Ysgol Bryn Teg

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Pupils at Bryn Teg Primary enjoy attending school. They feel that it is a happy and caring place, where all staff value their thoughts and opinions and treat them equally. Pupils are polite and eager to talk to adults and speak positively about their school, and especially about how much they appreciate learning outside.

Nearly all pupils feel safe and know whom to approach if they are worried or concerned about anything. Throughout the day, most pupils behave very well around the school and treat each other and adults with respect. Over their time in school, and from quite low starting points, pupils, including those in the specialist centre, make good use of the wide range of learning experiences on offer and make good progress i...n most areas of learning.

However, their Welsh language skills are underdeveloped. Pupils enjoy being leaders and supporting staff to make decisions about improving their school, they also provide thoughtful opinions and ideas about what they would like to learn. Since arriving at the school, the headteacher, with support from school leaders and governors, has created a dedicated team of professionals and successfully placed well-being and improving standards firmly at the heart of school life.

Partnerships with parents are extremely effective and the school has earned their trust, particularly when deciding the right approaches to adopt so that their children can make progress. All staff are developing their professional skills and knowledge together well. This enables them to adapt provision to best meet individual pupils' needs.

Leaders and staff are clearly on their way to implementing a curriculum that is real and reflects the needs of the community. They have invested well to make beneficial changes to the inside and outside learning environments. Overall, school leaders and governors keep the work of the school under close review and there are good arrangements for monitoring the quality of ongoing developments.

There are times, however, that leaders do not focus sharply enough on ensuring that practice across the school is consistent. Recommendations R1 Improve pupils' Welsh language skills R2 Ensure consistency in the way teachers support pupils to improve their work R3 Improve the attitudes to learning of a few pupils from Year 3 to Year 6 What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection. Estyn will invite the school to prepare a case study on its work in relation to supporting pupils and parents mental health, for dissemination on Estyn's website.