Ysgol Glannau Gwaun

Overview

The report describes a school where pupils feel safe and develop effective communication and reading skills, with many achieving well against personal targets. However, standards in writing and numeracy are inconsistent, and teaching practices often limit pupils’ independence. Leadership is beginning to have a positive effect on wellbeing, but new strategies are not yet embedded consistently across the school.

Strengths

• Pupils develop "effective communication and reading skills" and many "write purposefully and at length across the curriculum."
• "Teachers and assistants care diligently and conscientiously for pupils," creating an environment where "pupils feel safe at school."
• Pupils with additional learning needs "achieve well against their personal targets," including those in additional education centres.
• Most pupils are "enthusiastic learners who apply themselves to new experiences confidently" and develop successful ICT skills.

Areas to improve

• Embed new leadership strategies to ensure provision is consistent and raise pupils’ standards.
• Improve pupils’ ability to write independently and ensure they apply numeracy skills effectively across the curriculum.
• Ensure teaching and planning challenge all pupils to achieve to the best of their ability, reducing adult intervention.

Safeguarding

The report states that the school’s arrangements for safeguarding pupils "meet requirements and are not a cause for concern."