Catch22 Include Wales

Overview

Catch22 Include Wales is described as a “caring and welcoming community” where pupils feel safe and staff are highly committed. While most pupils make suitable progress and develop valuable social and emotional skills, the report highlights that inconsistent teaching quality and inconsistent attendance hinder the progress some pupils are capable of making.

Strengths

• Pupils feel “happy” and “safe,” developing strong relationships with staff based on “mutual respect and trust.”
• The school provides a “beneficial wide range of learning experiences” that appropriately reflect pupils’ needs, including effective PSHE and well-being provision.
• Staff support pupils well to “re-engage with their education,” resulting in many pupils successfully transitioning back to mainstream schools.
• Leaders have established “strong working relationships with external partners” which offer valuable support for staff and pupils.

Areas to improve

• Improve the “quality and consistency of teaching,” as opportunities for learning are sometimes missed and challenge is not always sufficient.
• Develop the learning environment, as “limited accommodation” and “restricted outdoor space” impact the school’s ability to meet pupils’ needs.
• Strengthen “quality assurance and improvement planning processes,” which are currently not “self-critical enough” and do not focus well enough on teaching quality.

Safeguarding

Staff have a “strong focus on safeguarding” and demonstrate a strong understanding of their role in keeping pupils safe, with robust safer recruitment procedures and regular training.