Prince of Wales Primary School and Children’s Centre Meeting Tuesday 11th September Welcome 2.Who is Mr Jan Bless? 3.Vision 4.SEF - Strengths at Prince of Wales 5.SDP - Areas for Development 6.Developments this Autumn

Jan Bless Mr

VISION

Introduction OFSTED 2010: satisfactory Year on year KS2 results not consistent Behaviours of children are proving more challenging Community cohesion Introduction

S Strategic Vision We formulate shared vision Owned, driven—staff, pupils, parents, governors Reflection, debate, collaboration Aspirational – be as good as or better than local and national averages — sustain YR AFTER YR all children achieve fullest potential To be good+ must make Above Average Progress Provision of highest quality T&L at its heart BASIC SKILLS to permeate all learning in all lessons Does not compromise on school ethos and values such as inclusion Linked to development plan with short and long term targets Clear timeline, actions and outcomes With actions that make most significant impact Build on a professional learning community of all stakeholders Identify outstanding practice within the school and outside When target is achieved — WHAT NEXT?

S U Unity  Working together for common goal = SUCCESS 4 all CHN  Collective commitment to highest possible standards: We’re in it together  Ensure effective relationships and productive communications with all stakeholders  CHILDREN’s CENTRE key role in accessing families before they start school – early intervention  Essential that parents involved in all aspects of school life  We are here for you  Listen to you and take you seriously  remove barriers between us  ‘parents make all the difference to their child’s outcomes’  NB a very small minority of parents completed the OFSTED questionnaire  Continue developing strong partnerships  Staff apply consistent approaches across school, supported by policies and procedures  Everybody engaged in process of reflecting on and improving practice  We are engaged in original thinking and letting creativity and innovation flourish We speak with a common language

S U c Challenge Achieve targets set Attainment and achievement Attendance Quality of EYFS provision Economic well being % outstanding lessons Effective use of AfL across the school Remove barriers to learning and teaching Ensure children attend Improved Behaviour and eradication of exclusions Complete homework Teach according to new teaching standards Know where children are in their development and what next step is in making progress Solid subject knowledge Empower all parents to support their chn at home Every lesson counts - chn only get one go at that lesson, in that class, with that teacher Identify people with particular strengths and start process of Succession Planning to ensure strength in L&M continues to be high Ensure areas currently good continue to improve to outstanding All stakeholders understand the stakes: OUTSTANDING by next OFSTED

SUCESUCE Expectations  Support school vision  Professional attitudes  Knowledgeable  Fulfil duties  Inspirational  Role models (to chn + adults)  Quality 1st teaching  Wanting to do better (CPD)  Ambitious for chn  Personalisation  Collaborate  Display good behaviour  Participate  Do their best  Ask for help  Invest in their child  Wanting to engage with the school  Bring child to school on time, every day Work in partnership with and learn  from colleagues,  other professionals,  outstanding practices in other schools Staff Governors Children Parents Partners

S U C E S Sustainability Change needs to be sustainable Long term plan with manageable timeline and steps to success Sustain current good and outstanding practice and build on Show capacity to constantly improve Be flexible if necessary Don’t loose sight of vision, aims and values Ensure Value 4 Money - deploy human and physical resources well Sustain 3 year trend of improvements in attainment

S U C E S S Self evaluation Against OFSTED guidelines and LA recommendations What does outstanding look like? Evaluate SDP together, regularly + critically + rigorously + effectively Open honest transparent Communicate to all stakeholders through Reports Newsletters Presentations Meetings Questionnaires Working parties / groups Use wide range of data Use all this to inform planning and organisation

What’s missing?

C S U C E S S Children What we are here for we want GOLD medal winning learners Attend — can’t wait to be in school for the next lesson enjoy, stay safe, be in healthy environment Early intervention in EYFS or as soon as is recognised RESILIENCE - allowing children to achieve no matter what Children know how well they do and next steps to achieve Know how this contributes to their future economic well-being Have high aspirations for themselves Pupils who look forward to the future, using their positive experiences at Prince of Wales, with confidence in their decision making as life long learners

their PB 1.Come to school every day and on time 2.Wear their school uniform 3.Good behaviour 4.Do their best

Strengths at POW What is GOOD about Prince of Wales? What is GOOD about Prince of Wales? Use post-it notes and feedback Use post-it notes and feedback Please respect individual opinions and ideas Refrain from naming individual staff

Where next? How can we together maximise opportunities for your child? How can we together maximise opportunities for your child? How can we improve our working together? How can we improve our working together? What skills have you got that can help us? What skills have you got that can help us? –Parent governor, volunteer readers,

Autumn 2012 Building works Building works  Y3 class rooms - mid September completion  Car park - end September completion, arrangements for now  Y2 extension – mid September start  Consultation about 3 form Olympic Legacy Olympic Legacy Rebranding Rebranding Meeting class teacher Meeting class teacher Tuesday 18 th Sept Tuesday 18 th Sept Staff Inset 5.11 Staff Inset 5.11 Parents’ eve Parents’ eve galvanise a changing community and school staff, children, parents, governors role of the school in the community past, present and future what are we proud about? logo, motto, website, signage around and in school