Your thoughts on our school! Parent Survey Results 2017-2018 The - PDF document

Your thoughts on our school! Parent Survey Results 2017-2018

The Questionnaire- What questions were you asked? 1. My child is happy at school 2. My child feels safe at school 3. My child is making good progress at school 4. I know what my child needs to work on to make good progress 5. My child is well looked after at Avanti 6. My child is taught well at Avanti 7. The school is well managed by the Leadership Team and Governors 8. The school deals effectively with incidents of racism and bullying 9. I feel proud of Avanti and would recommend it to other families

Parent Survey 2017/2018 Results for Strongly Agree and Agreed Strongly Agree and Agree total percentages 1. My child is happy at school 98% 2. My child feels safe at school 96% 3. My child is making good progress at school 96% 4. I know what my child needs to work on to make good progress 95% 5. My child is well looked after at Avanti 93% 6. My child is taught well at Avanti 95% 7. The school is well managed by the Leadership Team and Governors 87%

8. The school deals effectively with incidents of racism and bullying 89% 9. I feel proud of Avanti and would recommend it to other families 96% Number of parents who completed the survey 102 Strongly Agree Don’t Disagree Strongly Total Agree Know Disagree respon ses 10. My child is happy at school 72 27 1 1 1 102 70.5% 26.4% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 11. My child feels safe at school 77 21 1 2 1 102 75.4% 20.5% 0.9% 1.9% 0.9% 12. My child is making good progress at 55 41 4 1 1 102 school 53.9% 48% 3.9% 0.9% 0.9% 13. I know what my child needs to work on to 49 48 4 1 0 102 make good progress 48% 47% 3.9% 0.9% 0% 14. My child is well looked after at Avanti 65 29 5 1 2 102 63.7% 28.4% 4.9% 0.9% 1.9% 15. My child is taught well at Avanti 59 38 3 2 0 102 57.8% 37.25% 2.9% 1.9% 0% 16. The school is well managed by the 49 39 10 2 2 102 Leadership Team and Governors 48% 38.2% 9.8% 1.9% 1.9%

17. The school deals effectively with 48 43 9 0 2 102 incidents of racism and bullying 47% 42.1% 8.8% 0% 1.9% 18. I feel proud of Avanti and would 67 31 2 1 1 102 recommend it to other families 65.6% 30.3% 1.9% 0.9% 0.9% Additional comments (Recorded as written on the questionnaires): • Children need to complete homework away from the computer screen-how can you help to limit computer usage? • Please make sure children wear their coats outside. • Year 3 classes need their own dedicated teaching assistant so that there is one per class particularly in Purpura class. • The portion sizes of school dinners are too small. • Could children in Reception go on trips in the Autumn term? • Please sort out the parking issues around the school. • Staff need to watch all children eat during lunchtime. • Could Avanti Court be seen as a bubble? • How can the school develop children’s concentration skills? • Could you have sold the South Bank opportunity to parents more as a school? • Does the school need a more open approach to other faiths? • Are there plans for an Avanti secondary school? • I feel the school could improve on the quality of the school uniform. • Popular children are chosen above quieter children and are therefore overlooked. • Could the parent’s evening in December be held earlier on in the academic year- October? • We would like our child to learn more Sanskrit and Spanish. • Could the school run more clubs? • Are children in rigid ability groups-how does this make them feel? • Dance lessons would be good. • My child no longer wa nts to eat meat at home because of the school’s ethos. What else did parents say about our school: • We are new to the UK and we think the standards and culture are excellent. • I feel proud of the school and its faith. • If I have an issue I just pop into the school. • Fantastic values.

• I feel the school’s philosophy fits their aspirations for education. • My child is enjoying learning in Year 2. • I am really happy with the school. • I feel proud of the school because of its culture. • My child joined before half term and we are happy with the school. • The assessment workshop was very good. • I am so proud of the school; you are doing everything a good school should do. • Avanti Court is a safe place to study. Actions for the school in light of your responses: Concern: School Response By whom and Success criteria: Evaluation: July and Actions: when? 2018 Children need to The school is Avanti Court and Those parents Spring 2 2018 complete currently in City University attending the As a school we homework away partnership with Spring 1 2018 project have encourage pupils to from the computer City University managed to reduce read daily- see the their child’s access screen. How can and is delivering a homework policy. you help limit course for parents to screen time and Pupils also have computer usage? at Avanti to can share the the opportunity to support parents to benefits with other complete home reduce computer parents- learning projects screen time use at newsletter/Head away from the Teacher’s Forum home. Only one computer. curriculum area (maths) is set City University online. The school worked alongside moved to online parents in 2017- maths homework 2018 and shared as a response to various activities parents. such as sport, arts and crafts and School to publish PSHE/Computing gardening which strategies for Lead-February could be used to reducing screen 2018 reduce screen time- time use for pupils see newsletter for when at home in evidence. light of the joint research with City University Please make sure The school informs All staff and All children enter Daily throughout children wear their all children that Middays to ensure the playground the winter weather- coats outside. they must wear a children wear their wearing a coat met. coat. Middays to coats daily- on- remind children to going put them on if they take them off in the playground

Concern: School Response By whom and Success criteria: Evaluation: July and Actions: when? 2018 Could children in Children in EYFS Lead as from Pupils take part in Autumn 2018 Reception go on Reception take part Autumn 2 2018 an educational on All Reception trips in the Autumn in educational site experience e.g. pupils take part in a term? visits off site from outside visitor Church visit in the Spring term experience e.g Barkingside linked due to their settling outreach from a to their topic in in period. museum/ farm Autumn 2- this linked to their gives pupils an As a school we scheme if work in opportunity to also will ensure that in the Autumn term visit a place of Reception from worship in their Autumn 1 pupils locality. take part in an educational experience from a visiting educationalist e.g. educationalist from the farm/museum Reception visited the local Church in Autumn 2 as part of their learning Year 3 classes As a school we N/A N/A N/A need their own deploy our dedicated teaching Teaching assistant so that Assistants there is one per predominately in class particularly the EYFS and in Purpura class. KS1, this is so children learn the basic skills in order to prepare them for KS2. Our school budget does not allow for classes in KS2 to have their own dedicated Teaching Assistant. Govinda’s follows Govinda’s The portion sizes Parents understand July 2018 of school dinners guidelines Director- Spring 1 the DFE The Ambassadors are too small. provided by the 2018-01-14 guidelines. worked alongside Department of Govindas in 2017- Education. 2018 to improve Our children also school dinners and have unlimited as a result feedback access to the salad from pupils (see bar on a daily basis pupil feedback and are encouraged folder) is to eat salad and of overwhelmingly course vegetables. positive.