The Governing Body’s Annual Report to Parents and

Guardians 2014-15

Introduction from the Chair of Governors It is important to put into context the past year of successes at Llangattock School. Hayley Smith claims these “successes” to be “exceptional.” By the consistently high standards of Llangattock School they are not unusual at all, though they are exceptional within a local and national context. These high standards are maintained through massive effort, skill and professionalism of the School Staff; the impressive application of the pupils and the equal support of the families and wider community. Our school is currently facing a real threat through reduced funding and in spite of this I am confident it will remain a beacon of excellence. Review of the Year from the Headteacher

We had another exceptional year at Llangattock School once again, with 100%pupils at the end of the Foundation Phase and Key Stage 2 achieving the expected national curriculum outcomes and levels and over 70% exceeding them. Once again the Welsh Government has placed the school in the highest category of green with leadership rated A. Well done to the staff and pupils, for achieving such great results and thank you so much to all the parents for your continued support in helping us to achieve these fantastic results. Additionally, I would like to express my thanks to Mrs Jayne Treasure, Clerk to Governors and to Mrs Corlett, LSA and staff governor for their work in applying for Governors’ Quality Assurance Award. We hope to hear very soon that we have achieved this prestigious award. Sadly we said goodbye to Mrs Waldron, who took voluntary redundancy from her learning assistant post. We are delighted that she has remained with us as a midday supervisor. We are very proud of the achievements of our school and we know that this is due to the enthusiasm and commitment of the children, staff, parents, governors and wider community. Thank you all for your continued support; we couldn’t do it without you!

Hayley Smith October 2015

2015/2016 Term Dates

Autumn Term 2015

Wednesday 2nd September to Friday 18th December 2015

Half-Term

Monday 26th October to Friday 2nd November

Spring Term 2016

Monday 4th January to Friday 18th March 2016

Half-Term Monday 15th to Friday 19th February

Summer Term 2016

Monday 5th April to Friday 15th July 2016

Half-Term

Monday 30th to Friday 3rd June

Contact Details for 2015-16

Headteacher: Hayley Smith Llangattock C in W School, Crickhowell, Pow-ys, NP8 1PH Tel: 01873 810608 Email: hsmith@llangattock.powys.sch.uk Website: www.llangattock.powys.sch.uk Chair of Governors: George Smith Llwmws Farm, Llangattock Tel: 01873 811089 Clerk to the Governors: Mrs Jayne Treasure School Parent/Teacher Association (PTA) Chairs : Sarah Perry & Amanda Friend Secretary: Kathryn Corlett Treasurer: Lee Wright Education Authority: Powys County Council, Education Depart-ment, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 5LG Tel. 01597 826000

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A meeting to discuss the annual report from 2013-14 was held on 14th November 2014. No parents attended this meeting or requested or petitioned further meetings. A meeting to discuss this report will be held on Wednesday 18th November at 5pm. If you wish to attend, please email me by 13th November.

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Some Photos of School Life 2014/15

Book Club visit to Hay Festival May 2015, accompanied by parent governors Gail Jones

and Clair Jones!

Solar eclipse in June 2015!!!

Y5/6 London Trip June 2015, accompanied by chair of governors George Smith.

The KS2 Christmas concert, ‘Merry Christmas Tommy’, to commemorate Christmas in the

trenches 1914!

‘Cuppa and Cake’ on Remembrance Day November 2015

Llangattock’s Got Talent—Talent Show May 2015!

