Parents' Annual Survey

Please find below the results of our annual parent survey. We received 52 completed questionnaires and from these have calculated the percentage of parents that ticked each of the responses to the statements given. The most common response to each statement has been highlighted in dark grey. Areas for concern have been highlighted in light grey.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
My child enjoys coming to school	67%	27%	6%	0%
My child is making good progress at the school	62%	35%	4%	0%
Pupils behave well in the school	27%	65%	8%	0%
Expectations of work are high	46%	44%	10%	0%
Expectations of behaviour are high	48%	46%	6%	0%
My child is safe at school	58%	40%	0%	2%
I am happy with the homework my child receives	33%	42%	17%	8%
I am kept well informed about my child’s progress	46%	40%	14%	0%
I am kept well informed about what my child is being taught	44%	42%	14%	0%
I receive good information and communication from the school	48%	46%	8%	0%
There is a good range of after school activities	28%	46%	24%	2%
There is a good range of enrichment activities including trips and visits	40%	52%	8%	0%
I feel comfortable approaching the school with a question or problem	55%	40%	5%	0%
I understand the school’s procedure for dealing with complaints.	40%	50%	10%	0%
Overall I am satisfied with the school	52%	40%	8%	0%
The school is well run.	52%	40%	6%	2%

 

While the overall response is positive, we are always open to constructive criticism and seeking new ways to improve. As a school it is not often possible to ‘please all of the people all of the time’ but we will always identify trends in opinion and endeavour to develop these areas. As a result of this year’s survey, the following targets have been set:

 

1	To revise the school’s homework policy.
	There is currently a lack of clarity and consistency in the amount of homework and for what subject areas homework is given. In the short term, we will provide a simple checklist of the homework that will be provided in each year group and the frequency this will be given. In the longer term, we will be developing a brand new approach to homework that takes account of changes to the curriculum and educational research. We will consult with parents and pupils throughout the process and invite parents in to explain the new policy once completed.
2	To reinforce our processes for keeping you informed of what your child is learning and how they are doing.
	We will continue to meet statutory requirements by conducting two ‘formal’ opportunities a year for you to come into school and discuss your child’s progress as well as an annual written report from the class teacher. If you have concerns at any point in the year regarding your child’s progress, you are welcome to make an appointment with your child’s teacher to discuss (this is above and beyond statutory requirements). If your child’s teacher has any concerns, the same applies vice versa. At the start of every topic we will continue to send a ‘Curriculum News’ leaflet that explains what the children will be learning and how you can help at home.
3	After school clubs
	Extra-curricular clubs are a non-statutory part of school life. As such, some schools choose to run them while others do not. At Ffynnon Taf we believe that these additional opportunities to develop are worthwhile and we are lucky enough to have staff that will give up their time to run them. Where possible, we ensure these clubs are free of charge. However, when using outside agencies, this is not always the case. These clubs are designed to extend learning or develop skills in a particular area – they should not be considered childcare provision. For the first time, we will be working with such a provision to provide childcare or ‘wrap around’ as an additional service. You will be contacted separately regarding this. Children who are part of this provision are still welcome to take part in the teacher led school clubs.

 

Further details of the work we are doing to achieve the above targets will be sent home shortly.