MEMO
To: All Staff
From: Rob
Date: Thursday 13th September 2012
Re: Autumn Term 2012: Week 3 briefing
It has been a smooth, calm and trouble free start to the new Autumn term. I am sure that that is due to all the time effort and commitment that staff have put into preparing for the return of the children from their Summer holiday so thank you.
This week’s briefing includes the following:
- News, updates and reminders.
- Briefing for Autumn Term Week 3
- Advance notice of important events in Autumn Week 4
- Minutes of the Leadership Team meeting of Monday 3rd September
- Staff list for 2012/13
News, Reminders and Updates:
Weekly Briefings:
The weekly briefing is one of our main sources of communication and information. All staff should make every effort to read it at their earliest opportunity every Thursday during term time.
Remember that the briefing is posted on the school web site and is no longer put into pigeon holes.
The briefing can be accessed online by following:
http://westminsterschool.co.uk – LOG ON!!! - - Noticeboards (at top of screen) – Staff Noticeboard (on drop down menu) – click on briefing of your choice.
Staff List:
Find attached an up to date (I hope!) staff list. This is the list which had a page missing in our Monday briefing at the start of term.
Geoff is busy preparing a staff contact list which will be kept in the school office. Please help him to make this as up to date as possible by giving him your email address and mobile/telephone number if requested. It is important that we have this information in case of need or emergency. This information will be used to compile the Snow Tree which is the means by which we keep staff informed of closure in bad weather.
08.30 start:
Please can we make a concerted effort to encourage children to be at school ready to enter when doors open at 08.30 rather than arriving just as doors close at 08.40. This will help ensure a smooth and prompt start to the day.
Parents were asked to support us in this through a recent letter sent out at the start of term.
Arriving for 08.30 means lessons can start on time at 08.40 with a minimum of disruption.
Display Evening:
Early each term we hold a display evening when staff put up displays in corridors, the hall and stair wells. On this occasion our display evening will be held after school on Thursday 18th September. A buffet meal will be provided as usual. Please gather together items for display ready to go straight up onto the walls on Thursday.
If you have any queries regarding this speak to our Display Co-ordinators, Pat and Linda.
Autumn Staff Meetings:
Staff meetings for this term are as follows. Where items have already been identified for the agenda this is shown. Please let me know, as soon as possible, if you wish to book staff meeting time for training, information or discussion:
Tuesday 25th September: Curriculum Themed Weeks – 20 minutes (Rae & Lisa)
Revisiting Speaking & Listening – 1 hour (Sue & Gina)
Tuesday 9th October: Subject Assessment – 1 hour (Roger, Lisa & Rae)
Tuesday 11th October: Guided Reading Feedback – 1 hour (Sue & GIna)
Tuesday 1st November: Espresso training (Roger)
Tuesday 20th November: Writing Workshop – 1 hour 20 minutes (Sue & Christine C.)
Tuesday 4th December: Follow up to Writing Workshop – 30 minutes (Sue)
Tuesday 18th December:
Autumn 1 Pupil Progress Meetings:
Please note the following revised times for Autumn 1 Pupil Progress Meetings (PPMs).:
Monday 5th November: Y6 at 13.30
Tuesday 6th November: Y5 at 13.30
Y3 at 14.00
Wednesday 7th November: Y2 at 13.30
Nursery at 14.00
Thursday 8th November: Y4 at 10.00
Y1 at 13.30
Friday 9th November: Reception at 10.00
Most of these times are different to what is stated in the Autumn Term Events Schedule circulated at the start of term. Do make sure you amend your diary if necessary.
Staff Governors:
A reminder that your staff governors are Gina and Perminder. I also sit on the Governing Body as Headteacher and am happy to present ideas and suggestions to Governors on your behalf. The next meeting of the full governing body will be on Tuesday 2nd October at 6 p.m.
Action Plans:
This is a reminder that the deadline for completion and submission of Working Group, Base and subject Action Plans is Thursday 24th October.
Emergency Evacuation:
We will review emergency procedures for evacuation of the building very soon, inform staff and then carry out a practice evacuation. In the meantime you should follow existing procedures in the event of an alarm.
Briefing for Week 3 (17/09/12 to 23/09/12):
Monday: 10.00: Sue meeting Sharon Weirs, School Nurse.