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Teaching and the Curriculum

The National Curriculum in Wales The Literacy and Numeracy Framework (LNF), became statutory in Wales in September 2013. In 2015 a new curriculum for English and mathematics was introduced. These frameworks provide schools and par-ents with clear national expectations for every year group from Reception to Year 9. This forms the basis for every schools’ curriculum. THE FOUNDATION PHASE ( NURSERY, RECEPTION AND YEARS 1 & 2 ) The Foundation Phase includes Nursery, Reception and Years 1 and 2. In the Foundation Phase the chil-dren follow ‘The 7 Areas of Learning’, where the children experience education through structured play and a variety of practical activities. The Foundation Phase includes all children from the ages of 3 to 7. As the chil-dren progress through the Foundation Phase in Years 1 and 2, they will continue to be challenged in a slight-ly more structured way. At all times we take into account the development and abilities of each individual child. Working closely with parents at this early stage is essential for every child’s development. We provide informal workshops for parents, covering a variety of subjects e.g. phonics and reading, Numicon and nu-meracy and in the Autumn of 2014 we introduced the ‘Incredible Years’ Programme. The children will follow a carefully planned programme of activities grouped under the following topics areas of learning: • Personal, Social & Well Being • Language and Literacy Development • Mathematical Development • Knowledge and Understanding of the World • Physical Development • Creative Development KEY STAGE 2 ( YEARS 3, 4, 5 & 6 ) The essential skills of literacy and numeracy and the ability to apply them across the curriculum, will still be the central focus of our curriculum. Children will be encouraged to develop self-confidence, independence in learning and higher order skills in a range of situations. All classes will have daily lessons in English and Mathematics. In Key Stage 2, more time will be given to science, IT, RE and all of the other subjects, includ-ing: • Art • Design Technology • Geography • History • Welsh and Cwricwlwm Cymreig • Music • Personal and Social Education (including careers and the world of work) ESDGC (Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship, including Eco Schools, Fairtrade and Healthy Schools). In order to encourage their motivation and foster their curiosity, all children at Llangattock School are taught through a thematic curriculum. Full details of the thematic schemes of work can be found on the school web-site. The current themes, taught over a two year cycle are: Nursery and Reception Family Album, Let’s Explore, Land Ahoy! Carnival, Wriggle & Crawl. Years 1 & 2 Amazing Me! The Time Machine, Land Ahoy! Let’s Celebrate, Houses, Homes and Castles, What a Wonder-ful World! Years 3 & 4 Off With Her Head! (Tudors), Journey Through Wales, What A Load of Rubbish! Dream for a Druid /Gods and Gladiators, Global Gourmet / Travel Agents (France), Wild Woods & The Big Dip (Habitats). Years 5 & 6 India, Victorians, Calling Planet Earth! Blitz! Heroes & Heroines, Journeys

Years 3 and 4 visit Caerphilly Castle!

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Teaching and the Curriculum continued..

Llangattock School Curriculum Statement At Llangattock Church in Wales Primary School, we promote a broad and balanced curriculum taught through a variety of teaching methods. Our curriculum statement is in accordance with the requirements of the Foundation Phase and the National Curriculum orders, which are currently being revised. Our vision aims to prepare our children with the skills, knowledge and attributes to equip them for life in the twenty first century. We aim to provide education of the highest possible standard within the context of Christian belief and practice. To this end we will offer all our pupils an appropriately differentiated, challenging and stimulating curriculum in the context of a thematic approach. We provide our pupils with a curriculum which seeks to educate the ‘whole person’, both in academic and practical ways. We strive to make our curriculum appropriate to pupils’ needs and talents with teaching styles that develop positive attitudes through enquiry based learning. Our teaching will promote the following:

Independent children who take responsibility for themselves and for others

Active learners who have excellent literacy and numeracy skills and fully develop their creative, prob-lem solving and thinking skills

