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FRESH teaching strategies, staff changes and a clampdown on ab- senteeism are all raising standards at Molehill Copse Primary School, according to Ofsted. Inspector Amanda Gard’s com- ments follow a second inspection to monitor progress after the academy in Shepway was judged to have se- rious weaknesses.
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levy (CIL), which is a vehicle for in- frastructural developer contribu- tions that the council is hoping to establish in the local plan. “The growth in population will
place significant greater demands on policing, particularly as the majority of these dwellings will be built on greenfield sites.” AKent Police spokesman said: “Regardless of the outcome [of the planning application], residents can rest assured that Kent Police will continue to use every resource at its
disposal to provide the best possible service for the people of Kent. “Kent Police objected to Maid-
stone Council’s local plan in May 2014, for the same reasons outlined.” AMaidstone Council spokesman
said: “Funding for community safety, including contributions to- wards policing, would be possible under the community infrastructure levy if this was deemed necessary and appropriate. “The council is working towards adopting CIL in parallel with the local plan process.”
In a letter to head teacher Carol Brooker, the inspector said the Hereford Road academy “is mak- ing reasonable progress towards re- moval of the special measures designation”.
She noted that parents whose children miss too much school are now sent letters and the worst of- fenders have been sent penalty no- tices.
The inspector also noted that since her last inspection in May 2014, the deputy head was back at school full time, a new teacher had been taken on at the specialist unit
for pupils with a hearing impair- ment and three teachers who had left in July had been replaced by two experienced teachers and one newly-qualified teacher. There were also new teachers re- sponsible for leading English and a regional director of education for the academy trust was taken on in September 2014. Pupils were also taught by their own class teacher, rather than in different groups.
The report added: “When the new headteacher started in April 2014 she was determined to raise standards across the school through developing better teaching. Staff ap- preciate her hands-on approach which shows them exactly what she expects. Teaching has improved but it is too early to measure the effect on pupils’ achievement.”
She said leaders at the school
were aware that further work was necessary.
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