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You said, we did.

	You Said	We Did
1	You said that the Paddington Academy uniform was too expensive and that certain items were hard to get hold of.	We changed the Paddington academy uniform to make items easier to purchase, got rid of the tartan skirt/trousers for girls and identified the best places to purchase uniform items.
2	You said that we needed to increase security at the Academy.	We introduced daily random searches with a metal detector to act as a deterrent to students to bring in dangerous items.
3	You said that parents/carers needed more access to subject teachers to discuss your children’s progress.	We have now introduced a parents evening and parents morning at the end of each term to give parents/carers more flexibility in choosing when to see teachers. Parents evenings will take place on the last Thursday of each term between 4 and 6 pm and parents mornings on the last Friday of each term between 9 am and 12 pm.
4	You said at the last Parents Forum that the timing of long reports was sometimes too late in the year.	We have now introduced parent & information evenings for each year group. Parent information evenings are normally held on Thursday evening at the beginning of the new term.
5	You said at the last Parents Forum that criteria for ‘attitude’ on the termly reports were unclear.	We are writing clear criteria for teachers to ensure consistency across the academy in ‘attitude’ grades.
6	You said that it would be helpful to have dates on termly reports so that parents/carers could see when grades had been given.	We will put assessment date on to next set of reports.
7	You said that parents/carers would like to be more involved in the life of the academy.	Two separate termly meetings now take place: A parents forum where parents have the opportunity to discuss whole school issues with staff and the new ‘Paddington Parents Association’ which will meet as a separate, independent parent body to discuss academy issues and be a forum where parents/carers can share their experiences as parents/carers of students at the academy.
8	You said that you were concerned about distribution of lockers and that some students had been issued lockers belonging to older students.	Heads of Years are working with their year teams to ensure that all students have a locker that is not being used by anyone else.
9	You said that you wanted easier access to teachers and key staff as it was sometimes difficult to get in contact with the academy via phone.	We issued a ‘blue book’ for all parents/carers that had email addresses for all key staff at the academy