The innovative leadership and full co-operation of staff ensure that an ethos of continuous improvement is an integral part of the school’s make-up. Leaders have very high expectations to ensure the wellbeing and progress of all pupils and develop them as independent learners from a very young age. Teachers plan stimulating and interesting activities for pupils, which develop them as ambitious, confident, aspirational and knowledgeable individuals. This leads very successfully to achieving excellent standards and provision in all areas. They work together very successfully to provide rich and challenging learning experiences for pupils, and to establish a very stimulating learning environment in which there is obvious respect between pupils and teachers. This contributes towards creating a healthy learning environment, in which pupils are very willing to work hard and create work of a high standard consistently. One of the school’s exceptional strengths is the masterful way in which teacher weave literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology (ICT) skills naturally throughout the whole curriculum, particularly in creative activities. Inspection area Judgement Standards Excellent Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Excellent Teaching and learning experiences Excellent Care, support and guidance Good Leadership and management Excellent 2 A report on Ysgol Gynradd Llanbrynmair November 2018 Recommendations R1 Ensure that progress-tracking procedures are manageable and that teachers use them efficiently to extend learning R2 Address the health and safety issue that was raised during the inspection What happens next The school will produce an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection. Estyn will invite the school to prepare a case study to be disseminated on Estyn’s website on its work in relation to planning for improvement across the federation and the way in which the federation delivers an interesting curriculum to its pupils