Tarbiyyah Secondary School for Boys

School pre-registration inspection report

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Tarbiyyah Secondary School for Boys 40 New Heston Road, Hounslow TW5 0LJ

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Main inspection findings

Part 1. Quality of education provided All paragraphs  Leaders have written suitably ambitious curriculum and assessment policies. These are supported by appropriate schemes of work that cover all the required areas of learning for pupils aged 11 to 16. Pupils will study most national curriculum subjects and will work towards a range of GCSE qualifications. Teaching in each subject is likely to take account of pupils’ different ages, interests and abilities, including any pupils who may have special educational needs and/or disabilities and education, health and care plans (EHC plan). Leaders’ arrangements to ensure that teachers are subject specialists, and to monitor and maintain a high quality of education, are likely to be effective. Leaders are likely to ensure that the proposed school is well resourced so that every subject may be taught effectively.  Leaders have thoroughly planned the programme for personal, social, health and

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economic (PSHE) education. The curriculum includes suitable coverage of fundamental British values and all the protected characteristics.  The proposed school’s relationships and sex education (RSE) programme covers all the required content from the statutory guidance. Leaders plan to consult with parents and carers when the school opens. Their draft RSE policy provides clear guidance to parents about the possibility of withdrawing their children from sex education should they wish to.  Leaders have suitable plans to commission the local authority to provide pupils with regular, impartial and up-to-date careers information, advice and guidance. This will complement the planned teaching about careers as part of PSHE education.  Leaders have ensured that the independent school standards (the standards) in this part are likely to be met. Part 2. Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils

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All paragraphs  Leaders have thought carefully about how they intend to prepare pupils for life in modern Britain.  In addition to Islamic studies and PSHE education, a wide-ranging programme of assemblies, enrichment sessions, lunchtime and after-school clubs are planned. Through these various activities, pupils are likely to learn about British values, healthy relationships and the diversity of modern society. They will be encouraged to respect differences, including concerning the full range of people with protected characteristics. Pupils will be taught about a range of other religions, faiths and cultures.  The proposed school’s staff code of conduct makes it clear that no member of staff may promote partisan political views. Teachers are likely to be trained to ensure that balanced points of view are always presented in the teaching of any political topic.  The standard in this part is likely to be met.

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils All paragraphs  Leaders understand the importance of creating a strong safeguarding culture.  The proposed school’s safeguarding policy reflects the latest statutory guidance. It will be made available on the proposed school’s website. Leaders are aware of their legal duties. However, as noted below in part 4, leaders have not prepared a single central record (SCR) for the proposed school, as required by the guidance issued by the Secretary of State.  Arrangements for training and inducting staff are likely to be suitable. The school’s online system for tracking safeguarding concerns and referrals is likely to be used effectively.  The proposed school’s behaviour and anti-bullying policies are likely to be implemented well. Leaders will use their online system to record any incidents of serious misbehaviour and any sanctions imposed as a result.  The proposed school’s health and safety policy is not likely to be implemented well.

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Main inspection findings

The premises are incomplete, including in relation to fire safety. Works to complete and commission emergency lighting are ongoing. There are just two fire extinguishers for the entire school. Leaders were unsure about whether or not doors to the adjoining primary school were going to be locked or used as a fire exit. Leaders intend to commission an external fire risk assessment report for the proposed school once all premises works are complete. The proposed school is not currently likely to be compliant with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.  Leaders have written a suitable first-aid policy. Some existing staff are first-aid trained and more training is booked. The processes and templates for documenting accidents, injuries and managing pupil medication are likely to be suitable.  Plans to supervise pupils are likely to be appropriate. Class sizes will be up to 15 pupils. Pupils will be supervised appropriately during breaktimes and lunchtimes.

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 Admission and attendance registers will be kept using the proposed school’s online system. They include all the required information and so are likely to be suitable.  Leaders have not written a suitable risk assessment policy. It is a poorly edited template and contains some inaccurate information. Risk assessments, including of the premises and for use of the local leisure centre, are not accurate or thorough enough.  Some of the standards in this part are not likely to be met. These are listed in full in the report’s annex. Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors All paragraphs  Leaders’ plans to follow a thorough safer recruitment process that reflects statutory guidance are likely to be sound.  Though leaders intend to use a suitable SCR template currently used by the primary school, they have not prepared one for the proposed school. Therefore, recorded checks, including those for the chair of the proprietor body, were unavailable.

