Head's Report to Governors

HEAD’S REPORT TO GOVERNORS

Clapham ManorPrimary School

& Children’s Centre

SUMMER 2014

Art Exhibition

CONTENTS

Introduction

1. Children / Parents / Carers / Community
2. Structure / Premises / Health & Safety
3. Personnel Matters
4. INSET
5. Financial Position
6. Extended Services & Children’s Centre
7. Diary Items
8. Holiday Dates 2014– 2015
9. SEF
10. Individual Governor Monitoring Report
11. Lambeth Safeguarding Children’s Board – Partner Agency

e-safety Audit Checklist

HEADTEACHER'S REPORT TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF CLAPHAM MANOR PRIMARY SCHOOL & CHILDREN’S CENTRE FOR THE SPRING TERM 2014

Introduction

Summer term 2014 at Clapham Manor has had a strong focus the arts and sport.

This year’s summer music concert organised by Karen Parker (music teacher with responsibility for the arts), was a fantastic celebration of the children’s progress and dedication to music. 160 parents were entertained by over 80 children, showcasing their talents by performing in the two school choirs, jazz band, orchestra and in several group arrangements. During the buffet reception, parents communicated their enjoyment and reported that they could see a distinct improvement in children’s ability from the previous year.

An uplifting performance from the choir

In June, Suzanne Wood (art club teacher) and Karen Parker organised an art gallery to display the creative work children had carried out during the term. Also exhibited were the submissions for the annual ‘Take one picture’ competition, these were in a variety of mediums and in 1,2 and 3D formats. This was an opportunity for children to share their excellent work with parents, friends and staff as the whole school visited the exhibition.

The 2013-14 Physical Education and Sports Grant focused on pupil behaviour, health and wellbeing. As part of this programme a PE teacher has been working with the children, playing a variety of sports and running an afterschool basket ball session. To embed this positive impact and extend children’s enjoyment, an additional PE teacher has been coaching children every morning during the summer term, supporting staff by working with groups of children during break times.

Clapham Manor has experienced a variety of sporting success this term; the football team continued their winning streak of four games in a row by beating Lyndhurst Primary 5 – 1. A team competed in the Quad Kids event, taking first place and Clapham Manor won the first annual collaborative

This year’s Mini Olympics event was a huge success, children enjoyed obstacle courses, football and running and egg and spoon races.

As part of the programme to energise and enrich break times for the children, a new football table has been sought; this means all children have access to this feature now. Ms Grace has worked with staff to zone the playground into targeted activity areas, this is supported by the development of resource stocked trollies designed to capture and retain children’s interest. Last year’s Olympics sparked the children’s interest in table tennis, to promote this fun form of exercise;the existing table was upgraded by the purchase of three new all-weather tables, two permanently fixed in each playground and a portable one.

New Food Laboratory

Building work on the food laboratory is nearing completion, the room will then have to be deep cleaned and outfitted with resources and equipment needed, ready for use in September. The room will consist of eight cooking work stations; these are set out against the walls, leaving room for tables and chairs in the middle. Work outfitting the larder area (previous SENCo office) is underway, the dishwasher and washing machine will be relocated to this area, along with dry and chilled goods.

Lambeth Food Flagship Programme – hosted at Clapham Manor

In July 2013 the Government published ‘The School Food Plan’, its focus is onimproving children’s academic performance through improved eating habits, studies have shown well-nourished children fare better at school. It is intended to instil a love of, growing, cooking and eating good food through a multifaceted curriculum. This leads from the provision of high quality, nutritious and exciting food at school, served in a positive and inviting environment.

Lambeth Local Authority have made a bid for the role of the Inner London Food Flagship Borough, following the initial bid and interview the borough hosted a day long visit by representatives of Greater London Authority and Government. Clapham Manor was invited to host the final stage of this visit, providing a venue for local organisations to display their excellent work for the community. Following a question and answer session visitors were given a tour to look at how healthy eating can be delivered successfully in a school. The tour of the Olympic playground growing beds, nature garden and afterschool club was completed by a visit to the new food laboratory where visitors were able to see the type of environment the new curriculum would be taught in.

Lambeth Food Flagship Programme Tour of the New Food Laboratory

Hosted at Clapham Manor

Children are growing beans for a workshop with Chef Sylvain

The Friends of Clapham Manor

The Friends of Clapham Manor organised a very successful Easter Fair, they continue to support the school using the money raised to fund class tripsand they have also agreed to make a donation to the cost of the Food Laboratory.

Children sharing their art work

1. CHILDREN / PARENTS /CARERS/ COMMUNITY

a)The school roll is currently 453 as at week ending 19th June 2014.

b)Mobility of pupils (Leavers Spring term 2014 and Arrivals Summer term 2014)

Reasons for pupil leaving:

• Moved out of borough2
• Emigration2
• Moved to independent school1

c)Attendance, Summer term 2013:97.4 %

Our attendance for the current academic year is 96.4 %.

