Pulse and Water College

School material change inspection report

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Pulse and Water College 3rd Floor Block 0, 18-36 Wellington Street, Woolwich, Greenwich SE18 6PF

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Main inspection findings

Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils Paragraph 7, 7(a), 7(b), 11, 12, 14, 16, 16(a), 16(b), 32(1) and 32(1)(c)  The school’s safeguarding and child protection policy is published on the school’s website. The policy refers closely to the latest statutory guidance. The proprietor reviews the policy regularly. Staff receive necessary training and up-to-date information to ensure that they know and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities.  Clearly stated and detailed health and safety, and fire safety policies set out staff responsibilities for relevant aspects of school life, including first aid, food safety, reporting of injuries, diseases, and dangerous occurrences. Leaders oversee the effective implementation of these policies. Staff carry out weekly checks on site safety and take appropriate actions to mitigate potential and actual risks in and around the premises.  Safety checks on fire safety equipment and electric appliances are up to date.

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Main inspection findings

 Leaders give careful thought to the deployment of teachers and teaching assistants. They take into account pupils’ special educational needs and/or disabilities and staff’s areas of expertise, including subject specialism. Staffing numbers enable flexible approaches to teaching. The current arrangements are readily adaptable and suitable for the proposed increase in pupil numbers.  The independent school standards in this part are likely to be met if the material change is implemented. Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors All paragraphs  The proprietor has completed training on safer recruitment. She oversees all aspects of the school’s recruitment processes and ensures the completion of the required employment checks for all members of staff.  An administrative omission from the single central register of employment checks was rectified during the inspection. No pupil was placed at risk due to this omission.

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Main inspection findings

 The independent school standards in this part are likely to be met if the material change is implemented. Part 5. Premises of and accommodation at schools All paragraphs  Classrooms are spacious, well-lit by natural and artificial lighting and have suitable acoustics. The school has a range of furnishing that enables a variety of settings for learning.  Since the previous inspection, the school has acquired additional rooms on the same floor of the building. This includes another classroom, a counselling room and an office. The increase in available space is more than sufficient to accommodate the proposed increase in pupil numbers if the material change application is approved.  Separate toilet and suitable washing facilities for boys’ and girls’ sole use are available. The medical room meets requirements.  Restrictions due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic have meant that the school’s usual arrangements for pupils’ physical education at a local sports facility

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Main inspection findings

have been temporarily paused. Currently, staff provide alternative online and in-school physical education programmes to promote pupils’ health and well-being.  The independent school standards in this part are likely to be met if the material change is implemented. Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools Paragraph 34  The proprietor is highly aware of, and fulfils, her responsibilities to ensure that all the independent school standards are met. She is knowledgeable of requirements and any adjustments needed for the proposed material change.  The proprietor has adapted the use of the school premises and the curriculum appropriately in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She has ensured that staff and pupils understand and follow the latest requirements. The proprietor has prioritised the well-being of staff and pupils.  The independent school standards in this part are likely to be met if the material

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Compliance with regulatory requirements

The school is likely to meet the requirements of the schedule to the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 (‘the independent school standards’) and associated requirements that are relevant to the material change.

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School details

This inspection was carried out under section 162(4) of the Education Act 2002, the purpose of which is to advise the Secretary of State for Education about the school’s likely compliance with the independent school standards relevant to the material change that the school has applied to make.

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School details

Email address admin@pulseandwatercollege.co.uk

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School details

Dates of previous standard inspection 12 to 14 November 2019

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recommendation

Age range of pupils 11 to 16 Not applicable Not applicable

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recommendation

Number of pupils on the school roll 25 35 35

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of full-time pupils of compulsory school age 25 35 Number of part-time pupils 2 Not applicable

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities 12 Not applicable

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Of which, number of pupils with an education, health and care plan 7 Not applicable

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Of which, number of pupils paid for by a local authority with an education, health and care plan 12 Not applicable

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of full-time equivalent teaching staff 6 Not applicable

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of part-time teaching staff 6 Not applicable

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Information about this school

 Pulse and Water College is an independent school located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is located on a single upper floor in a multi-storey building.  The school provides for pupils who have been excluded from another school or are at risk of being excluded.  The school does not use any alternative provision.  The proprietor is also the headteacher of the school.  The previous inspection was the third standard inspection. It took place in November 2019, when the school was judged to be good.

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Information about this inspection

 The school has applied to the Department for Education (DfE) to make a material change to its registration: to increase the number of pupils on roll from 25 to 35. At the DfE’s request, the inspection checked whether the school is likely to meet the relevant independent school standards were the DfE to decide to approve the material change.  The inspector met with the proprietor, the head of education, the school’s administrator, and the special educational needs coordinator. She also held conversations with members of staff and pupils around the school.  The inspector toured the premises accompanied by the proprietor.  The inspector reviewed a range of relevant policies and documents, including those relating to safeguarding, health and safety, and risk assessments.

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Inspection team

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