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Llanishen High School
Governors’ Annual Report to Parents
2014
“We believe that all can succeed”
“Credwn y gall pawb lwyddo”
This report is written in accordance with the School
Governors’ Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 2011
Foreword from Chair of Governors
Dear All
Welcome to the Annual Governors’ Report for the academic year 2013/2014. I hope you find it both interesting and
informative and that it gives you better insight into the running of the school, its activities and achievements.
The year has seen both academic and sporting successes and there is much to be celebrated. As governors we have overseen
the introduction and embedding of strategies to improve standards of achievement. The impact of these strategies is
regularly reviewed and the progress we have seen in pupil performance is both encouraging and ongoing; but we are not
complacent - results are measured against similar schools and national performance and we have actively sought out links
with other schools to identify best practice to help us to continue to improve. In March, the governing body received the
Quality Mark Bronze Award issued by Governors Wales. This award recognises excellent governing body processes and good
practices that assist in raising standards in schools.
The delivery of the curriculum and other activities in the school is underpinned by our belief that all can succeed – our challenge is to ensure that appropriate opportunity is available to all. We aim to:
Act in the belief that all can succeed
Be an inclusive school, offering suitable learning opportunities for all
Create a commitment to learning as a lifelong activity
Develop each pupil individually and value their achievements and progress
Encourage respect, treating each other with dignity and courtesy
I would like to thank the staff, both teaching and non-teaching, for all their hard work. Our thanks are also due to the members of the Parent Teacher Association who run fundraising events in support of the school - at a time when budgets remain
under significant pressure we are extremely grateful to all volunteers – and to everyone who attends such events. I would also
like to thank my fellow governors for their support and commitment over the past year. Together, all these contributions
make a real difference to the students of Llanishen High School.
David Mills
Chair of Governors
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Key Performance Data
We are extremely proud of our Year 13 pupils for achieving the school’s best ever A Level results with a 98%
pass rate! Over 46% of these passes were at grades A*, A and B. This is testimony to the hard work of pupils
and staff.
Congratulations to all of our Year 11 pupils on their exam results in August 2014. 97% achieved at least 5 GCSE
passes or equivalents, the second best the school has ever achieved. 81% achieved 5 or more passes at GCSE
at grades A* to C. These outcomes reflect the additional strategies implemented to raise standards at Key
Stage 4.
Year 9 pupils performed incredibly well at the end of Key Stage 3. 97% achieved Level 5 or above in English,
90% achieved a Level 5 or above in Mathematics and 98% achieved Level 5 or above for Science.
We continue to celebrate these excellent results that represent some of the highest results of any school in
Cardiff. We strive to maintain these standards and develop our pupils into life long learners. We celebrate but
are never complacent.
We Believe That Alll Can Succeed
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% OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING LEVEL 5+
50.0%
55.0%
60.0%
65.0%
70.0%
75.0%
80.0%
85.0%
90.0%
95.0%
100.0%
CSI
ENG
SCI
ART
DT
GEOG
HIST
IT
MFL
MUS
STATUTORY SUBJECTS REPORTED TO WELSH GOVERNMENT (2013-14)
MATH
KEY STAGE 3 ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-14
PE
WELSH
There is a close correlation between attendance and achievement at GCSE.
