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Dear Parent/Guardian

It is an honour and privilege for me as Chair of Governors to present Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd’s Annual Report.

Following the previous year’s glowing report by Estyn*, 2018/19 has been another highly successful year for the school. We were categorised as a Green school by Welsh Government and the local authority – the highest ranking - a ‘highly effective school’.

The Governors therefore wish to record their appreciation of everyone who has contributed to the happy life of the school again this year. Our thanks go to the Headteacher, Mrs Sian Davies, and her Deputy Mr Darryn Green, all the teachers, teaching assistants, support staff and you parents/guardians.

2018/19 was another busy and memorable year for the school. There were many new and exciting celebrations and events. Some were unique and innovative, such as the Oscars, 'Hapus a Heini (‘Happy and active’), and the afternoon tea for parents and family. It was also a privilege for the school to compete on stage at the Millennium Centre at the Urdd National Eisteddfod in Cardiff this year. An unforgettable experience for everyone.

Other events to remember were the school trip to see Wales playing Spain at the Principality Stadium (it was great to see the children and their parents singing and shouting!), a whole school trip to West Midland's Safari park and Year 5 and 6’s trip to London. There was also a wonderful Christmas concert, Urdd concerts, countless sporting achievements, gardening sessions, a grandparents' dinner and much more. I would like to thank all of those who volunteer to train and support the children across the whole spectrum, and the school for sharing the information through regular social media entries and the headteacher's monthly letters to parents.

I would also like to thank friends of the school very much for raising £3000 during the year. Excellent. Sadly, increasing fiscal pressures on all schools mean that the work of friends of the school is now a vitally important part of school funding. We ask you to support them in everything they do.

The breakfast and after-school clubs continue to be popular and successful. In addition, our wonderful facilities are used by other organisations outside school hours e.g. Activ8 during the holidays. We are constantly looking at other opportunities and new initiatives for the benefit of the school and the community around it. If you have any suggestions, please contact the school.

Finally, I wish to thank the pupils for their enthusiasm, commitment and behaviour. I have personally witnessed all these virtues on numerous occasions and the school has also received praise from many individuals and organisations around the town and beyond. The pupils are a credit to the school.

150 of pupils attended the school in July 2018. The school has a headteacher, 7 full-time teachers, which includes the Deputy and 2 part-time professors, together with an efficient team of assistant teacher support groups of pupils and individuals. There is also an active team of staff who support the running of the school; Secretary, caretaker, cleaners, dinner attendants, Dinner money helper, Breakfast Club staff and after school club, and kitchen staff.

It has been another very special year for Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd and we look forward to the next academic year full of confidence and anticipation.

A copy of the full report is available from the school and via Estyn’s website (www.estyn.llyw.cymru)

A copy of this report is available in the Governors section of the school’s website www.dafyddllwyd.powys.sch.uk Cofion

Hywel Lovgreen- Chair of the Governors

YSGOL DAFYDD LLWYD

FULL ANNUAL REPORT FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS 2019

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Clerk to the Governors: Mrs Sheila Bebb, Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd, Plantation Lane, Newtown, Powys, SY16 1JE Chair of Governors: Mr Hywel Lovgreen, Tegfan, New Road, Newtown, Powys, SY16 1AS. Arrangements for the next election to the Governing Body: The Educating Authority and the school will notify parents/guardians about any opportunities to be part of the Governing Body and the election arrangements. School Staff Headteacher: Mrs Sian Davies Deputy Headteacher: Mr Darryn Green

Year Teacher Teaching Assistant

Reception Miss Sioned Barnett Mrs Darlene Clifton Mrs Eleri Green Miss Bethan Thomas (2 days)

Year 1 and 2 Mrs Eryl Edwards Mrs Menna Wilson Mrs Anne Green

Year 2 and 3 Mr Darryn Green Mrs Sam Davies Mrs Sharon Williams Miss Bethan Thomas (1 day)

