall consist of 14 members as detailed in the categories above. Recruitment of new Parent Governors to replace those retiring may involve an election, details of which will be circulated. Vacancies in School support staff, and A Letter from the Who’s Who. Full Report Page 5 Head Teacher Present School Staff

Dear Parents

Dear Parents were very successful; the Christmas and Summer Fayre, termly school discos and regular raffles. The year has flown by and it has been a year full of Some money spent this year has gone on the devel- Mrs. J Wakley Mrs. J Child events and activity! opment of the school library and fantastic hoodies for our Y6 leavers. Classes are also encouraged to The classes were immersed in a range of topics request the PTFA for individual “wish list” items Deputy Head Teacher Acting Head Teacher during the year and, of course, demonstrated en- they may like for the class. A very big thank you thusiasm and exceptional behaviour throughout the must go to Elaine White who retired from the year. Varied trips and visitors continued to en- PTFA in July following the departure of her son to hance the curriculum for all the children. The secondary school. A team of parents are in place to school also had an expected 4-day inspection from continue her hard work and efforts. Estyn in June. Teachers Our partnership with Gwent Music Support remains We introduced the alternative to a class assembly strong. A large number of pupils across the school with a parent event for all year groups. This ranged learn to play a variety of instruments including Year 6 Mrs F Wilson (SMT) from Winter Workshops in Nursery to the wonders Woodwind, Brass, String and Celtic Music, and con- Year 5 Mr S Giles of the forest school in year 5, from a minibeast tinuing with the whole class project with violins in Year 4 Mrs J Wakley (DHT) Additional Learning Centre (ALC) assembly in Reception to a varied production from the Reception class. We were fortunate to be able Year 3 Mr M Greening Year 6 about their residential trip to Cardiff. to continue being able to subsidise lessons for all Year 2 Mrs N Stephens (SMT) Mr S Carnell (SMT) These events were very well attended by parents children who choose to take up an instrument. Year 1 Mrs A Knight Mrs J Carpenter and families, thank you for your continued support. As I mentioned above, Estyn visited in June. Their Reception Miss L Tonks Mrs N Tyson findings from the Inspection were well matched to Nursery Mrs C Rees Year 5 spent a week at Hilston Park, where they those the school had identified in the school self- really embraced the challenge and excitement of evaluation report. The school formulated a Post being away from home. They represented Pembroke Inspection Action Plan in July, which is the driver superbly! to school improvement over the next year and be- Teaching Assistants yond. The PTFA continued to raise money, which is rein- vested directly into the school. All events held Miss R Pope (HLTA) Mrs L Greening Mrs L Steele Mrs B Roberts (HLTA) Miss C Harris Mrs S Sykes Mrs J Rowberry (HLTA) Mrs S Hughes Mrs J Townsend Statement on Healthy Eating Community Links Mrs J Williams (HLTA) Mrs M Jones Miss Wilson Mrs K Barker Miss D Mrs S Wooster

Miss K Bees Mrs S Matthews The School firmly believes in healthy eating and has a We value community links and appreciate the impact that Miss K Dawe Mrs M Saunders this can have on pupil learning.

The school has links in many community areas; Pembroke Toilet Facilities: Times encourage businesses to purchase space in their School Staff Toilets are inspected and maintained daily by the School magazine to advertise space. Cleaners. Our Site Manager, Mr Reeves carries out Tesco run a "Farm to Fork" programme which some classes Senior Admin Officer Lunchtime Supervisors accessed this year and opportunities to visit local business- Mrs S Evans Mrs Burton es is encouraged, e.g. Reception visit to Homebase and Administration Staff Miss Burton Language of the School (PLASC): weekly Nursery shopping in Lidl. Mrs M Hall Mrs Mackie The language of the School is English but the Welsh lan- Site Manager Mrs Stait guage features daily in assemblies and classrooms. Mr N Reeves Miss Yendle

School Development Full Report What will we be Page 7

School Improvement Plan (S.I.P) is a document that outlines the school’s in- tention to provide or improve upon :- targeting this year?

