Inclusion Quality Mark (2009,2006)

The Inclusion Quality Mark comprises ten elements which deal with inclusion in its widest sense and in all aspects of school life. The ten elements are all practical parts of the life of a school.

They are divided into 3 core groups:

• The individual pupil
• The staff focus
• The family and community focus

A school assesses if it can meet the criteria in each of these ten elements related to the school its staff, pupils and the local authority (where appropriate). Standards are then externally assessed and moderated by a professional team.

Investors in People (2007, 2004, 2001)

Practice at the school is measured against the Investors in People Standard and against the 'plan, do, review cycle' and progress is assessed every three years. Key strengths in this year's review were:

• Effective communications
• Strong and insightful leadership and management
• Strong commitment to staff development
• Empowered staff
• Improvements in team working and colleagues supporting each other
• Increasing use of external networks
• Good evidence of effective learning and development activity resulting in benefits to individual and school performance

School Achievement Award (1999, 2000, 2001)

The scheme was originally developed to celebrate the achievements of schools that have either made significant improvement or are high performing. The awards were given out for three years and St Anne's Fulshaw CE Primary school received one each year.

Cheshire Healthy Schools Partnership

A healthy school promotes physical and emotional health by providing accessible and relevant information and equipping pupils with the skills and attitudes to make informed decisions about their health. It understands the importance of investing in health to assist in raising levels of pupil achievement and improving standards. It also recognises the need to provide both a physical and social environment that is conducive to learning.

Activemark 2008

The mark - which is awarded annually - rewards delivery of the national PE, School Sports and Club Links strategy. It is open to schools which are part of a school sport partnership. Schools received the mark if:

• 90 per cent or more of pupils across the school were doing 2 hours of PE and sport;
• the school held a sports day; and
• the school had met or bettered the national average for the range of sports it offers or the percentage of pupils participating in sports clubs linked to their school or school sport partnership.

FMSIS (2009)

We were successfully assessed against the Financial Management Standard in Schools in 2009. This shows that the school is operating within a very strict framework of financial guidelines and has policies and measures in place to ensure that best practice and best value principles are adhered to.

Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark (2009)

In 2009 the school was assessed as meeting the criteria for the award of the Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark. The philosophy underpinning the Quality Mark is that changing practice to accommodate dyslexic individuals often results in good practice for everyone. The majority of moderately dyslexic students are taught in mainstream classrooms and by non specialist tutors. Therefore it is important that, as well as employing appropriate teaching methods, all environments are dyslexia friendly. This is what the Quality Mark strives to be.

National Healthy Schools Standard

In April 2008 we have been assessed as meeting the National Healthy School Standard which we have been working towards this year. To meet the standards, schools have to demonstrate that they have met many different criteria and standards in four areas: Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE), including SRE and drugs education, Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Emotional Health and Wellbeing, including bullying. Our assessors visited school for the day and even had lunch with the children as well as interviewing Mrs Penny Thomas who was co-ordinating the assessment.

I am delighted that we achieved the award as I feel that it underlines our recent successes where OFSTED judged our provision in the following areas to be outstanding: progress made by children with learning difficulties and disabilites, overall personal development and wellbeing (spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, healthy lifestyles, safe practices, enjoyment and making a positive contribution) and care, guidance and support offered by the school. We continue to value the whole child and consistently demonstrate very high levels of support for our pupils.