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oak doors to the Hill Building have just been stripped and re- varnished and they open onto the school grounds looking absolutely stunning. The Junior School orchard – as with most of our trees, is looking fabulous in bloom. There is a hard-working team behind this and I open my report with a thank you to our Associate Staff who perform such an important role in making the school what it is today.
AGM 2018 S
ibford School is looking glorious just now. The
The Head’s Report
ISI inspection I will elaborate more fully upon the Compliance inspection feedback when we meet in person. Suffice to say that the phrase I have been given by our Reporting Inspector, Collette Culligan, was that ‘it could not have gone any better’. In compliance terms this was clearly evident and yet we have been given some important feedback to reflect upon for the future – both short and longer term. Many people have worked extremely hard to ensure our successful inspection. When I called colleagues
together for a celebratory cuppa with cake I did make mention of four individuals for their particular contribution. Neil Urquhart has added great
value to our team in the short time he has been here. His ‘can do’ approach and eye for detail have made a significant difference and we will miss him next year. Bunny Baker took on the mantle of Head of Boarding from Maggie Guy and ISI had a specific focus on this area as they reviewed our Boarding provision and National Minimum Standards. She has
The climbing wall mentioned in the Head’s report has now been completed.
worked hard to ensure our continued success in this area. Similarly Helen Hoy has been under scrutiny as Head of Early Years. With the close support of Edward Rossiter they ‘passed’ with flying colours. Last, but by no means least
I would like to recognise Tracy Knowles for her leadership of the pastoral side of the school – and, in particular, safeguarding. Tracy sets herself very high standards and she worried that she might, in some way, be found wanting by ISI. In short – she was not found wanting in any way and the verbal feedback we have received is that we would be judged ‘outstanding’ by ISI in pupil personal development. Above all, however, it was a team
effort. There has been a good deal for us to learn and we have clear goals for our full Educational Quality Inspection in three years’ time.
Staff news We have been busy with appointments of late. On the whole, fields of applicants have
been strong although there have been exceptions to this rule. Appointing high quality staff is clearly fundamentally important to the future of the school. A few recent appointments are as follows: Ally Lynch: Business Manager from September 2018 Sally Anne Ward: Head of English from September 2018 Harriet Meddows: Head of Maths from September 2018 Claire Ferley: Director of Sport from September 2018 Lee Riley: Head of Senior School Sport from September 2018 Ian Humphries: ICT Engineer (already started with support from Blue Planet). Julia Morel: Head’s PA (already started). Further to these appointments
we have had two relatively late resignations from Emma Sutcliffe in Textiles and Fiona Donaldson in Administration. We are actively seeking to fill these vacancies. We are also recruiting a full time receptionist and we have appointed three Resident
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