During their time at The Hollies, nearly all pupils are happy to learn and many make strong progress. This is particularly evident in pupils’ development of their communication and social skills. Most pupils develop positive attitudes to learning and engage well in lessons. For a few pupils whose needs are more complex, their ability to attend to tasks is not as consistently well developed. Working relationships between staff and pupils is of a very high standard. Combined with a high quality person centred approach to teaching, this has an extremely positive effect on pupils learning, behaviour, and wellbeing. The headteacher and leadership team have a clear vision for the school, which permeates all aspects of the schools work. They have established a strong understanding of the strengths and areas for development and work effectively with staff to evaluate progress and plan for improvement. Inspection area Judgement Standards Good Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Good Teaching and learning experiences Good Care, support and guidance Good Leadership and management Good 2 A report on The Hollies Special School October 2019 Recommendations R1 Address the health and safety issue identified during the inspection R2 Ensure that all planned learning experiences meet the needs of pupils with more complex abilities R3 Develop a consistent approach to the delivery of information and communication technology (ICT) skills across the curriculum R4 Strengthen the performance management and professional learning arrangements for teaching assistants What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection. Estyn will invite the school to prepare two case studies. One on its work in relation to the schools development of a pupil profile assessment tool and secondly on their approach in managing curriculum innovation