Bethany School

Overview: Bethany School is a welcoming and nurturing school where pupils feel safe and happy. The school provides high-quality care and support for pupils and their families, and pupils enjoy a rich variety of opportunities that broaden their experiences and develop their character.

Strengths:

• Pupils' personal development and wellbeing is at the heart of the school's ethos and nurturing community.
• The school provides high-quality care and support for pupils and their families.
• Pupils enjoy a broad and ambitious curriculum that inspires their interest.
• Pupils become enthusiastic and dedicated learners.
• The school provides an inclusive and caring environment for pupils, with staff knowing pupils and families well and understanding the barriers pupils face.

Areas to improve:

• The teaching of early writing for children in the early years lacks the necessary precision.
• The early years curriculum is not fully supported by purposeful provision activities.
• Some adults do not know how to support and extend children's learning through high-quality conversations.

Safeguarding: The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders and/or those responsible for governance and oversight fulfilling their specific responsibilities and having established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.