The Lister Weekly Update #10

Here is the working that you may have recently seen on our website:

We were visited by OFSTED on 8th and 9th October 2024. Our last previous inspection had been in December 2018, and since then the school has faced a number of challenges.

It was very pleasing to receive the finding that the school ‘has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection’. This means that the school continues to be GOOD.

Here are some extracts from the report:

‘Lister Community School is highly supportive of its pupils. Pupils are benefiting from recent changes that have improved learning and behaviour.’

‘The school has raised its expectation of what pupils should achieve. The curriculum is more ambitious. The school is fostering a culture of joy in learning. Pupils are responding well to these new standards.’

‘The provision for personal development is well-planned and considered.’

‘There are opportunities for pupils to get involved.’

‘Everyone is working together to ensure pupils’ experiences are consistently high quality.’

The full inspection report is available here.

The information is also available from the Ofsted website.

At the Lister News Team, we are delighted that Ofsted saw all of the wonderful things that we recognise every day at Lister and this is a tremendous benediction from an insightful and unbiased agency.

Dear Parents and Carers,

In last year's version of the parent mail, every week we published a league table of the top praise earners from each house. This was a celebration of the most successful house teams at Lister. Now that we have moved on to the year team system, we could not publish the same news. Here we have now reformatted the old system - highlighting year groups' success and the particular form groups and individuals in year groups who are earning the most praises. Keep an eye out for your child's name here and see whether their form group have had particular success through the week!

Dear Parents and Carers,

Here is a list of available winter HAF programmes can be found here. This is a fantastic opportunity for young people to stay active and engaged during the holidays.

he North East BCU (encompassing the boroughs of Newham and Waltham forest) have now launched WhatsApp channels.

These will be used to deliver good news stories and useful crime prevention advice to the local community.

We would very much encourage pupils or parents to follow the channel, you can use the link below.

Follow the Newham MPS channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VatslWJHQbRvg4HLTB2F

Join energy saving experts on Fuel Poverty Awareness Day next Wednesday!

Stop by East Ham Library from 9am-1pm or Custom House Library from 2pm-5pm to chat with a Green Doctor energy expert. Learn practical tips to lower your energy bills and keep your home warm this winter.

Don’t miss this chance for free advice and support!

For top tips on how to stay warm this winter >

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are very keen, at the Lister News Team, to share the menu options that your child will have through the week. We know that this has been available in the recent editions of our newsletter, but was missing from the last two. Here are the menu options for this week!

The Thought for the Week next week is focused on human rights and humanity. Please discuss the thought with your child who will be looking at the thought in assembly and discussing the idea with peers and the year team.