School Inspection Reports

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ESTYN is the education and training inspectorate for Wales.

Their vision is to improve the quality of education and training and outcomes for all learners in Wales.

Their mission is to support education and training providers to develop a self-improving and learning culture through advice, inspection and capacity building.

Following our Estyn inspection in September 2022, both the summary and full reports have now been published and are available to view using the links below.

The Estyn inspection reports are also available on the Estyn website.

Forden CIW School Estyn Inspection Report – Summary report for Parents/Carers Nov 2022

Forden CIW School Estyn Inspection Report Nov 2022

As a Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School, we are also inspected by representatives of the diocese. The Church in Wales (section 50) report is from their inspection in November 2013.

Forden_Section_50_Inspection Nov 2013

Useful Links for Parents

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Curriculum:

Education is changing – information for parents/carers

Curriculum for Wales – guide for parents

RSE Code – leaflet for parents

Support for Parents:

You can find advice and guidance on supporting your child through the following:

Parenting – Give it Time – Practical tips and expert advice for all your parenting challenges

Children & Anxiety – Top Tips leaflet

Powys Family Information Service – July 21 newsletter

Well-being services – Powys – a comprehensive list of emotional health & well-being services available in Powys including contact details.

Good days in Unusual Times – a social story to share with your child to help discuss the current pandemic (from the Anna Freud website)

Bereavement resources (prepared by Powys Educational psychology Service)

Reading with your child – useful hints and tips on reading with your child.

Welsh Government – Education and Skills. Information on Additional Learning Needs, Curriculum & Assessment, pupil well-being, behaviour and attendance.

BBC Advice for parents – from homework help to Special Educational Needs, find out how to help your child at school. (Includes support for teaching at home during school closures)

Parent’s guide to depression – If you are concerned about your child

Recognising Type 1 diabetes in your child – Know the signs

Powys Catering:

Change4life – gives you ideas and recipes to help you and your family be healthier and happier.

Eat Well, Spend Less Leaflet

Healthy Lunchbox Leaflet

Free School Meal Vouchers – Leaflet

E-SAFETY: The following sites offer advice and suggestions for keeping children safe online.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/  

https://www.net-aware.org.uk/ 

https://www.childnet.com/  

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

Brave parenting guides:

Roblox

Messenger Kids

Tik Tok

Snapchat

Fortnite

GDPR - Privacy notice

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At Forden School we are committed to protecting your privacy. Our Privacy Policy explains details of education related data collected by the Forden School, the local authority (Powys County Council) and the Welsh Government, what the data is used for, who it is shared with and how it is stored.

An updated Privacy Notice has been issued in respect of additional data collected due to Covid-19. This should be read in conjunction with the Privacy Policy above.

Operation Encompass

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Operation Encompass is a project that will run jointly between schools and Dyfed-Powys Police. It is a county-wide initiative across all schools in Powys.

Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has been exposed to, or involved in, any domestic incident.

Operation Encompass

Introducing the Criw

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Our Criw Cymraeg are a group of 6 children who plan the school’s actions for the Siarter Iaith. We are now working towards our Gold Award. They meet regularly to plan what we will do next to meet each target.

They organise termly Welsh themed afternoons for the whole school and run weekly playground game sessions.

In addition to this they lead assembly on a Tuesday, and read or act out stories in Welsh. They also choose the Welsh song to sing. In Friday’s assembly they give out certificates for the Seren yr wythnos in each class.

Welsh websites for children to practise vocabulary. Gwefanau Cymraeg.

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http://www.s4c.cymru/cyw/en/games/

This website is based around programmes for Foundation Phase on S4C.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learning/astroantics/index.shtml

Here you can zoom through space and discover stories, songs and games created especially for young Welsh learners. Bliblob is an animated, talking guide who morphs into the meaning of Welsh words used in the stories and the songs. Bliblob can also be used either with the stories and songs or on its own to learn new words and sentences in a fun way.

http://www.learn-welsh.net/

A site more for juniors to practise vocabulary either words or sentences in a number of different ways.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learning/penigamp/

A Welsh Second Language resource for 7-11 year olds in KS2.