Year 3 and 4 Miss Lisa Lovegreen Mrs Bethan Jones Miss Janet Davies

Year 5 Mrs Elin Yewdall Mrs Sharon Williams

Year 6 Miss Angharad Davies Miss Toni Green

PPA Teachers Mr Irfon Davies Mrs Anwen Jarman Mrs Sian Davies Miss Mari Jones

Support Staff Secretary: Mrs Sheila Bebb

Kitchen Staff: Mrs Val Barkley, Ms Claire Harden, Mrs Carol Wheeldon

Caretaker: Mr Ian Gregory

Cleaners: Mrs Caroline Leary, Mrs Rachel Butler, Hollie Lloyd

Lunchtime Suppervisors: Mrs Linda Savage, Mrs Jo Evans, Mrs Heidi Owen, Mrs Anne Griffiths, Miss Claire Jenkins, Miss Janet Davies, Mrs Sheila Bebb

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Staff Training Full details of the courses attended by staff between September 2017 and July 2018 are available from the school. Below are examples of the training attended by staff.

Oppertunities for sharing Good Practices with schools and organisations

Headteacher assisting Ysgol Pennant

Angharad Davies (Year 6) shared good practice with Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon

Financial Details: See appendix 1 Social Depravation Grant: The Social Depravation Grant is used purposefully to meet the needs of specific pupils. Additional staff were organised to support and raise standards in these areas. Mr Davies held ‘Forest School’ sessions with a focus on developing the childrens personal and commication skills additionally drama sessions were held with Mr. Penri Roberts. Gifts received by the school: Generous contributions were received from The Friends of the School, which contributed towards visiting the theatre and purchasing Welsh and English reading material for the whole school. Over £3000 was raised by participating in different projects and events including Christmas Cards, ‘Bags 2 School’, neon disco, Christmas Raffle, Eisteddfod yr Urdd, Christmas and Summer Fair, ghost tour around Newtown and much much more! Thank you very much for all your hard work.

September 2018 Child Protection

Foundation Phase Excellence Forum Conference

Digital training for LSA’s

October 2018 SENCO course

School visit to Hafod Primary School, Swansea

Cashless system training

Digital training

March 2019 Health and Well-being – New Curriculum

ALN Coordiantor meeting

Clerk training

Day care training (Cylch Meithrin)

ERW Conference

Digital course

Science course

June 2019 Security Framwework training

Moderation

GDPR training

Headteachers Core Visit 3

Language Champions training

NPQH

New Curriculum – the 12 pedagogy

English spelling and handwriting excercises observation in local schools

SEN – ADS, Autism and behaviour

SEN – ACE

Cylch Meithrin – Flying Start – Contract

Headteachers conference

New Curriculum – Science and Technology

Team Teach

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Governing Body Membership

Name Category Exipry Date

Hywel Lovgreen Community 28/02/2019

Llyr Ap Dafydd Community 28/02/2019

Hywel Jones Community 31/08/2021

Marian Wilson Local Authority 31/08/2019

Menna Jones Local Authority 31/10/2021

Arwel Jones Local Authority 13/03/2021

Richard Edwards Town Council 01/09/2021

Sian Hamer Parent 01/09/2021

Christopher Davies Parent 17/09/2019

Jonathan Rees Parent 17/09/2019

Sarah Purdy Parent 01/09/2021

Toni Green Staff 01/09/2021

Darryn Green Teacher 31/08/2019

Sian Davies Headteacher Permanent

Allowance maintenance for the Governors Board: Travel expenses of Governors- No expenses were paid to the governors during the year 2018 / 2019. I wish to thank my fellow governors for their voluntary service for the benefit of the school.

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The School’s performance assessed at the end of Foundation Phase and key stage 2 School Comparative/Validation 2019 (End of Foundation Phase Outcomes- Pupils)

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School Comparative/Validation 2018 (KS2- Pupils)

The School is very pleased with the progress that can be seen within both Key Stages. The hard work of the staff and children are reflected in the results and we take great pleasure in the progress of every pupil.

