Featherstone Nursery School

Overview

Featherstone Nursery School continues to be a good school, where children are "happy and engaged in their learning." The report highlights strong relationships between staff and children, with a "nurturing ethos" that helps pupils settle quickly and grow in confidence.

Strengths

• The "key-person system is well implemented," ensuring each child receives tailored support for their learning and emotional well-being.
• Staff have "high expectations for children’s behaviour," fostering kindness, sharing, and positive relationships among pupils.
• Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those speaking English as an additional language receive a "high level of support" and make good progress.
• Staff effectively focus on communication and language development, using "expert modelling of the correct language" and activities like 'story sacks' to build a love of reading.
• Leaders manage staff well, with a focus on well-being and workload that has "strengthened the team."

Areas to improve

• Leaders should update curriculum planning to reflect changes made to ensure children experience the "full range of curriculum activities," as not all aspects of the new curriculum are fully implemented.
• Leaders should continue to develop indoor and outdoor learning environments and extend open-ended resources to ensure all children receive "appropriate challenge."

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders prioritising pupil welfare and ensuring staff are trained to handle concerns and work with other organisations to support families.