WAL
LEA
FAMILY
LHS
Key Performance Data
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School Targets
KEY STAGE 3 TARGETS
Year 9 % Targets
LEVEL 5+
ENGLISH
MATHEMATICS
SCIENCE
2014
%
97.3
90.2
98.0
2015
%
86.2
88.2
90.1
2016
%
85.1
87.5
90.7
2017
%
98.4
98.4
99.2
CORE SUBJECT INDICATOR
Boys v Girls
88.7
-1.60
83.60
-8.40
82.70
-6.60
97.60
-1.10
2014
%
2015
%
2016
%
2017
%
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 2I
LEVEL 2 English
Level 2 Mathematics
Level 2 Science
97.0
80.8
59.6
67.2
70.9
77.7
97.7
86.9
68.0
73.7
75.7
85.3
97.7
86.8
67.7
73.9
75.90
85.20
96.9
87.3
68.80
74.6
76.20
92.70
CORE SUBJECT INDICATOR
No qualification
55.5
0.4
66.8
0
66.9
0
68.8
0
KEY STAGE 4 TARGETS
Year 11 % Targets
COHORT
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School Targets
KEY STAGE 5 TARGETS
YEAR 13 % OF PUPILS
Pupils entered for at least one exam
2014
%
100
2015
%
100
2016
%
100
Gaining 2 A levels or equivalent
98.3
100
100
EXCLUSION TARGETS
SCHOOL YEAR
No. of fixed term
exclusions per
1000 pupils
No. of days
excluded per
1000 pupils
No. of fixed
term exclusions
2013/2015
%
72.9
%
109.4
%
95
2014/2015
58
190
76
2015/2016
52
171
69
2016/2017
48
154
62
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School Priorities for 2014
2014--15
Our aim is to be an inclusive school, offering opportunities for all to succeed
High quality Teaching &
Learning
Raising attainment
Continue to improve
learner outcomes, raising
attainment in the level 2
threshold including
English and Mathematics
and level 5+ in KS3
Priorities for
2014-15
Continue to improve the
quality of teaching and
learning, raising standards
and learner outcomes
through the development of
high quality teaching and
Reducing the impact of
poverty on attainment
Improve the attainment
of pupils in receipt of free
school meals, providing
opportunities for
structured study and out
of class support
Leadership and Management
Literacy and Numeracy
Improve the teaching of
literacy and numeracy
through whole school
implementation and
embedding of the Literacy
and Numeracy
Framework (LNF)
Positive Behaviour
Curriculum Pathways 2015
Create a curriculum that ensures all pupils have access
to an appropriate and
balanced curriculum, making
relevant changes to meet
changing needs
Improve the inclusion of
pupils identified as
vulnerable to
disengagement
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Destination of School Leavers
Year 11
Year 12
Year 13
Continuing full time
education at
Llanishen HS
49.43%
89.89%
10.20%
Continuing full time
education at
another school
4.91%
0.00%
0.00%
Continuing full time
education at a
tertiary college
33.21%
6.25%
3.40%
Continuing full time
education in Higher
Education
0.00%
0.00%
74.15%
GAP year
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
In part time
education
0.00%
0.00%
0.68%
Entering employment
1.51%
1.39%
10.20%
Entering WorkBased Learning as
an employee
2.64%
1.39%
0.00%
Entering Work
Based Learning
without employed
status
2.26%
0.00%
0.00%
Not in employment
education or
training
4.15%
0.69%
0.68%
Unable to enter
employment
education or
training
0.38%
0.00%
0.00%
Left the area
0.38%
1.39%
0.00%
Unknown i.e. not
responding to
follow up
1.13%
0.00%
0.68%
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Curriculum Matters
The curriculum continues to develop, with all pupils in years 10 and 11 now able to
follow the Welsh Baccalaureate. In addition, for 2013-14, our new facilities have
supported the introduction of new year 10 courses in both Engineering and Hospitality
and Catering.
We are now very actively planning more changes for 2014-15. These changes will
enable us to embrace all the new requirements from Welsh Government, for amongst
other things, new requirements in English and Mathematics. In addition, in order to
provide opportunities for our entire cohort and take further advantage of new
facilities, we hope that vocational year 10 courses are able to commence in
Construction, Performing Arts and Skills for Life, the latter option including Vocational
Studies, Jamie Oliver’s home cooking skills and Personal Finance skills. All students will
now be guided towards one of four discrete Learning Pathways, each one tailored to
give them the best opportunities to succeed.
Buildings and School Site
With the extended Learning Resource Centre, new Sports Hall, new Design Technology block and new Autism
base already proving of great benefit to students, 2014-15 will see further improvements.
2014-15 will see the opening of the new Creative Art block, with new teaching, IT and practice rooms for Music,
two wonderful new Drama studios which can be also used as one larger studio and a Dance studio. We also look
forward to a new Art/Pottery classroom, two new rooms for ICT, two new rooms for Languages, a new English
classroom and a new Meetings room. As soon as the roof and ceiling of the West wing hall roof have been
renewed, we look forward to our second dining facility being opened, providing a better experience for all pupils.
Overall, we believe all these improvements have the scope to have a positive impact on teaching and learning
across the school.
