Ysgol Sant Curig is an extremely caring community in which most pupils make sound progress and achieve well. Standards of wellbeing, behaviour and nearly all pupils’ attitudes towards learning are excellent. They show high levels of motivation, interest and pride in their work. The strength of the working relationships between pupils and staff is an exceptional feature of the school’s work and contributes extensively to the effective learning environment. Pupils are given a prominent voice in the school’s work. Teachers provide a wide range of rich learning and stimulating learning experiences which ensure that pupils develop as confident, independent learners. The school has a strong Welsh ethos. Excellent provision to develop pupils’ creative and expressive skills, to use their imagination and take part in performances, contributes extremely effectively to improving pupils’ outcomes and wellbeing. The headteacher provides highly effective leadership and a clear strategic direction for the school’s work. A culture of improvement permeates the school, and continuous review and planning for improvement are at the heart of the school’s ethos. An exceptional feature is the strong emphasis on developing staff at all levels to be strategic leaders. This leads to a strong learning community in which staff face changes and current developments in education enthusiastically and confidently, and learn from each other very effectively. 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 Ysgol Gynradd Sant Curig November 2018 Recommendations R1 Improve pupils’ information and communication technology skills R2 Ensure more opportunities for foundation phase pupils to make choices in relation to their learning R3 Ensure that all teachers challenge pupils to achieve to the best of their ability consistently 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 on its work in relation to how strategic planning improves pupils’ wellbeing and attitudes, to be disseminated on Estyn’s website