SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2015/16
In conjunction with Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC Development Plan
RISK REGISTER AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES (SUMMARY)
Summary of the Risk Register
Risk / Consequence(s) / Categorisation / Action ( including timescale) / ProgressCompetition from local schools eg High Schools/Middle and First Schools/two tier/three tier system. / • Loss of income due to falling rolls / Unacceptable risk / • Monitoring admissions policies of other local schools.
• Increasing the PAN.
• Raising achievement to compete.
• Promoting the school through media.
• Offering wider curriculum at all Key Stages.
• Academy Development plan.
Loss of Bromsgrove students / • Reduction in Catholic students coming through.
• Impact on Sixth Form numbers.
• Possible reduction in school performance as traditionally high achieving students. / Unacceptable risk / • High examination results and positive Ofsted.
• Transport solution through Academy status.
• Continued marketing of the school.
Loss of experience/failure to recruit high quality teachers / • Lower achievement
• Possible disaffection issues
• Poor staff morale
• Parental concerns. / Unacceptable risk / • CPD investment.
• Comprehensive NQT, Middle Leader and Senior leadership training.
• Links with universities and TSA.
• Quality support for staff.
• High expectations at the recruitment process.
Changes to school performance eg drop in GCSE/A Level results / • Negative publicity
• Falling rolls
• Loss of revenue streams
• Loss of quality staff / Unacceptable risk / • Raising Achievement agenda for MAC.
• Curriculum Plan implements for 3 year GCSEs.
• Deployment of SLEs.
• Emphasis on Teaching Standards and take action.
• Comprehensive staff training.
• Wide Intervention programme esp ENMA
Reduction in funding streams
• Academy – Fair Funding WCC
• Academy – Capital grants
• VA implications
• National education reductions / • Staff numbers
• Low staff morale
• Reduction in quality of service
• Quality of provision
• Loss of students / Significant – requiring action / • Draft contingency plan Academy Representatives Finance and QI.
• Emphasis on importance of academy status.
• Bids for capital grants.
• Certain contracts on temporary basis.
Impact of Academy status does not lead to a raising of standards at all tiers. / • Fragmented approach to acceptable standards – low entry levels in Year 9
• Continued issues of transition students in Year 9
• Bromsgrove issue remains unresolved / Critical risk / • Continue to consolidate the academy.
• Provide consolidated funding comparisons to consider with all stakeholders.
• Termly reviews of academy action plan.
Disappointing Ofsted for the school or one of the MAC schools. / • Implications for recruitment of staff and students
• Re-evaluation of support network through TSA, Diocese and MAC
• Additional pressure for staff especially leadership / Critical risk / • MAC Ofsted Action Plan – September 2015.
• Linking standards across the tiers.
• Sharing leadership roles.
• Building capacity to ensure all key areas are covered.
• Setting MAC targets.
To enrich and sustain the Catholic Life of the school; a Catholic School for All;
To consolidate and develop Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Multi-Academy Company for the benefit of all students in our community;
To maintain the safety and welfare of all our students and staff in our school community;
To offer a broad and balanced curriculum to meet the needs of all our students;
To maintain and even improve upon the achievement levels at KS3, GCSE and A Level.
OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND LEARNERS (1of 4)Priority: To provide a broad and balanced curriculum to meet the needs of all our students. / Current Grade / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Key Notes: This should take into consideration the changes to National Curriculum, GCSE and BTECs and A Level and Level 3 courses. In addition, reference should be made to the individual department development plans, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC Development Plan, and RAISE on Line/Data Dashboard
What will we do?
• Develop the three year GCSE curriculum beginning in Year 9
• Consolidate the Middle Schools Intervention programme especially with St Bede’s and Walkwood
• Further develop our Year 9 Transition programme to incorporate key skills in literacy and numeracy in the summer school.
• Continue to review the Pathways system to offer a broad and balanced curriculum for to Year 8 students
• Prepare staff and students for the array of changes to the curriculum, qualifications, accountability measures and funding in the near future:
Ø GCSE Reforms (current)
Ø GCSE reforms (2017 onwards)
Ø A Level reforms
Ø A Level reforms (future)
Ø Vocational Qualifications (KS4) – list 96
Ø Vocational Qualifications (post 16)
Ø Performance Tables – Progress 8 (2016)
Ø RPA – 18 in 2015 / When will we do it?
