School Priorities and Success Measures (2017-2020)
1. To consistently provide the right environment, support, and challenge to enable all children to fulfil their potential and be their best.
- Strong academic and non-academic performance
- Full roll and a waiting list to join our school
- High attendance and engagement
2. To develop our children to be respectful, well rounded citizens that actively reflect the Christian, spiritual and inclusive values of our school community.
- Recognising and responding to each child as an individual
- Excellent behaviour at all times
- Celebrating our strengths and achievements
- Children recognised within wider community for their conduct and contributions
- School community has opportunity to engage with other cultures globally
- We have built a local reputation for excellence/strength and actively support other schools to improve
- All resources are well deployed in support of educational excellence
- We recognise our professional expertise and actively work to develop and share this, within school and in our wider professional community
4. To further develop strong governance and robust leadership throughout the school.
- We retain staff and are known for the opportunities, development and support we provide
- We have a balanced and appropriate range of skills and experience within the Governing Body
- Staff and Governors are known to the community and are role models for the ethos and values of the school
For 2019-20 the school development plan covers the following areas:
To consistently provide the right environment, support, and challenge to enable all children to fulfil their potential and be their best.
- Improve outcomes for children in Reception.
- Progress and outcomes for most able children in all year groups.
- Individual support for SEN and disadvantaged children.
- Communication with parents about progress and those with children with SEN.
- Supporting well-being and resilience of children.
- Support for new staff.
To prioritise excellence, high expectations and breadth in our teaching and learning so that all lessons aspire to deliver outstanding learning.
- Learning and lesson observations in non-core subjects.
- Focus on learning experiences for most able.
- Develop children’s problem solving skills in maths.
- Preparing children for times tables test (year 4).
- Improved ‘provision map’ for interventions.
To further develop strong governance and robust leadership throughout the school.
- Continue with strong skills of governing body.
- Curriculum coordinators have responsibility for own subject(s).
- Staff taking on new roles are well supported.
- Leaders share good practice and support other schools.
To prioritise excellence, high expectations and breadth in our teaching and learning so that all lessons aspire to outstanding outcomes.
- Confirm intent of curriculum.
- Improves assessment of non-core subjects.
- Co-ordinators know, and monitor, their subject(s).
- Engagement in learning in non-core subjects.
- Characteristics of Learning for EYFS shared with all staff.
- Embed Relationships Education.
- Improve outdoor area for Reception and Year 1.
To develop our children to be respectful, well rounded citizens that actively reflect the Christian, spiritual and inclusive values of our school community.
- Develop understanding of cultural and social diversity.
- Celebrate our community diversity.
- Seek opportunities for children to make a difference in the world.
- Understand Christianity as a worldwide living faith.
- Behaviour and bullying focus – understanding, supporting and reporting.