Raising Standards Teaching Leadership ICT Estyn Inspection Welsh Leadership Writing

Progress for 2014-15 Priorities for 2015-16

Teaching and Learning Our priorities for this year are based on the six recommendations outlined in the Estyn Inspection Report from June 2015. ‘The Excellence in Teaching Framework’ has become an embedded tool over the lasy year. It has supported teach- ers in guiding them to successfully improve the teaching and learning in their classrooms. Good/excellent teaching A Post Inspection Action Plan (PIAP) has been written, with six weekly review dates in place, where progress rose from 36% in 2013-14 to 80% in 2014-15. against the plan in monitored by the local authority and the Education Achievement Service (EAS).

Raising Standards

The local authority has invested a significant amount of money into RWI and has encouraged all schools to benefit Recommendations 1-6 from retraining and embark on a support package from RWI leaders. Pembroke undertook this for 2014-15 and it continues into 2015-16.  R1 - Secure, as a matter of urgency, the strategic leadership of the school

In the Foundation Phase results (inclusive of the ALC) in Literacy Language and Communication have moved from  R2 - Raise pupils’ standards in Welsh in key stage 2. the second quartile to the first quartile. Maths remained in Quartile 2 and PSD moved from Quartile 4 to Quar- tile 2.  R3 - Improve pupils’ standards in writing at length.

In KS2 results (inclusive of the ALC) rose from Quartile 4 to Quartile 2. The same happened in Science and in  R4 - Ensure that the provision for developing pupils’ skills is progressive and co-ordinated across the Maths results are placed in Quartile 1. school.

 R5 - Use teachers’ ongoing assessments of what pupils can already do to challenge all pupils, especially the Strategic Leadership more able. The Education Achievement Service (EAS) in partnership with the Governing Body sought a secondment for the year to give the school stability during a period of illness for Mr Keeble.  R6 - Improve the effectiveness of the governing body.

Mr Keeble retired in March this year and the Governing Body undertook the process of appointing a new Heateacher for the school. Mrs Helen Hampson takes up this role in January 2016. The secondment of Mrs Child The intended actions of the PIAP can be viewed on the schools website: www.pembrokeprimaryschool.co.uk continued into a fourth term to ensure a smooth transition for January. Performance Full Report Curriculum: Foundation Phase Page 9 To understand the performance of the school we are compared to other schools in

Staff have worked hard to make the indoor and outdoor areas colourful, interesting and appropriate for learning. Within Pembroke Primary is quite unique, which provides problems when trying to find similar schools to each classroom there is a maths and VCOP (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation) working display. compare with; we are a small school with a high (and growing) number of children receiving Free

School Meals and have our fabulous ALC as an integrated part of the school. Staff have been using the ‘Play to Learn’ activities in their teaching.

Classes have had physical literacy sessions where the children move and work on physical and literacy skills together. This We are legally obliged to report to you 'whole school' data, this is usually all you will see if you look is then followed by an extended writing task. This approach has been very successful in improving the writing skills of our at school data on-line or in the press. This data does not show the incredible achievement of either learners. the pupils in the ALC or in mainstream classes.

We also introduced a ‘Maths on the Move’ session, involving all pupils and staff from reception to year 2. It is an outdoor session where maths skills are taught alongside physical skills. The children work in mixed ability groups, which has been In the tables below Pembroke is compared to all other schools in Wales with a similar level of free excellent for encouraging oral skills and teamwork. We have been told that this is a sector leading approach, where staff school meals. The grey boxes show the 'whole school' data and the boxes in gold show the levels our from other schools have visited to see it in action. mainstream students have achieved.

Both our Foundation Phase and Key Stage 2 students are in the top 25% of schools !