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0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
Percentage of pupils achieving
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
Attendance 95%+
Attendance 95%-90%
L2
33.30%
25.00%
58.33%
68.89%
L2i
1.65%
25.00%
33.30%
Attendance 90%-85%
Attendance 80%-70%
CSI
33.30%
25.00%
16.67%
48.89%
63.30%
Attendance 85%-80%
Selected Performance Measures
51.11%
65.96%
Impact of pupil attendance on GCSE performance (2013/14)
82.45%
Attendance
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Links with the Community
Partnership with the Principality Building Society
Our partnership with the Principality Building Society goes from strength to strength. July 2014 again saw
executives and managers from the Principality join us in the role of Dragons to judge our year 10 Welsh
Baccalaureate students as they pitched their ideas and advertisement campaigns in the fearsome Den.
The winning team of six pupils were invited to the Principality Branch in Llanishen where they were each rewarded
with a savings account that was kindly furnished with £20!
The reading scheme (pictured below) is providing tremendous support to our year 8 pupils.
Go to ‘You Tube’ to see more about our partnership with the Principality Building Society!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQUrXE1kEJI
Partnership with the
Principality!
Partnership with the Rotary Club of Llanishen
One of the many ways that the Rotary Club supports the
school is through the annual Awards Evening (pictured to
the left). As well as this they support and sponsor teams of
our pupils to participate in the ‘Youth Speaks’ debating
competition. Again this year they formed a formidable den
of dragons in our Year 10 WBQ enterprise week. And you
would have seen our LHS pupils in the role of Santa’s Elves
on the Rotary Christmas sleigh in the local community!
“We believe that all can succeed”
Settling into Year 7
Through the summer and autumn of
2013 starting with Buddy visits to our
feeder primary schools in March 2013
our new Year 7 pupils made a smooth
and successful transition into high
school.
The process was repeated in Spring and
Summer 2014 for our new intake of Year
7 pupils.
They thoroughly enjoyed the activities
on the transition day including carrying
out science experiments and the now
annual ‘tug of war’.
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Sporting and Extra Curricular Activities
Eisteddfod 2014
The Annual School Eisteddfod was hosted by
years 7 and 8. We were treated to a
feast of talented pupils who performed in front of
what could have been a daunting audience.
Engineering Education Scheme Wales Challenge
Two teams of our Physics AS Students participated in the Annual Engineering Education Scheme Wales
(EESW) challenge. Each team was partnered with a company with links to the engineering industry and
presented with a unique design problem. One team worked with the National Grid to provide a
solution to the problem with a compressor cooling system at their natural gas storage facility in
Avonmouth. The second team worked with the electrical engineering department at Cardiff University
to create an electrical power monitoring system for use at medical facilities in Africa.
Both teams used a combination of electrical and software engineering in their solutions using raspberry
pi hardware and python programming in their solutions. They presented their solutions to a panel of
expert judges at the Celtic Manor resort alongside teams from schools from all over Wales. The
standards were judged to be exceptionally high, and they have received their Crest Gold Awards.
Sporting and Extra Curricular Activities
Katie Partridge's Latest Hockey Achievement
Following an extremely successful season last year and with Katie being too young to be accepted at present into a 360 development centre (Welsh Hockey development pathway), Katie was advised to trial
and then attend the English Hockey development pathway. Katie
started at an English County Development centre in September half
way through their programme. She impressed all their coaches
immediately and was asked to attend training sessions, a tournament
and an assessment. This week she received amazing feedback from
her assessment from England Hockey and an email from her English
County administrator saying she has been selected to attend their
U14 County Academy centre, the next progression of the English
pathway. With Katie being only 11 and much younger than other girls
selected this is an amazing achievement. Congratulations and well done Katie!
Georgia Hyett selected for Welsh Ski Team 2015
Georgia Hyett, has been selected for the Welsh Ski Team for 2015. Georgia has made great progress
through the past season competing on artificial slopes at national level throughout GB. Most notably
winning the Welsh National Championships and the Welsh Schools Championships at the end of the
season. Welsh Squad selection is based upon a strict and rigorous national criteria where athletes are
expected to ski to the highest levels within GB and not just based upon their standing in Wales, therefore this is and amazing achievement. Congratulations Georgia!
“We believe that all can succeed”
Sporting and Extra Curricular Activities
Trampolining Success for Alice McCabe
Alice has recently competed in the Welsh Schools
Trampoline competition for Llanishen high school and
came 2nd in the elite class for her age group which means
she has qualified for the next zonal round in January.
