Ysgol Ty Monmouth

Overview

Ysgol Tŷ Monmouth is described as a school where staff build "particularly effective working relationships" with pupils, creating an environment where children "feel safe and secure." While the school meets all Independent School Standards and pupils make "sound progress" in core skills, the report notes inconsistencies in the challenge provided and a need to refine quality assurance processes.

Strengths

• Staff possess a "secure understanding of their emotional and additional learning needs," helping pupils to "self-regulate" and develop social skills.
• Small class sizes allow for a "high degree of beneficial support for individual pupils."
• There is "strong leadership" overseeing an "appropriate curriculum and sound teaching."
• Pupils make "strong progress" in social skills, attendance, and engagement in learning.
• The school meets all regulatory requirements for registration under the Independent School Standards (Wales) 2003.

Areas to improve

• Refine quality assurance and improvement planning to focus more on "teaching and pupil progress."
• Continue developing the curriculum and "vocational learning opportunities" for older pupils.
• Ensure learning activities "consistently challenge all pupils to make good progress."

Safeguarding

The report states that the school meets the regulatory requirements for the "welfare, health and safety of pupils."