Planning For Improvement Make arrangements for monitoring, evaluating and reviewing progress towards the targets for improvement Prioritise the targets so that they are manageable and achievable Identify strategies and tasks to achieve the improvement targets Identify and secure the resources required Identify staff training and development needs and plan to meet them. Review the school improvement plan to take account of the findings of self-evaluation Set targets for improvement based on evaluative judgements

S Specific MMeasurable Aachievable RRealistic T Time-related/bound D Detectable/discernable A Achievable R Realistic T Time-related/bound S Specific Quantitative Data Qualitative Data

Prioritise the targets so that they are manageable and achievable Consolidate and maintain as well as improve and develop.[ Set targets with pupils’ attitudes to learning in mind Set targets to enhance pupil’s improvement and development. “Having three or four priorities that everyone can understand and work on systematically is much better than half a dozen or more that no one can remember” Self evaluation for school improvement If not classroom based select targets that are most closely related to school improvement plan priorities and/ or affect the attitudes and performances of other adults in the school community WHAT WILL ACHIEVEMENT LOOK LIKE?

Identify strategies and tasks to achieve the improvement targets Are there any strategic implications? Can specific tasks be done within existing school policies and procedures? Could small-scale “pilots” be carried out with particular teams/departments?

Identify and secure the resources required You may not necessarily need new resources Audit existing funds, learning materials, expertise, acommodation Have you fully costed the resources required? Are there things we should stop doing, things we should do differently that might free-up resources Has there been adequate consultation with regard to the identification and securing of resources to meet the agreed targets?

Identify staff training and development needs and plan to meet them. Take account of PRSD Annexes Plan the training with children’s learning of knowledge and skills in mind. Develop strategies to evaluate the impact of any training provided. Compare whole school training needs with individual needs. Consider the full range of training opportunities/providers available

Review the school improvement plan to take account of the findings of self-evaluation School development Plan may well have to be reviewed as a result of these targets. Take time to make all staff/governors aware of any changes to the School Development Plan Will there be any knock-on effects to other parts of the School Development Plan?

Make arrangements for monitoring, evaluating and reviewing progress towards the targets for improvement MONITORING How will you know that you are achieving what you set out to achieve EVALUATION Has the desired effect been realised? REVIEWING Depending on the outcome of evaluation do we need to look again at what we are doing Build this into our practice so that progress is sustained over time