School Development Plan June 2017 UPDATE
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PRIORITY ACTIONS 2016-17
The previous section summarised how on-going activities will contribute to delivering each of the objectives. This section sets out in detail the priority actions that will be delivered in 2016-17. The priority actions are those where a step-change is required in the amount of work and/ or resources, to ensure that we continue to meet our objectives.
- To ensure governors explore all possible options regarding the academisation agenda.
Responsibility :
Governors
Headteacher
Staff / Budget
payment for courses –paid out of NLE fund / Significant dates
1st Sept – visit of Herts team to discuss setting up a MAT
12th Sept Meeting about local MAT-Thomas Coram Junior School
A range of meetings and smaller discussions with local Heads , Hfl and Diocese of St Albans
Success Criteria / Governors informed and confident making a considered choice
Key tasks & Timescales
This is an ongoing decision .
We will need to investigate a range of possibilities and keep ourselves well informed about what is happening around us .
Update
Oct –presentation to governors of the options
Dec - after attending a series of meetings in September, a presentation was given to governors on the various options .
We have decided collectively not to pursue the Tring Academy possibility, although others in the local area are doing so. At this stage we feel we would like to stay independent for as long as possible. Diocesan MAT being set-up
Jan – schools in Berkhamsted do not seem to be moving towards the Academy route as quickly as was expected, so we feel we do not need to panic about making a decision .
Update to governors at Full Governors Meeting
Feb – visit from Bob Garrard (Diocese of St Albans) to discuss MAT possibilities
Visit from Sue Colling, (Head of Tring School) asking us to continue to consider Tring School MAT.
(Berkhamsted Schools appear to move forward with becoming two Academy Trusts for Non Church and Church Schools,HFL trust
Approved.)
Meetings of Heads from Long Marston,Aldbury and LG and some governors, to discuss the possibility to create a soft federation in Sept 2018 .
June - Announcement of MAT in Berkhamsted
- To further improve the sporting experience of pupils, demonstrate the positive impact of the sports premium funding and for the school to obtain the sports quality mark.
Responsibility :
Co-Ordinator
Teachers
Headteacher
Parents / Budget
sports premium / Significant dates
Head to attend Advocate Head meetings
Co-Ordinator to attend meetings of Tring Co-Ordinators and Dacorum Co-Ordinators
Governors morning to focus on PE
Success Criteria
Key tasks & Timescales
- INSET Launch strategy for the year. PE to be taught by all teachers and to support sports coaches. Children have a range of opportunities
- Investigate a development of a passport showing all the opportunities children have had in sport in KS2 ?
- Training : whole school every half term , all staff to go on individual training
Update
Dec
- All PE lessons are taken by school staff, on Wednesdays school staff team teach with PE coach.
- Healthy Schools Day followed by the Introduction of the Daily Mile
- Training undertaken by staff
- Buy new equipment
- Attended PE conference
- Sports Afternoon run by the Sports Leaders to fund sports event and sponsor The Collett School
- Head attends Advocate Head Meeting,presentation prepared for Dacorum Heads
- Construction of the new EYFS play area and The new Daily Mile Track
- Swimming catch up sessions begin at Tring Sports Centre
- Olympic Athlete comes to work with the school and provides a workshop for class 3
- Class 1 goes swimming at Tring School
- To ensure that resources are effectively deployed to support those children with significant special educational needs.
Responsibility :
Head
SEND Co-Ordinator
Governors
All staff
DESC and other advisors / Budget
SEN
School budget / Significant dates
CAF meetings
Additional funding meeting
Visits of Advisors : DESC , Speech and Language ,Autism etc .
Success Criteria / Children with special needs make good progress along with their peers
Key tasks & Timescales
- SEND Co-Ordinator successfully applies for Additional Funding for Reception child
- Deal with children behavioural and learning needs by having clear rules and expectations for all children.
- At Autumn parents consultation the children with significant needs are making good progress, or the school applies for additional support
- December –assess whether we can support /sustain the teaching assistant in Class 1 , who is on a termly contract
- Prepare for children who will be entering the next Key Stage and will find this challenging
Update
Dec
- SENCO successfully applied for ENF funding . Outstanding practice achieved working with child and parents in Class 1. Child making good progress
- Child has an adapted timetable,involving changing times for play and giving more opportunity to work on the skills he needs to develop –very staff intensive
- Child has worked very successfully with outside services, especially DESC. Although CAF is not now going to be closed it may move to Bridgewater
- Many meetings around a child with medical needs involving parents and school nurse to improve health for child .
- Much uncertainty about funding, staffing and future schooling for one child
- Visit of Diabetes nurse finally arranged by school nurse and more training undertaken
- New form of assessment created with case studies for children with significant special needs
- Child with EHC plan moves to The Collett School
- School lunches changed so that child with diabetes can receive his FSM
- DESC referralstarts to work with child
- DESC working with 2 children .
- SEND benchmark training attended by Lorraine
- Mary Ann Morton Speech and Language Therapist working on a weekly basis,in part paid for by the school
- Begin plans for appointment for new staff to support children in Class 3
- Results show children have made good progress in reading and maths, and satisfactory progress in writing
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