Senior leaders provide a strong strategic direction for the school with a clear focus on meeting the diverse needs and wellbeing of all pupils. The school has a strong culture of continuous review and planning for improvement. Team work is a strength of the school. The governing body is highly supportive of the school. Nearly all pupils’ attitude towards learning is exemplary. Standards of behaviour and self-discipline in lessons and around the school are high. Pupils are polite and considerate, and they relate very well to each other. The quality of teaching supports very high levels of pupils’ engagement and very strong progress in learning. Teachers and assistants work highly effectively as a team and create an enthusiastic learning environment in all classes. They have very high expectations of each pupil. Learning experiences meet the needs of pupils of all abilities well. Teachers ensure that there is clear progression and continuity in pupils’ learning skills as they move through the school. As a result, nearly all pupils including those with additional learning needs make good and often very good progress in the development of their literacy and numeracy skills by the end of Year 2, sometimes from low startingpoints. The quality of care, support and guidance provided is excellent and has a very positive effect on pupils’ standards and wellbeing. The school’s highly effective work in engaging with families is excellent. It ensures that the school is a valued part of the local community and is very successful in creating a team ethos among staff, pupils and parents. Inspection area Judgement Standards Good Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Excellent Teaching and learning experiences Good Care, support and guidance Excellent Leadership and management Excellent 2 A report on Bedwas Infant School January 2020 Recommendations R1 Improve consistency in handwriting and the presentation of pupils’ work R2 Ensure that pupils have regular opportunities to respond to teachers’ comments in order to extend and challenge themselves What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection. Estyn will invite the school to prepare a case study on its work in partnership with parents to improve pupils’ wellbeing for dissemination on Estyn’s website