Autumn 2015
Autumn 2015
Termly Review Days
Monitoring throughout Year 9
September 2015 onwards / Key staff
OC & HoDs
Achievement Leader
PD
AM/PD
OC
OC/QI/ CO / Success criteria
• Curriculum Plan 2015-2016/ tracking data shows consistent progress against target grades.
• Evidence of student outcomes when joining STA in Year 9; Secondary Ready Test data
• Establishment of a common curriculum between ourselves and all our feeder middle schools.
• Transition programme established Autumn 2015
• Pathways programme and feedback – Spring 2016
• Staff are aware of the proposed changes and make the necessary amendments to the curriculum.
• Pathways at KS4 and KS5 are tailored to meet the changes.
• No significant shift in performance at KS4 and KS5
• Training programme both internally and externally provides suitable support.
• Continue to explore new subject/topic and vocational areas to offer our students at GCSE and A Level. / Review Comments
OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND LEARNERS (2 of 4)
Priority: To consolidate the GCSE 5+ A*-C with English and Mathematics to 65%+ (FFT A prediction for 2016= 57%) / Current Grade / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Key Notes: This should be read in conjunction with the individual DDPs, the Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic MAC Development Plan and the ENMA Action Plan.
What will we do?
• Support staff to deliver quality teaching to the students whilst challenging and holding all to account.
• Continue to use the iGCSE in English.
• Continue with the ENMA support group with individual action plans, including interventions and early entry.
• Support and consolidate the development of German and French in the school curriculum.
• Food Technology Action Plan.
• Immerse the new GCSE curriculum into the Pathways system and KS4 Curriculum offer.
• Consolidate the vocational strand of the curriculum to increase post 16 student rolls.
• To continue to Close the Gaps in achievement levels between specific groupings and whole school achievement.
Ø Pupil Premium students.
Ø DSEND students.
Ø Non-white British students – Asian/Eastern European/Black
• To continue to challenge and beat the predictive data of downward achievement levels (FFT A) on entry
(2016 = 58%, 2017 = 65%).
Strategies:
• Year 9 Curriculum and Pathways offer – review and evaluate
• Early entry using iGCSE English
• Dedicated use of PIXL and the Think Tank to focus school improvement on consolidated and long term
• Continue to overstaff, (where possible) in Mathematics and English.
• Continue empowerment of middle leadership to raise standards
• Implement intervention strategies for Mathematics in Year 9, 10 and 11 through the deployment of Graduate Coaches and the Achievement Leader.
• Full implementation of the support programme for middle schools to avert future decline esp Walkwood and St Bede’s
• OLOL MAC Development Plan - deployment / When will we do it?
Ongoing – SLT Monitoring
Autumn 2015
Ongoing – weekly meetings/rewards system
On-going
October onwards
November-December 2015
November-December 2015
Ongoing – targeted intervention
October 2015 through to August 2016/2017/2018 / Key staff
OC and HoDs
OC, DK PD
ENMA
Group
HOD and PD
WI and AS
OC & HoDs
OC
OC
QI, PD, OC, DK / Success criteria
• Target grades are met and bettered for the majority of students.
• Results in positive ENMA outcomes for targeted students (ie C+ in ENMA)
3LPS/4 LPS and VA for the school
• Early entry positives-Jan 2016
• 65%+ ENMA results – August 2016
• Target grades of 100% for German and 95.6% for French – August 2016
• Food Technology GCSE results above target grade.
• New curriculum evaluated in summer term 2016.
• Evidence of increased vocational course (Applied/BTEC in the Pathway’s programme – March 2016
• Gaps continue to narrow especially with Pupil Premium and DSEND students/also stretching other groups.
• Evidence of progress from Secondary Ready Test outcomes to the end of Year 9; impact of new 3 Year GCSE
• Tracking evidence above FFT (A) of 58% in 2016 outcomes.
• Recruitment and retention of quality ENMA teachers including HOD of English.
• Year 10 tracking data positive. / Review Comments
OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND LEARNERS (3 of 4)
Priority: To consolidate the success rates of the A Level outcomes (100% 3+ A Level pass rate/ positive VA) / Current Grade / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Key Notes: This should be read in conjunction with individual DDPs and the Sixth Form Action Plan
What will we do?
• Improve the teaching and learning of students with low entry grades.
