SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

The School Improvement Plan (SIP) is a working document used to set priorities and monitor progress throughout the year.

We are an ambitious school and we have high expectations for all our children and staff. We aim to maintain outstanding standards in all aspects of our work.

This document sets out the strategic priorities agreed by the Governing Body, Head teacher and Senior Leaders. It is informed by the school’s rigorous self-evaluation system and by the School’s Vision. The SIP is reviewed regularly and can be adapted during the year if necessary.

This plan is runs alongside our curriculum action plans which are put together by our curriculum teams for English, Maths, PE and outdoor learning, Computing, Science, Humanities, Arts and RSHE and RE.

The priorities for 2021-22 are:

Quality of Education

To review the curriculum to ensure that ALL children make progress with knowledge and skills and that it is broad and balanced.

To improve the teaching and learning of writing through school to lead to improved progress and attainment.

To monitor the delivery of the maths scheme to ensure good progress and attainment.

To ensure that reading continues to have a high profile across school. To ensure that early reading and phonics teaching is strong and understood by staff.

To develop and extend Outdoor Learning in school.

Behaviour and Attitudes

To review the behaviour policy post Covid.

To review playtime and lunchtime provision to ensure that this time is valuable for all children.

To continue to work to ensure that the school is a safe place where everyone is treated with respect.

Early Years Education

To ensure the implementation of the new Baseline assessment.

To review in year assessment practices.

To improve GLD score from 2020.

To identify the gaps due to Covid and plan catch up as appropriate.

To ensure that the curriculum reflects Development Matters and the whole school curriculum.

To further develop communication with parents.

Leadership and Management

To use the Pupil Premium and Catch up funding well to support the learning and progress of children.

To develop a clear programme of CPD for all staff.

To encourage all staff to take on leadership opportunities in school.

To ensure that the Governing body has a clear action plan and understanding of their role.

To develop Pupil Voice in school.

Personal Development

To review RSHE policy and ensure that the teaching of this is robust across school.

To further embed the school values across the school community.

To ensure that nurture provision continues to develop to support the wellbeing of children and families.

To develop the range of extra curricular activities post Covid.

The priorities for 2020-21 are:

1. To develop teaching and learning in maths to improve attainment and progress across school.

2. To improve consistency in Teaching and Learning across school. To ensure that all teaching across school is at least good.

3. To develop strategies to support the wellbeing of staff and pupils and our community.

4. To continue to embed distributed leadership through the continued development of teams in school. To provide a high standard of remote and/or blended learning in the case of full or partial school closure.

5. To embed the English long term plan and to develop teaching in GPS and writing through school to improve progress and attainment.