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Pupils’ attendance

Year Attendance Authorised absence Unauthorised absence

2018-19 95.54% 4.4% 0.06%

Our target was 96.5% with the school attaining 95.54% which is very good. The % of each class is noted within a newsletter each half term. The school will contact parents/guardians where the level of attendance is low or inconsistent. Children who leave School at the end of Year 6: At the end of Year 6, pupils usually transfer to Ysgol Caereinion as part of the continuation of their Welsh medium education. Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd is part of the Caereinion cluster of schools. This year 7 pupils went to Caereinion, 10 pupils went to Llanidloes High School, 2 pupils went to Newtown High School, 3 pupils went to Bishop’s Castle Community College. The school impliments transition plans effectively. We wish all the best to those pupils who transferred in September. Building links between the School and the Community: The school makes a special effort to hold events throughout the year that benefit the children and the community. Year 5 and 6 pupils held a very successful 'Oscars Night' as they focused on all sorts of different aspects and presented to an audience. As a result of the successful Oscars Night, 4 children travelled down to Cardiff to compet in the ‘Enterprise Troopers’. A brilliant experience for all involved! Year 3 and 4 children had a very tasty afternoon tea and the parents were entertained with a number of different items such as singing and recitation. In addition, the Foundation Phase children decided to create a rich task of their own by holding a 'Happy and Active' evening for parents and the wider community. They created a special fitness DVD, tasty flapjacks and healthy juices. Fantastic evening! Once again this year a delicious lunch was held for parents and close family for the third year running. This year, like last year, we saw over 100 parents and close family fill their tummy and have the opportunity to chat with their children / grandchildren. The school has a very close link with the Cylch Meithrin and this year there were several activities and events together such as celebrating Sali Mali's 50th birthday. The school makes good use of local resources, including the Leisure Center, Theatr Hafren, Library, local shops, sports grounds and places of worship. The school has been on a number of educational visits - London and the West Midlands Safari and ‘Gwersyll yr Urdd’ in Cardiff to name a few. During the year, activities were organized to promote the understanding of fundraising for good causes e.g. Children in Need, A total of £ 440 was raised, over £ 300 was raised by wearing Christmas jumpers and carol singing and the money went to 'Dial a Ride'. We also have close links with Seren Hafren, Merched y Wawr and The Cilgaint Christian Centre. Parents/Guardians Meetings: Section 94 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013, introduced important changes with regard to the Annual Parent/Governor meeting. As a result a school governing body is no longer required to hold an annual parents meeting. Parents are major stakeholders in the school community and have a clear and strong interest in their child’s education. It is therefore important that the governing body actively engages with parents and remain accountable, by providing them with information and opportunities to discuss and have an input into school. The School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 now enables parents of registered pupils at the school to request up to three meetings per year with the governing body via a petition. A brief summary is provided below. The governing body must hold a meeting within 25 school days of receiving the petition, providing that:

1. the petition contains the signatures of the required minimum number of parents of registered pupils at the school, which is the lower of the following: (a) the parents of 10% of registered pupils, or (b) the parents of 30 registered pupils

2. the meeting requested by parents must be to discuss a matter relating to the school. 3. there will be no more than three meetings held during the year in which the first petition is received. 4. there are sufficient school days left in the school year for the meeting to be held.

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The meeting is open to all parents of registered pupils at the school, the headteacher and any other persons invited by the governing body. As soon as reasonably practicable, the governing body must notify all parents of registered pupils at the school in writing, the date of the meeting and the matter to be discussed. Further detailed information is provided on the statutory requirement for these meetings, petitions and the process for holding the meetings can be found in Welsh Government guidance onParents Meetings: statutory guidance to the governing bodies of maintained schools in Wales regarding the duty to hold meetings with parents. There has been no requests to hold a meeting of the Governing Body with the Parents in accordance with Section 94 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales 2013) during the academic year 2018/19 Use of the building.