Alice has also recently competed in the Dave Ward Hunt
cup for Wales in which she came 2nd and she has
competed in the trampoline league. After 4 league
competitions she is ranked joint 1st in her age group for
the individual event and ranked 2nd with her partner for
the synchro event.
Well done Alice and good luck in your future
events!
Congratulations! Superb! Well Done!
EMMA ROBERTS
WELSH U17 NETBALL SQUAD
“We believe that all can succeed”
Sporting and Extra Curricular Activities
Sports Highlights:
Ciaran Lewis, Year 12, again triumphed in athletics. In July 2013 he was 2nd in the SIAB 1500m
Steeplechase. In August 2013, he was 3rd in the 1500m steeplechase in the English Athletics
Championships. In May 2014, he was 2nd in the County Athletics Union Fell Running Championships!
Joanne Westwood was selected to play for the Welsh women’s hockey team in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Both Elinor Barker and Luke Rowe were chosen to join the cycling team at the 2014 Commonwealth
Games.
Our 1st XV Rugby team became Welsh Under 18s Champions. They beat Ysgol y Preseli at the
Millennium Stadium. Not only did they play well, their sportsmanlike attitude was second to none and
made Llanishen High proud. Well done boys!
Hetty Palmer was selected for the GB trials for Junion (U18) rowing.
5x60
Girls’ football has been a real success at Llanishen High with special thanks to Miss Green, the girls’
football coach. The school placed 1st in the Cardiff Games Girls Football Competition. Through winning
this competition, the girls qualified to compete against other winning teams throughout the South
Wales Consortium. The girls travelled to Merthyr Town Football Club and they finished in 3rd place in
the competition that covered South Wales.
“We believe that all can succeed”
More Able and Talented Activities
Move over Gok Wan! Spring 2014 saw LHS host it’s second annual Fashion Show. The theme for the Fashion
Show was ‘Celebrity.’ Our ‘more able and talented’ pupils from years 7 to 13 collaborated to design, construct and model over 40 re-cycled and up-cycled outfits.
In partnership with Sainsbury's in Thornhill and Llanishen Good Neighbours the event was even bigger and
glitzier than July 2013. The event raised over £800 for Llanishen Good
Neighbours.
MAT Art
Exhibitions
September saw the annual exhibition of the work of our
talented artists at Thornhill Community Centre, the result
of many after-school hours.
This was followed by a school exhibition of the
outstanding work done by our pupils from all year groups.
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Student Perspectives Page
Eco Council
The Eco Council are constantly working for the good of the school, and in the bigger picture, the
world.
At the beginning 2013-14 we established our year’s agenda, this year we had our main focus on
the energy and gas that our school is using (what’s necessary and what is a waste of resources
and money). We also recruited some new members from Year 7 and set them to work instantly!
We started by re-planting some trees around the school, making a talk for the French school visit
on sustainability, updating our eco board along the corridor with our newer facts and general
information, creating a new eco code for every classroom, continuing from the past year with
scrap paper boxes for the classrooms, monitoring paper usage, and energy monitoring.
We also got involved with fair trade fortnight. This encourages fair trade within the school and
general awareness of the importance of fair trade. To get on top of the energy usage of the school
we got in contact with Matthew Price, Cardiff Council Energy Officer, who has given us access to
see all the energy usage within the school building.
Some Year 10 boys also gave Matthew and the Eco Council a breakdown of the energy usage in
the school. We’ve even been part of the Senior Eco Council that’s been running worldwide; meeting with many other schools’ eco councils from around Wales. We are currently working on a garden in the annexe and it’s going to look brilliant in a matter of time .
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Student Perspectives Page
Heddwen Frost
In July, I took part in the voyage from Cardiff Bay to Cowes in preparation for completing the Round the
Island Race—one of the largest 1-day yacht races in the world; travelling around the Isle of Wight involving 1700 boats. We set sail on Challenge Wales, a 72 foot yacht normally used for worldwide voyages. I
soon got to know the 15-strong crew and it was a great way to make new friends and build up team skills
as well as navigation and racing. I loved the fact that we got straight into it and learned as we were doing
the various tasks.
A typical day on board would start by preparing the boat for sailing so roles such as hoisting and feeding
the sails, working the winches and the helm to name but a few! After you set sail, 2 people are placed on
helm whilst the others tidy up, tweak the sails or make lunch.