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Main inspection findings

 Some of the standards in this part are not likely to be met. These are listed in full in the report’s annex. Part 5. Premises of and accommodation at schools All paragraphs  Leaders have made suitable arrangements to separate the primary school’s premises to provide secondary-age boys with their own entrance and classrooms. However, the premises are not finished, decorated, furnished or resourced. There is no medical room facility. The arrangements for fire safety are unlikely to be compliant.  Leaders plan to provide changing room and shower facilities at the public leisure centre opposite the school as part of weekly physical education lessons there. However, these arrangements have not been planned or risk assessed thoroughly enough.  Under current plans, there will be five classrooms and no communal or outdoor space. Though leaders intend to take pupils to the local park daily, they have not thought

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through the implications of this. Under the current plans, pupils will do everything, including learning, praying, eating their lunch and attending assemblies, in their classrooms. These arrangements are unlikely to be suitable.  Drinking-water will be made available from labelled water coolers. The hot water supply is safely regulated. Lighting inside and out, and the building’s acoustics, are all likely to be suitable. There are suitable toilet and washing facilities.  Some of the standards in this part are not likely to be met. These are listed in full in the report’s annex. Part 6. Provision of information All paragraphs  The proposed school’s website includes all the required information, including policies, guidance, contact information and factual information such as that about complaints and examinations.  Leaders have prepared a suitable template to report pupils’ progress and attainment in all subjects to their parents on a termly basis.

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 Leaders are aware of their statutory duties should pupils with EHC plans attend the proposed school.  The standards in this part are likely to be met. Part 7. Manner in which complaints are handled All paragraphs  Leaders’ proposed complaints policy and formal complaints log have been written to reflect all the requirements in this part.  If implemented well, leaders’ proposed procedures are likely to ensure informal and formal complaints are considered quickly, fairly and effectively.  The standard in this part is likely to be met. Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools All paragraphs  Leaders and the proprietor have not paid enough attention to detail in their planning to open this proposed school. The premises are incomplete. Some policies are poorly formatted and contain inaccurate information. Some key documents, such as the SCR, have not been completed.  Leaders and the proprietor have not prepared thoroughly enough to consider how

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they will meet all the standards consistently if approved to operate this independent school.  The requirements of the standard in this part are not likely to be met if registration is granted. These are listed in full in the report’s annex. Schedule 10 of the Equality Act 2010  The proposed school’s accessibility plan is a poorly edited template. It contains historical information from another school, many inaccuracies and mistakenly focuses only on improving accessibility for pupils with disabilities.  This requirement is not likely to be met.

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Compliance with regulatory requirements

The school is unlikely to meet the requirements of the schedule to the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 (‘the independent school standards’) and associated requirements, as set out in the annex of this report.

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Proposed school details

This inspection was carried out under section 99 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, the purpose of which is to advise the Secretary of State for Education about the school’s likely compliance with the independent school standards that are required for registration as an independent school.

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Proposed school details

Proprietor Heathrow Community Initiative

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Proposed school details

Website www.tarbiyyahsecondaryboys.co.uk

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Proposed school details

Email address schooloffice@tarbiyyah.co.uk

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recommendation

Age range of pupils Not applicable 11 to 16 11 to 16 Number of pupils on the school roll Not applicable 60 60

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Gender of pupils Not applicable Boys Number of full-time pupils of compulsory school age Not applicable 60

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of part-time Not applicable 0 pupils Number of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities Not applicable Up to 10

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Of which, number of pupils with an education, health and care plan Not applicable Up to 5

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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 Not applicable Up to 5

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of full-time equivalent teaching staff Not applicable 5

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of part-time teaching staff Not applicable 5

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of staff in the welfare provision Not applicable 2

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Information about this proposed school

 Tarbiyya Secondary School for Boys intends to register as an independent day school in Heston, Hounslow.  The proposed school is located within the same premises as Tarbiyya Primary School, which is also run by Heathrow Community Initiative. The building is also used as a tuition centre providing part-time tuition to secondary-age pupils during the evenings and at weekends.  Leaders do not intend to make any use of alternative provision.