Confident children who at least reach and often exceed their potential

Co-operative learners who work effectively as part of a team All school policies, schemes of work and planning will clearly indicate a skills based approach to learning. Assessment of and for learning will ensure that there is a focus not only on what children learn, but also the way in which they learn. We are a school situated in Wales and through our formal and informal curriculum we aim to foster and develop an awareness of Welsh language, culture and heritage as well as a knowledge and understanding of the wider cultural inheritance of Wales and the UK. The schools teaches mainly through the medium of English but Welsh is taught as a second language. In addition, pupils have further opportunities to learn Mandarin and Latin. Through our curriculum and from working with the local community, our pupils will also develop an under-standing of global issues and the need for sustainability. Additional Learning Needs and More Able and Talented Pupils We aim to ensure that all children achieve their full potential and we are committed to the early identification of any specific needs a child may have. The curriculum will be adapted to suit the needs of all children and the level of provision will vary according to the needs of the child. This information is agreed with the child and parent and is documented on an IEP (Individual Educational Plan) or PSP (Pastoral Support Plan). Mrs Marcell Smith, our SENCo (Special Needs Co-ordinator), and other qualified staff, work with children on the special needs register individually, or in small groups, using a wide variety of intervention and support programmes. Many children require additional support or intervention in some form during their school ca-reer and this is nothing to be concerned about. We will work closely with parents to ensure that all children thrive and leave our school confident and ready for the challenges ahead.

Making puppets!!

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End of Foundation Phase Teacher Assessment Results for July 2015 School Comparative Information for the Foundation Phase 2015 (See Data Summary—Prospectus Appendix 4) Children achieving Outcome 5 are achieving at the expected national level and children achieving Outcome 6 are achieving above the expected national level.

FPI School Foundation Phase Outcome Indicator: 100%

Wales Foundation Phase Outcome Indicator: 88%

Foundation Phase Outcome Indicator (percentage of pupils attaining Outcome 5 in English Language, or Welsh Language, Mathematical Development and Personal, Social Development and Wellbeing in combina-tion)

LLC Language, Literacy and Communication

MD Mathematical Development

PSD Personal and Social Development

Outcome 5+ Performance

Outcome 6+ Performance

Eisteddfod March 2014

2012 2013 2014 2015 LA 2015

Family 2015

Wales 2015

LLC 100 100 100 100 91.5 96.1 88

MD 100 100 100 100 92.7 96.1 89.7

PSD 100 100 100 100 96 99.1 97.2

FPI 100 100 100 100 90.6 95.6 86.8

2012 2013 2014 2015 LA 2015

Family 2015

Wales 2015

LLC 53 41 80 60 40.4 51.5 34.2

MD 27 47 67 70 39.1 50 34.3

PSD 60 65 93 100 67 83.4 56

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End of Key Stage 2 Results for July 2015

School Comparative Information for Key Stage 2 2015 School Summative Information (Percentages) Teacher Assessment 2015

School Core Subject Indicator: 100%

Wales Core Subject Indicator: 87.7%

Core Subject Indicator (percentage of pupils attaining Level 4 in English Language, or Welsh Language, Mathematics and Science in combination)

Level 4+ Performance

Level 5+ Performance

Y5&6 visited the micro-hydro scheme at Cwmdu. Huge thanks to Michael Butterfield for his continued support of the school’s sustainability education and to Glanusk Estate who paid for the transport costs.

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 LA 2015

Family 2015

Wales 2015

English 100 100 100 100 100 91.9 96.9 89.6

Maths 94 100 100 100 100 92.5 97.4 90.2

Science 100 100 100 100 100 93.5 97.8 91.4

CSI 94 100 100 100 100 90.4 96.5 87.7

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 LA 2015

Family 2015

Wales 2015

English 72 58 78 63 76.9 45.5 62.7 40.8

Maths 61 67 67 53 61.5 43.4 61 41.2

Science 89 67 83 63 53.8 44.4 62.7 41.1

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Family of Schools June 2015 We are required to provide information for parents regarding our performance compared to our fam-ily of schools. There are 10 schools in our family and all of these schools are similar in size to us; English speaking schools teaching Welsh as a Second Language and Church in Wales schools. The catchment and number of children on free school meals is also similar. We are family member number 6, which means that we are the sixth most challenged in the family group. The results indi-cate that we are performing above not only Powys and Wales averages, but also above or in line with our family average. Foundation Phase Outcome Indicator (FPOI) Comparison for End of Foundation Phase (Year 2) 2015 Language, Literacy & Communication (LLC)

