Madaniyah Foundation

Jamiah Madaniyah Primary School Independent school progress report

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DCSF registration number 316/6065 Unique Reference Number (URN) 134591 Inspection number 354252 Inspection date 11 June 2010 Reporting inspector Michèle Messaoudi

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Published: June 2010 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

Jamiah Madaniyah Primary School is a non-selective Muslim school for boys and girls aged 5–11. It is located in a residential area of Forest Gate in the London Borough of Newham. It was opened in 2004 by its current proprietor who, as Principal, manages the school and oversees the quality of education. On the day of the visit, there were 43 pupils on roll, who were being taught in four classes. The pupils are mainly of North African, Pakistani and Somali heritages. None has a statement of special educational needs. All have English as an additional language and many are bilingual. Some are at various advanced stages of learning English. Jamiah Madaniyah aims to ‘develop a child in partnership with parents through an enhanced Islamic environment; integrate Islamic teachings throughout the day into the various areas of the curriculum’ and ‘foster a love of learning in each individual child’.

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Context of the visit

The school was last inspected in January 2009. An emergency visit was carried out in September 2009 to check the school’s compliance with the standards for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children who are pupils at the school and to ascertain the effectiveness of the school’s procedures for handling complaints.

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Context of the visit

The school submitted an action plan in December 2009 that included both the action to be taken as a result of the full inspection of January 2009 and the action to be taken as a result of the emergency visit carried out in September 2009. This action plan was evaluated as satisfactory in February 2010. This is the first visit to monitor the progress the school has made in implementing its action plan.

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Context of the visit

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

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action plan

As a result of the January 2009 inspection, the school was required to ensure that teachers use effective methods for the teaching of reading skills to meet the needs of pupils who are at an early stage of reading, particularly in Key Stage 1, and to provide resources that are sufficient in range, quantity and quality for the teaching of reading skills. The school has implemented its action plan fully in these respects by purchasing adequate resources and training staff in the teaching of reading; it now meets these requirements.

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action plan

As a result of the emergency visit carried out in September 2009, the school was required to update its child protection policy, review its safeguarding procedures and improve its complaints procedure. As planned, the child protection policy has been updated and now meets all current requirements. The staff receive the appropriate level of training in child protection at the required intervals and they demonstrate satisfactory knowledge and understanding of the procedures to follow. The school has followed through its plan to review its management structure and has created a governing body to provide a tier of independent professionals who can oversee the school’s safeguarding arrangements. The nominated person for child protection and a member of the governing body have received training in safer recruitment. By implementing its action plan, the school can now demonstrate that all the required checks are carried out on staff to establish their suitability to work with children and

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action plan

that these checks are recorded in a central register in the proper manner. The complaints procedure has been reviewed and improved and now meets all requirements.

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action plan

The school has made satisfactory progress in implementing its action plan. However, it does not comply fully with the latest requirement to make its child protection policy available to parents. While the school informs parents and carers through its prospectus that the child protection policy is available to them on request, it does not give them a copy once their children have joined the school.

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Compliance with regulatory requirements

As a result of this inspection visit, the school must take action to meet the Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2003 3 as amended (‘the Regulations’), as follows:  publish on its website or, where no such website exists, send to parents and carers of pupils (and of prospective parents and carers on request) a copy of their safeguarding children policy as prepared under paragraph 3(2)(b) (paragraph 6(4)).

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Compliance with regulatory requirements

3 www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20031910.htm Inspection report template – progress monitoring

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School details

Name of school Jamiah Madaniyah Primary School DCSF number 316/6065 Unique reference number (URN) 134591 Type of school Muslim day primary school Status Independent Date school opened 2004 Age range of pupils 5–11 Gender of pupils Mixed Number on roll (full-time pupils) Boys: 21 Girls: 22 Total: 43 Number of pupils with a statement of special educational need Boys: 0 Girls: 0 Total: 0

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School details

Number of pupils who are looked after Boys: 0 Girls: 0 Total: 0 Annual fees £1,000 Address of school 80-82 Stafford Road Forest Gate London E7 8NN Telephone number 020 8807 1167 Email address Muhammadhanif2@yahoo.co.uk Principal Mr Hanif Muhammad Proprietor Mr Hanif Muhammad Reporting inspector Mrs Michèle Messaoudi Date of inspection 11 June 2010

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