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Ofsted Outcome Letter
Tue 31 Jan 202331st January 2023
Dear Parents and Carers,
I am happy to be able to include with this letter, a copy of our latest Inspection Outcome letter. As you know we had an ungraded inspection of the school on December 13th and 14th.
The full report will be posted on the school website and on Ofsted’s site in the next few days, but it has been released to us today to share with staff and parents.
We were very proud of the many positive comments that the Inspector made about the school, and the many strengths she felt that Kingsley had. Some , but not all of these appear in the letter, but as it was an ungraded inspection, it is much shorter than ones you may have seen previously.
I am delighted that the high academic and social expectations that we have for our pupils was recognised as a strength, but also our emphasis on respect and tolerance of others. These are keystones of Kingsley school, and its very pleasing that this shone through from pupils, staff and parents.
Our curriculum offer was praised by the inspector, led by some very dedicated members of staff, and in particular she felt that support for pupils with additional needs was a strength of the school. She also praised the approach to keeping all of our pupils safe, and again, this is something that all of the staff work really hard to achieve.
The measure of a school should never just be about Ofsted, but of course we are very happy when an organisation like Ofsted visits and validates our work. We never do our job just for Ofsted, we do it for our pupils so that we put them in the best place we can to be resilient, to succeed and to respect others in society.
To accompany this letter, I want to say a big thank you to you and your children for making this job such a pleasure at Kingsley, and an especial thankyou to our amazing staff, who never cease to impress me with their skill and hard work.
Kind regards,
Alison Whittaker, Head Teacher.
31st January 2023
Dear Parents and Carers,
I am happy to be able to include with this letter, a copy of our latest Inspection Outcome letter. As you know we had an ungraded inspection of the school on December 13th and 14th.
The full report will be posted on the school website and on Ofsted’s site in the next few days, but it has been released to us today to share with staff and parents.
We were very proud of the many positive comments that the Inspector made about the school, and the many strengths she felt that Kingsley had. Some , but not all of these appear in the letter, but as it was an ungraded inspection, it is much shorter than ones you may have seen previously.
I am delighted that the high academic and social expectations that we have for our pupils was recognised as a strength, but also our emphasis on respect and tolerance of others. These are keystones of Kingsley school, and its very pleasing that this shone through from pupils, staff and parents.
Our curriculum offer was praised by the inspector, led by some very dedicated members of staff, and in particular she felt that support for pupils with additional needs was a strength of the school. She also praised the approach to keeping all of our pupils safe, and again, this is something that all of the staff work really hard to achieve.
The measure of a school should never just be about Ofsted, but of course we are very happy when an organisation like Ofsted visits and validates our work. We never do our job just for Ofsted, we do it for our pupils so that we put them in the best place we can to be resilient, to succeed and to respect others in society.
To accompany this letter, I want to say a big thank you to you and your children for making this job such a pleasure at Kingsley, and an especial thankyou to our amazing staff, who never cease to impress me with their skill and hard work.
Kind regards,
Alison Whittaker, Head Teacher.
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Strike Confirmation
Mon 23 Jan 202323rd January 2023
Strike Dates.
Dear Parents and Carers,
Following my letter last week, I wanted to confirm with you, as soon as possible, what the arrangements for the Strike Day on 1st February will be for Kingsley.
I have carried out a risk assessment and unfortunately have had to make the decision that the school will be fully closed for all pupils on 1st February. The vast majority of teachers at Kingsley are members of the union who are carrying out the strike so it is highly likely that there will be no teachers in work on that day.
The building will still be open for other staff who will come to work as usual, but we do not have the capacity to teach or safely look after children.
I will risk assess each strike day as they come up, as circumstances may change, and let you know before each one what the school’s plans are.
Please ensure that you also keep your mobile phone numbers up to date with school, in case of any last minute messages which may need to go out via our text messaging service. However, unless things change, all children should remain at home on February 1st.
Kind regards,
23rd January 2023
Strike Dates.
