RHAYADER C.I.W. SCHOOL

Overview

Rhayader C.I.W. School is described as ‘well led’ with staff who possess a deep understanding of their pupils and the local community. The school promotes a ‘caring ethos’ with a strong focus on well-being, where ‘everyone matters’, and staff work purposefully to support recovery following the pandemic.

Strengths

• Staff provide ‘effective care, support and guidance’ and create ‘worthwhile and exciting learning activities’, particularly in the outdoor learning area.
• The outdoor environment offers ‘well planned and purposeful activities’ that deliver ‘high-quality experiences’ for nearly all pupils.
• Pupils generally make ‘steady progress from their starting points’, with literacy, numeracy, digital, creative and physical skills developing well.
• Leaders are actively making progress towards implementing the Curriculum for Wales and strengthening support for pupil well-being.

Areas to improve

• The school must improve pupils’ literacy skills, specifically their reading and extended writing abilities.
• Provision needs strengthening to develop pupils’ skills in Welsh from their different starting points.
• Teaching must ensure ‘appropriate challenge for all pupils’ and provide feedback that clearly indicates how to ‘build on their skills systematically’.

Safeguarding

The report highlights that teachers and staff provide ‘effective care, support and guidance for pupils’ within a ‘caring ethos’ focused on well-being.