14.00: Sue meeting Sarah Gates, ADS
15.40: SLT meeting
Tuesday: - Y4 trip to York
- Rach and Scott meeting Fiona Beevers, Diocesan Education
Officer re R.E. and C.W.
15.40: Display Evening
Wednesday: - Susanne C at Cover Supervisor training
- Riz at Low Ash Primary for PE Network
- Nurture Group and Learning Mentors moving to portacabins
14.00: Parents Forum in the Studio Hall
14.50: Y1 Story Telling for parents (in class)
Thursday: - Jenny and Rachel L. working with Mike Powell on the Assessment Map.
A.M: Sue attending CAF meeting at Community Works
14.50: Y2 Story Telling for parents (in class)
15.30: Rob at NAHT briefing at Cedar Court
Friday: P.M: Friday Afternoon Club – Sue to cover.
Advance notice of important events in Week 4 (24/09/12 to 30/09/12):
Monday: - Gina and Adam attending Named Person training
- Debbie attending First Aid training
15.30: Y5/6 meeting with parents re Robin Wood.
15.40: Leadership Team meeting
Tuesday: - Gina and Adam attending Named Person training
- Debbie attending First Aid training
15.40: Staff meeting
Wednesday: - Jemma and Jemma attending School Linking Network
- Debbie attending First Aid training
- Michelle attending Talking Maths training
- Helen at Land Art course
Thursday: - Rob out of school attending Bradford Heads Strategic Conference
A.M: Yasmin attending Guided Reading training
A.M: Sue attending LAP SENCO network
Friday: - Rob out of school attending Bradford Heads Strategic Conference
- Liz attending NQT Conference at Future House
P.M: Friday Afternoon Club – Rachel to cover.
N.B: The staff list and Leadership Team meeting minutes follow below.
WESTMINSTER CofE PRIMARY SCHOOL
STAFF LIST
2012/13
FOUNDATION STAGE:
Teachers:
Nursery: Kathryn Walker
Gaynor Thomson
Reception 1: Rachel Eastell + Sam Longmire
Reception 2: Byron Davies & Pat Tillett
Reception 3: Adam Bagherian (.7) (FS Leader)
+ Eileen Devaney (.3) + Linda Lambert
Support Staff:
Mel Wray
Neelam Hussain
Natalie Knot
Sam Kauser
Tahira Begum
KS1 (Blue Base):
Teachers:
Y1: Scott Walker (+ Eileen Devaney
Harjinder Kaur working across Y1)
Andrea Sheridan
+ Claire Pendery (Monday a.m.)
Y2: Lisa Woollard (KS1 Leader)
Roger Kullar
Liz Jackson
Support Staff
Helen Sykes (HLTA)
Caroline Briggs (HLTA)
Yasmin Akhtar
Suzanne Christie
Rehana Najib P/T
Joanne Brookes P/T
Pamela Bisset P/T
Gurminder Bansal
Gemma Dalton (support for Arsha )
Luftha Begum P/T (support for Leoni)
Sukveer Kaur (support for Haashir)
Saira Mahmood (support for Farhan)
KS2:
Green Base:
Teachers:
Y3: Jemma Fowles
Suzanna Walters
Y4 Gina Williams (Green Base Leader)
Neesha Pal
Support Staff:
Lisa Horsfall (HLTA)
Claire Saunders (HLTA)
Angela Holmes
Julie Myers
Michelle Lohan
Charlene Inman (support for Amaan)
Jade Marczynski (support for Adam)
Red Base:
Teachers:
Y5: Nicola Wilkinson
Rachel McGregor/Claire Pendery
Y6: Jenny Stones
Rae Shoulder
Support Staff:
Zakiya Atayeb (HLTA)
Claire Ball (HLTA) - MATERNITY to
Kylie Harrison
Sylvia Roper P/T
Laura Barton
Saiqa Khan
Debbie Mitchel
Other Teaching Staff:
Rob Freeth (Headteacher)
Sue Evans (Deputy Head)
Rachel LePelley (Assistant Head)
Claire Pendery (ECC Teacher)
Lorraine Horsfall (Learning Mentor)
Emma Midgely (Learning Mentor)
Liz Coulon (Behaviour Mentor)
Mumtaz Elahi (Parental Involvement Worker)
Amy Routh (Nurture Group + SEN/EAL)
Durdana Musharaf (EAL and Library)
Mohammed Rizwan (HLTA for P.E.) Georgia Lewis (P.E.)
