Website Changes
Alas, it is no longer possible to keep hosting these pages on a free webhost. The downside is that we now have to pay a small annual fee for hosting these pages, but on the upside, we shouldn’t have to change our website address for at least a year, we get a much better domain name, and we get additional web services.
If you’re reading this, you’ll already be aware, however, the new home address of the website is…
http://www.oxgangsparent.org/index.html
…please update your bookmarks and links.
The website itself has changed. The “Documents” page has now changed to “Meetings”, we’ve added a “Survey” page –
Surveys
We’ve introduced an ongoing survey in order that parents can suggest and vote for activities they’d like to see at the school –
The Parent Council usually carries out an annual survey of parent attitudes to the school and their child’s education. The associated reports are also on the “Surveys” page, where we’ve summarised the year on year results in a series of graphs. The reports are a dry read and hopefully parents can see the general trends from these graphs. Unsurprisingly, satisfaction with the school building took a bit of a hit last year, as did other areas, but on the whole, parents continue to express satisfaction with the school.
School Inspection by HM Inspectors
As you will all know, the school will be subject to examination by HM Schools inspectorate next week. The last time the school was inspected was 10 years ago and that report can be found here. Last year was not easy, but our academic attainment is holding up regardless: we have a lot to be grateful for. How well the school does is also, in part, a reflection of us as a parent body and we wish the school well.
Parent AGM and Council Meetings
Since the start of term we have held both a Parent Forum AGM meeting and a Parent Council meeting. One comment was that we didn’t give enough advanced warning of these meetings –
A list of all current Parent Council members is on the “About Us” page and we’ve also put contact details on the notice board opposite the school office.
Hot topics at these meetings included: traffic and parking around the school, being part of the Parksmart initiative, changing the school photographer as well as various other issues and opportunities.
Pick the School Photographer
Several parents have questioned if the current school photographer is providing good value. Consequently, during some of the upcoming parent consultations there will be a chance for parents to compare their school pictures with those of an alternative photographer. Parents can then vote for which photographer they would like to adopt. If you have a chance, please look out for the display and express a preference.
It’s Chriiiisssstttmaaaas! –
The pace of school life continues to pick up as we approach Christmas and there are lots of fun things on the horizon. Please watch out for and support the PTA in their fundraising and support activities, and enjoy!