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Welcome back to all our pupils and parents! We are looking forward to another successful year here at Regents Park Community Primary School.
We hope all our children will settle in quickly to their new classes and are looking forward to all the learning ahead this year.
We were very pleased that so many parents took part in voting in our recent Parent Governor elections – altogether we counted 212 votes! Below are the results of the election that ended on Friday 13th March 2015:
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Names of candidates (in alphabetical order) |
Number of Votes |
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Mr. Mohammed Azizur Ahmed |
12 |
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Mr. Rouhel Ahmed |
50 |
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Miss Fozia Bi |
22 |
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Mr. Abrar Dawood |
20 |
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Mr. Mohammed Harhara |
12 |
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Mr. Hafeez Maheen |
15 |
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Mr. Mohammed Wasim Nawis |
7 |
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Mr. Tariq Rashid |
62 |
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Mr. Mohammad Sadhiq |
12 |
I would like to welcome Mr Rouhel Ahmed and Mr Tariq Rashid to the Governing Body of Regents Park Community Primary School and I’m sure they will work hard to support the school during their term of office over the next four years.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Abrar Dawood and Mr Mohammed Nawis for all their work as part of the Governing Body over the last few years and certainly during the time that myself and Mrs Jones have been working at the school. Both Mr Dawood and Mr Nawis have given up lots of their own personal time to come in and attend meetings and support the school as we have begun the journey towards making Regents Park a school that pupils and parents can feel proud of, delivering the best education for all.
On Wednesday March 4th, we were visited by an inspector from HMI as part of the monitoring process following on from our inspection in November.
I'm pleased to say it went very well and the inspector had lots of positive things to say about the school, the direction that it is going in and the progress we have made since the inspection.
This is excellent news and comes on the back of other recent reviews which were extremely positive. It is a testament to the staff and governors and the hard work that they have shown that the school is making successful progress and becoming the good school that pupils and parents deserve.
Please check out the letter published on the school website under OFSTED reports
We currently have vacancies for two parent governors. Please find more details on the Vacancies page and copies of the Nomination Form which should be returned by Monday 2nd March 2015.
The report has now been published by OFSTED following our recent inspection in November 2014. A copy is available here on the school website or from the OFSTED website itself.
http://www.rgntpark.bham.sch.uk/ofsted-reports/
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/103193
Friday 5th December 2014
OFSTED INSPECTION – 12th-13th November 2014
Dear Parents,
We have now received the final report from OFSTED following our inspection on 13th and 14th November 2014. The full report will be published on the OFSTED website on Monday 8th December 2014. However we are allowed to inform parents and carers of the outcome in advance.
The grades that can be awarded are Outstanding (1), Good (2), Requires Improvement (3) or Inadequate (4). In recent years the term ‘Requires Improvement’ has replaced the previous grading of ‘Satisfactory’ in the new OFSTED inspections.
Previously the school was judged as ‘Outstanding’ (1) in November 2011. However, in this recent inspection, the school was judged overall to be within the category of ‘Requires Improvement’ (3).
Having said that, the inspectors found many positive strengths within the school and were satisfied that the school is already making progress towards ensuring high quality teaching and learning for the children of Regents Park Primary School.
OFSTED said that school leaders ‘have a clear and accurate understanding of the school’s strengths and weaknesses. They are bringing about the necessary improvements to teaching and pupils’ learning.’
OFSTED also praised the work the school is doing to protect pupils and keep them safe and that a lot of work is done to support children’s personal development and wellbeing.
Inspectors identified that behaviour, both in lessons and around the school, is good and recognised that children are polite, have good manners, show respect for others and are helpful and courteous.
The school provides a broad and balanced curriculum that includes all subjects of the National Curriculum and meets statutory requirements. Children enjoy clubs, the residential trip and a range of visitors who come to share their knowledge and experience which helps them to learn about life in today’s world.
The report also recognises that the newly reconstituted governing body are aware of the importance of their role in challenging the school’s leadership to ensure that the right priorities are being pursued and are developing an understanding of the impact of actions taken to improve teaching.
Obviously, inspectors also highlighted a number of key areas which require improvement.
These include:
It is obviously very disappointing for all members of staff that the outcome of the inspection has found that the school requires improvement and will undoubtedly be very disappointing for you as parents also. However, it must be said that all staff in school are committed to providing the best education for the children of Regents Park Primary School. To a certain extent the outcome of the inspection was not a surprise given the turbulent and unsettled year the school experienced during 2013-14.
With the publication of the report, now is the time to look forward and continue to address the issues that you as parents are most concerned about – that is ensuring that the children of Regents Park Community Primary School receive the high quality education that they deserve in a safe environment where all children are supported to reach their potential. We hope that you as parents will continue to support us with this aim.
To give parents more opportunity to discuss concerns you may have regarding the OFSTED report and the progress that we are already making in improving the school, we would like to invite you to an open parents’ meeting at school on Tuesday 9th December 2014. There will be two meetings for you to attend, either at 9.10am or at 3.10pm. The school will organise crèche facilities for parents with very young children.
We look forward to having the opportunity to talk further with you at that time.
Yours sincerely,
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Please note that school will be CLOSED to pupils on Monday 8th December 2014 for staff training. Staff will be in school undertaking TEEP (Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Programme) training.
School will REOPEN on Tuesday 9th December 2014 as normal.
Thank you