One of the highlights of the experience was sailing around Land’s End; we had been on watches for a
day or so and my team were off duty but I felt a bit seasick so decided to stay up on deck and read my
book. The sun was shining and as I watched the bow glide through the water a pod of dolphins came to
play! It was magnificent seeing them play with the wavers we were creating! It’s something I will never
forget. Find the whole story on our website.
“We believe that all can succeed”
Student Perspectives
The Head Boy and Head Girl 2013
2013--14
Llanishen High School Sixth Form is a calm, friendly and exciting place to further your education. Although at times
it can be challenging as Sixth Form requires hard work and motivation from all, it is definitely a rewarding
experience which is well worth the hard work.
Sixth Form gives you the chance to study subjects in more depth. It also allows you to develop interests around
subject areas, which you never knew you had! Making good use of your free time is vital and also encouraged, as
independent study is essential for success at this level.
Sixth Form life provides you with great opportunities. There are many chances to gain experience in certain job
areas via relevant work placements, which can help you make informed choices about your future. The social
aspects allow new friendships to be made as well as keeping your established circle of friends.
It is not only the academic side of the school which people feel drawn towards. Many fundraising days take place
which give you a fun break from studying and a chance to get to know others whilst raising money for good
causes. The extracurricular opportunities available also contribute to making your time here enjoyable and
memorable.
Participation in different activities is highly encouraged and Llanishen High has produced many high
quality performers including successful athletes and sporting teams. These opportunities allow students
to strike a good balance between the social and academic requirements of Sixth Form life.
Studying in Years 12 and 13 gives you a chance to become an independent learner. It also helps to
develop your interests whilst offering guidance and support as you decide which pathway to follow after
completing your A levels.
Head Girl
Kia Shah
Head Boy
Alex Wynne
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Teachers’ Stories!
Mr Bowen-Jones, Head of Languages
Visit to the House of Lords
In March this year, I was invited to attend the meeting of the
All Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages at the
House of Lords. For a variety of reasons, languages have seen a
dramatic decline in schools over the past 20 years. In the mid
90s, over half of pupils in Welsh schools took a GCSE in a foreign language. This year, the figure is just 22%, and in some
parts of Wales it is as low as 11%. (As a comparison, the figure
in Llanishen is currently 35%, which is relatively healthy but far
below what we would like). There has been a similar decline at
A level, with numbers taking French and German A level in
Wales falling by 50% in the last four years. In all other countries
in Europe, it is compulsory for pupils to study a foreign language for the whole of their school career, so it is a sad fact
that when it comes to learning other
languages, pupils in
the UK have the worst track record in Europe, and Welsh pupils
have the worst record in the UK. It means that our youngsters
will find it almost impossible to compete for the increasing
number of jobs that require
language skills, and employers
are increasingly recruiting young people from Europe as they
cannot find British youngsters with the required skills and qualifications.
Mr Bowen-Jones, Head of Languages
The Parliamentary group expressed their dismay and disbelief at the recent decision to withdraw languages
as a compulsory element of the Welsh Baccalaureate qualification. They have called on the Welsh Assembly
to take steps to reverse the decline in language learning. In England, the English Baccalaureate includes a foreign language as a compulsory element, and as a result, there has been a huge increase in the number of English pupils taking a language GCSE over the past two years, which only makes the situation in Wales all the
more critical. Welsh pupils will, therefore, find themselves seriously disadvantaged compared to those in
England. This debate continues but we hope that parents and pupils realise the importance of gaining a language qualification.
At LHS we continue to offer French and German at GCSE with excellent results. Spanish is currently taught in
Year 7 and will roll out into KS3 and KS4 in due course.
“We believe that all can succeed”
The Work of the Governing Body
The Governing Body has a strategic responsibility for the school which it fulfils by:
setting the school's aims and objectives;
agreeing policies, targets and priorities for achieving these objectives;
monitoring and evaluation to see whether the objectives are achieved.
The Governing Body also sets the school's budget and appoints senior staff.
A highlight for the Governing Body in 2013-14 was receiving the Governors Wales Bronze Award in March 2014. The citation
stated that the evidence submitted included excellent examples of good practice in the Governing Body's conduct of its
business.
