YSGOL BRO TAWE

Overview

Ysgol Bro Tawe is described as a “thoughtful and inclusive environment” where “pupils’ well-being is at the heart” of operations. The inspection highlights strong, compassionate leadership and positive relationships, noting that pupils “feel safe and well cared for” and are “eager to talk to adults.”

Strengths

• Staff work hard to create an inclusive culture, with “positive working relationships between staff and pupils.”
• Teachers “think carefully about how pupils learn best” and use appropriate methods to engage learners successfully.
• The school provides “strong” care, support, and guidance, underpinned by the vision of “learning to live, living to learn.”
• Pupils “develop their Welsh language skills highly effectively” and use digital tools well to support their learning.
• “Partnerships with parents are strong” and the school has earned their confidence in supporting pupil flourishing.

Areas to improve

• Ensure that all pupils are “suitably challenged to extend their learning within lessons,” as work to challenge pupils is currently “underdeveloped.”
• Ensure the mathematics curriculum is “broad and balanced,” particularly regarding aspects such as shape, area, and time which are “less well developed.”

Safeguarding

The report states that “pupils feel safe and well cared for, and they trust that adults will always support them through difficult times.”