Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Recommendations
Schools should:
- R1 Provide both whole-school and targeted support for vulnerable pupils, in partnership with other services, based on an understanding of the impact of ACEs on children
- R2 Prioritise building trusting and positive relationships with families that encourage them to share important information with the school
- R3 Ensure that there is suitable access to calm, nurturing and supportive spaces for all vulnerable pupils, including those with ACEs, and particularly for older secondary pupils
- R4 Provide training and support all secondary school staff, not just those involved in pastoral work, to understand their role as a potential trusted adult for vulnerable pupils
- R5 Establish mechanisms to share information about vulnerable pupils and families confidentially and sensitively with relevant staff
Local authorities and regional consortia should:
- R6 Share relevant information about vulnerable pupils and families promptly with schools
- R7 Assist schools to develop ACE-informed strategies to support vulnerable pupils
The Welsh Government should:
- R8 Promote the WASPI and encourage the timely sharing of information about vulnerable pupils and families with schools
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Recommendations
Schools and governing bodies should:
- R1 ensure that pupils repeat Year 10 only under exceptional circumstances
- R2 routinely review registration practices and pupil movements as part of the school’s evaluation and improvement arrangements
- R3 ensure that governors monitor pupil movements between Years 10 and 11
Local authorities should:
- R4 monitor the registration practices of schools to provide assurance that schools are always acting in the best interests of individual pupils
- R5 ensure that both local authorities and schools have clear criteria and protocols for allowing schools to register pupils as repeating Year 10
- R6 monitor and investigate any instances where pupils are repeating Year 10 or progressing from Year 10 into a school year other than Year 10 or Year 11
Welsh Government should:
- R7 review the registration of EOTAS pupils and consider using destination data to measure the effectiveness of EOTAS provision
- R8 work with local authorities to set up databases of compulsory age pupils in their area
- R9 review arrangements for PLASC to ensure greater transparency of pupil movement
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Recommendations
Federated schools should:
- R1 Work with stakeholders from the outset to establish a clear vision for the federation that focuses on improving outcomes for pupils
- R2 Develop leadership structures for the federation, including some non-teaching time for a senior leader on each site, to support effective day-to-day operation and good communication within and between schools
- R3 Use self-evaluation processes to identify how the skills and expertise of staff may be deployed to improve learning experiences for pupils across the federation
- R4 Develop the use of ICT to support collaboration by staff and pupils
Schools considering federation should also:
- R5 Evaluate the potential impact of federation on pupil standards and wellbeing
- R6 Identify the extent and effectiveness of any pre-existing collaboration
- R7 Identify and evaluate the potential impact of any barriers to effective federation, such as geographical remoteness
Local authorities and regional consortia should:
- R8 Provide relevant professional learning opportunities for senior leaders of federated schools
- R9 Review their funding arrangements so as to allow federated schools the flexibility to pool their resources more easily
- R10 Share good practice of effective federation with schools as they consider embarking on the federation process
- R11 Ensure consistency of support for all schools within a federation by, for example deploying the same challenge adviser to each school
The Welsh Government should:
- R12 Explore arrangements to help federated schools pool their resources
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Recommendations
Schools should:
- R1 Develop a coherent whole-school approach that supports all pupils’ health and wellbeing
- R2 Strengthen relationships between staff and pupils and peer relationships between pupils
- R3 Improve the quality of teaching and learning experiences in health and wellbeing, within a broad a balanced curriculum
- R4 Take better account of pupils’ views and academic research in developing their approaches to supporting pupils’ health and wellbeing
- R5 Ensure that the school’s environment and services support pupils’ health and wellbeing
Local authorities and regional consortia should:
- R6 Support schools to develop a whole-school approach to health and wellbeing
- R7 Support effective working between schools and other agencies in the best interests of children and young people and their families
Initial teacher education providers should:
- R8 Ensure that new teachers are trained to understand child and adolescent development and prepared to support pupils’ health and wellbeing
The Welsh Government should:
- R9 Ensure that pupils’ health and wellbeing is valued in accountability approaches used in the education system
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Recommendations
Secondary schools, colleges and PRUs should:
- R1 Ensure that they have sound procedures to identify which of their pupils/learners have a caring role
- R2 Have a named member of staff with lead responsibility for young carers who acts as a point of contact for young carers and champions their needs
- R3 Raise staff awareness of young carers’ needs
- R4 Engage with specialist services to review and improve their provision to meet the needs of young carers
- R5 Track and monitor the progress and outcomes for young carers as they currently do for other groups of vulnerable learners
- R6 Evaluate their provision for young carers with reference to the checklist in Appendix 1 or available toolkits.
Local authorities should:
- R7 Focus carer strategies on increasing the capacity of schools, colleges and PRUs to identify and meet the needs of young carers
The Welsh Government should:
- R8 Produce reliable, nationally-collected data to help identify young carers