There are 20 members of the Governing Body and 2 pupil observers. 5 local authority governors are appointed by Cardiff
County Council; 6 parent governors are elected by the parents of registered pupils; 2 teacher and 1 staff governors are
elected by teachers and support staff respectively; 5 community governors are appointed by the governing body from the
local community; and the associate pupil governors are the head girl and head boy. The head teacher is an 'ex officio'
governor and the two deputy heads attend meetings as observers.
The Governing Body meets every half term. In 2013-14 it held two additional meetings – in March 2014 to ratify the appointment of a new deputy head teacher; and in April to approve arrangements for voluntary severance of staff and for redundancies (in the event there were no redundancies but a number of staff were granted voluntary severance). The governing
body also held a strategy half day in June which contributed to the development of the school improvement plan for
2014-15.
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The Work of the Governing Body
The membership of the governing body in 2013-14 and number of meetings attended by each governor was as follows:
The end date of the period of appointment is shown for each governor.
Headteacher
Parents
LEA
Teachers
Non-Teaching
Staff
Community
Observers
Mr R A Smyth
Mr P Dutfield
Mr J Caddick
Mr R Lloyd
Mrs A Bagshaw
Mrs L
(8 of 8)
(5 of 8)
(Vice Chair)
(6 of 7)
(5 of 8)
Prof J Andrews
(Chair)
29/11/16
(8 of 8)
31/08/13
19/11/17
01/12/15
(8 of 8)
Stringer
10/05/17
(Acting
Deputy
Headteacher)
Mrs A Rich
Cllr P Bale
Mrs P
Mr M Palmer
Mrs S Parry
(7 of 8)
(6 of 7)
Wallington
(6 of 8)
29/11/16
Resigned
08/05/2014
(7 of 8)
11/11/15
(Deputy
Headteacher)
Mrs R Crowder
(7 of 8)
08/12/15
Prof M
Pendlebury
(8 of 8)
19/09/17
Mrs T Griffiths
(6 of 8)
24/01/16
Kia Shah
Davies
(Head Girl)
19/11/17
Mr D Mills
Dr T Pickersgill
Mr B Davies
Alex Wynne
(8 of 8)
(3 of 8)
(3 of 3)
(Head Boy)
08/12/15
23/09/14
31/03/18
Mrs J
Mrs E Taylor
Faye Jones
Swainson
(8 of 8)
(Deputy
(7 of 8)
18/05/15
Head Girl)
29/03/16
Mrs J King
Mrs J Walsh
Davie
(7 of 8)
(1 of 8)
Morgan
29/11/16
14/07/14
(Deputy
(Resigned)
Head Boy)
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The Work of the Governing Body
Individual governors can be contacted through the school office.
In 2013-14 clerking services for the Governing Body were provided by Ruth Lock from Governor Services, Cardiff County
Council.
Each Governing Body meeting started with an information briefing. In 2013-14 these were a presentation by the School
Council and sessions on governor responsibilities for child protection, the 2014-15 budget, the school's performance review
for 2012-13 carried out by the Central South Consortium, the literacy and numeracy framework and the Welsh
Baccalaureate. At each meeting the Governing Body received a report from the Headteacher; and reports and
recommendations from its committees.
Much of the work of the Governing Body is carried out by its Finance and Resources (FR) and Teaching, Learning and
Evaluation (TLE) Sub-Committees. The FR Committee considers the annual budget, monitors expenditure, deals with health
and safety and building issues, deals with staffing issues which require Governing Body decision and considers matters
relating to the behaviour, attendance and well-being of pupils. In 2013-14 FR Committee continued to be particularly
concerned with the programme of building work. The TLE Committee considers the draft annual school improvement plan
and delivery of the curriculum and monitors pupil progress, including exam results. At each of its meetings in 2013-14 it
focused on the delivery of strategic actions to improve pupil performance. Both Committees reviewed a number of school
strategies and policies.
The Governing Body also has committees dealing with pupil discipline and exclusions; the Headteacher's performance
review; staff redundancy, grievance and discipline; staff pay and performance; and complaints. These meet as required.
New governors undertake an induction session at the school on appointment; and all governors are encouraged to
undertake training provided through Governor Services. In 2013-14 training attended included induction (mandatory on
appointment), understanding data (mandatory – 11 governors attended), role of the chair of governors (mandatory), staff
recruitment and selection, staff discipline and equality impact assessment. Several governors attended conferences and
meetings organised by Governors Wales and the Cardiff Governors' Association.
