What Makes Ranches Great? by https://padlet.com/stevearnold2/bjh6vp5we81n8al What does Ranches Primary School have that needs to be celebrated, preserved, protected or amplified? Click the + icon below to post your ideas. en-us 2025-05-11 15:16:52 UTC 2025-05-16 08:01:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4ac.png https://padlet.com/stevearnold2/bjh6vp5we81n8al/wish/3446375827 Sense of community and family feel to be celebrated!

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Keep the community & relationship between the staff & children.

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]]> 2025-05-12 11:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/stevearnold2/bjh6vp5we81n8al/wish/3446376459 https://padlet.com/stevearnold2/bjh6vp5we81n8al/wish/3446376569 We are a PRIMARY school

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Fatma and yasmine

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The collaboration spirit amongst staff

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Community

Care and support for staff from SLT eg when you have personal issues


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Arabic team

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]]> 2025-05-12 11:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/stevearnold2/bjh6vp5we81n8al/wish/3446378532 https://padlet.com/stevearnold2/bjh6vp5we81n8al/wish/3446378636 Celebrate Inclusivity, colleagues, , preserving the work environment and amplifying the already wonderful student support.

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Good team Leadership.


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School should look into giving benefits to teacher assistants ie flight tickets,accommodation etc


]]> 2025-05-12 11:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/stevearnold2/bjh6vp5we81n8al/wish/3446379245 https://padlet.com/stevearnold2/bjh6vp5we81n8al/wish/3446379370 I joined ranches because I felt the family and community environment. I am passionate about giving all children a voice and finding their strengths and celebrating every achievement made , not matter how small

Inclusion is a high priority

Classroom environments

Transitions


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And salary increment

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-Capping the class sizes

-Collaboration

-Our team ethos

-Community feel and not just filling spaces that we have

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Community feel.

Working in a team, staff.

Feeling valued.

Fighting for benefits for staff - flight allowance and housing for all staff local and non local hires.

]]> 2025-05-12 11:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/stevearnold2/bjh6vp5we81n8al/wish/3446390886 charlotteglennie1 https://padlet.com/stevearnold2/bjh6vp5we81n8al/wish/3448144644 Whole school events - Movie night was really lovely. World book day.

Loved enterprise week - would be great to do again but have more time to really look at setting up a business.


A very supportive team. Being able to be mummy and Mrs Glennie during school events.

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  • The sense of community is highly valued.

  • Class sizes are too large.

  • CRAs deserve a proper salary increase.

  • Teams work well together.

  • FS should be more involved in whole-school events.

  • There should be a stronger focus on wellbeing.

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  • One amazing thing about Ranches is they make you feel wanted, loved and at home..

  • The leadership is amazing

  • Salary increment or housing allowance or flight allowance for TA's


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