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( ...Foundation Phase continued) Mathematical Development (MD) Personal and Social Development (PSD)

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Comparison for End of Key Stage 2 (Year 6) 2015 Core Subject Indicator (CSI) English Mathematics

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Comparison for End of Key Stage 2 (Year 6) 2015 continued …. Science National Numeracy and Reading Tests (Y2 to Y6) 2015 Reading 100% of learners achieved a Standardised Score (SS) of 85+ Numeracy Procedural 91% of learners achieved a Standardised Score of 85+ (3 pupils did not achieve SS 85+) Numeracy Reasoning 91% of learners achieved a Standardised Score of 85+ (3 pupils did not achieve SS 85+)

More Able and Talented (MAT) Pupils Llangattock School makes excellent provision for MAT pupils and consistently outper-forms the other schools in Powys and Wales, in all subjects, at Outcome 6 at the end of the Foundation Phase and at Level 5+ at the end of Key Stage 2. We are also amongst the highest performing families End of Foundation Phase (Outcome 6+) Llangattock Family Average Wales LLC 60% 52% 34% MD 70% 50% 34% Personal & Social 100% 83% 56% Development End of Key Stage 2 (Level 5+) Llangattock Family Average Wales English 77% 63% 41% Maths 62% 61% 41% Science 54% 63% 41 4 Y6 pupils achieved L6 (low level GCSE pass) in English, and furthermore, this year, 5 pupils achieved L6 in mathematics.

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Review of 2014/2015 School Improvement Plan

Key Green Target fully met Amber Target partially met Red Target not met

The School Improvement Plan is regularly reviewed at governing body meetings. De-tailed evaluations and action plans can be found in the School Improvement Plan ac-tion plans, which are reviewed termly. Each subject leader is responsible for writing action plans for their own curriculum areas. All teachers are subject leaders and in a small school like ours, teachers will be responsible for more than one area. Parents’ questionnaires, governors’ observations and School Council suggestions al-so inform the improvement plan.

Main short term and long term priorities following: School Self Evaluation, Inspection, Performance Management , Local and national

priorites

Key Question 1: How good are outcomes?

P1 Improve outcomes for MAT pupils in numeracy in Y3 and Y4, achieving performance in the higher quartiles

P3 Improve outcomes and provision for MAT pupils in upper KS2 in science (to achieve performance in the higher quartiles)

Key Question 2: How good is the provision?

P2 Further develop opportunities for pupils to apply their numeracy skills across the curriculum

P4 Further improve provision for MAT pupils throughout the school (so that performance in all areas is in the top 2 quartiles)

Key Question 3 : How good is the leadership and management ?

P5 Further develop the role of the governing body in all aspects of monitoring and self-evaluation.

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School Improvement Plan Priorities and Post Inspection Action Plan2015/16

Attendance The school has recently renewed its attendance policy and there are clear guidelines for both absence and lateness (see Attendance Policy in the school website). In line with Welsh Government Guidance, the Headteacher is unable to grant leave of absence for holidays. Any pupil absent due to holiday will be marked with an unauthorised absence. Half-termly absence reports are issued to parents.

% Unauthorised Pupil Absences

% Pupil Attendance

Attendance Benchmarking The school was in the 2

nd quartile for attendance during 2011 and 2012 but has made considerable improvements in

this area and is in the 1st quartile for 2013, 2014 and 2015.

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015 LA 2015 Wales

0 0.2 0 0.8 0.92 tbc tbc

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015 LA 2015 Wales

95.4 95.8 95.7 96.6 96.41 tbc tbc

Main short term and long term priorities following: School Self Evaluation, Inspection, Performance Management , Local and national

priorites

Key Question 1: How good are outcomes?

