Woodfarm High School Improvement Plan

Woodfarm Parliament

Improvement Plan

2017-18

Our Vision, Values and Aims

Woodfarm: The school that PREPARES you for life.

Our Charter is based on the following articles:

Article(s) / Summary
3 / Partnership
12 / Respect
14,19,30 / Equality
15,31 / Participation
28 / Ambition
14 / Responsibility
29 / Excellence
29 / Skills

Learning and Teaching Committee

AIM / ACTION (including responsible personnel) / TIMESCALE / HOW WILL SUCCESS BE EVALUATED AND PROMOTED?
Create-What makes a good lesson booklet.
Explore what skills we should be teaching to give pupils the best chance of a positive destination/ career. /

Pupils to consult other pupils on the approaches that work best
Pupils to consult each faculty about best teaching approaches
Pupils from both subgroups would then work together to produce the booklet

Work with the PT Employability/ Jen Whelan

/ August- January 2017 / Staff feedback
PACE forms
Pupil feedback

IDL Committee

AIM / ACTION (including responsible personnel) / TIMESCALE / HOW WILL SUCCESS BE EVALUATED AND PROMOTED?
To raise the profile of IDL within the school amongst pupils and staff.
To provide clear links of coursework and skills that are shared across the school so that the staff committee can focus on implementation.
To focus on junior school experiences, particularly S3, and work with the staff committee to plan and develop such a series of lessons. / Rebrand the committee as pupils and staff believe that ‘IDL’ is confusing for pupils – changes will hopefully encourage more participation, particularly junior school.
(Rachel & Kieran responsible)
Present to whole school explaining the IDL focus and that there will be an IDL week when students can share their thoughts and experiences. This will help give fuel to the staff committee.
Liaise and work alongside the staff committee in the creation of the IDL video and toolkit. / September 2017
August 2017 – January 2018
August 2017 – June 2018 / Pupil participation & feedback (analysis of work from stall in the street)
Focus groups
PACE forms

Digital Committee

AIM / ACTION (including responsible personnel) / TIMESCALE / HOW WILL SUCCESS BE EVALUATED AND PROMOTED?
To raise the awareness of available digital technologies within the school amongst pupils and staff.
Ensure the majority of pupils and staff engage with Show My Homework
Encourage the use of certain digital technologies to improve learning and teaching throughout the school / Distribute a questionnaire co created by committee members and staff to take an audit of digital technologies being used around the school.
Encourage staff to attend seminars led by pupils to help staff become more comfortable and confident in using digital technology
Engage with the lead staff in charge of show my homework. Reach out for good practice to help showcase how SMHW is being used effectively. / October 2017
October – December 2017
October – December 2017 / Feedback from the Audit and from a follow up audit
Feedback from staff initially and then a follow up session that will allow staff members to showcase how they have used them.
The numbers of staff regularly using show my homework will increase.

HWB Committee

AIM / ACTION (including responsible personnel) / TIMESCALE / HOW WILL SUCCESS BE EVALUATED AND PROMOTED?
To promote healthy eating throughout the school / Add fun dimension to Healthy Eating: Healthy House Competition: Murray, Sinead, Jack
Promote Healthy eating via Woodfarm TV: Sinead
Healthy Hub: Murray / End of each term / Healthier food in canteen
Points for Houses

Achievement Committee

AIM / ACTION (including responsible personnel) / TIMESCALE / HOW WILL SUCCESS BE EVALUATED AND PROMOTED?
House point system improved
More achievements being put forward / Clearer explanation of how to get points
More ways to get points
UPDATE POINTS ON BOARDS MONTHLY
(Kirsty, Jessica, Ellen, Michael, Jennifer, Kushi, Zoe, Katie, Keren.
Promote new online system
Decide XMAS prize
Promote prize/ healthy competition
(Caoilhinn, Euan, Amna, Aqsa, Alisha, Sophie, Charlotte.
Teachers to put pupils forward for points / OCT
OCT
NOV / Promoted through ASSEMBLY
Points updated in assembly and online and plasmas.
Survey ask pupils from around the school.
Assemblies
Achievement committee to short list awards to present to SMT
Update points at assemblies.
Online statistics.

Equalities Committee

AIM / ACTION (including responsible personnel) / TIMESCALE / HOW WILL SUCCESS BE EVALUATED AND PROMOTED?
Sub Groups:
Making Sense Of: Aim is to include all faiths and beliefs in the MSO events more consistently.
Gender: Aim is to ensure boys and girls feel able to participate in all areas of school life.
LGBTI: Aim of the sub group is to end the stigma of being an LGBTI person in Woodfarm High. / Organise inclusive contemplation room experiences. MSO Rights and MSO Faith agreed as working titles for workshops. (MSO Group: Anna K, Katie L, Anum R, Iona C, Rose F, Kelsey M, Jonas B)
Focus on two key areas – PE activities and engagement of boys in whole school events/activities. Carry out a survey of pupils to find out views, meet with PE to discuss possible solutions/alternatives to current curriculum. Hold focus groups with boys to find out barriers preventing participation. (Gender group: Georgia W, Sarah M, Madi C, Rebecca S, Lauren M)
Create lessons for PSHE, deliver assemblies raising awareness of LGBTI issues. (LGBTI group: Leonie M, Ryan K, Holly D, D’Angelo C, Ramanpreet K, Madeeha S, Victoria D) / June 2018
Nov 2017
Dec 2017 / Pupil evaluations of events through focus groups / PACE evaluation
Qualitative data on participation and engagement of boys, through an audit of club/group membership
Pupil and staff survey
Bill on any possible changes to PE curriculum – results analysed
Pupil evaluation of lessons

ERC Vision Statement: Everyone Attaining, Everyone Achieving through Excellent Experiences.