Foundation Phase

Lower Upper Quarter 4 Quarter 3 Median Quarter 2 Quarter 1 Quartile Quartile PSD 91 96 97 98 100 LLC 82 88 91 93 96.4 MD 83 89 93 93 96.4 FPI 79 86 90 93 96.4

Curriculum: Key Stage 2 Key Stage 2

Lower Upper Quarter 4 Quarter 3 Median Quarter 2 Quarter 1 The Key Stage 2 curriculum is set by the Curriculum 2008 Programmes of Study, with the required range and skills deliv- Quartile Quartile ered through topic teaching. English 84 89 91 93 97

Welsh 80 88 100 The topics are taught in year group teams in Years 3 and 4, and in a two-year rolling programme in Years 5 and 6, so no class repeats a topic. Maths 85 89 94 94 100 Science 86 92 94 95 100 During this academic year we have introduced the new Literacy and Numeracy skills frameworks into the planning of the CSI 82 87 91 91 97 topics.

Column headings refer to… Through testing and teacher assessment, challenging targets are set for each pupil. Quarter 1 School is in the top 25 per cent.

Quarter 2 School is in the top 50 per cent but not the top 25 per cent. Any pupil who is deemed not on track to achieve their expected levels of attainment is identified and receives targeted Quarter 3 School is in the bottom 50 per cent but not the bottom 25 per cent. support in small groups.

Unfortunately data cannot show the benefit EVERY student gets from being Full Report Performance: Foundation Phase Performance: Key Stage 2 Page 11

The results shown below are inclusive of all children. They relate to all pupils including those with The results shown below are inclusive of all children. They relate to all pupils including those with 'Statements' and those with an Individual Education Plan. 'Statements' and those with an Individual Education Plan.

Percentage of boys, girls, and pupils achieving at least the expected outcome (Outcome 5+): Percentage of boys, girls, and pupils achieving at least the expected level (Level 4+):

Boys Girls Pupils Boys Girls Pupils School Wales School LEA Wales School LEA Wales School LEA Wales School LEA Wales School LEA Wales LA 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 PSD 95 96 92 100 99 97 97 98 95 English 89 91 87 94 96 93 91 93 90 LCW 0 76 88 0 100 95 0 91 91 Welsh 0 80 87 0 90 93 0 86 90 LCE 90 91 84 100 96 92 93 93 88 Maths 94 95 88 94 95 92 94 95 90 MDT 90 92 87 100 96 92 93 94 90 Science 94 95 90 94 96 93 94 95 91 FPI 90 89 83 100 96 91 93 92 87 CSI 89 91 85 94 95 91 91 92 88

School Performance over time (2012 - 2015) School Performance over time (2010 - 2015)

Notes: Notes: 1. - = No historical data available 1. Figures for Welsh refer to attainment in Welsh first language only. 2. Areas of learning: 2. CSI = Core Subject Indicator. To achieve the CSI a pupil must achieve at least the expected level 4 in both Mathemat- PSD = Personal and social development, well-being and cultural diversity; LCW = Language, literacy ics and communication skills (in Welsh); LCE = Language, literacy and communication skills (in English); MDT = Mathematical and Science and either English or Welsh first language. development; FPI = Foundation Phase Indicator. To achieve the FPI, a pupil must achieve at least the expected outcome 3. If there were no pupils eligible for assessment in a subject for a particular year the graph will discontinue and show a (Outcome 5+) in both PSD and MDT and either LCW or LCE. gap for that year. 3. If there were no pupils eligible for assessment in a subject for a particular year the graph will discontinue and show a Special Full Report Page 13 Educational Needs

