What the parents think about Moorend First School ........

We asked ........
What do you think the school is good at?
You said ........

"Very happy with the progress my child is making"


"Moorend is very good at boosting a child's confidence"


"Lovely environment for learning"


"Overall I think the school is very good"


"I think the school is excellent at creating a friendly, secure and productive environment"


"The school is an excellent introduction to learning for young children"


"The school is good at keeping parents informed of what is happening in class"


"Good at keeping parents informed of children's behaviour & progress"


"Recognition of progress through rewards"


"School makes children feel welcome & involved at all times"


"Good at giving a good standard of education"


"Promotes positive attitudes to learning"


"Provides a wide range of experiences"


"Integrating pupils of differing ages"


"Good reputation locally"


"Good at building self confidence of children"


"Moorend makes every pupil feel valued and recognises different strengths"


"The school retains a small close knit atmosphere, where everyone works as a team"


"The staff are supportive & helpful"


"Teaching children, values of life - knowing what is right and wrong"


"Way in which children are relaxed and happy in the friendly atmosphere of the school"


"Bullying & bad behaviour are dealt with quickly"


"Communication friendly atmosphere"


"Wide range of after school activities and assembly"


"Lots happening for children to do in and out of lessons"


"Providing a secure learning environment"


"Standards of education are high. Teaching is good"


"They make learning an enjoyable experience"


"Always striving to improve"


"Teaching methods, the running of the school, treating all children equally"


"Discipline, manners all aspects"


"How the teacher makes the child feel special, brings the best out of individuals"


"Instilling a sense of achievement and pride in the children"


"The openness with parents is excellent, promoting acceptance of parents into school"


"Promoting a safe caring environment for my child to learn in"


"The standards are very high, and we have the utmost respect and praise for all staff"


"I feel that Moorend school is a very caring and friendly school, whilst managing to maintain a high level of good behaviour and educational standards. All the children seem to be very happy"


"The whole school approach to making a happy, safe environment for the children and promoting excellent opportunities for children to progress in all aspects of education"


"Playground activities are good"


"The school is good at maintaining discipline and education"

We asked ........
What do you think the school needs to improve?
You said ........

Leaves & dirt outside school grounds


More outside sandwich tables


Opportunity to learn foreign languages


More physical activities


Toilets


More parents evenings


Gritted paths


An ICT suite


Playtime supervision

More opportunities for other races and religions


Confusing reward systems

Playtimes in rain


PTA - after school activities

Links to MOOSE Club

Awareness of who the Governors are and how to contact them


Disabled / Ramped access into school


Security of the Main gate


Dinner time / Lunchtime arrangements

School Newsletters

Amount of Homework (not enough)

More homework including Science

Too much homework


Opportunities for parents to come in and talk to teachers

Arrangements for dismissing children at end of day


More information about what is taught in school


Information sent home is hard to understand (educational terminology)

Water in bottles

Extra curricular activities (more often)


Playtimes - too many incidents

Car access