annual report of the governing body to parents of ysgol y berllan deg

ANNUAL REPORT OF THEGOVERNING BODY TO PARENTS OFYSGOL Y BERLLAN DEGTerm Dates 2008-09Term Term begins Begins Half TermEndsAutumnSpringWednesday3 rd September2008Mon 5 th Jan2009Mon 27 thOctober 2008Mon 16 th Feb2009Friday 31 stOctober 2008Fri 20 th Feb2009Term EndsFri 19 th Dec2008Fri 3 rd April2009SummerMon 20 thApril 2009Mon 25 th May2009Fri 29 th May2009Friday 17thJuly 2009INSET DAYSMonday 1 st September 2008Tuesday 2 nd September 2008Monday 3 rd November 2008Monday 5 th January 2009Monday 20 th April 2009Monday 4 th May 2009 (May Day)Monday 1 st June 2009Monday 20 th July 2009

Message from the ChairOn behalf of the governors I am pleased to present this report to you. Itis intended to provide an overview of the school’s activities and achievements.We have had another busy year and whilst it may seem like Miss Phillips hasbeen our Headteacher forever, it is only during the last 2 months that shehas taken on the role on a permanent basis. I am pleased to say that theschool has developed and strengthened under her guidance. She is now ableassisted by Mrs Walpole who we were delighted to appoint to the position ofDeputy Head during the year. Our thanks go to Mrs Browning who had beencovering the position of Deputy with Mrs Walpole since 2006.We face ongoing challenges as a school with vandalism, county wide schoolreorganisation and parking problems being just some of them. However, with thecontinuing dedication and commitment of all the teaching andnon-teaching staff, as well as the boundless enthusiasm of our pupils, I amsure we will continue to grow and succeed.Finally, I would like to say thank you to the Ffrindiau which continues toorganise wonderful fundraising and social events. The success of theseevents is a testament to the hard work put in by many parents and friends ofthe school and is key to the success of our school community.Paula Kennedy

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOLChair of GovernorsVice-chairHeadteacherDeputy HeadteacherClerk to the Governing BodyMrs Paula KennedyMr Rodney BermanMs Mari PhillipsMrs Angharad WalpoleMrs Angharad WalpoleYsgol Y Berllan DegCircle Way EastLlanedeyrnCaerdyddCF23 9LDParent GovernorsMrs Paula Kennedy until 2011Mrs Nia Bennett until 2011Ms Amy Jenkins until 2011Mrs Kris Phelps until 2010Staff GovernorsMrs Eleri Browning until 2011Mrs Joy Dyer until 2008Co-opted governorsMrs Rhian Hacker until 20112 vacanciesLEA GovernorsCouncillor Rodney Berman until 2011Councillor Elgan Morgan until 2011Mrs Jenny Rathbone until 2011Pupils on roll – September 2008Nursery60 (part time)Reception 60Year 1 58Year 2 52Year 3 54Year 4 54Year 5 45Year 6 49Cyfanswm 432

Staffing - September 2008Nursery:Mrs Nia JamesReception:Miss Catrin WilliamsReception:Mrs Frances WalkerYear 1:Mrs Rhian BishopYear 1:Mrs Eleri BrowningYear 2:Mrs Rhian LlywelynYear 2:Miss Siwan DafyddYear 3:Miss Rhianwen DaviesYear 3:Mr Sion Tudur WilliamsYear 4:Mrs Gethin JonesYear 4:Mrs Sioned Wyn JonesYear 5:Mrs Medi DaviesYear 5Mr Rhys LlywelynYear 6:Miss Ceri GrisdaleYear 6:Mrs Angharad Walpole**Mr Sion Williams will be teaching Year 3 until the end of the Summerterm and Mrs Sian Ward will be teaching Year 4 (during Mrs WynJones’s maternity leave) from January until the end of the Summerterm**Special Educational Needs: Mr Spencer JonesPPA time:Mrs Ffion JonesMrs Rhian CarbisLearning Support Assistants: Mrs Joy DyerMiss Lucy CorbettMiss Alex AvothMrs Morag JonesMs Meryl DaviesMiss Maxine EdwardsMiss Louise MatthewsMiss Rhian GregoryMrs Claire BarrettMrs Llinos BeasleyMiss Caryl ListerSchool Clerk:School Bursar:Site Supervisor:Ms Amy JenkinsMrs Liz BaileyMr Neil Richards