Pupils and Staff Additional Learning Centre

At present we have 3 classes. Pupils progress ALC 2 is a mixture of Foundation Phase and some During the year the school had 42 pupils who identi- through the centre based on a number of factors Key Stage 2 children. Although the children follow fied on the mainstream SEN register, 4 of these Miss Leanne Tonks is currently the mainstream including age, ability and their individualised plan. the National Curriculum, time is given to extending pupils had a statement. There were 20 pupils at school SENCo and has been since September 2014. the child’s abilities to learn and develop their skills School Action and 14 pupils at School Action Plus Miss Tonks has received the appropriate training to Movement to a different class usually occurs at the in specialist approaches i.e. signing. (numbers taken from the mainstream SEN register assist her in this new role. She attends regular beginning of the school year but may vary depend- 2015). training events and the Chepstow Cluster SENCo ing on the child’s need. ALC 3 has predominantly Key Stage 2 children. When the children reach this stage in their journey In ALC 1 the children work within the new Founda- through the ALC we encourage a more academic tion Phase curriculum. This is adapted to meet the route. The pupils follow the National Curriculum needs of each individual child and incorporates spe- which is skills based and has been adapted to the Mainstream cialist therapies within their daily routines. They needs of the children. We now expect the children will develop their independent learning skills and will to have a more functional use of the specialist ap- also be taught any approaches required to maximise proaches they have learnt. Based on teacher assessments throughout the aca- order to achieve these. Parents are invited into their potential. demic year, we deliver daily intervention and catch school to discuss the IDPs and to talk about what

up groups in literacy and numeracy in order to en- the school will do in partnership with the parents to sure all pupils have every opportunity to develop ensure the child's needs are met. their skills and reach their full potential. Staff are Excellent relationships continue to exist with out- trained in delivering very specific and bespoke pro- side agencies and this year the school has worked Achievements grammes to identified children. with many outside agencies who have provided quali- ty staff training for all. Staff training has included; • We received many positive comments from Estyn in our Inspection Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) are set and re- ‘Supporting pupils with specific learning needs in viewed in October and February. Targets will be the classroom’ ‘supporting pupils with Attachment’ Work on implementation of IDP's and PCP is now fully embedded and is used to set individual SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and ‘Developing speech and language.’ • targets and time bound). Both parents and pupils are made aware of their targets and what they need to do in Our Base Training Program for staff in specialist approaches has been developed and deliv- • ered to ALC and our regular supply staff Our Base Training Program for staff in specialist approaches has been developed and deliv- • ered to ALC and our regular supply staff We were used as a placement for the University of South Wales receiving Creative Arts • Therapy students “Progression Guidance” has been used to set challenging targets in core subjects with a • 100% success rate We have worked with the multi sensory impairment advisor to establish a communication • group and 1:1 intensive interactions.

• The outside area is now complete and children are using our four zones to good effect

The head of the centre has been asked to write for “SEND Magazine” a UK wide publication • for professionals in the learning difficulties sector.• We received many positive comments from Estyn in our Inspection Full Report Outdoor Adventurous Activities Page 15

