Ysgol Bro Aled Llansannan

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Bro Aled is an inclusive and friendly school that promotes a caring ethos successfully.

There are purposeful working relationships between pupils and staff, which support a positive environment and foster a strong sense of learning and well being among pupils. Pupils enjoy learning both indoors and around the school grounds and they are enthusiastic and conscientious during lessons and tasks. They take pride in their Welshness and their cynefin or local area.

During their time at the school, pupils develop robust social, listening, speaking, reading, numeracy and digital competence skills. However, planning to develop pupils' extended writing skills is not wholly effective. Planning in terms of the curriculum and the... school environment promotes beneficial learning opportunities.

Pupils' outcomes are good where planning, teaching and feedback on their work are challenging and consistent. However, planning does not ensure that activities challenge pupils regularly enough. Teachers' feedback also does not target the next steps in pupils' learning purposefully enough.

Staff support and care for pupils diligently. This contributes to pupils' well-being and their desire to learn and persevere with tasks. Staff encourage pupils effectively to take responsibility for their well-being and own their own behaviour and to embrace their happiness.

As a result, emotional support for pupils is a strong feature of the school. The headteacher leads the school purposefully and ensures that pupils' learning and well-being are important priorities. This forms the basis of her vision.

She works productively with staff and governors to ensure that the school is a thriving learning community that promotes positive and stimulating opportunities for pupils. Leaders evaluate the school's work thoroughly by using regular self-evaluation processes. The school's monitoring activities lead to relevant training opportunities for staff to develop their skills through agreed and beneficial professional learning.

Recommendations R1 Ensure that teachers plan effectively to improve pupils' extended writing skills R2 Ensure that the quality of teachers' feedback targets the next steps in pupils' learning effectively R3 Provide activities that challenge pupils effectively and regularly