GOVERNORS’ ANNUAL REPORT ADRODDIAD BLYNYDDOL Y LLYWODRAETHWYR SEPTEMBER 2017— JULY 2018 MEDI 2017– GORFFENNAF 2018 CHAIRPERSON: HEAD OF EDUCATION SERVICES: CADEIRYDD: PENNAETH Y GWASANAETH ADDYSG: Mrs J English Mr D McChrystal C/O Cwmbran High School, Torfaen County Borough Council, Ty Gwyn Way, Civic Centre, Fairwater, Cwmbran, NP44 4YZ Pontypool, NP4 46YB Tel: 01633 643950 Tel: 01495 762200 1 Governor Information PARENT GOVERNORS START DATE END DATE Ms K Edwards Oct 2015 Sept 2019 Mrs G Evans Oct 2015 Sept 2019 Mr P Kindred Oct 2015 Sept 2019 Mrs T McDonald Oct 2015 Sept 2019 Mrs E Nash Sept 2018 Sept 2022 Mrs E Whitty Sept 2018 Sept 2022 TEACHER GOVERNORS Mr D Baribeault Sept 2015 Sept 2019 Mr A Lewis Sept 2015 Sept 2019 SUPPORT STAFF GOVERNOR Mr S Foster Sept 2018 Sept 2022 LA GOVERNORS Cllr D Daniels Sept 2015 Aug 2019 Cllr M Owen Sept 2015 Aug 2019 Cllr K Preston May 2017 May 2021 Cllr P Seabourne Sept 2015 Aug 2019 ADDITIONAL LA APPOINTED GOVERNORS Mr K Backhouse Oct 2018 Mrs L Ryan Oct 2018 Mrs J English (Chair ) Oct 2018 Mr P Matthews Nov 2017 Mrs A Lewis Oct 2018 Mr J Rogers Oct 2018 Cllr K Evans Oct 2018 Mr L Puddy Nov 2017 COMMUNITY GOVERNORS Mr J Davenne Oct 2015 Oct 2019 Mr M Poulton (Vice Chair) Oct 2015 Oct 2019 Mr P Schofield Oct 2015 Oct 2019 Mrs R Seabourne Oct 2015 Oct 2019 Mr M Ward-Jones Oct 2015 Oct 2019 Clerk to Governors: [email protected] 2 School Session Times Registration / Assembly 8.35 am – 8.55 am Lesson 1 8.55 am – 9.55 am Lesson 2 9.55 am – 10.55 am Break 10.55 am – 11.20 am Lesson 3 11.20 am – 12.20 pm Lesson 4 12.20 pm – 1.20 pm Lunch 1.20 pm – 1.50 pm Lesson 5 1.50 pm – 2.50 pm Lesson 6 2.50 pm – 3.50 pm (Year 11 only) PSE / L O R I C DAY (PSE / LORIC Day is every Wednesday) Registration / Assembly 8.35 am – 9.15 am Lesson 1 9.15 am – 10.10 am Lesson 2 10.10 am – 11.05 am Break 11.05 am – 11.30 am Lesson 3 11.30 am – 12.25 pm Lesson 4 12.25 pm – 1.20 pm Lunch 1.20 pm – 1.50 pm Lesson 5 1.50 pm – 2.50 pm Lesson 6 2.50 pm – 3.50 pm (Year 11 only) 3 Parental Petition for Meeting with Governors No meeting was held under Section 94 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 during 2017/18. School Planning 2017 — 2018 The priority for the school in 2017-18 was to address the recommendations from the ESTYN inspection report which are: Improve the standards of pupils’ skills, particularly their writing and numeracy. Improve the behaviour and disrespectful attitude of a few pupils in a minority of lessons. Ensure that the Literacy & Numeracy Framework is implemented fully. Address the shortcomings in teaching to ensure that pupils make good progress in all lessons. Improve the consistency in the work of Middle Leaders, particularly in planning for improvement. Attendance Information 2017 / 2018 93.6% was the target set for 2017 – 2018. 94% attendance was achieved. The recommendation for 2018 – 2019 is to set the overall target as 94.3%, with the unauthor- ised absence target set at 0.7%. This has been agreed tby the Governing Body and Local Authority. Review of Policies, Procedures and Strategies All Policies & Procedures are reviewed by the Governing Body when required. School Strategies are reflected in our Policies & Procedures and Post Inspection Action Plan. School Prospectus Our school prospectus can be viewed and downloaded from our website: www.cwmbranhighschool.co.uk Hard copies are also available from the school. Premises/Toilets During 2017/18 the school refurbished a number of classrooms and continued its pro- gramme of painting and maintenance across the school site. The school toilets are cleaned daily and are checked throughout the school day. 4 Use of the Welsh Language All of our teaching is in English, but we try to use Welsh as much as possible to encour- age bilingualism and to increase the employability of our pupils. The Cwricwlwm Cymreig forms part of the work of all curriculum areas. Welsh Phrase of the Fortnight A ‘Welsh Phrase of the Fortnight’ is printed in our weekly Staff Bulletin for staff to use with pupils at every opportunity. This is closely linked with our ‘Thought for the Week’ programme used during Assemblies and Registration Periods. Healthy School Initiative We encourage a whole school community approach to food and fitness. The Head- teacher, Staff and Governing Body ensure that food provided in school, and advice given to pupils, promotes a healthy and active lifestyle. We are committed to providing high quality PE lessons and health related exercise, and we work in partnership with Healthy Schools, Hearty Lives Programme, PESS, 5x60 and other Community Sports organisations. The school takes every opportunity