All governors, apart from those employed by the school, are linked with a curriculum department, year group or specific
aspect of school life. Governors are encouraged to visit or meet their school links at least once a term. The link
arrangements
help governors to learn about the school and make better informed decisions
help governors to contribute to the governing body's monitoring role
demonstrate that the opinions of staff are valued by the governing body.
The list of link governors is available on the governor page of the school website.
A governor sits on each of the panels which appoint school staff – teaching and non-teaching. A key appointment for
September 2014 was of a new deputy head and 5 governors made up the appointment panel which conducted interviews
over 2 days. Mr Lyndon Brennan was the successful candidate.
Elections for 2 parent governors are scheduled for February 2015. No further elections are due until December 2015 but in
the event of a parent governor resignation, parents will be advised of the vacancy and nominations invited.
The requirement for the Governing Body to hold an annual meeting with parents was removed in May 2013 and replaced
by new arrangements which enable parents to request up to 3 meetings in a school year with the governing body. Their
purpose must be to discuss issues which relate to the school – not individual pupil progress or individual grievances. In the
case of Llanishen High School a petition for a meeting would need to be signed by the parents of 30 pupils. Further
information on the arrangements is contained in Welsh Government guidance document 104/2013.
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The Work of the Governing Body
A financial statement giving a summary of the school budget and how the governing body spent the funds
over the previous year is attached as an appendix.
The governing body has set a budget which reflects the school’s plans and is used for the benefit of the
pupils. This governing body believes that the annual budget should be spent for the benefit of the pupils
currently in the school, rather than designed to accumulate reserves for future use. Nevertheless on an
annual budget of £7 million it is prudent to have an amount set aside for unforeseen events.
The Schools Outturn of Expenditure for 2013-14 is included later in this report. This shows a carry forward
of £73,229 or 1.05% of the budget. It was factored into the budget for 2014-15. The carry forward arose
from factors such as reduced staffing costs resulting from staff changes during the financial year.
The budget setting for 2014-15 was particularly difficult and involved a number of staff taking voluntary
redundancy at the end of the 2013-14 school year and increasing teaching hours for all teaching staff from
42 to 44 hours per fortnight from September 2014.
Pupil Roll and Staffing
The number of pupils on roll in September 2013 was 1600. A slight decrease from September 2012. The
number of teaching staff are 80 full time and 31 part time teachers. There are 31 Learning Support Assistants who work in the mainstream Learning Support Unit, the Hearing Impaired Unit or the Austism Unit.
Governors play an active role in the recruitment of all new staff and in internal appointments to posts of
responsibility. Pupils are also involved in appointments. The mature and perceptive commitment they bring
the process is impressive and highly significant in reaching decisions.
The school has Investor in People status. It was first awarded in 2000 and was retained in Summer 2013
when the school was re-assessed.
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The Work of the Governing Body
School Policies and Strategies
In 2013-14 revised policies were approved by the Governing Body on plagiarism, pupil grouping for learning,
sex and relationships education, teaching for learning, anti-bullying, attendance, behaviour, child protection,
data protection, health and safety, internet access, performance management of staff, substance misuse
education and incident and whistleblowing. All approved policies are available on the school website.
Learning Support
The school’s policy on special education needs is to provide support and help to all pupils experiencing
barriers to learning, however they arise. Special arrangements for meeting the needs of such pupils include
the provision of specialist resource bases, making class sizes smaller whenever resources allow, providing
support teaching in some subjects and an extensive programme of support interventions delivered in
withdrawal sessions by trained teaching assistants and specialist teachers. Pupils with statements of Special
Educational Needs are as fully included in school life and the curriculum as they are able. Statements are
reviewed annually. All pupils are encouraged to take an active part in school life, to experience the widest
possible curriculum opportunities and they are supported to feel safe and secure within the school
community.
Hearing Impairment Resource Base
The school houses the Local Authority Resource Base for 20 pupils with Hearing Impairment. These pupils
come from all areas of Cardiff to access specialist provision from a highly qualified team of specialist teachers and teaching assistants. They are taught in mainstream classes for the majority of their curriculum.
