Manchester Junior Girls' School

Manchester Junior Girls’ School Independent school progress report

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DCSF registration number 355/6027 Unique Reference Number (URN) 106003 Inspection number 354085 Inspection dates 06 May 2010 Reporting inspector Jonathan Yodaiken

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T: 08456 404040 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk No. 090137 Inspection report template – progress monitoring

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Purpose and scope of the visit

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

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Purpose and scope of the visit

The visit 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

Manchester Junior Girls’ School was founded in September 1993 in response to demand for additional places for Orthodox Jewish education for girls in the area. The school is a primary school and nursery providing a Jewish and general education to girls aged three to 11 years from the local Jewish community. The National Curriculum programmes of study for English, mathematics and science are followed in broad outline for Years 1-6. The nursery is on a separate site but is an integral part of the school. Childcare provision is available on the nursery site for children aged from birth to three years and this is managed by a separate independent provider. The school aims: ‘to equip girls with the academic skills needed to move confidently into the local Jewish High Schools, and to develop in each girl a deep appreciation for, and a joy in the practice of, the Jewish religion, as laid down by the Torah.’

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Context of the visit

The school’s last full inspection was in December 2008. A number of requirements were not met. A progress monitoring visit took place in November 2009 after which an action plan was formulated. A second follow-up progress visit to the school took place in March 2010 when five of the regulations were still not met. This is the third monitoring visit to the school to check the progress made in implementing the action plan.

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action plan

At the last progress monitoring visit there were five regulations still not met and progress in implementing the action plan was deemed to be unsatisfactory. The child protection officer had not received appropriate training. The admission register did not provide for parents who live at different addresses or record which of these parents would be the primary carer. The single central register of checks on staff, although containing all the necessary checks, did not record by whom and on what

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action plan

1 www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2002/ukpga_20020032_en_14#pt10-ch1-pb4-l1g162 2 www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2005/ukpga_20050018_en_15#sch8 Inspection report template – progress monitoring date they were carried out. Decoration and flooring in the old building were in poor condition and pipework was exposed in the Reception washroom.

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action plan

In order to improve, the school arranged for the child protection officer to have two- day multi-agency child protection training and undertook to ensure that the single central register was extended to include all the required information. A review of decoration, maintenance and flooring in the old building was undertaken and quotations were sought from various providers to carry out the work.

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action plan

The child protection officer has now undertaken the two-day multi-agency training for child protection. The admission register has been upgraded to include details, should it be necessary, of parents who live at different addresses and will also record who is the primary carer. The single central register of staff checks now includes details of who carried out the checks and the dates when checks were carried out.

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action plan

The carpeting in the old building is now appropriate. The dining hall has been re- carpeted, loose tiles outside the staff cloakrooms have been restored and one room with poor flooring has been placed out of bounds while its flooring is being upgraded. Carpet on the stairs is now safe. The standard of maintenance and decoration in the old school building is now acceptable. The foyer area has been redecorated. One room with poor decoration has been placed out of bounds until it can be refurbished. Pipes in the Reception washroom have now been boxed in.

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Compliance with regulatory requirements

The school has made good progress and now meets all regulatory requirements. Inspection report template – progress monitoring

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School details

Name of school Manchester Junior Girls’ School DCSF number 355/6027 Unique reference number (URN) 106003 Type of school Jewish Status Independent Date school opened 1993 Age range of pupils 3-11 years Gender of pupils Girls Number on roll (full-time pupils) 196 Number of pupils with a statement of special educational need Girls: 3

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School details

Annual fees (day pupils) £2,700 Address of school 64 Upper Park Road Salford Manchester Lancashire M7 4JA Telephone number 0161 7400566 Fax number 0161 7959176 Email address Beis.chinuch@yahoo.co.uk Headteacher Mrs Lieberman Proprietor Rabbi A Ehrentreu Reporting inspector Jonathan Yodaiken Dates of inspection 6 May 2010

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