You Said, We Did
Parent feedback is essential in helping our school continue to move forward and give the best opportunities to all of our children. At Peters Hill, we want all parents to feel that they have a valued voice in the school and that they can play a key role in how we continue to grow.
On an annual basis we send out a parent survey asking for feedback around the things that you feel we do well and those that could be developed further. This is through gathering WWW (What Works Well) and EBI (Even Better If) feedback. Our aim is to use the information gathered to form part of school improvmenet priorities for the next academic year. It is for this reason that the survey is sent out during the summer term. The last survey was in June 2022.
Following the return of information, the senior leadership team and governing body gather possible actions. This page of the website is designed to summarise this process as a 'You said, We did' page to highlight how parent feedback is helping to shape the direction of the school. The following information outlines the 16 steps we have taken as a result of parental feedback for the 22-23 academic year.
1. You said...
"Maybe more information for parents on how to support learning at home, for example doing phonics"
We did...
Established parent information sessions during the autumn term.
2. You said...
"Reception use tapestry but parents do not see it"
We did...
Opened up Parent Access to Tapestry and sent out information regarding how to see this.
3. You said...
"I can’t fault the school at all. But More parking would be a great help"
We did...
Held meetings with local councillors regarding parking initiatives outside school. Information to follow to parents this term.
4. You said...
"It was a difficult time for everyone during covid, but I think the children and parents need to be involved in events we used to enjoy each year such as sports day, Nativity, face to face parents evening"
We did...
Re-established Sports Days with parents being able to attend in the summer term. Autumn term parents evenings have returned to be face to face. Nativity is in place for Year 1 this term. Year 4 held a production with all parents attending and repeated this in the autumn term for those who could not attend in the summer.
5. You said...
"Phonics to start almost straight away from Autumn 1 in Reception"
We did...
Adopted the DfE recomended phonics strategy of Little Wandle. Phonics teaching started from the very beginning of the Autumn term for Reception children.
6. You said...
"Would like to be able to see child's work and meet teacher in person"
We did...
Reintroduced face to face parents evening with all work accessible to parents
7. You said...
"Parents being invited into school for praise assembly"
We did...
A weekly achievement assembly introduced with parents invited to attend
8. You said...
"More information on class blogs regarding lesson/ term structures/ term topics so we can engage with the children"
We did...
Senior Leadership detailed monitoring of all class blogs with feedback as required. Learning pages of the website introduced to show overviews for all year groups and subjects. Year group class pages in place on the website with information regarding year group specific learning and activities.
9. You said...
"Feel its restrictive that have to email in, not allowed in reception to talk to team"
We did...
Covid regulations are not in place and the main school office is open to all visitors. The main office has also been moved and refurbished to enable a simpler process when visiting the site. This includes a meeting room in the main entrance for use as and when required.
10. You said...
"Widen the range of after school clubs rather than predominantly sports clubs"
We did...
Offered a range of Art and Craft after school clubs during the second half of the summer term. Reintroduced school choir and started a Globetrotting club.
11. You said...
"More trips"
We did...
Reviewed the educational visits for all year groups and created an overview for each academic year ensuring all children will be offered a visit in every school year.
12. You said...
"Lunchtime menu improvement - To introduce a choice of baguettes/fillings for lunches to all year groups"
We did...
Held a meeting with the catering manager to discuss the timed plan for the sub bar across the school including baguettes and wraps. Planned developments for year groups to access this during the academic year.
13. You said...
"To develop additional sports activities during school time such as learning a skill like football, basketball, cricket or tennis"
We did...
Accessed sports coach provison to be available at lunchtime for children to join in with across all year groups.
14. You said...
"Would like more invites into school to take part in childrens learning within the classroom as we were pre covid"
We did...
Inspire Parent workshops planned with each Year Group Leader for the spring and summer terms 22-23. Information to follow to parents.
15. You said...
"Too much focus on English and maths which can be difficult for children who find these subjects challenging. Subjects such as history, geography and science often seem to be English comprehension lessons"
We did...
Placed the whole school curriculum for all subjects on to the school website so that parents can see the range of learning activities taking place across the whole curriculum. This includes showing the range of learning tasks that are written and non-written outcomes.
16. You said...
"More topics on diversity. There's an emphasis on the English, Asian history but nothing on Black History"
We did...
Created a Black History curriculum overview for each year group along with development of all non-class based activities such as assemblies. Reviewed the cross-curricular opportunities in place to support the development of this throughout the year.