TreUchafPrimary SchoolSCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLANA Summary

CURRICULUM

2008 – 2009 / 2009 - 2010 / 2010 - 2011 / 2011 - 2012
  • Full curriculum review
  • Develop Thinking Skills and the TASC Wheel
  • Develop Outdoor Learning
  • Update Teaching and Learning Policy
  • Improve Group Reading resources
  • Improve assessment in the STFs
  • RAISE Project – improving reading
  • Review ICT training and provision
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  • Improvements in mathematics
  • Develop Oracy
  • Improvements across the range of Writing
  • Work with partner schools to develop assessment
  • Review PSE; diversity, global citizenship, sex education
  • Become a DyslexiaFriendlySchool
  • Focus on monitoring the curriculum
  • Further improve planning in the Foundation phase
  • Music resources
  • Using ICT for peer assessment
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  • Update Teaching and Learning Policy
  • Update ICT policy and resources
  • Review Assessment policy
  • Evaluate provision for Able and Talented children
  • Develop Entrepreneurial Skills aspect of the curriculum
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  • Evaluate impact of implementation of Foundation Phase on standards at end of year 2
  • Identify key curriculum areas for improvement

ETHOS

2008 – 2009 / 2009 – 2010 / 2010 – 2011 / 2011 – 2012
  • Re-establish the School Council
  • Improve organisation of playground
  • Review and update Behaviour and Anti-Bullying policies
  • Induct new members of staff
  • Revise School Aims and Vision – staff and governors
  • Green Flag Stage 2
  • Healthy Schools Award 2
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  • Improve the Peer Supporters Scheme
  • Evaluate impact of School Council
  • Healthy Schools Award 3
  • Improve Attendance and Punctuality
  • Introduce Philosophy for Children
  • Develop the Curriculum Cwmreig
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  • Review and update Behaviour and Anti-Bullying policies
  • Involve School Council in teaching and learning improvements
  • Healthy Schools Award 4
  • Green Flag stage 3
  • Review Inclusion Policy
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  • Review the School Aims and Vision
  • Further evaluate aim of School Council activity

STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

2008 – 2009 / 2009 – 2010 / 2010 – 2011 / 2011 - 2012
  • Foundation Phase training
  • Develop Curriculum
Co-ordinators’ roles
  • Develop expertise in outdoor learning
  • Implement Newly Qualified Teacher and Early Professional Development programmes
  • Implement new staff structure
  • Dyslexia training
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  • ICT training for all staff
  • New Team Leaders to carry out Performance Management
  • Training in Philosophy for Children
  • Welsh training for all staff
  • Speech and Language training
  • Improve systems for disseminating training and for sharing expertise within school
  • Increase use of school data for monitoring
  • Strengthening links with other primary schools
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  • Review and update Monitoring and Performance Management policies
  • Review training needs for the teaching of Reading and mathematics
  • Develop staff expertise in teaching across the primary age range
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  • On-going use of SEF to evaluate and improve standards
  • Establish links with a range of other schools to extend our learning community

COMMUNITY

2008 – 2009 / 2009 -2010 / 2010 – 2011 / 2011 - 2012
  • Further develop parental links, particularly for SEN children
  • Transition Arts Project
  • Using parental skills within the classroom
  • Parents to observe pupils in learning situation
  • Complete Disability Accessibility Scheme
  • Develop website
  • Develop relationships with local residents
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  • Increase business links, starting with local community
  • Raise profile of school in local community
  • Community members to talk to pupils about their jobs
  • Create opportunities for parents to learn skills alongside their children
  • Increase role played by parents in school
  • Further develop website
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  • Develop opportunities for children to contribute to their local community
  • Develop inter-generational links
  • Develop gym area as a community resource/meeting place
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  • Create links with the wider community – possible link with school abroad
  • Develop further links with business and industry

PREMISES

2008 – 2009 / 2009 – 2010 / 2010 – 2011 / 2011 - 2012
  • Shelter in junior yard
  • Zoning of junior yard
  • Infant transition/storage area
  • Health and Safety alterations
  • Carpet and school reception area and staffroom
  • Improve woodland area
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  • Further improve woodland area
  • Improve infant playground environment
  • Carpet and paint infant corridors and entrances
  • Improve external emergency lighting – health and safety
  • Security fencing
  • Barrier on car park
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  • Partition walls in gym to create storage and meeting room
  • Carpet and paint infant classrooms
  • Improve toilet areas
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  • Extend school office
  • Further outdoor lighting
  • Improvements to school field