Sport Foundation Phase and Key Stage 2

Year 5 once more attended Hilston Park where chil- dren eagerly canoed, navigated up the Skirrid, and Y4 used their maths skills to calculate the ages of undertook geocaching and orienteering adventures the trees in school grounds by measuring the girth in the Wye Valley They enjoyed two night hikes on of the tree trunks as well as enjoying the annual Physical Education is taught mostly through dis- er and co-operative learning are a feature of les- site, and on the final evening reviewed each other's Conker tournament. creet sessions whereas in the foundation phase sons that are also embedded from the outset. achievements around a wonderful camp fire. They also fed kept the bird feeder filled with food (Physical and Creative development) it is taught and regularly cleaned them to help keep birds both discreetly, and in a cross curricular approach Children’s collective and individual achievements are At school the children learned to use and follow healthy. as there is a much greater emphasis on outdoor recognised and celebrated in a variety of ways in- orienteering maps of the school grounds to locate learning. cluding: adult praise, being used to model good stations and took part in peer to peer against the Y5 Mr Giles led three half, and 1 full, day session(s) technique / skill, peer to peer mentoring, certifi- clock competitions. where the children made mud monsters, produced Emphasis is placed upon developing an increasing cates, house points, stickers and trophies etc. The children had a number of sessions on the boul- natural art creations using, devised methods of get- range of skills at an early age promoting confidence dering wall. ting teddy across the pond using tripods and zip and self-esteem and providing a good foundation for As part of PSE children are taught to pre- wires and then cooked various breads on an open later skills to be developed. Respect for one anoth- pare their bodies for a lifetime of activity and to In a changed format Mrs Rowberry now delivers fire. Some of these activities were observed by become active citizens (fostering good relationships Forest School, one session a week, in three weekly Estyn as part of the school Inspection in June, blocks per class, on a rolling program throughout 2015. Parents joined us on one of these mornings, the school. sharing a sausage and pitta bread along with their Sports clubs (after school) – netball, Kwik children. cricket, cycle club, tennis Contributions to the Nature Detective Scrap Book Achievements continue to be added by children sharing their ex- Y6 became citizen scientists to study the biodiver-

periences outside school. sity of our hedgerow, and thoroughly enjoyed dis- Pro-stars (privately run) offer a successful Another very successful mini-lympics. The covering what owls had been feeding on, dissecting football and multisport club. weather was kind, the children worked hard to Foundation phase children experienced measuring owl pellets and identifying the bones found inside. improve on their speed and technique to max- and were introduced to using loppers through mak- They also challenged themselves to cook a marsh- All children from year 2 upwards have a 6 imise their scores. Bases ably manned by ing bug homes from canes kindly donated by Wil- mallow over a mini fire lit without matches using the week block of swimming lessons. Children in kinsons. skills they had learnt over the years. Sports Ambassadors from Chepstow Compre- the ALC access the pool on a weekly basis. hensive (including several ex pupils); they were Y2 and Y3 also took part in the Big Bird Watch and A huge thank you is due to Mr Nurse who comes in excellent role models and a credit to their Rising standards and achievements in inter- reception class went on a bug hunt. weekly to help with Forest School. school. This transitional link is a vital part of school competitions and gala’s and athletics sports day. Y3 compared what was living in a variety of habitats Gardening – The Vegetable Patch. matches. in school grounds.

Outdoor adventurous activities (Hilston Park) PESS has continued to support the school. Mr extended to a 5 day residential experience Roberts has visited regularly allowing potential of 3 / 4 offsite days thus giving our students the widest range of activi- Children have daily access to the adventure ties. Open to year 5 trail and to games and play equipment at

lunchtimes. In the last 12 months children in the school have competed competitively against other The ALC took part in Transition visits to Chep- schools in the Athletics, Kwik cricket (with a stow SNRB and were involved in a range of separate tournament for girls this year), tag- Sports rugby, net ball, swimming, and football.

The ALC has an extensive therapy programme Nursery Full Report Page 17 Our year started with a story called Suzy Goose. winter activities. We were even lucky enough to We explored the Forest School area to enhance the have a Special Visitor to share in our celebrations! Welsh story, and moved around like the different animals from the story. The RSPB bird watch provided a focus for our learning again in the second term. We looked at In school, Welsh is taught daily in short bursts and In addition teachers take a base-line assessment of The children settled in quickly to their new routine stuffed birds from the Newport Museum, made clay includes a longer Welsh lesson in the timetable. pupils' Welsh language skills at the beginning of and we were able to start our weekly shopping trips models and watched real birds of prey fly on the each term so the impact of their work can be evalu- to Lidl with the support of some marvellous Parent playground. It is regularly spoken incidentally and outside the ated. Helpers. Christmas time saw a new format for our class environment. We are passionate about em- Concert - a Winter Workshop. The children sang A new initiative to develop fine motor skills also bracing the Welsh language at Pembroke and ensure This year has seen a change in coordinator, Mr songs for their special grown-ups, followed by some took priority during this term. Daily sessions of pupils in both the Foundation Phase and Key Stage 2 Greening, who attended a 12 week sabbatical where 'dough disco' and 'finger gym' activities meant that are exposed to the language in a wide range of con- he was immersed in the Welsh language. texts. Our Athrawes Fro (Welsh Advisory Teacher) – Pupils are tracked termly in their oracy, reading Sioned Harold - visits school regularly, demon- Outdoor Adventurous Activities and writing skills. strates exemplar lessons in the teaching of Welsh methodology and supports the school in raising