The School was used for three weekly ‘Welsh for Adult’ sessions throughout the year.

7 week Welsh Sabbatical course for Teaching Assistants.

Ti a Fi

Bro Hafren Choir

Adjudicating of Urdd Arts and Crafts

A meeting of the Powys Eisteddfod 2019 was held in the Gorlan.

Activ8 utilise the school’s facilities to in order to provide sports sessions during half term Easter and Summer holidays

The local authority utilised the building to hold training

Annual Finace meeting of various schools

MA Dance School Relationship with the Police:

Police officers work closely with the school, and deliver effective teaching to the pupils for example awareness of the use of drugs and online safety. Our local police officer is in constant communication with the headteacher.

Progress on School Action Plan (following the inspection) The school has implemented an Action Plan following the Estyn report in Februrary 2018

Key Issues Summary of Developments

A1; R1 Raise pupils’ standards of spelling in English in key stage 2

Follow the ‘Letters and Sounds’ plan and incorporate spelling mistakes and handwriting excersises.

A2; Improve the standard of presentation of a few pupils across the school

The school has adopted a handwriting system which stems from misspelling

(‘Few’ is 20%)

Self- evaluation and School Development Priorities 2018-9

1. Continue to raise the standard of writing (Welsh and English) and Welsh oracy thoughout the School.

(Strong Progress)

2. Further raise the pupils mathematical standards throughout the School

(Strong Progress)

3. Increase the pubils, staff and other stakeholders digital competency

(Strong Progress)

4. Managing the change in preparation for the implementation of the Curriculum for Wales: Curriculum for life

A full copy of the SDP can be obtained from the Headteacher

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Targets over the next 3 years: Here are the targets set for the number of pupils who will attain outcome 5 or above in the Foundation Phase and level 4 or above in Key Stage 2 for the next 3 years. The school sets these targets based on information we have on the pupils according to annual teacher assessments. In addition to this, we set the level of challenge for the future in order to continuously raise standards continuously.

Summer 2019 Summer 2020 Summer 2021

Year 2 Target 91% Actual 79% 85% 88%

Year 6 Target 95% Actual 100% 91% 95%

Excluded Pupils; During the academic year 2018/2019 no pupil was excluded. Reviewing the Policies of the School The school reviews policies regularly to ensure the best provisions for the pupils. During 2018/19 all statutory policies were reviwed with several additional policies being introduced including GDPR. Sporting Activities: The school provides a veriety of sporting activities in all aspects of Physical Education. The pupils develop skills and experiences from the Nursery class through to Year 6. National success was once again achieved during 2018/2019 in gymnastics where 3 of our children represented Powys in the Tumble & Vault’ Finals down in Cardiff. As well as this, we competed in the Urdd Finals for the 1st time ever with individual, pairs and group competing well and gaining valuable experience. As well as gymnastics, there has been considerable success in other sports. The Rounders won local school competitions as well as one boy Year 3 coming second and a boy Year 4 coming fourth in the finals of a swimming gala in Brecon. To add to the swimming success in Brecon, we also had National Urdd success where a Year 4 coming 3rd in the Backstroke. We also had great success in the Urdd athletics. The Year 5 girls came came home with the Bronze medal and the Year 4 boys went one better to take the silver medal. The school achieved high standards and recognition in many other areas netball, orienteering, rugby and football. As well as taking part in sporting activities KS2 children and parents had the opportunity to watch Wales play against Spain at the Principality Stadium. Great! Extracurricular clubs: A strong link exists between the School and the Urdd, and pupils gain rich experiences in the Welsh language, through performing, writing, art and sport. Each year, members of the school staff prepare pupils for the local, regional and National Eisteddfodau. Thanks to staff for their work and to parents for their continued support. Visit of Dafydd Iwan It was a pleasure and a privilege to welcome Mr Dafydd Iwan to school during the Summer term after KS2 studied the theme 'Right to Life' (‘Hawl i Fyw’). There was a very intensive session with Year 6 talking about his famous song 'Hawl i Fyw' followed by a feast of singing. Our doors were opened to the community and it was wonderful to welcome such an iconic singer to Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd. National Success – Urdd It’s not every day you win a medal in the ‘Poetry compeition’ in the Urdd Eisteddfod, however, this year, the school managed not one but TWO medals! Elliw (1st) and Evan (2nd) both received their medals down in Cardiff Bay. Huge congratulations to both. Healthy eating and drinking: The school promotes good health and is keen to implement healthy drinking and eating patterns. A healthy school lunch is provided daily. Water fountains are located in the corridors for pupils and staff. Pupils are encouraged to bring a plastic bottle to be filled during the day. Nursery pupils are encouraged to bring a selection of fruit to be shared between the pupils within the class in order for the pupils to taste a variety of fruit with pupils in Years 1-6 encouraged to bring their own fruit/vegetable.