to encourage fitness and wellbeing by incorporating a number of the above programmes in our Health and Wellbeing Day (Sports Day) each year. Healthy School Objectives: To promote pupil participation and decision making in all aspects of food and fitness activities. To ensure that activities related to food and fitness, provided for pupils through- out the day, are consistent with curriculum guidance and Welsh Government regulations. To work in partnership with School Meal Providers, to ensure that consistent messages about nutritional standards and healthy lifestyles are given to our pupils. To offer a broad range of safe, stimulating indoor and outdoor sports, play and recreational activities. 5 School Trips A number of school trips took place during 2017 / 2018 MFL Paris Trip Ski trip to Bardonecchia, Italy University Visits DCF Framework Visit Torfaen Youth Forum Community Engagement/Deaf Choir PGL - Maths Residential Revision Trips Youth Speaks Public Speaking Competition University/College Taster Days Geography Fieldtrips Reward trips 6 Community Links & Pupil Engagement Christmas Lunch Staff were treated to a fantastic meal prepared by the Hospitality and Catering pupils, which was accompanied by the School Choir who sang several songs creating a real Christmas atmosphere. Not only was this a wonderful experience for staff and pupils, it counts towards the BTEC qualifications the pupils are undertaking. Pudsey Bear Biscuit Sales Hospitality and Catering Pupils raised £70 for Children In Need during November by baking and selling Pudsey Bear biscuits in school at break time. A great effort from all. Extreme Makeover for ASD Base Garden A team of volunteers from a Cardiff business have transformed an unused patch of land at our school into a se- cret garden for pupils in the autism base. 12 members of staff from Countrywide Integrated Solutions in Cardiff donated their time and came to our school to makeover a small patch garden area for the students from our base. Accelerated Scheme Years 7—9 were challenged to see which form could read the most words as part of the Accelerated Reader Scheme. The winning form, with a word count of 6,611,336 was 9CH5. We also had 9 pupils who had each read more than 1 million words. The pupils in 9CH5 and our millionaire readers were invited to a pizza party in the li- brary to celebrate their success. Army Experience Day Year 12 Public Service and Business students participated in a teamwork and leadership activity day with the ar- my. They looked at the different careers they could go on to do in the army and put on camouflage and tasted army rations! After finding camouflaged items in a wooded area they divided into teams to take part in team build- ing activities including problem solving, fitness tasks and ultimately a tug of war. for Wales. The visit finished with Ian presenting certificates to the students for completion of the programme. This is an inspirational programme demonstrating to pupils that anything is achievable with the right attitude and hard work. All of the boys involved thoroughly enjoyed all of the sessions! Celebration of Achievement Evening A night of celebration, and of recognising exceptional talent. Thursday the 5th of June, the school's most tal- ented and dedicated individuals were rewarded for their consistent hard-work throughout the year and many teachers and proud parents were there to witness it. Mrs Coulson, our Headteacher at Cwmbran High School, made sure to point out that she was, “extremely proud of all of the pupils at the school”. The evening ran similarly to previous years as teachers and special guests gifted many pupils from Year 7 to 13 with an array of awards, along with compering from Mr Miller and Mrs Ager, a musical interlude from the school choir and the Cwmbran Deaf Choir, and an inspirational speech from the night's guest of honour, Chris- tian Malcolm, a former Wales/ GB athlete. Christian Malcolm proved to be an invaluable speaker on the evening and an invaluable personality that motivated and brightened the hall both visually and audibly. Coming from small beginnings of being a regular Newport pupil much like pupils at Cwmbran High School, Christian Malcolm became a prime example of how far the very pupils sat in the hall on the awards evening can go. His anecdotes on becoming one of the worlds fastest athletes was an inspiration to all those present. HI Base It’s been another busy term in the HIB and we were thrilled with our year 10s passing their IFS exams. Aqsa Jamshad (year 9) received the ALN award at this year’s Celebration of Achievement evening and it was thorough- ly deserved.