Autistic Spectrum Resource Base
Since September 2013 the school has housed Cardiff County Council’s 3rd Specialist Resource Base for pupils
on the autistic spectrum. These pupils come from all areas of Cardiff to access specialist provision and are
taught in mainstream classes as much as possible.
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Term Dates and Contact Details
TERM DATES: 2014-2015
TERMS
TERM BEGIN
HALF-TERM BEGIN HALF-TERM END
TERM END
Autumn
Mon 2 Sep 2013
Mon 27 Oct 2014
Fri 31 Oct 2014
Fri 19 Dec 2014
Spring
Mon 5 Jan 2015
Mon 16 Feb 2015
Fri 20 Feb 2015
Fri 27 Mar 2015
Summer
Mon 13 Apr 2015
Mon 25 May 2015
Fri 29 May 2015
Mon 20 Jul 2015
INSET Days
Monday, 1st September 2014
Friday, 24th October 2014
Monday, 5th January 2015
Friday, 13th March 2015
Monday, 20th July 2015
Llanishen High School
Ysgol Uwchradd Llanisien
Heol Hir, Cardiff, CF14 5YL
Tel: 02929680800 Fax: 02920680830
Email / e-bost: admin@llanishen.cardiff.sch.uk
Website: www.llanishen.cardiff.sch.uk
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APPENDICES
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SSSP 2014
SSSP 2014
Llanishen High School
Summary of School Performance (1)
LA/School No.
681 / 4051
Pupils aged 15
Number of pupils aged 15 who were on roll in January 2014 :
265
Percentage of pupils aged 15 who:
achieved the Level 2 threshAverage
achieved the
Average wider
old including a GCSE pass in Core Subject
capped (3)
Level 2
points score per
English or Welsh first
Indicator (2)
wider points
threshold
pupil
language and mathematics
score per pupil
entered at
least one
qualification
achieved the
Level 1
threshold
School 2013/14
100
97
81
60
55
337
472
LA Area 2013/14
99
93
76
54
51
331
477
Wales 2013/14
99
94
82
55
53
341
524
School 12/13/14
100
97
78
58
55
339
471
School 11/12/13
100
97
77
61
59
341
471
Number of boys aged 15 who were on roll in January 2014 :
Percentage of boys aged 15 who:
139
achieved the Level 2 threshAverage
achieved the
Average wider
old including a GCSE pass in Core Subject
capped (3)
Level 2
points score per
English or Welsh first
Indicator (2)
wider points
threshold
pupil
language and mathematics
score per pupil
entered at
least one
qualification
achieved the
Level 1 t
hreshold
School 2013/14
100
99
82
55
51
335
470
LA Area 2013/14
99
92
73
51
49
321
455
Wales 2013/14
99
93
79
51
49
328
497
School 12/13/14
100
98
78
55
53
337
472
School 11/12/13
100
98
77
58
58
337
467
Number of girls aged 15 who were on roll in January 2014 :
Percentage of girls aged 15 who:
126
achieved the Level 2 threshAverage
achieved the
Average wider
old including a GCSE pass in Core Subject
capped (3)
Level 2
points score per
English or Welsh first
wider points
Indicator (2)
threshold
pupil
language and mathematics
score per pupil
entered at
least one
qualification
achieved the
Level 1
threshold
School 2013/14
100
95
79
64
60
340
474
LA Area 2013/14
99
94
79
57
54
342
499
Wales 2013/14
99
96
86
60
57
355
553
School 12/13/14
100
96
77
61
58
342
471
School 11/12/13
100
96
78
64
61
344
475
(1)
For details on approved qualifications, point scores and contribution to thresholds, please see the Database for Approved Qualifications in Wales
(DAQW) at http://www.daqw.org.uk/
(2)
(3)
(4)
For information about which syllabuses are included in each subject area see Notes for Guidance.
(5)
Used for all Free School Meal benchmarking tables. This indicator is only shown for mainstream secondary schools.
(6)
Note that the denominator for this indicator is the number of 15 year olds who entered Welsh First Language, rather than the total number of 15 yr olds
..
Data not available.
Average capped wider point scores are calculated using the best 8 results.
Entry Level Qualification.
FINANCAL OUTTURN & EXPENDITURE 2013
2013--2014
FINANCAL OUTTURN & EXPENDITURE 2013
2013--2014