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Information about this inspection

 This was the proposed school’s first pre-registration inspection.  The inspection was conducted with two days’ notice.  The inspector met with a group of senior leaders, including the proposed school’s headteacher and the chair of the proprietor body.  The inspector toured the premises and considered a range of evidence to check the likelihood of the proposed school meeting the standards.

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Inspection team

James Waite, lead inspector Ofsted Inspector

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

 7 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that-

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

– 7(a) arrangements are made to safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils at the school; and

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

– 7(b) such arrangements have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

 11 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that relevant health and safety laws are complied with by the drawing up and effective implementation of a written health and safety policy.

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

 12 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

 16 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that-

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

– 16(a) the welfare of pupils at the school is safeguarded and promoted by the drawing up and effective implementation of a written risk assessment policy; and

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

– 16(b) appropriate action is taken to reduce risks that are identified.

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Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors

 21(1) The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor keeps a register which shows such of the information referred to in sub-paragraphs (3) to (7) as is applicable to the school in question.

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Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors

 21(2) The register referred to in sub-paragraph (1) may be kept in electronic form, provided that the information so recorded is capable of being reproduced in legible form.

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Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors

 21(3) The information referred to in this sub-paragraph is-

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Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors

– 21(3)(a) in relation to each member of staff ("S") appointed on or after 1st May 2007, whether-

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Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors

– 21(3)(a)(ii) a check was made to establish whether S is barred from regulated activity relating to children in accordance with section 3(2) of the 2006 Act; – 21(3)(a)(iii) a check was made to establish whether S is subject to any direction made under section 128 of the 2008 Act or section 142 of the 2002 Act or any disqualification, prohibition or restriction which takes effect as if contained in such a direction;

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Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors

– 21(3)(a)(iv) checks were made to ensure, where appropriate, that S had the relevant qualifications;

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Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors

– 21(3)(a)(v) an enhanced criminal record certificate was obtained in respect of S;

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Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors

– 21(3)(a)(vi) checks were made pursuant to paragraph 18(2)(d);

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Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors

– 21(3)(a)(vii) a check of S’s right to work in the United Kingdom was made; and

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Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors

– 21(3)(a)(viii) checks were made pursuant to paragraph 18(2)(e),

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Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors

– 21(3)(b) in relation to each member of staff ("S"), whether a check was made to establish whether S is subject to a prohibition order or an interim prohibition order, including the date on which such check was completed.

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Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors

 21(6) The information referred to in this sub-paragraph is, in relation to each member ("MB") of a body of persons named as the proprietor appointed on or after 1st May 2007, whether the checks referred to in paragraph 20(6)(b) were made, the date they were made and the date on which the resulting certificate was obtained.

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Part 5. Premises of and accommodation at schools

 23(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that-

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Part 5. Premises of and accommodation at schools

– 23(1)(c) suitable changing accommodation and showers are provided for pupils aged 11 years or over at the start of the school year who receive physical education.

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Part 5. Premises of and accommodation at schools

 24(1) The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that suitable accommodation is provided in order to cater for the medical and therapy needs of pupils, including-

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Part 5. Premises of and accommodation at schools

– 24(1)(a) accommodation for the medical examination and treatment of pupils;

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Part 5. Premises of and accommodation at schools

– 24(1)(b) accommodation for the short term care of sick and injured pupils, which includes a washing facility and is near to a toilet facility.

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Part 5. Premises of and accommodation at schools

 24(2) The accommodation provided under sub-paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) may be used for other purposes (apart from teaching) provided it is always readily available to be used for the purposes set out in sub-paragraphs (1)(a) and (b).

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Part 5. Premises of and accommodation at schools

 25 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that the school premises and the accommodation and facilities provided therein are maintained to a standard such that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of pupils are ensured.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

 34(1) The standard about the quality of leadership and management is met if the proprietor ensures that persons with leadership and management responsibilities at the school-

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

– 34(1)(a) demonstrate good skills and knowledge appropriate to their role so that the independent school standards are met consistently;

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

– 34(1)(b) fulfil their responsibilities effectively so that the independent school standards are met consistently; and

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

– 34(1)(c) actively promote the well-being of pupils.

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Schedule 10 of the Equality Act 2010

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