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Breakfast Club: The Breakfast club has been established since we moved to our new building over 2 years ago and is open between 7.35 and 8.35. The club is very popular. Cereal, toast and juice are available. A variety of activities are offered in a happy and safe environment. After School Club: The After School Club was established during the summer school term 2017. It has now been established for whole year and a great success. It is open between 3.15 and 5.10. The pupils receive a healthy snack and undertake a veriety of fun activities. Session Times

Term Dates See appendix 2 Curriculum: We offer a broad and balanced curriculum that meets all statutory requirements. Teachers continue to review the curriculum in light of new developments. Once again this year, the school has concentrated on introducing and promoting aspects of the ‘Curriculum for Wales: a Curriculum for life’ by ensuring that nearly every pupil is aware of the 4 purposes and the areas of learning. The school has adopted a new method of planning through the use of ‘Cwmpawd’ which identifies the Literacy and Numeracy Framework skills as well as the digital compenancy framework, all this was intertwined within one contemporary and exiting curriculum. ALN: The school makes every effort to ensure that every pupil feels an integral part of the life of the school and fulfils his/her individual potential. The school reviews the ALN policy regularly to ensure appropriate support for pupils. Mr Llyr ap Dafydd is the governor responsible for ALN. Pupils with disabilities: The building allows full access for pupils and adults with disabilities. Language Category of Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd – Designated Welsh School:

Welsh is the main language of the foundation phase and KS2. Welsh is used in every part of the schools work as well as extracurricular activities. English is introduced to pupils in Year 3.

Welsh is the school’s natural language of communication.

We promote the Welsh language in all aspects of life and work of Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd.

The school ensures that there is continuity and progression through carefull planning and development in the use of Welsh throughout the curricular.

The school recived the silver award with regard to the welsh charter. The ‘Criw Cymraeg’ made a positive impact through their enthusiasm and leardership

Foundation Phase KS2

School starts 8.45 8.45

Morning Break 10.15 10.15

Lunch 11.45 -1.00 12.00- 1.00

Afternoon session starts 1.00 1.00

Afternoon Break 2.15-2.25 -

School ends 3.15 3.15

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Maintenance of the building: We have been extremely fortunate that all aspects of the original design has been successfully completed to a high standard. The external areas are continually being developed. Toilet Provision and fasilities: The school has sufficient toilets for the pupils. There are a good number of toilets for pupils and adults with disabilities Safety: Insurance allows pupils to be in school from 8.35 onwards (Breakfast Club 7.35 – 8.35). In the afternoon, pupils leave at 3.15. The After School Club allows children to be at the School between 3.15 and 5.10, If parents need to collect before these times, parents/family are required to inform the school by coming to the reception. All vehicles, when entering the school site, should drive slowly and carefully. Cars must be parked in the allocated parking spaces. When crossing the road, the road crossings should be used. The school has an extremely efficient CCTV installation of cameras on the external walls and fences.

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Appendix 1

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Appendix 2