CurriculumThe comparative report of Key Stage 1 and 2 Teachers’ Asssessments can be seen inAppendix A and B. Last year we decided to concentrate on raising standards in Welshwriting throughout the school and especially in Year 6. The county’s Welsh advisoryteacher, Mrs Eirlys Eckley, worked closely with the school throughout the year andmoderated the Year 6 children’s work regularly with the Year 6 teacher and the Welshsubject leader. This was very beneficial as the % of level 5 raised from 0% to 23.1%,level 4+ increased from 71% to 84.6%and the core subject indicator from 70.59% to80.8%.We will be concentrating this year on raising standards in Mathematics in KS1 and 2,especially in Shape and Space, and Physical Processes within the Science curriculum.Curriculum 2008Curriculum 2008 is now being implemented in KS2 and during last year the teachersworked hard to prepare for the changes due to the change in some of the subjectorders and the introduction of the Skills Framework incorporating ICT,Communication, Numeracy and Thinking skills into the schemes of work. As part ofthis preparation we welcomed the Happy Puzzle Company to the school for a day’sworkshop with the children and staff, and a fun and educational day was had by all.Foundation PhaseThe Foundation Phase is now being implemented fully in the Nursery and newLearning Support Assistants have been employed accordingly so that we can complywith the ratio of 1 adult to every 8 children.2007 -2008 ActivitiesGreen Flag Award / Healthy Eating WeekIn November 2007 we were awarded with the Green Flag award by Ecoschools forthe school’s projects in promoting healthy eating, reducing litter and saving energyand were visited by Jane Davison Minister for the Environment at the Assembly. Ourthanks goes to Mrs Frances Walker and the school’s Eco Committee for organising allthe hard work carried out. Congratulations to the newly elected Eco Committee –Shannon Trott, Joshua Evans, Matthew Davies, Joshua Boys, Tesni Rowlands, AlfiePayne, Holly Davies, Megan Tucknutt, Ceri Hopkins, Seren Rees, Grace Pontin.We had a successsful week of healthy eating in July 2007 with many parents sayingthat their children had eaten fruit voluntarily at home for the first time during thatweek. We all had fun – especially dressing up as a fruit or vegetable!BT Internet RangersWe were very fortunate to have been invited to take part in this project organised byBT as part of their links with the community. In March 2007 grandparents of Year 6children were invited into the school’s computer suite to receive lessons on computerskills by their grandchildren. It proved to be a very successful session which wasobserved by Mrs Jenny Randerson, the area’s Assembly Member.World Book DayThis year everybody came to school in their pyjamas accompanied by their favouritebedtime reading book and a puppet. Thanks to Mrs Angharad Walpole for organisingyet another eventful day.