The Nursery started the year learning how to dren to develop teambuilding skills and they used dress independently ready to be confident explor- inventive vocabulary in their play. ers of the outside world. Autumn lends itself beau- Pembroke School Council tifully to making collections of beech husks, hazel- During the Summer term our fabulous area lends nuts and coloured leaves. The children were intro- itself beautifully to retelling the story of the Bear During the year the Council raised funds for “Save Governor and Chepstow Town Councillor, Mrs Elaine duced to the dangers of the woodland -sharp Hunt. The children experienced moving through The Children’s” Christmas Jumper Appeal, conduct- White, Chair of the PTA and Mr Bryan Roberts sticks, brambles and fungi and learnt how to keep swishy swashy grass, squelching through mud, ed a traffic survey in the school grounds, re- Chair of Governors. safe by looking closely but not touching. splashing through a river, ( a filled water tray) and vamped the dispenser and receipt boxes for Travel even going through a swirling snowstorm, (oats be- troubles questionnaires and produced a folio of in- The third Annual School Council/Eco Committee We padded, crept, stalked and prowled around the ing sprinkled from a tree), before discovering the formation about the Council for display in the foy- Christmas party was a great success and Mrs Town- area pretending to be different woodland mammals. bear hidden in a cave. This is the term we can be- er. send was very proud of the Council’s responses to In the Spring term we were able to link our Bird- come bug detectives, lifting logs and investigating the Estyn inspector’s informal interview. watch week to activities in Forest School. We used what lies beneath and handling mini beasts with The Council interviewed Mrs Hilary Beach, a school photographs to identify R.S.P.B. toy birds hidden care. amongst the trees and then built nests for the birds and our friends. This activity helped the chil- The highlight for the children in the Summer is when we know they can keep safe and are able to Pembroke Eco-Committee

We are now in our second year working towards our The Eco-committee organised a ‘Fairtrade After- Platinum Award. We have completed our action plan noon Tea’’, where each class decorated tablecloths and are working on the areas identified within it. with a Fairtrade theme. They also made cakes, cookies and drinks for the event. Chepstow The committee have been checking on classes, en- Fairtrade Organisation came along and talked to suring the lights and smartboards are turned off children and parents, who also attended the event during playtimes and lunchtimes. during and after school. Everyone enjoyed them- selves and the money raised will be used by the Eco Year 6 have continued to read the energy meters, -committee for other activities. with Mr. Reeves, and monitoring the areas to see which one uses the most energy. Each class has produced an Eco-code, displaying We have continued with our dances in assemblies what their priorities are. and tree studies. The Eco-committee meets every week, working hard to ensure Pembroke Primary is a very eco-aware Destination of School leavers Financial Statement Year Ending Full Report The Year 6 students from last year went on to attend the following secondary Schools: April 2015 Page 19 31 3 1 ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION ACTUAL YEAR END Attendance information INCOME TOTAL INCOME £1,300,337