ADMINISTRATION STAFF
Business Manager: Sally Shemwell
School Administrator: Perminder Kundi
Administrative Assistant: Natasha Mamood
CLEANING, GROUNDS & MAINTENANCE STAFF
Site Manager: Geoff Senior
Cleaners: Magdalena Garbacz
Annette Wilson
Wendy Ward
Janice Pickering
Jasvir Kaur
Nayyar Kakshan
Pamela Christy
Shakila Bano
Samina Kauser
LUNCH TIME SUPERVISORS
Senior Supervisors: Diane Kay
Shabeen Begum
Supervisors: Daljit Kaur
Harjinder Powar
Deborah Mitchell
Sam Isaac
Tajinder Kaur
Taz Lal
Annette Wilson
Nusrat Parveen
Kulvinder Kaur
Dorothy Dempsey
Nadia Ali
Hina Butt
KITCHEN STAFF
Cook in Charge: Marie Cook
Kitchen assistants: Emma Ives
Amanda Knight
Julie Bedford
Sharon Hughes
Samantha Hughs
Sharon Redmond
Yasmin Begum
MINUTES SHEET
Type of Meeting: Leadership Team Meeting.
Dates: Monday 3rd September 2012
Present: Sue, Rachel, Adam, Rob, Eileen, Gina, Roger, Lisa, Rae, Jenny and Kathryn
Absent: Sally
Agenda Item / Action by:1. Apologies for absence:
Sally not required for this meeting.
2. Leadership in 2012/13:
The aim for Leadership for 2012/13 as defined in the School Improvement Plan is to:
“To develop the effectiveness of Base leaders and Working Group Leaders as key drivers of school improvement”
Rob pointed out that it was also intended to develop subject leaders beginning with ICT, Maths and RE/CW.
Joint leadership training has been organised with Peel Park Primary who share our objective to develop middle leadership. Initial training will take place as follows:
Thursday 13th September: Rae, Jenny, Gina & Lisa
Thursday 20th September: Roger, Rach, Claire P., & Suzanna
In addition targeted consultancy training and support will be made available through Christine Crowther, Jane Arundale, Mike Powell etc
Action plans will be required from Base Leaders, Working Group Leaders, Subject Leaders and specific area leaders by Wednesday 24th October 2012.
Teacher appraisal will be implemented under the new guidelines from October following Rob’s performance management with Governors. Guidance was circulated to leadership and staff before the summer holiday.
Rob took the team through the whole school improvement plan for 2012/13 and through the remits for working groups in order to remind everyone of our aims and objectives and what needs to be done. Targets were also reviewed as were monitoring and tracking procedures.
Leaders were asked to review their own role in the documentation that has been shared, identify their priorities for action and prepare action plans. / Rob to organise
Rob
Leaders of Bases, working groups and subjects
Rob
All
All
3. Roles and responsibilities:
Leadership roles and responsibilities for 2012/13 were reviewed. / All
4. School Self Evaluation:
Rob circulated copies of the draft school self evaluation form which he drafted from information and evaluation at our SLT day meeting at Cedar Court hotel at the end of last term.
Leadership team were asked to review this document and present any suggested amendments and/or additions to Rob in preparation for further discussion at our next Leadership team meeting. / All
5. Feedback from today:
Feedback was received with regard to how smoothly preparation had gone for the start of the new term and whether any issues had emerged which required attention or staff briefing in the morning. All seems to have gone very well and there were no items which required anything other than individual responses.
6. Providing support:
Support was requested for members of the team to cover being available for parents outside school at the start and end of the day and for Friday Afternoon Club. Sue took a record of volunteers and will prepare a rota.
7. A.O.B:
- Roger reminded everyone that we have additional ICT technical support from Claire this term. He also asked Base Leaders to remind new staff to get login details from him at their earliest opportunity
- Teacher appraisal will be linked to outcomes from lesson studies, practice and provision maps and targets and objectives identified in the school improvement plan.
- Rob will organise safeguarding training for staff new to the school and for those who require updating. / Base Leaders
Rob + appraisers
Rob
11 Next meeting:
SLT: Monday 17th September 2012 at 15.40
Leadership Team: Monday 24th September 2012 at 15.40