Priorities for School Development 2022-23
Coherence, Curriculum, Community
Priority 1 - Improve the effectiveness of leadership at all levels
- Ensure the school staffing structure is fit for purpose and offers ‘best value’
- Ensure leadership across the curriculum provides support and guidance to ensure consistently high expectations
- Develop governance and subject leadership capacity in school to effectively monitor and evaluate
- Review, audit and update all performance management processes to ensure they are timely and have impact on school improvement.
- Re-establish parental engagement & Improve engagement of all stakeholders
- Ensure Academy compliance in all areas in line with the Academy Handbook
Priority 2 - Improve the quality of the curriculum and assessment arrangements
- Ensure the curriculum meets the needs of learners and provides sufficient challenge for all learners particularly the most able and the most vulnerable
- Ensure accurate judgements of children’s attainment & progress are aligned to the curriculum and inform planning and interventions
- Improve the Quality of teaching through evidence led structure and practice
- Strengthen staff understanding of barriers to learning for pupils and develop strategies to meet individual need with particular focus on Pupil Premium pupils.
- Develop a reading policy that promotes a culture of Reading for Pleasure throughout the whole school family
Priority 3 – Embed a whole school approach to developing children’s behaviour and attitudes to learning
- Ensure that the Cambridgeshire Steps approach is understood by all staff and becomes a lived reality in the school family
- Ensure pupil voice is ‘heard’ and influences the development of the school family.