• Continue to improve results and retention at AS Level.
• Consolidate the Transition Programme between Year 11 and Sixth Form.
• New Curriculum review of provision and service using external TSA support and local 6th Forms.
• Sustaining the high achievement rates at A2 levels, especially VA scores.
• Work on increasing the number of students going to Russell Group universities. / When will we do it?
On-going – Set monitoring times
October -
August 2016
November 2015 onwards to spring 2016
Autumn 2015
August 2015 onwards
November 2015 – August 2016 / Key staff
CO and Teachers of A Level
CO
CO & QI
CO and TSA
CO and HoDs
CO/EAC / Success criteria
• Evidence of increased points score and grades for this cohort.
• Results data compared to 2015/16 (3 year trend)
• Action points implemented summer 2015 65% retention rates – September 2016
• Action points implemented January 2016.
• 100% 3 or more A Level pass rate. Comparative high achievements to the rest of the county for key measures.
• Destination Report 2016. / Review Comments
OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND LEARNERS (4 of 4)
Priority: To enrich and sustain the Catholic life of the school. / Current Grade / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Key Notes:
This should work alongside the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC Development Plan, Chaplaincy Development Plan and the Religious Education Development Plan
What will we do?
• Build on the positive outcomes of the Section 48 Inspection Report to ensure quality SEF
• Consolidate the HOD into SLE status within the academic year ( in addition to impact on SLT secondment)
• Establish a suitable and appropriate induction programme for non-RC staff and students
• Enhance the moral and faith life of the school – organize a Whole MAC/School Mission as part of OLOL MAC initiative
• Consolidate the successful examination outcomes at GCSE and A Level.
• Further strengthen the links with our Partnership schools and parishes through Our Lady of Lourdes MAC Spiritual Group
• Regular and systematic evaluation of Chaplaincy/Appointment of permanent Chaplain
• Further develop student leadership within the school esp in the field of chaplaincy and Catholic Life / When will we do it?
September 2015 onwards
September 2015 ongoing
Autumn 2015
Easter 2016
September 2015 onwards
On-going
September 2014
On-going
On-going
On-going / Key staff
QI/CN
CN/MN
CN/SC
CN/SC
CN/CO
CN
CN
CN / Success criteria
• Clear evidence of actions from the Section 48 Inspection/SEF supported by Diocese
• NCTL external verification
• CN - impact on Our Values
• Student surveys/Parental evaluations/SMSC audit – Ofsted; Non Catholic student/staff survey
• Establishment of Whole MAC/School Mission week for summer term.
• Examination results in 2016 above 80% A – C grades at GCSE/100% A Level
• Evidence of clear and consolidated links eg curriculum, events, partnerships, joint initiatives and cross phase.
• Catholic Mission – summer term 2016
• Annual Pastoral Review 2016
• Student feedback/evaluation in RE and Catholic Life Development Plan / Review Comments
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, BEHAVIOUR AND WELFARE OF PUPILS
Priorities: Safeguarding, Pupil Welfare, Attendance, Behaviour and Rewards, Student Leadership, and PHSE (to include careers guidance and E-safety)
Staffing / Current Grade / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Key Notes: This should be viewed in conjunction with the Pastoral Development Plan; Attendance Plan and OLOL Catholic Mac Development Plan.
What will we do?
Priority 1a: Ensure all students are safe
Safeguarding Training:
• All relevant staff will be trained up to level 1. With Safeguarding Lead and Deputy at level 2
• All staff will receive regular training on safeguarding matters.
• All student teachers, cover teachers, new staff will receive safeguarding as part of their induction.
Safeguarding Policies:
• All safeguarding policies will be regularly updated and be reflective of the school concerns.
• All staff will be briefed of any changes during extended pastoral briefings and CPD days.
Safeguarding procedures:
• Systems and procedures will be regularly audited to ensure they are robust.
Priority 1b: Pupil Welfare
• Ensure all students have access to additional learning support. This will be in the form of:
Ø PLC and Smith Proforma
Ø Academic mentoring 1 to 1
Ø In lesson additional support
Ø Breakfast club
Ø Homework club
• Ensure all students have access to emotional and wellbeing support. This will be in the form of:
Ø Educational Psychologist sessions
Ø School Nurse
Ø Refocus
Ø In house mentoring
Ø Samaritan sessions
Ø Crush