ON MONDAY, the Ortu Trust leaders came together to finalise and agree Gable Hall’s next steps in its improvement journey.
A spokesperson said: “The Trust recognises and apologises for the delay in communicating with parents, and the wider community, during the action planning period. Legally, and through the sheer volume of work necessary to produce the improvement plan in a meaningful way, it has only now been possible share those details.
“We can confirm that the Rapid Improvement Plan was successfully submitted to the Regional Schools Director on Friday 12th August. The Regional Schools Director oversees schools in this area from the Department of Education and we await their response.
Our plan for improvement is very clear and aligned to our recent Ofsted Inspection and focuses on:
- The need to achieve best practice in Safeguarding
- The need to improve the ambition of our Curriculum
- Our duty to communicate better with parents and community
As always, our priority is our children and therefore it’s important that their education and time with the trust is stable and consistent, and so we are pleased to announce that Mr Gary Lewis has agreed to step up and lead the school throughout this period of rapid improvement.
Mr Lewis, brings with him more than 20 years teaching experience within the Trust. We hope you all join us in supporting him in the next phase of the schools journey.
In terms of improving communication, we have set out five, two-hour sessions across the next two weeks and will be inviting all parents and carers to meet with members of the local governing body, the Ortu Trust and staff to discuss the next steps in our improvement journey.
Mrs Georgina Clark, has taken over as acting chair of Ortu Trust following the illness of Mr Steve Nash Chair of the Trust.
She said: “We would all like to take this opportunity of wishing Mr Nash a speedy recovery.
“While he is away, I, along with the full school community have a big job to do, but I’m confident that this plan, together with the support and energy of the trust board and local governing body, will ensure this school regains your confidence and is a school we are all proud of. I and the Trust Board Members are committed to ensuring we keep the momentum of improvement going forward and we look forward to meeting with parents and carers in the very near future to tell them at first hand of the work being undertaken.
“I would like to personally reassure everybody that come the first day of term, our doors will be open, our teachers be will here and we are all looking forward to welcoming back our children to the 2022 academic year.”
