Post Inspection Action Plan - Recommendation 1

School Improvement 2016 - 2017

Improve standards in reading, writing & numeracy across the school.

What are we aiming to do during the next 12 months?

We will aim to:

· Make reading/writing/numeracy across the curriculum a priority in all classes and promote them

positively

· Share ‘good practice’ of literacy/numeracy across the school

· Provide bespoke training for staff on specific aspects of literacy & numeracy

· Provide extra practise for some groups of pupils

· Re-establish Story Sacks for Reception pupils

· Provide Reading Workshop & Numeracy Workshop for parents

· Make sure our policies are reviewed to reflect the importance of literacy/numeracy

· Clarify our expectations of how we deliver high quality literacy & numeracy

· Purchase good quality, challenging books which engage the interests of all readers.

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Post Inspection Action Plan - Recommendation 2

Improve the quality of teaching & assessment

What are we aiming to do during the next 12 months?

We will aim to:

· Share and clarify our expectations to ensure consistency

· Develop teaching triads for staff to observe good practice

· Ensure each key stage has a senior leader to drive school improvement

· Make sure our policies are reviewed to reflect the importance of teaching & learning and assessment.

· Continue to monitor and scrutinise pupils’ work, pupil data and planning documentation

· Ensure that pupils are fully aware of the processes used to improve their work.

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Post Inspection Action Plan - Recommendation 3

To strengthen strategic leadership

What are we aiming to do in the next 12 months?

We will aim to:

· Appoint a Deputy Head teacher

· Appoint a TLR post holder to lead Key Stage 2

· Develop a more robust Senior Management team (SMT)

· Use new SMT to ensure quality assurance & further improve self-evaluation process

· Reallocate leadership roles within the school to ensure staff skills are fully utilised.

· Ensure Key Stage leaders drive school improvement

· Key Stage leaders to ensure all staff receive effective CPD (Continuing Professional Development).

School Improvement Post Inspection Action Plan - Recommendation 4

Improve self-evaluation and planning for improvement

What are we aiming to do during the next 12 months?

We will aim to:

· Further develop our self-evaluation processes so they focus on the most important areas for improvement

· Further develop the distributed leadership within the school to aid evaluation and quality assurance

· Clarify our self-evaluation procedures and systems

· Ensure rigorous evaluation of teaching and its impact on pupils’ standards.