Dear Parents and Carers,
Following my letter last week, I wanted to confirm with you, as soon as possible, what the arrangements for the Strike Day on 1st February will be for Kingsley.
I have carried out a risk assessment and unfortunately have had to make the decision that the school will be fully closed for all pupils on 1st February. The vast majority of teachers at Kingsley are members of the union who are carrying out the strike so it is highly likely that there will be no teachers in work on that day.
The building will still be open for other staff who will come to work as usual, but we do not have the capacity to teach or safely look after children.
I will risk assess each strike day as they come up, as circumstances may change, and let you know before each one what the school’s plans are.
Please ensure that you also keep your mobile phone numbers up to date with school, in case of any last minute messages which may need to go out via our text messaging service. However, unless things change, all children should remain at home on February 1st.
Kind regards,
23rd January 2023
Strike Dates.
Dear Parents and Carers,
Following my letter last week, I wanted to confirm with you, as soon as possible, what the arrangements for the Strike Day on 1st February will be for Kingsley.
I have carried out a risk assessment and unfortunately have had to make the decision that the school will be fully closed for all pupils on 1st February. The vast majority of teachers at Kingsley are members of the union who are carrying out the strike so it is highly likely that there will be no teachers in work on that day.
The building will still be open for other staff who will come to work as usual, but we do not have the capacity to teach or safely look after children.
I will risk assess each strike day as they come up, as circumstances may change, and let you know before each one what the school’s plans are.
Please ensure that you also keep your mobile phone numbers up to date with school, in case of any last minute messages which may need to go out via our text messaging service. However, unless things change, all children should remain at home on February 1st.
Kind regards,
23rd January 2023
Strike Dates.
Dear Parents and Carers,
Following my letter last week, I wanted to confirm with you, as soon as possible, what the arrangements for the Strike Day on 1st February will be for Kingsley.
I have carried out a risk assessment and unfortunately have had to make the decision that the school will be fully closed for all pupils on 1st February. The vast majority of teachers at Kingsley are members of the union who are carrying out the strike so it is highly likely that there will be no teachers in work on that day.
The building will still be open for other staff who will come to work as usual, but we do not have the capacity to teach or safely look after children.
I will risk assess each strike day as they come up, as circumstances may change, and let you know before each one what the school’s plans are.
Please ensure that you also keep your mobile phone numbers up to date with school, in case of any last minute messages which may need to go out via our text messaging service. However, unless things change, all children should remain at home on February 1st.
Kind regards,
23rd January 2023
Strike Dates.
Dear Parents and Carers,
Following my letter last week, I wanted to confirm with you, as soon as possible, what the arrangements for the Strike Day on 1st February will be for Kingsley.
I have carried out a risk assessment and unfortunately have had to make the decision that the school will be fully closed for all pupils on 1st February. The vast majority of teachers at Kingsley are members of the union who are carrying out the strike so it is highly likely that there will be no teachers in work on that day.
The building will still be open for other staff who will come to work as usual, but we do not have the capacity to teach or safely look after children.
I will risk assess each strike day as they come up, as circumstances may change, and let you know before each one what the school’s plans are.
Please ensure that you also keep your mobile phone numbers up to date with school, in case of any last minute messages which may need to go out via our text messaging service. However, unless things change, all children should remain at home on February 1st.
Kind regards,
23rd January 2023
Strike Dates.
Dear Parents and Carers,
Following my letter last week, I wanted to confirm with you, as soon as possible, what the arrangements for the Strike Day on 1st February will be for Kingsley.
I have carried out a risk assessment and unfortunately have had to make the decision that the school will be fully closed for all pupils on 1st February. The vast majority of teachers at Kingsley are members of the union who are carrying out the strike so it is highly likely that there will be no teachers in work on that day.
The building will still be open for other staff who will come to work as usual, but we do not have the capacity to teach or safely look after children.
I will risk assess each strike day as they come up, as circumstances may change, and let you know before each one what the school’s plans are.
