School improvement priorities 2019-2020

 

The quality of education

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English mastery

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Reading

• Development of Reading comprehension through embedding the specific teaching of skills F1-Y6

• Resource age appropriate phonic books at KS1

• To improve KS2 teacher knowledge and practice of phonics

• Continue to develop reading across the curriculum

• To develop a whole school  love of reading ethos

• Y5 focus – additional staff deployed to accelerate rates of progress in Reading

• Embed  teacher assessment of Reading

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Vocabulary

• Develop reading comprehension through developing vocabulary knowledge

 

Writing

• Develop a journey to greater depth writing across school

 

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Curriculum mastery

• Develop retrieval practice across the curriculum

• Development of Outdoor Learning

• Develop  core subject knowledge of History, Geography and Science for leaders and teachers

• Develop understanding of what makes an effective unit plan

• Develop assessment of foundation subjects

• Incorporating current topical/global issues into curriculum learning

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Maths mastery

• To achieve fluency in number facts

• To embed accelerated progress in time tables recall

• To continue to improve parental engagement and confidence in maths

• Develop whole class feedback

• To develop specific retrieval practice strategies to ensure retention of key knowledge

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Cohort Targeted Support 

• To continue to ensure smooth transition in learning with no dip in standards Y2 –Y3

• To develop and implement a support package to ensure accelerated progress to expected age related standards for Y5

  

Behaviour and attitudes 

• To continue with our attendance strategy in order to maintain levels of attendance in line with or better than National (96%) and to continue to reduce rates of PA to be below National.

• To review and develop our whole school inclusive practice.

 

Personal Development

• To continue to promote whole school well-being

• To continue to embed our school values in order to develop responsible, respectful and active citizens.

 

Leadership and management

• To share and embed the reviewed curriculum intent with all stakeholders

• To use the online platform as a tool to develop teacher subject knowledge, practice and encourage reflective practice

• To continue developing an effective sustainable SLT

• To continue to develop strong curriculum leadership

• Mentorship for INCO from September 19

• Mentoring early career teachers

• Governance – to continue to have a wider understanding of the curriculum