School Development Plan 2024 - 2026
Summary of Key Priorities
1. Quality of Education
Ø To increase the percentage of disadvantaged pupils reaching ARE in all subjects.
Ø To close the gap in attainment between boys and girls in all subjects.
Ø To improve teaching and learning of writing so that a higher percentage of pupils achieve ARE.
Ø Develop pupil use of inference and identifying key evidence in texts when reading.
Ø Embed and further develop effective feedback and marking across the school.
Ø Embed strategies which pupils can use when solving problems and undertaking reasoning tasks in Maths.
Ø Introduce Zones of Regulation as a technique to support positive behaviour and strategies pupils can apply to remain focused on learnng.
Ø Embed quality first teaching in all year groups by further developing teacher understanding or how pupils acquire and retain knowledge.
Ø Continue to develop the Outdoor Education and Personal Development curriculums.
Ø Continue to work alongside the Healthy Heads Team to support positive mental health for all pupils and staff.
Ø Recognise that every minute of the school day is a "learning minute" and use time effectively.
2. Leadership and Management
Ø Further develop staff understanding of the components of sustained, Quality First Teaching, in the classroom.
Ø As Budget allows, continue to increase the ratio of adults to children in the school - both teachers and teaching assistants.
Ø Support staff in accessing and completing National Qualifications to enhance their skills and knoweldge of teaching and learning.
Ø Subject leaders will continue to develop accessible, eciting and relevant and curriculums for all subject which is effectively assessed to show progress and attainment of pupils.
Ø Increase the specialist knowledge of staff in using appropriate strategies and skills when supporting pupils with SEND.
3. Other Areas
Ø Develop a rolling programme of re-decoration and replacement of resources to improve the physical environment of each classroom and shared areas around the school.
Ø Continue to work with the LA to improve the structure of our school building - replacing roof in KS2, girls toilet blocks and heating system.
Ø Improve the outdoor environment to provide more opportunities for play and physical activity during breaktimes, PE lessons and Outdoor Education.
Ø Improve attendance of all pupils, especially those attending for less than 90% of the school year.
Ø Increase opportunities for parents/carers to be more involved in school activities.
Ø Continue to develop effective communication with parents/carers about school activities.
Priorities for Whole School Development 2024-2025: The above areas have been identified from the analysis of end of year data, monitoring throughout 2023-2024, areas from SDP 2023-2024 which require further consolidation or embedding, as well as pupil voice surveys, a parent survey & staff survey via the 2023 Ofsted inspection and comments across the year from parents and pupils; priorities for development identified by Ofsted in 2023 inspection.