P1 Improve the provision for more able pupils across the curriculum Estyn Recommendation 1 Key Question and Quality Indicator: KQ1 1.2 and KQ2 2.1.2

Key Question 2: How good is the provision?

P2 Improve the provision for numeracy across the curriculum Estyn Recommendation 2 Key Question and Quality Indicator: KQ2 2.1.2

P3 Ensure that all teachers provide written feedback to pupils that identifies what they do well and what they need to do to improve Estyn Recommendation 3 Key Question and Quality Indicator: KQ2 2.2.2

Key Question 3 : How good is the leadership and management ?

P4 Further develop the role of pupil voice in monitoring and self-evaluation activities Key Question and Quality Indicator: KQ3 3.2.1

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School Governors Information

Some of our new pupils, September 2015

School Prospectus and Policies

The school has a comprehensive prospectus which has been recently reviewed and updated with regards to staffing and curriculum information. A Parents Handbook is also available. The prospectus and handbook are available on the school website. All statutory policies and documents were reviewed this year. A comprehensive list can be found on the school website: www.llangattock.powys.sch.uk

Governor Expenses During the year 2014/2015 no governors were paid expenses for their work for the school, or travelling costs incurred as a re-sult of trainings and meetings.

Admissions to the School

As Llangattock Church in Wales School is now a Voluntary Aided School, the governing body are responsible for admissions. A copy of the Admissions Policy can be found on the school website. Parents who would like their child/ren to join Llangattock Church in Wales Primary School should contact the Headteacher to obtain an admission form and to arrange a visit.

Parent Governor Elections

There are currently no vacancies.

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How is the School Funded? The LEA provides the school with a budget for each financial year based upon a number of factors, including the number of children on the special needs register, floor space within school, but the main factor is the school’s pu-pil numbers. The money received from the LEA is called the Delegated School Budget. On receiving the delegated school budget the governors then decide how this money should be allocated and agree a budget that is fol-lowed for the year. This account is monitored continually by the County Council, the School management staff and the Governing Body at their regular meetings.

School Fund The school also manages a school fund which is an account where all the money collected for trips, sweatshirts, events and daily expenses is placed before the mon-ey is then paid out. This account is audited on an annual ba-sis after the accounts are recorded. Thank you to Jill Pritchard for her help with the school accounts.

The Delegated School Budget April 2014 / March 2015

Income Expenditure Delegated budget £ 317,201 Salaries and Wages £ 359,740 Class Size Protection £ 6,574 Premises £ 43,130 Pupil Number Adjustment £ - Supplies/Office/Capitation £ 15,484 Teacher Cost adjustment £ - Breakfast Club Funding £ 7,770 LA Support Services £ 2,198 Foundation Phase funding £ 43,589 LMS SEN Funding £ 2,798 Sports Facilities £ 3,542 Additional ALN Funding £ 11,886 Total Delegated Funds £ 389,818 Total Expenditure £ 424,094 Total Expenditure £ 424,094 Total Income £ 10,000 Planned Under/ (Over) spend £ (24,276) Balance (01/04/13) B/F £ 16,022 Under/(over) spend C/F £ (8,254) Due to reduced pupil numbers in 2012 and 2013 and reduced ALN budget which funds staff, the school is now in budget deficit for the first time in a 7 year period.

The capitation budget is the budget with which the school buys all the paper, books, art materials, comput-ers and resources for the whole school.

Salaries and wages include all the teaching staff, learning support assistants, secretarial help and midday supervisors.

The premises expenditure includes repairs and maintenance, cleaning, electricity, gas, rates, water/sewerage and any furniture purchased.

LA support services is the advice and support provided by the LA which we buy in from the County Council.

Office expenses is mainly the use of the photocopier and also includes telephone and postage and the pur-chasing of new computers.