Mathematics WeekThis annual event, organised by Mrs Eleri Browning, is going from strength tostrength and October 2008 proved to be as exciting as ever. It was based on beingenvironmentally friendly with Year 6 working out the school’s carbon footprint.TV StarsMany children from Year 1 and 5 were chosen to appear in various televisionprogrammes for S4C during the year. Most recently some Year 5 children have beenfilmed to appear on an educational DVD organised by St John’s Ambulance andothers were interviewed for a national DVD on care homes about their involvementwith Tŷ Enfys Care Home.CrimestoppersA new resource for schools organised by Crimestoppers was launched at the schoolhall with various members of the organisation and the press present.Sporting Activities and Various CompetitionsCongratulations to all those pupils who competed in the Urdd Eisteddfod, the WelshBook Council book quiz, the Urdd swimming galas and the sports teams for theirsuccess during the year. Many thanks to the teachers for preparing them sothoroughly. We also appreciate the parents’ involvement in arranging the successfulClwb Chwaraeon for Year 3 – 6 pupils every Wednesday.The school sports day was successful again this Summer on our school field and itwas delightful to see so many parents enjoying the sunshine in the company of thechildren and staff. Thanks to Mrs Ffion Jones, Mr Gethin Jones and Miss CeriGrisdale for organising the event and to all the staff for their willing support. We alsowish to thank members of the Ffrindiau for organising a refreshment stall during theday and the Park Inn for sponsoring our sports day once again and to the manager, MrRoger Goldsworthy, for presenting the shield to the winning team.Congratulations also to all children who composed a poem promoting world peace inJuly and especially to those who were awarded a prize in September and whosepoems appear in an anthology of world peace poems. Each class has a copy of thebook and there is also a copy displayed in the school foyer.Raising Money for CharitiesWe raised over £2,500 for Lepra, who help children affected by leprosy in India, byholding a sponsored dance activity in October 2007.£371.23 in donations from the carol service in Minny Street chapel on 19/12/08 wentto the Sickle Cell Charity in Grangetown.Hundreds of crème eggs were collected to be delivered to Romanian orphanages bythe charity Support for Romania. We are currently collecting filled shoeboxes aspresents for children supported by the same charity.International Links£550 was raised to help the children of St Paul’s School in Lesotho during a fun dayincluding various sporting activities organised by Miss Ceri Grisdale who has visitedthe school.2 teachers from Patagonia, Argentina, visited the school in January 2008 to help andto observe in various classes. The children enjoyed learning more about the countryand learnt some Spanish in the process.

Community LinksOur links with Tŷ Enfys Care Home are continuing to strengthen. During the pastyear Mrs Pat Arnold, activities co-ordinator, spoke to the whole school, variouscompetitions were organised and judged by some of the residents and the school choirand dance party visited the care home to entertain the residents. Most recently somepupils were interviewed for a national DVD on care homes about their involvemntwith Tŷ Enfys.Our folk dancing party performed for the first time in the Millennium Centre andoutside the Assembly building in May 2008 in the proclamation ceremony for theUrdd National Eisteddfod 2009 held in Cardiff Bay. Our thanks to Mrs Medi Daviesfor training them so well.Welsh lessons, organised by Cardiff University, are being held in the school libraryevery Friday morning at 10.30am.The artist Brendan Burns came to work with Year 3, and their canvas paintings (all55) were displayed at Oriel Makers gallery in Penylan for a few weeks. We are verygrateful to Brendan and Ruth Harris for all their hard work in displaying thechildren’s work and giving them the pleasure of having their work exhibited publicly.School EisteddfodFor the first time this year the winning poet of Year 5 and 6 was honoured in achairing ceremony with our new chair, funded by the Ffrindiau, being used for thefirst time. We also enjoyed listening to some of the teachers singing the officialchairing song.National EisteddfodIt was a pleasure to see many of the children taking part so confidently in differentactivities during the Eisteddfod. Some took part in the first Friday concert celebrating30 years since the beginning of Ysgol Glantaf and Welsh education in the city ingeneral. On Saturday morning Key Stage 1 children performed in the MenterCaerdydd concert at the Literary Tent and appeared on the programme of highlightson S4C on that night. The dawnsio gwerin party opened the dance tent and the choirsang beautifully on the performing stage and gained much praise from people from allparts of WalesVisits and VisitorsWe had various visitors during the past year including Welsh and English poets, thefire brigade, community police, a Cornish folk dancing group, theatre companies, thelocal library and Jamie Robinson (who came to announce the new school council) toname a few. Many visits were organised as well including Greenmeadow Farm, CefnMabli farm, Bristol Zoo, Sain Ffagan, the Asssembly, Cardiff Bay, Llangrannog andCall of the Wild Centre in Abercraf. The school stayed in this residential centre forthe first time in May 2008 and we now hope to make this an annual stay for Year 5every September with rock climbing and gorge walking some of the activities beingoffered.School CouncilCongratulations to the newly elected school council who were announced by therugby player Jamie Robinson. See Appendix D

