October update. Watch out ! Watch out ! There's an OFSTED about!.


So the school found out on Friday 10th October that the school would be inspected on Wednesday 15th October.
Rather typically we have discovered that quite a number of parents did not receive the Inspector's Questionaire, which is supposed to be distributed by the school. Of course one may suppose that these are just the parents who might have some critical input to make.

Along with this the head , Sue Davies was heard to be introducing to the inspector a parent, who just so happens to be an LSA so lots of critical input there then.

As you Interactive Messagers know, we have made a decision to stay quiet until the inspector has gone. We want the inspector to inspect the teachers teaching abilities , the administration and management and this is what the new routine inspection does.
We don't want the school to use the usual excuse of "a group of disatisfied parents" and "dissident website" as something to blur the inspection and our experience is that inspector's don't take much notice of individual comments, however valid. We accept that a reasonable amount of parents are happy with the school, but maintain that a significant number are not - as suggested by the number of Interactive Messages.
Even if one parent is unhappy this still should be considered and addressed by the school.
However as soon as the report is issue we will be discussing it.

WANNA JOB???


Job OneWould you like to work in the office? Join a Happy office of a very INDIVIDUAL Special School. What on earth makes it individual as a special school?
It has the grand total of 94 pupils on role, and 2or 3 others in the office. Webmaster says you will have to be a gatekeeper.
Job Two

Wanna be Head of Further Ed? (Note this advert appears just before Ofsted arrives and they want someone ASAP because they are short.)
Note the wide range of learning difficulties, particularly ASD and PMLD, across all PHRASES, whatever that means. (I would be the first to admit that my typing's not always that good - so no chance of a job for me in the office then)




















Or how about a planning and admissions officer at 35,000 a year. You have to be a forward thinker with a 'canJob Three do' attitude and remain calm and professional under pressure!!