Fosse Way Governors

On 15th January, the governing body met for their first meeting of the calendar year. After agreeing to the previous meeting's minutes, Mr Cowling's headteacher report was discussed. Pupil numbers were discussed before attention turned to the quality of education.  This included an overview of the most recent assessment data and follow-up actions from each year group.  Mrs Cotton also gave an update regarding the latest developments in the reading provision across school.  This included the changes to provision, impact on outcomes as well as monitoring in school and by governors. Other school priorities were discussed too and this included an update from Mr Coupland regarding subject leadership development, curriculum development and ongoing staff training regarding cognition and retrieval opportunities. We also heard about some of the many exciting opportunities being provided to our children which included: Mini Monsters : On Thursday 25th January we have a Mini Monste...

On Monday 22nd May, the governing body met.  The meeting started with the introduction of our new governors, Adam Collins and Anna Thomas.  We look forward to them taking an active role in the school community and know that they will both bring valuable knowledge and experience to the committee.   After approving the minutes of the previous meeting and reviewing our action tracker, attention turned to Mr Cowling's report.  Whilst discussing key news, Mr Cowling gave an update regarding current pupil numbers and projected numbers for September 2023.  Our recent Ofsted inspection report, which judged Fosse Way Academy as a 'Good school', was also discussed.       Quality  of Education was the next area to be discussed.  Mr Coupland gave an update regarding curriculum development priorities in school.  This included an overview of the school’s curriculum development over the last few years along with the current priorities...

  Governor Blog - 20th March 2023 This evening’s meeting began with a focus on Special Educational Needs.  Fosse Way’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo), Mrs Lee, joined us to discuss her recent report.   Mrs Lee responded to questions regarding various aspects of the school’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision.  This included an update regarding the types of support and activities which take place in The Nest.  It was interesting to hear about examples of provision such as: Social and emotional support to help children understand, identify and regulate their emotions and social interactions. Golden Lunches to celebrate success. Super Starts which provide a supportive, positive start to the school day. Various other examples of bespoke provision to support children. Mrs Lee also gave updates regarding the wider SEND provision along with an overview of the types of external provision available to and bei...

On Monday evening (16th January 2023) the governors met for the latest Full Governing Body meeting. As always, we started by approving the minutes of the previous meeting. Next we discussed key news which included an overview of the Holiday Activities and Food Club which was led by Premier Education during the Christmas holiday. The following item on the agenda was a review of the recent staff survey.  It was excellent to see so many positives being highlighted in the survey.  Any points to consider or develop further are already part of the current School Development Plan or are being addressed through alternative methods.  Overall the outcomes of the survey were positive and it was agreed that it had been a useful exercise. The Quality of Education update was next and we discussed the ongoing monitoring and support being provided across school.  The headlines from the most recent teacher assessments were also discussed.  Mr Coupland responded to questions rega...

On Monday 21st November, the governors met for both the Annual General Meeting, which included a review of the academy accounts from our external auditors, and the latest Full Governing Body meeting. During the AGM, our external auditors shared and discussed our annual end-of-year accounts and reports.  The governors’ questions and comments were responded to by the auditor throughout the meeting. Following the AGM, our FGB meeting began.  After the usual standing agenda items, including agreeing to the minutes of our previous meeting, Mr Cowling shared key headlines.  This included current pupil numbers, information regarding teaching unions and the recent open sessions for prospective reception and nursery children for the next academic year. Discussions then turned to two important school documents - the school’s Self- Evaluation Summary and School Development Plan.  Mr Cowling explained that the Self-Evaluation Summary is a snapshot of the school’s current strengt...

Our latest meeting was held on the evening of 11th July. The first item on the agenda was Quality of Education. Mrs Bingham's Team Leader report was discussed which gave us an update regarding the provision and standards in EYFS.  Mrs Bingham explained about the positive impact of Read Write Inc to phonics and shared plans to introduce Number Sense next year too. Mrs Pennington then shared an update regarding some of her school visits linked to the RE curriculum.  Mr Coupland shared the Year 6 SATs data headlines and we were able to compare our data to the national average.  Mrs Caldwell's recent monitoring visit report was also discussed. Whilst discussing Mr Cowling's headteacher report, we heard about recent staff training linked to outdoor learning - a key part of our vision and curriculum design. Our artist in residence, Charlotte Tupper, continues to work in school, currently with the Y3/4 pupils. Safeguarding, behaviour and welfare was also discussed which in...