BudgetWe ensure that spending is shared between the needs of the curriculum, the needs ofthe buildings and staff. (see appendix C).The £24,024 surplus from the 2007/2008budget has been used to fund the cost of PPA teachers for the current academic year,an electronic school bell, railings for the new Foundation Phase garden and changesand resources needed to deliver the Foundation Phase and Curriculum 2008effectively. Some of the investment has since been used to install a new CCTVsystem (which was fitted very soon after the fire in the Nursery/Recepiton yard duringthe Summer holidays).Special Educational NeedsThe careful planning of a differentiated curriculum ensures that each pupil takes partin activities best suited to his/her ability. Regular monitoring of the pupils’ progressenables teachers to plan appropriate activities. Planned and differentiated activitieswill support some pupils and will stretch others in order that all achieve their fullpotential. At times some pupils will face more significant problems, where extra helpwill be required. If extra support is needed the school will contact the parents, invitingthem to discuss the provision of additional lessons with the headteacher and teacher.If it is decided that a pupil needs a statement of special educational needs the schoolwill maintain close contact with the parents and work with them and any necessaryexternal agencies. We are continuing to use the Stars and Dyfal Donc strategies andare about to start using the Dyfal Donc numeracy scheme.See Special Needs policy for further details.Equality and DiversityWe believe that each individual, of whatever ability, race, religion or backgrounddeserves equality of opportunity to succeed in this school.We are proud to be a school that welcomes pupils and staff from different socialbackgrounds, race, religion, disability and ability.Attendance and AbsencesSee below the attendance figures for the last academic year (2006 – 2007)% attendance % authorised absences % unauthorised absences93.6 5.1 1.3

APPENDIX AKey Stage 1 Teachers’ Assessments 2008Welsh First LanguageOracyReadingWritingN(%)D(%)W(%)1(%)2(%)3(%)4+(%)EL(%)School 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 54.5 40.0 0.0 94.5Wales 0.1 0.2 1.2 10.0 64.3 24.2 - 88.5School 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3 54.5 38.2 0.0 92.7Wales 0.1 0.2 1.3 10.3 64.6 23.5 - 88.1School 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.9 52.7 36.4 0.0 89.1Wales 0.1 0.2 2.3 16.3 60.0 21.1 - 81.1School 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 52.7 27.3 0.0 80.0Wales 0.1 0.2 2.8 20.0 65.7 11.1 0.1 76.9MathematicsSchool 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 50.9 43.6 0.0 94.5Wales 0.1 0.2 2.0 10.9 65.2 21.6 - 86.8Using and Applying School 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 45.5 49.1 0.0 94.5Mathematics Wales 0.1 0.2 2.7 15.6 64.8 16.6 - 81.5Number and Algebra School 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.1 54.5 36.4 0.0 90.9Wales 0.1 0.2 2.1 11.8 64.9 21.0 - 85.9Shape, Space and School 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.2 41.8 40.0 0.0 81.8Measures Wales 0.1 0.2 2.0 10.6 67.0 20.2 - 87.2ScienceSchool 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 49.1 30.9 0.0 80.0Wales 0.1 0.2 1.6 8.5 66.3 23.4 0.0 89.7Scientific Enquiry School 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 52.7 27.3 0.0 80.0Wales 0.1 0.2 2.0 12.6 65.5 19.7 0.0 85.2Life Processes & Living School 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.4 52.7 30.9 0.0 83.6Things Wales 0.1 0.2 1.3 6.9 63.8 27.7 0.0 91.5Materials and their School 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 63.6 30.9 0.0 94.5Properties Wales 0.1 0.2 1.6 8.0 67.3 22.9 0.0 90.2Physical Processes School 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 49.1 30.9 0.0 80.0Wales 0.1 0.2 1.7 9.4 66.2 22.4 - 88.7Core Subject Indicator *School 78.2Wales 80.7NotesN: Not awarded a level for reasons other than disapplicationD: Disapplied under Section 364-367 of the Education Act 1996W: Working towards level 1- : Not exactly zero, or estimated as zero or less than half the final digit shownEL: % achieving the expected level (L2+)National comparative data refers to 2008* Number of pupils achieving level 2 or above in English or Welsh (first language),Mathematics and Science in combination