Note: One session = half a day

One whole day absent represents two recorded absences

Attendance (Summer term 2014)

An unauthorised absence is:

A pupil who is absent with an unacceptable reason or

An absence which has not been satisfactorily explained / or has not been explained

An unauthorised holiday.

Authorised absences: mostly illness and some authorised holidays.

Unauthorised absences: either unauthorised holidays or no reason given for absence.

Excluded pupils (fixed term) for last term (Spring 2014): Fixed term exclusion: 2 (1-4 days), 4 (5 +)

d)Lunches taken on 12th March 2014

Number of children having home lunch 0

Percentage of children having school lunch 90.7%

e)Secondary Transfer Data 2013 / 2014

The table below shows the percentage breakdown of secondary places allocated and the percentage of parents that were supported with their application by the Learning Mentors.

The table below shows the percentage of our year 6 leavers who will be going to Lambeth Academy and those going to any other borough outside Lambeth.

Mini Olympics Egg and Spoon Race

1. STRUCTURE / PREMISES / HEALTH & SAFETY

Resource Meeting – Wednesday 25th June 2014

Premises & Health & Safety Report

New Building:

There is no news from the local authority regarding replacement of the windows.

Original Building:

Shaun Child project manager from Potter Raper and Tom Weal project manager from United House met with Ben Dickey (Governor for Health & Safety), Russell and Eileen to discuss the repair of the existing windows in the old building. The works is planned to take place over the summer holiday and will most likely run into the autumn term (worst case scenario until November).

United House are the unofficial contractors for the works (they are still waiting on a purchase order being raised by Lambeth). They would like to start putting up scaffolding before the summer holiday, this is only possible in the Reception playground during the last week of term as the children can use this time as a transition period to get used to the infant playground or possibly visit the children’s centre. The plan is to take the scaffolding down as the work progressed, this would mean that the Reception playground would be finished for the new children to start in September. The scaffolding will continue to be put up around the junior playground, with storage behind allocated in the corner of the junior playground. The children attending the holiday club will be able to use the Olympic playground and top half of the junior playground safely. The works to the hall can be carried when the holiday club is closed. Window repair in the infant playground can be started during the holiday.

A quote for the flat roof on the original building has been obtained, £8,450, however this relies on using the scaffolding from the window replacement. United house have a roofing company they have used before and would be happy to work with them whilst repairing our windows as they know their standards of health and safety etc. We have requested a quote.

Health & Safety

The Statutory Health and Safety audit scheduled for 23rd June was cancelled by Patrick Howell, this will be rescheduled. Ben Dickey has agreed to be involved in consultation regarding windows as health and safety govenor.

Works to be carried out – Summer 2014

Due to the disruption of the window works only minimal, in house repairs and maintenance are planned

• Delayed from half term – painting of top hall turner staircase & hall outside
• Depending on roof repair – repainting / repair to Deputy’s room and new SENCo room top floor.
• Small decoration & repair works to hall, hallways, doors & walls.

3D Art Work

1. PERSONNEL MATTERS – Staffing

a)Current School Staff 2013 / 2014

b)Current Responsibility Points

SLT – Senior Leadership Group * TLR for curriculum area MM – Middle Management Team

c)Staff Sickness Monitoring – Spring Term 2014

Teachers Number of employees: 30

Support Staff - Number of employees: 49

d)New Teaching Staff

I am pleased to announce that we have recruited 8 new teaching staff for September, leaving only 1 vacancy to fill (Key Stage 2 Leader). We have had a higher than usual turnover of staff this year due to various factors, including the need for maternity and sabbatical leave cover. Teachers have also moved to the private sector and moved outside London to teach as well as leaving the profession completely.

New Staff – Support

Dawn Langley, teaching assistant and midday supervisor started at the beginning of this term. Rebecca Daly-Owens, part time receptionist and clerical officer at the children’s centre also started this term. Rebecca Higgins, previously a bank staff member, has taken a fixed term contract to cover Karen Reidy’s maternity leave.

Ella Minja, previously with a supply agency, has been recruited as a teaching assistant at the children’s centre.

Silvana Avelino dos Santos, Charmain Bennett, Jeya Veluppillai, Vincent Woodcock, Carla Martins, Shirley Miller and Syeda Begum have all been employed as bank staff at the children’s centre.

e)Maternity Leave

DianaAlexandre returned from maternity leave in May, however,Basia Watroba, Helen Wibberley, Julia Tregaskis, Sylwia Gajda and Kate Lingardare all still currently on maternity leave. Ieesha Tulloch and Karen Reidy started their maternity leave in June 2014. Jen Teigh will begin her maternity leave in August 2014.

f)Staff Leaving

Stephanie Williams has left to go travelling in South America; she is currently working on a project in the Amazon jungle. Justine Sears left to work in a school nearer to her home.

4.INSET

Continuing Professional Development Meetings

• *whole day PDM
• ++++ support staff welcome

Take On Picture – Mask of the Devil

1. FINANCIAL POSITION- RESOURCES DATA DASHBOARD – PROVISIONAL BUDGET 2014-15

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