1. Walderslade Primary School Wednesday 23rd September 2015
Meet the Head Teacher
Wednesday 23rd September 2015

2. Aims of
the session
Give you more detail on the SDP for the current year
2. Share other priorities
3. Answer any queries

3. School Improvement Plan
Split into 4 key areas
Teaching and Learning
Attainment and Progress
Leadership and Management
Premises

4. Each area has clear targets
School Improvement
Plan
Each area has clear targets
Teaching and Learning - 4
Attainment and Progress - 3
Leadership and Management - 3
Premises - 2

5. Area of plan Target Actions / Links to Ofsted report What will you do?
Actions / Links to Ofsted report
What will you do?
Timescale
When will this need to be completed?
Led by?
(Name, CT, T, TA etc.)
Monitoring
How will we check if what we said would happen, has happened?
Key Dates for Monitoring
When will we need to check?
Success criteria
Budget code /
Costing

6. School Improvement Plan
To ensure that at least 62% of teaching within the school by the end
of the academic year 2015/16 is outstanding and ensure all teaching is consistently good or better
Enhance the outside learning area in relation to child initiated learning at EYFS and curriculum enrichment throughout the rest of the school.
Lessons monitored and support given to move teaching levels towards outstanding
Results monitored 6x per year to ensure progress is being made. 
360 Triangulation during each term
  Pupil progress meetings held 6x through the year to ensure consistency.
 Teachers will continue to develop effective opportunities for curiosity led enquiry, creative problem solving and risk taking throughout the curriculum

7. School improvement Plan
 Inset based on moving teaching from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’
Develop elements of outstanding practice through ‘skills’ and ‘expertise’ of staff
Use RE fellowship teacher (CS) to develop and lead RE across the school. Possible team teaching / swapping classes.
Develop Forest schools lead (RA) and enhance the impact of forest schools as a way to raise standards across the school.
Target outstanding teaching in year 2 to support new member of staff to this core year group.

8. School Improvement Plan
An increase and maintaining of ‘good and outstanding’ teaching of maths and English skills across the curriculum
Identify teachers who need support to be consistently good / outstanding in their teaching of maths and English
Staff meeting sessions led by maths and English lead to improve staff competence and confidence across the subjects
Termly subject leader staff meeting focus with particular focus on English and maths within the identified subject

9. School Improvement Plan
To develop the use of ICT to enhance the curriculum across the school
Staff in conjunction with ICT subject link to identify links to information technology across the curriculum
Support groups / classes in developing ICT to enhance the curriculum
Purchase and evaluate possible resources to enhance the curriculum through ICT
Monitoring of foundation subjects ensures that the use of ICT is maximised

10. School Improvement Plan
To ensure that teaching extends pupils’ mathematical investigative skills effectively
Undertake staff inset into what problem solving / investigation looks like
Medium term and weekly planning to include elements of problem solving / investigation
Lesson monitoring to monitor the quality of problem solving / investigation

11. School Improvement Plan
To ensure that all pupils make six steps progress over the course of the academic year with a particular focus on boys attainment
Target Tracker expectations reinforced for six steps from starting point.
Use 360 triangulation to check planning, pupil voice, book quality and teaching and learning
Monitor closely the boy / girl divide and adapt the curriculum appropriately to target the lower group
More able groups explicitly targeted to reach higher levels and accelerated progress at end of key stage 1 and 2

12. School Improvement Plan
To develop confidence in teaching SPAG to ensure progression in children’s attainment
Develop set teaching time for SPAG.
Develop teacher subject knowledge of effective teaching and progression
Ensure that children apply SPAG skills to extended writing.
Ensure that Key Stage One are prepared for new statutory requirements.

13. School Improvement Plan
Ensuring that the standard of Writing is improved across the school to ensure improved levels for more able pupils with particular focus on year 2 and year 6
Whole school focus on stretching more able writers led through a key development plan formulated by the literacy lead
Monitor the data to note the progress of key pupils at risk of not hitting higher level writing targets
Staff CPD related to developing writing across the school
Cross-curricular writing is planned for and delivered effectively across the school. Seen with planning scrutiny, book monitoring and lesson observations.
Weekly CPD (staff meeting) reading undertaken and reported based on writing focus

14. School Improvement Plan
To develop and increase the capacity and role of the Senior Leadership Team of the school
Completion of the NPQML programme for 2x key members of SLT to develop leadership skills
Key stage leaders to take the lead in undertaking Pupil Progress meetings and accountability of progress of key stage staff
Key stage leaders and subject leaders to take a greater role within the monitoring cycle
 Further monitoring will look again at the issues raised to note improvements and action taken as necessary to raise the level of teaching to good or better
 Staff CPD / development linked to clearly measurable targets within performance management

15. School Improvement Plan
To enhance the quality of EYFS provision within the school
Continue to distribute leadership and responsibility for EYFS within the school to the EYFS lead
Develop child initiated learning across the unit by enhancements to the learning environment both inside and outside the classroom
Source and purchase relevant ICT resources to develop and enhance the technology strand of the Early Learning goals
Development of outstanding practice within the unit through observation of outstanding practice and settings

16. School Improvement Plan
To be able through distributed leadership provide high quality subject leadership to ensure a consistent programme and delivery of the curriculum
Define clearly the roles of the newly established subject leaders
A robust and rigorous monitoring of each subject undertaken on yearly basis
Subject development moved forward through:
Robust subject development plan – shared with all
Staff inset / CPD at staff meeting – see timetable
Quality subject leader CPD
High quality subject monitoring

17. School Improvement Plan
Develop the outside learning area for the early years children so they can more readily develop their learning outside as well as within classrooms.
Develop plans for opening up the early years area to maximise space
Develop the roof area as a possible learning area
Develop the EYFS outside learning area as a key learning resource especially in relation to child initiated sessions
Develop the bottom grass area as a resource for P.E.
New storage equipment
New resources
Timetabled sessions

18. School Improvement Plan
To be able to maximise the use of available outside space to improve quality curriculum enrichment
Further Develop the roof area as a quiet area for pupils during break times
Seating
Resources
Staffing
Develop sports leaders to include year 2 ‘mini sports’ leaders to lead Key Stage 1 playtime
Positioning on playground
Resources
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