YSGOL BRO EIRWG

Overview

Ysgol Bro Eirwg is described as a “warm, caring and happy community” that forms part of a successful federation celebrating Welshness. The school provides clear leadership and a broad curriculum, with pupils demonstrating pride in their local area and developing strong social skills.

Strengths

• Staff provide “extremely effective” support for pupils with additional learning needs, enabling most to make good progress.
• The school fosters a “strong culture of safeguarding” and promotes pupils’ well-being effectively through close staff collaboration.
• Pupils develop “sound progress” in communication, mathematics, and digital skills, speaking confidently in both Welsh and English by the end of their time at school.
• The learning environment is “inclusive and caring,” with staff managing behaviour “extremely effectively” and treating pupils with kindness and respect.
• Teachers create “valuable and stimulating learning experiences” that engage pupils, including rich outdoor learning opportunities that nurture curiosity.

Areas to improve

• Develop Welsh reading provision to support pupils in improving their understanding of texts across all areas of learning, as they currently “do not always understand the meaning of the text effectively enough.”
• Provide more regular opportunities for pupils to respond to feedback to move their learning forward, as this is not currently consistent.
• Reduce instances where staff “over-direct pupils,” which limits opportunities for independent thinking and influence over their learning.

Safeguarding

The report states that leaders have established a “strong culture of safeguarding” and that the school places a clear emphasis on safeguarding pupils and promoting their well-being effectively.