Christian Brothers' Primary School

Overview

Christian Brothers’ Primary School is described as a well-resourced environment where staff foster an “inclusive ethos” and children feel “safe and happy.” The report highlights a strong commitment to recognising the “unique and special gifts and identities of every child” within a caring community. Despite recent leadership changes, the school demonstrates positive relationships and effective support for diverse learning needs.

Strengths

• Staff “articulate clearly and exemplify the vision of an inclusive ethos,” creating a nurturing atmosphere where children are “welcomed, valued and respected.”
• Children show “high levels of interest and enjoyment in their learning,” developing thinking and problem-solving skills through “active learning opportunities” set in real-life contexts.
• The school provides “high-quality, inclusive provision” in the naíscoil, promoting holistic development in a “linguistically rich environment.”
• “Highly skilled teachers and classroom assistants work collaboratively” to deliver targeted interventions that are “improving the children’s outcomes.”
• The specialist provision (SPiMS) is “well-resourced” with staff working “effectively and flexibly” to meet complex needs and integrate children with mainstream peers.

Areas to improve

• Review the effectiveness of planning across the curriculum to meet the “diverse range of learning needs within each class.”
• Re-instate appropriate structures to monitor and evaluate the quality of learning and teaching to “improve further the outcomes of the children.”

Safeguarding

The report states that “arrangements for child protection align to the current statutory guidance.”