The School pays £4,553 annually to use the Community Hall, which has included 75% of the electricity costs. However, a new electricity sub-meter has now been installed to provide actual rather than estimated costs. In addition, due to the solar panels, which generate free electricity and greatly reduce our usage, we also receive a FIT (Feed in Tariff) payment of approximately £1, 665 per annum. This is paid into our school fund.

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‘Children in Need’ 2015

Presentation Afternoon

Following on from the success of last year’s Sports Presentation afternoon, this year we held a Presentation Afternoon. Awards were given for netball, swimming, hockey, cricket, art, rugby, football, cross country, music, Eco Schools Green Flag, Best Class Member, School News Team, Welsh Speaker Award, Music Award, Youth Speaks and the Healthy Schools Award. Congratulations to Patrick Edwards and Tilly Lewis, male and female Sports Personality of the Year respectively. Well done to everyone involved and a special thank you to all the parents who help with clubs and to Jonny Edwards who again co-ordinated this year’s presentation afternoon.

Well Done Everyone!

Eco Schools and Healthy Schools The Welsh assembly Government initiatives of Eco and Healthy Schools are now firmly embedded at Llangattock School. The Eco club, run by Marcell Smith, with the help and support of parent governors, Clair Jones and Gail Jones has gone from strength to strength. The school is committed to improving its sustainability. In 2013, we were delighted to receive our Platinum Award from Eco Schools Wales, one of only 75 primary schools in Wales to have done so. The Eco Committee celebrate the award

of our Platinum Flag, June 2013

Breakfast Club

September 2013 saw the introduction of a new free Breakfast Club at our school which is going from strength to strength. The club runs from 8am until 8.50am and is run by Kathy Corlett and Glenys Edwards. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that the club will be free in the future due to government funding cuts. For more information, contact Kathy Corlett on llangattockbfc@gmail.com

Parent/Teacher Association

The PTA is a very important part of the school community and at Llangattock the school has benefitted enormously from the resources that have been purchased as a result of the fund raising efforts of the PTA. This year we raised over £16,000! Over £8,000 was raised by the Dragon Deli team at the Green man Festival. Events this year were; Firework display School Discos Christmas Fair Summer Fete Quiz Night Talent Show Dragon Deli at the Green Man Festival Well done all of you!!!

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School Concerts The school has continued to enjoy a variety of concerts and celebrations this year. In October we held our annual harvest festival at St Catwg’s Church in Llangattock, where each class contributed to part of the service.

Christmas concerts took place again in December. We also sang at the Chapel. The School held its Christingle service at a full St Catwg’s Church in December, after the previous week completing two evening performances of its productions of ‘Merry Christmas Tommy’ and ‘Born in a Barn’.

We held our annual eisteddfod again this year on St David’s Day. Competitions included poetry, art, handwriting, recitations, singing and drama. A chairing of the bard also took place.

The Year 6 took part in the Leavers’ Service at Brecon Cathedral and were presented with prayer books by the Right Reverend John Davies, Bishop of Swansea and Brecon. The Y6 of course performed their own tribute in the last week of term in the Community Hall and the year was finished off with a dinner at the Bear Hotel, followed by the annual sleepover!

Eisteddfod March 2015!!

Special Educational Needs (SEN) / Additional Learning Needs (ALN)

Marcell Smith, our Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO), currently works 2 days a week in school (Wednesday and Thursday). This time is spent supporting children with their specific needs out of class and within class. As the co-ordinator for SEN provision, Marcell is responsible for assessing children’s particular needs and supporting staff to write Individual Education Plans for children who are on the SEN Register within the school. She also co-ordinates a range of in-tervention programmes which are delivered both by her and LSAs. These include: Popat, Spring-board maths, ‘Nessy’ and Catch Up numeracy and literacy. The governors are responsible for planning to meet the needs of any child who may apply for ad-mission to our school. Mrs Sandra Harris is the link governor for SEN. During the inspection of July 2009, the SEN provision within the school was judged as ‘very good with outstanding fea-tures’.

