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WINGS NEWSLETTER Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland
Vol 14, Term Three, Week Seven, 6 September 2019
Late last week we had the Education Review Office in our Preschool, and then on Monday and Tuesday of this What’s in this issue: week the team reviewed the Primary and College too. We have not seen ERO for over three years in the Preschool and for over five years in the primary and College. These are good things, reflecting a high level of trust in the policies and processes operating in our wonderful school. On Tuesday afternoon, the team reported back to the senior management team and board – and I could not have been prouder of the findings. Below are some of their key verbal findings: • Stephanie Weatherill and Ioana Vaka gave a great tour, told some interesting personal stories and were very confident successful young women. • We are meeting all ministry requirements and more (surpassing requirements). • Reviewers enjoyed meeting the International Team – documentation was of high quality and impressed with the checks going on. They like that we have moved to evaluation of the collected data and that we are acting on this. The Pastoral care side is of a very high standard and clearly individualised. • Using external providers to ensure compliance of premises is a good idea, and there are quality systems in place in this area. It is obvious that this is all based around the care and safety of the students. • Ministry reporting and the processes around this are all fit for purpose. • Impressed that all staff (including teaching staff wo are normally covered off by Teachers Council) are police vetted. • Laboratory spaces have good systems in place. • “Nuts and Bolts things are done very well”. • There is clear alignment between what we say we do and the curriculum being delivered in the classroom.