Please ensure that you also keep your mobile phone numbers up to date with school, in case of any last minute messages which may need to go out via our text messaging service. However, unless things change, all children should remain at home on February 1st.
Kind regards,
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Potential Strikes
Thu 19 Jan 202317th January 2023
Dear Parents,
You may have seen in the news today that one of the largest teaching unions in England have just announced that they are planning to ask members to go on strike on the following days:
Wednesday 1st February
Tuesday 28th February
Wednesday 15th March
Thursday 16th March.
These days are provisional so far, and could be subject to change.
There are pressures on all of us, but particularly for those in public sector jobs, and I would like to say that I don’t think this action has been taken lightly. It does involve concern about staff pay, but is more about the state of school funding in general and the loss of Government funding in Education as a whole, which people have had most concern about. We have been very lucky in Kingsley to be able to recruit and keep very good and skilled staff, but many schools struggle with this. We have also been lucky here to fund lots of extra provision in the classrooms and elsewhere, but moving forwards, we may not be able to do what we have done in the past. I think its important that in your response to Teachers and Support Staff action, you know the full picture of why they feel the need to take the action they are proposing. It is not an easy decision for staff to make as none of us want children to miss school.
I wanted to get in touch as soon as possible as I know the impact of any industrial action could cause you to have to make additional or alternative arrangements for your children, should these strikes go ahead. You may want to start considering this now.
I will be seeking further clarification about these proposed dates, and advice on how school will respond. However, it is very likely that service at Kingsley will be significantly disrupted and you should prepare for this. It is likely that there may be partial or full closure of the school as we may simply not be able to open safely.
I will keep you up to date with how this action may affect our school. There is always the possibility that further negotiations will be held and that strikes will not take place, but I do feel that they are quite likely to happen at this point.
Thanks, as always, for your support of school during these difficult times.
Alison Whittaker, Head Teacher.
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New Year letter
Mon 09 Jan 20239th January 2023
Dear Parents,
Happy New year everyone. I hope you all enjoyed the Christmas holidays and got to spend time with family and friends.
There are a couple of reminders staff have asked me to send out, and also a note about staffing that I need to share with you.
Times of the Day.
As per my newsletter in December, you will know that we are starting the transition to a slightly longer school day. From EASTER this year the start of the school day will be 8.50, not 8.55. This means children should be in class at 8.50, so they need to arrive in school before this time. For now the time remains 8.55 , but many of you are taking advantage of the gate being open from 8.45 to get your children in on time.
Remember all gates close promptly at 8.55. If you are late after this time, children should be brought to the main office entrance. The prompt closing has caught a few people out last week, so I wanted to make sure I reminded you.
Staffing.
We are continuing to experience quite significant staff absence rates this term, and whilst school is still functioning reasonably well, and safely, I need to ask you to bear with us. We may need to cancel some after school activities, or other extra curricular events, and it may mean your child talks about different staff being with them in their room. Please try to also be patient at home time, as with younger children, getting 30 children out of the door on time, with coats and bags etc without support staff can be a challenge! Staff will always discuss concerns with you, but you may need to wait whilst they see other children out safely.
Contact Details.
We continue to have difficulties contacting some parents / carers, emergency contacts, mainly because phone numbers appear not to be working. It is vitally important that you inform the office if your phone number has changed, or your address, and if your child’s emergency contact details have altered. Please let us know straight away if anyone else is picking your child up, or we will not allow them to leave. If we don’t have your permission, we will not let a child go with any other adult. Parents can be quick to criticise for lack of communication, but we often find, newsletters have not been read, website not consulted and text messages have gone to an old number. We know how important good communication is, and we are trying very hard to keep improving this- please help us by keeping your details up to date.
Uniform.
I went in to assembly on Friday morning and looked at our smart, attentive pupils. The whole school came back looking amazing and part of the Kingsley family in their uniform, thank you all so much for helping us in this matter. We really appreciate it!
Remember, this is a short half term. Spring half term holiday is from 13th – 17th February. School closes at normal time on the 10th.
Kind regards,
Alison Whittaker, Head Teacher.