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Visits and Visitors to School During the Year / Community Links 2014/15

Mandarin tuition continued for a second year every Monday morning in years 1 to 6, with Mr Lee Doctor Mici Williams and Val Jones continued to support Guided Reading Rev Margaret visited school for regular assemblies Reverend Roy Bevan visited classes in the school Open the Book assemblies continued and have been very well received by the children Crickhowell Rotary Club began supporting boys’ reading and leading a Welsh reading group for Jun-iors PC Mike Eckley visited the School to carry out workshops throughout the school Liz Thomas completed Forest Schools training funded by the PTA, which is now implemented throughout Foundation Phase. Lisa Vincent undertook Incredible Years training and Kiva training to support PSD and PSHE in the school Stephen Marshall worked Junior children for a performance at Crickhowell Choral Society Carol Ser-vice Chaplin’s Pantomime came to school to perform ‘Cinderella’ Chinese dancers and musicians performed for pupils in the school Brecon museum visited the school for a Toys and Homes of the Past workshop for F.P. Y5/6 performed for Christmas songs for Crickhowell Probus members at the Bear Hotel Mr Butterfield brought in his hedgehog!! Y5/6 went on a tour of ‘Victorian Llangattock’ with former Llangattock teacher Mrs Gill Davies Paul Cripps visited the Foundation Phase to talk about Peru Dr Mici Williams held an assembly about her work with ‘Children In Distress’ Y3/4 took part in a ‘Carnival of the Animals’ workshop and performance at Theatr Brycheiniog Y3/4 took part in a Dragon Multi- Skills session Y3/4 took part in a Mary Rose Web Chat as part of their Tudors topic Llangynidr Foundation Phase visited to observe ‘Letters and Sounds’ Members of the Rotary Club visited to lead boys’ reading sessions and a Welsh Reading Group Foundation Phase went to The Mumbles Y3/4 visited Caerphilly Castle, Techniquest and Llancaiach Fawr and Garw Nant Y5/6 visited Big Pit Y5/6 went to St. Catwg’s for a Eucharist Service Y6 went to the annual Brecon Diocese Leavers Concert at the cathedral Y5/6 took part in a Bollywood Dancing Workshop as part of their India project Mrs Tanya Skarsten led tennis sessions for Y3/4 Y5/6 went to London Members of Eco Club went with Mrs Marcel Smith an Eco Schools Day at Builth Wells School Council went to CHS for a cluster meeting Reverend Helen Rees (Bishop’s visitor) came to look at Y5/6 Classroom to agree remodelling Pupils and teachers from Singapore visited the school Bishop John visited Y6 team went to CHS to take part in a ‘Maths Battle’ Author and illustrator Stephan Pastis, and author Anna Wilson both visited Junior classes took part in a Drumming Workshop Y5/6 pupils attended a ‘Shadow Day’ and ‘Induction day’ at Crickhowell High School Y5/6 and their families attended the Leavers’ Service at Brecon Cathedral ……thank you to all of our visitors! ‘Tales from Wales’ travelling theatre company, March 2015

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Some of our School Events 2014/15

National Tests in Reading, Numerical Processing and Numerical Reasoning took place An ‘Open Evening’ for parents took place, followed by an ‘Induction Evening’ for new families The Juniors attended swimming lessons at Brecon Leisure Centre We held our annual ‘Grounds Day’ to top up the bark around the play features and maintain the grounds. We had our Harvest and Christingle services at St Catwg’s Y5/6 hosted their annual Remembrance Day ‘Cuppa and Cake’ morning We held another ‘Mix-Up Week’, which had an Art focus. Workshops were led by parents Our annual Sports Day took place A ‘Teddy Bears’ Picnic’ took place for our new starters and local toddlers The Y6 held a ‘Leavers’ Concert’ for their families We held a Macmillan Cancer Care Coffee Morning, a non-uniform day for Cancer Research, and fundraised for Children In Need and Comic Relief Y6 had dinner at the Bear Hotel, followed by a Leavers’ sleepover in school! The whole school went to St Catwg’s Church for a special service for the Y6 pupils A Tudor theme day was held by Y3/4 Christmas Market was organised by pupils Bethesda carol concert Our school Eisteddfod was very successful Rotary Club netball and football tournaments for Juniors Y5/6 took part in Rotary Club’s Youth Speaks We held a farewell coffee morning for Rector Kelvin We had a brilliant Talent Show! The schools has excellent links with the wider community and this year has particularly strengthen its links with the local Crickhowell Rotary Club and with the new community police officer. Superintendent Dyson (Dad of Ieuan and Maisie) visits school to tell us about President Barak Obama’s visit to the NATO conference, held at the Celtic Manor in September 2014.

