Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Overview and Scrutiny Ofsted Subgroup - Wednesday, 19th January, 2022 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber, Level 2, Town Hall Extension. View directions

Contact: Rachel McKeon 

Items
No. Item

5.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 288 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 24 November 2021.

Minutes:

Decision

 

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 24 November 2021.

6.

Ofsted Inspections of Manchester Schools pdf icon PDF 470 KB

To receive a list of all Manchester schools which have been inspected since the last meeting and the judgements awarded.

 

To consider inspection reports for a selection of the schools.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Subgroup received a list of all Manchester schools which had been inspected since the last meeting and the judgements awarded.  The Senior School Quality Assurance Officer provided an overview of this information and informed Members that the inspection report for St Patrick’s RC Primary School had been published since the agenda was issued.  She suggested that the Subgroup consider this report at its next meeting, to which the Chair agreed.

 

The Subgroup considered the recent Ofsted report for All Saints Primary School, which stated that there had been no change to the school’s overall judgement of good as a result of the section 8 inspection. However, the report noted that the evidence gathered suggested that the inspection grade might not be as high if a full inspection were carried out now and stated that the next inspection would be a full section 5 inspection.  The Senior School Quality Assurance Officer advised that the school had not had a permanent head and deputy head for a period of time and had been identified by the Council as needing additional support.  She outlined the support that had been provided including Support and Challenge meetings, chaired by the Director of Education, to which the Head and Chair of Governors were invited, as well as additional quality assurance visits and additional support from the Senior Schools Quality Assurance Officer allocated to their school.  She reported that her service had also brokered additional leadership support from Armitage C of E Primary School, which was judged as an outstanding school.  She highlighted some of the key themes within the report including the curriculum, reading and phonics and the alignment between Early Years and the Key Stage 1 curriculum, advising that her team and the school had already been aware that these were key areas for improvement.  She advised that the section 5 inspection would take place within 2 years.  She highlighted the challenges faced by smaller schools and advised that the partnership with Armitage Primary School had worked well and that a more formal partnership arrangement was being considered.  A Member commented that the foundation stage had been modelled before the phonics test was introduced.  She advised that the new Head was doing a good job and that the school was engaging with the local area.  In response to a question from the Chair, the Senior Schools Quality Assurance Officer advised that the school engaged with cluster working and was now more outward facing.  She reported that the partnership working with Armitage Primary School was beneficial to both All Saints and Armitage as they could utilise expertise within both schools.  The Chair commented that schools needed subject leaders for its curriculum subjects and that this was more challenging for smaller schools.  She highlighted the benefits of sharing good practice between schools and welcomed that All Saints Primary had a good strategy for improvement.

 

The Subgroup considered the recent Ofsted report for Peel Hall Primary School. The report stated that there had been no change  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

7.

Terms of Reference and Work Programme pdf icon PDF 118 KB

Report of the Governance and Scrutiny Support Unit

 

To review the Terms of Reference and Work Programme of the Subgroup.

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Minutes:

Members noted that the next meeting would be on 2 March 2022.  A Member commented that more Members were needed for the Subgroup and that this would be raised at the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee meeting.

 

Decision

 

To approve the Terms of Reference and Work Programme.