Beis Malka Girls school

Beis Malka Belz Girls School Independent school progress monitoring inspection report

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DfE registration number 355/6006 Unique Reference Number (URN) 136117 URN for registered childcare EY421039 Inspection number 388409 Inspection dates 26 January 2012 Reporting inspector Chanan Tomlin achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection. If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk No. 090137 Independent school progress monitoring inspection report

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Purpose and scope of the inspection

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under Section 162A of the Education Act 2002, as amended by schedule 8 of the Education Act 2005. 1,2

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Purpose and scope of the inspection

The inspection was conducted at the request of the Registration Authority for independent schools in order to monitor the progress the school has made in implementing its action plan following the previous inspection.

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Information about the school

Beis Malka Belz is an independent primary day school for orthodox Jewish girls aged three to 11, located in the basement of a large Victorian terraced building in Salford, North Manchester. The rest of the building is occupied by Eim Habonim, a school for children with special educational needs, and both schools work closely together to ensure that the premises are safe, secure and in a decent state of repair.

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Information about the school

The school has been functioning since May 2008. It currently has a total of 94 pupils on roll. Forty-four children are in the Early Years Foundation Stage and none of these children receive nursery funding. There are nine children who attend part time. All of the remaining pupils are in Years 1, 2 and 3. There are no pupils with a statement of special educational needs.

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Information about the school

The school plays an important role in catering for the burgeoning Chassidic community of North Manchester. Its aim is to ‘implant the fear of Heaven and good character traits in the children’ and to ‘enable all children to learn and develop their skills to the best of their abilities’. The school was last inspected in May 2011.

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Context of the inspection

The school was inspected in May 2011. During this inspection, welfare health and safety was inadequate because the designated person for safeguarding had not attended the required training and induction procedures with regard to child protection were unsatisfactory. As a result of these failures, the overall effectiveness of the Early Years Foundation Stage was judged to be inadequate. In addition to this, aspects of fire safety were inadequate and information provided to parents and carers through the school prospectus omitted some required details. The school produced an action plan in November 2011. This was evaluated at the end of November and was found to be satisfactory. The purpose of this visit was to evaluate the school’s progress in implementing its action plan.

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Context of the inspection

1 www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/32/contents . 2 www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/18/contents . Independent school progress monitoring inspection report

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action plan

During the inspection in May 2011 it was found that the designated person for safeguarding had not attended the required training and that arrangements for the induction of new staff with regard to child protection were inadequate. The school had not conducted the necessary fire checks and fire drills were not logged appropriately.

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action plan

The school prospectus was missing the following details: the name of the headteacher and the proprietor’s details, particulars of provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and for those with English as an additional language, information on the curriculum, the number of complaints during the previous year and the number of staff and their qualifications. It was also noted that the school prospectus was missing a statement on safeguarding and that the safeguarding/child protection policy is available in the school office.

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action plan

During this inspection it was found that the designated person for child protection attended appropriate training on 15-16 September 2011 and that all staff attended training on 5 September 2011. Three recently appointed members of staff were trained in child protection procedures during induction. A refresher course in child protection for all staff is to take place in September 2012. The child protection policy is in order and contains all of the required details. The induction policy contains all of the required details including the stipulation that new staff are to be trained in child protection procedures.

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action plan

This inspection found that the school has taken all of the necessary measures to ensure fire safety and fire drills are logged appropriately. The school prospectus now includes all of the required details.

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action plan

Regulatory failures with regard to the welfare health and safety of children in the Early Years Foundation Stage have been rectified and the Early Years Foundation Stage now meets all of the requirements.

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action plan

The school has made good progress in implementing its action plan and now meets all regulatory requirements.

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Compliance with regulatory requirements

The school has made good progress and now meets all regulatory requirements. Independent school progress monitoring inspection report

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School details

Type of school Orthodox Jewish girls’ primary school

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School details

Number of pupils with a statement of special educational needs

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School details

Annual fees (day pupils) None - funded by donation

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School details

Address of school 403 Bury New Road Salford Manchester Lancashire M7 2BT Telephone number 0161 792 2323

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