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School Development Priorities 2016-17

 

In 2017:


Leadership and Management We aim to:

• Effectively maintain the quality of teaching so that at least 95% is good or better.
• Revise our outstanding curriculum against DFE guidelines so that all children consistently achieve high standards and develop the essential skills for lifelong learning.
• Embed the ‘Inspire’ maths programme to successfully improve progress and standards in maths.
• Raise the profile of science in order that it offers children the essential sills, knowledge and understanding and encourages children’s developing interests in science.
• Maintain the opportunities for high quality PE and sport, within and beyond the school day.
• Maintain a vibrant learning environment that stimulates and supports children's learning.
• Become a Multi Academy Trust with at least one other school that shares our philosophies.

 

Attainment and Achievement We aim to:
• Maintain our high standards and achievement of all children in all subjects, but particularly reading, writing, maths and science (Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and Key Stage 1).
• Improve the % of our most able children (particularly boys) exceeding the standard of similar children nationally, in writing.
• Narrow the gap between boys and girls in reading and writing.
• Maintain the % of pupil premium children reaching similar standards to their non PP peers.
• Maintain/improve the % of children making 'good' progress, as judged against Ofsted criteria.
• Maintain the % of children successfully completing the phonics screen in year 1.

 

Quality of Teaching We aim to:
• Maintain the % of teaching that is either good or outstanding to at least 95%.
• Ensure that all classroom support is timely and well-focused.
• Ensure that the way we assess (check) children’s learning is regularly and consistently used throughout school.
• Ensure that we use these checks to effectively plan each child's next steps in learning.

 

Behaviour We aim to:
• Improve our attendance to greater than 95.7% continuing to apply the directive to refuse authorisation of term time holidays.
• Embed restorative practice training and consistently apply the agreed principles to any behaviour situations.
• Become an attachment friendly school, supporting children’s emotional well being, in partnership with schools in Sunderland North.

 

Wendy Angus

August 2016