Setting

Mrs J Kiss Headteacher Leighterton Primary School Leighterton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8UH

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financial capability

Thank you for your hospitality and co-operation, and that of your staff, during my visit on 27 March to look at work to develop economic well-being and financial capability.

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financial capability

The visit provided valuable information which will contribute to our national evaluation and reporting. Published reports are likely to list the names of the contributing institutions, but individual institutions will not be identified in the main text without their consent. All feedback letters will be published on the Ofsted website at the end of each half-term.

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financial capability

The evidence used to inform the judgements made included: observation of two lessons, interviews with staff and pupils and scrutiny of relevant documentation.

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Features of good practice observed included:

 by the end of Year 6, pupils show a good ability to apply literacy, numerical and ICT skills to new tasks and challenges  good opportunities are provided for pupils, including very young children, to take on responsibility within the school, develop collaborative skills and engage in teamwork  good contributions from various subjects help pupils to develop their knowledge and understanding of important global issues  involvement in raising funds for charity and the developing links with a school in Ethiopia help pupils to understand the impact of poverty  links with local employers help to increase pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the world of work Alexandra House 33 Kingsway London WC2B 6SE T 08456 404040 F 020 7421 6855 enquiries@ofsted.go.uk www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Features of good practice observed included:

01 April 2008  the good range of extra-curricular and enrichment activities contribute to pupils’ personal development and help them to develop their enterprise capability  good opportunities for gifted and talented pupils to take part in various ‘challenge’ activities help them to develop their problem-solving skills.

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Areas for further improvement, which we discussed, included:

 increasing the opportunities for pupils to develop their financial capability  identifying the intended learning outcomes pupils are expected to acquire in developing economic well-being and financial capability as they move through the school and track their progress in achieving these.

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Areas for further improvement, which we discussed, included:

I hope these observations are useful as you continue to develop economic well-being and financial capability at the school.

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Areas for further improvement, which we discussed, included:

As I explained in my previous letter, a copy of this letter will be sent to your local authority and will be published on Ofsted’s website. It will also be available to the team for your next institutional inspection.

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