Attendance 95.4% Authorised Absence 3.7% Unauthorised Absence 0.9% EXPENDITURE 2015/2016 - 94.9% able to decide. EMPLOYEE COSTS £1,190,916 2016-2017 – 95.0% 2017-2018 – 95.1% SUPPLIES AND SERVICES £49,403 All pupils who achieve 100% attendance for the term receive PREMISES AND TRANSPORT COSTS In our efforts to constantly improve attendance at Pem- a certificate and this is celebrated. Parents are regularly £70,746 broke Primary we have recently introduced 'The Attendance informed about class attendance in the school newsletter. AGENCY AND CONTRACTED £35,396 Awards Ceremony' which takes place in our Celebration As- sembly every Friday. The class with the highest weekly at- We are required to follow the policies of Monmouthshire TOTAL EXPENDITURE £1,346,461 tendance receives a badge which is added to the display Council and are now not allowed to authorise holidays which board in the hall. At the end of each term the class with the are taken in term time. We trust that you will support us in most badges, will receive a treat which the children will be adhering to the local and national guidance. We also work SUMMARY TOTAL INCOME £1,300,337 Admissions Policy - Pembroke Primary has adopted - The school prospectus is updated School Prospectus TOTAL EXPENDITURE £1,346,461 the admissions policy laid down by Monmouthshire Local annually during the summer ready for issue to new or Authority (LA). potential parents and is handed out at the beginning of the Net Deficit £46,124 new school year. A copy is always available at the school of- Reserves brought forward £79,671 fice.

FORECASTED BALANCE £33,547

The finances of the school are managed by the school. Additional funds and grants are available Finance Sub-committee of the Governing and also sought from the Welsh Government for Body. This committee meets regularly to ensure specific areas which would normally be funded by PTA the spending is under control. It reports to the the general school budget. Full Governing Body at each meeting where any issues are highlighted. The financial statement details the summary of the Although there is no formal Association, a number entrance to the School and equipment for the Wild- The school’s financial years run from April-to budget. The built up surplus enables us to budget of parents and teaching staff have continued to life and Gardening Clubs and Forest School. March. As this does not coincide with the school for improvements such as IT provision and allows work tirelessly in their efforts raise funds for the year, careful planning and monitoring of funds has some flexibility in staffing requirements. Within School itself, the PTA have purchased an school, arranging and assisting at stalls at the- to be made. oven for the ALC and contributed to the relocation Christmas Fayre, Summer Fete and end of term Like all aspects of the school we are under scrutiny of the School Library. discos. The money available to spend is derived primarily from the Local Authority. They currently use a 5 The thanks of the Governors go to the team for from pupil numbers. Each pupil will have a fixed point scale to monitor the schools finance, and Much support is given by parents and local business- their considerable efforts towards organising all amount allotted to the school budget. The sum of all Pembroke is at the top of that scale as a school es kindly donating to these events so that last year these events and would encourage parents who the monies is used to provide the education of that is “Strong and Improving”. a total of nearly £5500 was raised. This provided would like to get involved in raising funds to help pupils through the careful management of the funding for a scooter and bicycle rack for the lower enhance the children’s experiences whilst at Pem- Term Dates

Term Start ½ term start ½ term Finish Last day Term Dates Autumn 1st Sept 2015 26th Oct 2015 30th Oct 2015 18th Dec 2015 2015- 2016 Spring 4th Jan 2016 15th Feb 2016 19th Feb 2016 24th March 2016 Summer 11th April 2016 30th May 2016 3rd June 2016 20th July 2016

Term Start ½ term start ½ term Finish Last day Term Dates Autumn 1st Sept 2016 24th Oct 2016 28th Oct 2016 16th Dec 2016 2016 - 2017 Spring 3rd Jan 2017 20th Feb 2017 24th Feb 2017 7th April 2017 Summer 24th April 2017 29th May 2017 2nd June 2017 21st July 2017

Up to 5 Inset training days can be allocated per school year. These will be communicated when set.

School Session Times Children should Start Finish Start Finish Morning Morning Afternoon Afternoon Nursery 09:10 11:40 12:40 15:10 not arrive on site Infants 09:00 11:55 12:55 15:15 Juniors 09:00 12:00 12:55 15:15 before 8.50 am .