Reaching high for the best for your child

Welcome Back!

Friday, 17 September 2021

Typically, since the pupils returned to school we’ve seen some wonderful weather, which hopefully everyone has managed to enjoy…. although Tuesday’s rain was a reminder that autumn is truly on its way.

You will have probably noticed we’ve had some special visitors in school this week. Our last Ofsted inspection took place in October 2012, so we have been expecting an inspection for some time. Our inspection was led by Katherine Douglas, Her Majesty's Inspector (HMI). Katherine and her team spent Tuesday and Wednesday in school speaking with and observing staff and pupils across the whole school and reviewing your parent/carer feedback. The governors met with Katherine over Zoom and were able to provide her with examples and evidence of the strong governance, quality of education, behaviour and curriculum we have here at Fairlands.

As a governing body, we want to thank all the staff, pupils and parents/carers who have supported the inspection over the last few days and making it such a positive process. We won’t get the official report for a few weeks, so watch this space! In the meantime, take a look at the Parent View results here!

 

In other news, we will be holding a parent governor election later in September. I wanted to give everyone a chance to get back into school/work life before reaching out.

 

Finally, I couldn’t write a blog without mentioning COVID-19, given the current outbreak within the school. I wish everyone currently impacted by COVID-19 a speedy recovery and a safe return to school.

 

Kind regards,

Claire Peacock, Chair of Governors