Music The children have a weekly music lesson as part of the normal class curriculum. Children also have a weekly singing practice when new songs are learnt for use in the daily assembly, concerts and perfor-mances. In ks2 on alternate Monday afternoons, children have the opportunity to learn the recorder or to join the school band. Recorders can be rented or purchased from school for a small charge. We also have a number of peripatetic music teachers who visit the school and deliver lessons to pupils for a cost. Please see the school prospectus for more information.

Estyn and Section 50 Inspections February 2015

In February 2015, the school was subject to inspections by both Estyn and the Church in Wales (Section 50). The Estyn report commented that ‘The school is a very happy and inclusive community. It has a very positive and caring Christian ethos within a climate of trust and mutual respect. The headteacher leads by example and has communicated a clear vision of the school and its future development to pupils, staff, governors and parents. She provides highly effective leadership and strategic direction for the school. All members of staff work closely together to create a supportive whole-school ethos based on highly effective team work. The behaviour of nearly all pupils is exemplary.’ ESTYN 2015 Full copies of both reports can be found on the school website.

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Staffing 2015/2016 Headteacher Hayley Smith Teaching Staff: N/R Liz Thomas / Lisa Vincent Years 1/2 Kathryn Marshall (Head of Foundation Phase) Years 3/4 Rhian Whittle Years 5/6 Joanne Jones (Head of Key Stage 2) SEN Marcell Smith Welsh Lynne Allen Support Staff: Ceri Saunders Secretary Kathy Corlett LSA Ceri Jackson LSA Jill Pritchard LSA Jennie Masters LSA Ceri Saunders Senior Midday Supervisor Rita Waldron Midday Supervisor Jennie Masters Midday Supervisor Ceri Jackson Midday Supervisor Jill Pritchard Midday Supervisor Kathryn Corlett Breakfast Club Leader Glenys Edwards Breakfast Club Leader Glenys Edwards Cook in Charge Jenny Bailey Assistant Cook Rebecca Merriman School Meals Cashier Graham Ord Cleaner in Charge

Extra-Curricular Club Leaders 2015/16

Netball Jo Jones Hockey Kathy Corlett Rugby Jonny Edwards Cricket Jonny Edwards Football Jonny Edwards/John Clay/Carla and John Parkinson Gardening Kathryn Marshall/Clair Jones Cross Country Ceri Saunders Eco Club Marcell Smith/Clair Jones/Gail Jones Story Club Lisa Vincent/Liz Thomas Lego Club Jo Smyth Recorders Rhian Whittle School Band Kate Gedge Tennis Club Tanya Beale Latin Club Jayne Treasure Minecraft Mi Little iPad Company Please note that many parents help with the above clubs and their support is invaluable. If you would like to help in any way, please see the club leader. Thank you. Good bye and good luck to our Y6 leavers!

Coach Jonny’s 50th birthday!!

School Website Each week you will find a weekly bulletin, under the ‘NOTICES’ section. This weekly bulletin is also emailed to parents. You can also find copies of the school prospectus and parents’ handbook, along with photos of school life, key policies and a detailed calendar of the terms’ events.

The website address is www.llangattock.powys.sch.uk.