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12 The Link Magazine • June 2005
Moredon infants continue good work
The Cleaning &
whilst preparing for a new school
Ironing Service
Children, staff and parents at Moredon Infants School are celebrating a complimentary report from
Ofsted inspectors, 18 months before it merges with the adjacent junior school and moves to a new site.
House cleaning starts The overall evaluation of the Discussions about the amalga-
at just £15 per house school says: "This is a good school mation of Moredon Infants and
with some very good features. Juniors will start in earnest in Sep--
Ironing just Pupils achieve well in their work ' r tember, in preparation for the
£14 per basket and develop very good attitudes / opening of the brand new school
and behaviour, thanks to good 9 located on the Moredon Road a
We will collect and teaching and very good support and ^.^ year later.
return next day guidance. Very good leadership and '`
management have led to muc - Weakness
Tel: 01793 875665 school improvement and rising
standards. Parents and pupils think wiped out
or 07780 625244
veryhighly of the school. The school i A new style Ofsted spot-check
is good value for money." ^' ^ inspection of Greendown School
The report says that there have ' in May has reported that the dif-
been very good improvements ficulties found by an inspection
SueLynn
since the last inspection in 1999. team in March 2004 have been
Previous strengths have been dealt with and the school is mov-
Partners - "t Children from Abloredonjiniiors, infants
maintained and extended, whilst ing forward in all areas.
and the nursery class helped get work f from the
thin
stud
For tailor made goodbehaviourobservedlasttime underway on the new school at the end of A letter to students
is now very good. Weaknesses April. Photo: Calyx Multimedia specters says: You will know that
Curtains identified in the last report have when the school was last inspected
been effectively tackled, and pupil Head teacherAnthea Hilson said it was judged to have serious weak-
Swags & tails results of national tests for read- she was delighted with the report. nesses in some areas of its work.
Pelmets ing, writing and mathematics have "It reflects the hard work put in by 'This is no longer the case. Be-
risen faster than in most schools. everybody to create the successful cause of the positive way in which
Roman blinds The school is encouraged to look team that makes the school such a you have responded to the hard
at ways of reducing the poor at- super place to work in." work of the headteacher, gover-
Measuring and fitting advice
tendance by a small minority of She added thatOfstedhadfound nors and staff, the school is now
For further information call pupils which hinders progress and improved standards during each satisfactory and with some good
Sue: 01793 870451 to help pupils extend learning be- of the three inspections since 1992 features.'
or Lynn: on 01793 330595 yond the school day. when she became headteacher. Continued on page 46

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