APPENDIX BKey Stage 2 Teachers’ Assessments 2008N(%)D(%)W(%)1(%)2(%)3(%)4(%)5(%)6+(%)EL(%)EnglishSchool 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.5 57.7 30.8 0.0 88.5Wales 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 3.1 15.6 51.3 28.5 - 79.8OracySchool 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 53.8 38.5 0.0 92.3Wales 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 2.8 15.2 50.9 29.6 0.1 80.6ReadingSchool 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.5 50.0 38.5 0.0 88.5Wales 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.6 3.2 15.5 47.7 32.2 0.1 79.9WritingSchool 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.2 53.8 26.9 0.0 80.8Wales 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.8 4.2 21.0 50.3 22.8 0.1 73.2Welsh First School 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 46.2 38.5 0.0 84.6Language Wales 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.8 4.4 16.7 53.4 23.6 - 77.0OracySchool 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.2 38.5 42.3 0.0 80.8Wales 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.6 3.9 14.5 53.0 26.8 - 79.9ReadingSchool 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.5 42.3 46.2 0.0 88.5Wales 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.7 4.5 16.6 49.9 27.1 0.0 77.0WritingSchool 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 61.5 23.1 0.0 84.6Wales 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.1 5.6 24.4 50.8 16.9 - 67.7Mathematics School 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.5 50.0 38.5 0.0 88.5Wales 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 2.7 14.7 51.4 29.9 0.1 81.3Using and Applying School 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 61.5 23.1 0.0 84.6Mathematics Wales 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 4.0 21.9 48.4 24.1 0.1 72.6Number and School 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 42.3 42.3 0.0 84.6Algebra Wales 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 2.7 15.1 49.5 31.3 0.1 80.9Shape, Space and School 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.2 42.3 38.5 0.0 80.8Measures Wales 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 2.6 14.3 52.2 29.5 - 81.8Handling Data School 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 69.2 15.4 0.0 84.6Wales 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 2.7 15.9 51.2 28.7 0.1 80.0ScienceSchool 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 42.3 50.0 0.0 92.3Wales 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.8 11.4 53.9 31.7 - 85.6Scientific Enquiry School 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 30.8 53.8 0.0 84.6Wales - 0.2 0.5 0.6 2.6 16.5 51.2 28.3 - 79.6Life Processes & School 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 34.6 57.7 0.0 92.3Living Things Wales 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.4 1.6 10.7 52.4 34.2 - 86.6Materials and their School 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 34.6 57.7 0.0 92.3Properties Wales 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.4 1.7 12.3 53.4 31.3 - 84.8Physical Processes School 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.1 38.5 38.5 0.0 76.9Wales - 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.8 12.7 54.0 30.2 0.0 84.2Core Subject Indicator *School 80.8Wales 75.5NotesN: Not awarded a level for reasons other than disapplicationD: Disapplied under Section 364-367 of the Education Act 1996W: Working towards level 1- : Not exactly zero, or estimated as zero or less than half the final digit shownEL: % achieving the expected level (L4+)National comparative data refers to 2008* Number of pupils achieving level 4 or above in English or Welsh (first language),Mathematics and Science in combination

