Scarning Primary School » Ofsted & Achievements

		Our last OFSTED inspection was in Dec 2009. Read the full report Visit Ofsted website Grade 3 Monitoring visit. As a school judged Satisfactory at the last Ofsted inspection (December 2009) we knew there was the possibility of what is known as a Grade 3 Monitoring visit. Ofsted say that “the inspection covers aspects of the framework for school inspection, but is selective and focussed sharply on the improvements made by the school since the last Section 5 inspection and the extent to which it is demonstrating a better capacity for sustained improvement”. Such a visit took place on Thursday 10th February of this year. We were contacted on the Wednesday and inspected on the Thursday. The inspecting officer was Mr. Ian Seeth an HMI. The school was supported by Mr. John Sweet, the Area Senior Primary School Development Advisor and by our Chair and Vice Chair of Governors, Mr. Jason Tuley and Mr. Robert Barber respectively. The outcome of the monitoring visit is not a full report but a monitoring letter. It has the same status as an inspection report and is published on the Ofsted website. Click here to view the Monitoring Visit letter
		International School Award The DCSF (Department for Childcare, Schools and Families) International School Award is an accreditation scheme for curriculum-based international work in schools. The scheme provides recognition for teachers and their schools working to instill a global dimension into the learning experience of all children and young people.
		Healthy Schools Status The School is pleased to have been awarded the Healthy Schools Status To achieve the National Healthy School Status schools are required to meet a range of criteria in four themes. These are: Personal Social and Health Education, Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Emotional Health and Well-being (including bullying). These criteria relate not only to the taught curriculum but also to the emotional, physical and learning environment that the school provides.
		The Financial Management Standard in Schools (FMSiS) is a self-evaluation tool, required by the DCSF (department for children, schools and families), that demonstrates whether a school is managed well financially. The Standard covers all aspects of financial management from leadership and governance through to the quality of school financial management processes. The award is valid for 3 years, we were awarded ours in March 2009.
		Schools Sports PartnershipThe School Sports Partnerships are a national initiative involving every school in England. There are eight partnerships accross Norfolk which work closely together to ensure an improved PE & Sport experience for everybody. We are part of the West Norwich & Dereham School Sports Partnership.
		Drama For Learning and Creativity – D4LC is an opportunity: for schools, local authoirities, Advance Skills Drama teachers, Leading Drama Teachers, Theatre Educators & National Drama consutltants, to work in sustained partnership; to improve the drama teaching of both specialist and nopn-specialist drama teachers; to work practically in classrooms alongside local and national drama specialists with your own class; to carry out action research into the impact of drama as pedagogy (with th eoption of M-Learnignaccreditation) to network with other teachers of Drama in the UK and internationally.

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