APPENDIX CYsgol Berllan DegFinancial Report to Parents 2007/2008£ £BudgetActualDetails 2007/8 2007/8Employee Related ExpensesTeaching Staff 669,903 653,991Support Staff 194,190 189,531Premises Related ExpensesRepairs and Maintenance 15,899 45,884Energy Costs 15,800 17,208Water Charges 4,100 7,100Cleaning Contract 28,426 34,482Supplies & Services ExpensesFurniture 0 12,616Teaching Materials 35,500 22,721Games & School Activities 4,000 11,643School Meals to Duty Staff 200 232Office Expenses 9,700 30,314Travel & Subsistance Expenses 700 180Governors Expenses 731 796Service Units 13,237 13,229Gross Expenditure 992,386 1,039,927IncomeCommunity Use/Lettings 0 -29,697Grants/OtherIncome/Receipts -10,763 -41,435Gross Income -10,763-71,132Unallocated 11,196Balance Carried Forward 24,024Net Expenditure Controllable By School 992,819 992,819Rates 15,745 15,745TOTAL NET EXPENDITURE 1,008,564 1,008,564CONT/…

Ysgol Berllan DegFinancial Report to Parents 2007/2008 cont…Budget£ £ActualDetails 2007/8 2007/8Resources for SEN have been allocated as follows:-These figures are included in the above financial reportBudgetActualFormula funding for SEN provision 26625 33842Delegated funding for Special Unit 0 0Delegated MLD funding 6382 0Delegated PSS funding for individual pupils 6299 7426Capitation (5%) 1775 1136Balances held as at 31.3.2008Uninvested Balance 24,024Invested Balance 52917Total Balances held as at 31.3.2008 76941

APPENDIX DSeren Davies, Olivia Browne, Mari Enoch, Megan Manley, Millie Payne, Courtney Bevan, Elis Jones aZoe Gregory-Wozencroft.Dyma ni, y Cyngor newydd! Rydym newydd gael ein hethol gan eindosbarthiadau i fod yn rhan o Gyngor yr Ysgol. Mae’n swydd bwysig, abyddwn yn cynrychioli ein dosbarthiadau am y flwyddyn. Rydym wedibod yn brysur yn barod yn trafod sut i drefnu adnoddau newydd syddwedi dod ar gyfer yr iard. Diolch yn fawr iawn i Gyngor blwyddyndiwethaf am archebu rhain gyda’r Pwyllgor Eco! Roedd y Cyngor ynbrysur iawn blwyddyn diwethaf. Yn ystod y flwyddyn, fe sefydlwydCyngor newydd, fe drefnwyd partion Nadolig, fe drefnwyd offer yr iard, allawer o bethau eraill! Yn ogystal, fe ddechreuwyd Clwb TechnolegGwybodaeth a pharhau gyda’r system Tocyn Iaith. Cafodd y Cyngor yfraint o fynd i weld Gethin Jones yn dawnsio, ac fe archebwyd offernewydd i’r iard gyda thalebau Sainsbury’s. Gobeithiwn fod yr un morweithgar a nhw! Rydym wedi dechrau trafod offer yr iard unwaith eto acwedi trefnu rhywbeth i ddiwrnod Plant Mewn Angen! Rydym hefyd weditrefnu a helpu gydag apêl Shoebox i blant llai ffodus.Here we are—the new School Council! We have recently been elected byour classmates during a secret ballot. We are very proud to have theimportant job of representing our classmates for the year. We havealready been busy discussing issues such as organising the new equipmentthat has arrived for the yard. This was ordered by last year’s counciland the Eco Committee using Sainsubury’s vouchers, so a very big thankyou to them and to the parents for collecting the vouchersThe council was very busy last year. During the year the school councilwas established further by organising Christmas parties, arranging theequipment for the yard and many other things! Also, an ICT club wasstarted, and the “Tocyn Iaith” system was continued. The Council had theprivilege of going to see Gethin Jones dancing! Thank you to everyone forthe hard work and support! We hope to be as active as last year’sCouncil! We have already begun arranging our plans for the Shoeboxappeal, Children in need and sorting the new yard equipment!