1. The Hawthorns Primary School Strategic Plan
A Journey from Good to Outstanding
Mission Statement
At The Hawthorns we are fortunate to have a well-equipped modern building and a school environment that encourages exploration, creative play and learning. The feeling of belonging and community is created by the collaboration of a team of knowledgeable, hard-working staff whose aim is to do the best they can for every child. They are supported by interested and active parents and governors.
Children come to school eager to learn and we aim to encourage this positive attitude by providing learning opportunities that are memorable, challenging and tailored to the way each child learns best. The children in our school achieve high standards but even more importantly they develop personal skills which will ensure their future success.
We aspire for our children to learn to be happy, confident, independent and aware of their responsibilities both to the school community and the world at large.

2. Our Vision – Belong, Believe, Achieve and Grow
We are a community where all
Feel safe
Are happy
Are valued
Respect ourselves, others and the environment
We are a community that
Is inclusive
Is supportive
Is Caring
Works through collaboration and teamwork
Celebrates together
Believe
All who belong to the Hawthorn’s community are
encouraged to
Have shared values
Be confident to take risks
Have resilience
Have self-belief
Try their best and Work hard
Have a positive outlook

3. Achieve Grow All at Hawthorns
Have access to high quality facilities and resources
Aim high
Have aspirations
Are always striving to improve
Have high expectations
Aim to ‘be the best you can be’
Know the standards we set
Apply these standards both to the academic as well as behaviour
Grow
At Hawthorns the adults are focussed on
A vision for the whole child
Unlocking potential
So that as well as becoming highly literate and numerate, pupils
Develop the aspirational qualities
Become life-long learners
Acquire life skills
Are treated as individuals
Develop multiple talents including creativity
Become rounded individuals

5. 1. Have continued excellent outcomes for all of our pupils
Strategic Plan
 To fulfil this vision we have set ourselves the following key priorities:
1. Have continued excellent outcomes for all of our pupils
Achievement and progress is outstanding for all children, in all areas
2. Consistent high standards of teaching, learning and assessment
There is good and outstanding teaching through inspirational lessons
Teachers and children make the right assessment about where children are in their learning, where they need to go and how best to get there
3. Strong effective leadership
A planned creative, broad and challenging curriculum, enriched by visits and experiences is available for all children.
Leaders have deep and accurate understanding of the school’s performance and of staff and pupil’s skills and attributes.
Leaders have a passionate pursuit of excellence in all of the school’s activities and a constant drive for improvement.
There is effective use of resources in a time of financial difficulty
4. An environment where all feel safe and valued
We maintain our judgement of outstanding for Behaviour, Welfare and Safeguarding through rigorous monitoring and review of procedures, policy and outcomes for pupils.

6. How will we meet these priorities?
A school improvement and development plan each year will target the priorities for the academic year as well as plan for aspects which need further development. This will be integral to the school’s self-evaluation process and will include input from staff, governors, pupils and parents.
An annual self-evaluation will establish any changes to the context of the school, the outcomes of targets set for the year, areas of strength and areas which need further development. Priorities for focus will be set for the next academic year based on thorough analysis of data and monitoring summaries.

7. The Hawthorns Primary School Strategic Plan
Moving from Good To Outstanding
A Four Year Overview of Improvement Priorities
Raise Leadership and Management to outstanding by leaders and managers using assessment information consistently well to increase the rates of progress of different groups of children (SEN, ethnic minorities)
To improve the progress in Maths especially for SEN school action and Key Stage 1 level 3 moving to level 5.
Raise the quality of teaching to outstanding through effective marking and feedback and use of AFL and improve child-initiated activities at EYFS.
Review the curriculum in light of the new national curriculum.
To develop the role of middle leaders including subject leadership and leaders of standards.
Develop an effective assessment system for the new curriculum both as a summative record of progress and as a tool for establishing prior knowledge leading to focussed planning.
To narrow the gap in achievement in writing between girls and boys.
To improve the learning environment for EYFS to support quality child-initiated learning.
To use the new assessment systems and assessment for learning effectively to plan for and monitor the progress of all pupils.
To increase higher ‘levels’ of writing in all year groups and for all groups of pupils but especially for boys.
Continue to establish and embed the new curriculum, linking closely with assessment.
Use the outdoor environment to improve academic progress and social/emotional intelligence through Forest School.
To improve the progress in writing from KS1 to KS2
To use the new assessment systems and assessment for learning effectively to plan for and monitor the progress of all pupils.
Use the outdoor environment to improve academic progress and social/emotional intelligence through Forest School.

8. Achieve Ofsted grade of outstanding.
Strategic Plan
Element of plan
Vision link
Actions
Timescale
Key Performance Indicator
Evidence
Excellent outcomes for all pupils
Achieve
Maintain high attainment and progress in reading and writing
July 2014 & annually
Attainment maintained above national levels
Data- raise on line
Progress in Maths in line with Reading and Writing
July 2014
Performance in Maths closer to reading and writing
2015 Improve writing attainment at KS1 to above national and progress in writing at KS2
July 2016
KS1 writing attainment above national
KS2 progress in writing above national
Internal data and raise on line
Consistent high standards of teaching, learning and assessment
Believe
High quality monitoring of teaching, learning and assessment which leads to focussed CPD
Over 50% of teaching and learning graded as outstanding.
Figure improves year on year.
Achieve Ofsted grade of outstanding.
SEF monitoring report
2014 Develop new assessment system
Effective new assessment system established
Data reports

9. Element of plan
Vision link
Actions
Timescale
Key Performance Indicator
Evidence
Achieve
Grow
2014 Develop the new national curriculum
July 2016
A creative, broad and challenging curriculum established
Curriculum map. Pupil’s work
Displays
Strong effective leadership
Rigorous analysis of data and monitoring to target areas for improvement
Termly
Data reports and internal assessment systems provide the detail needed.
Data reports
Believe
Belong
Passionate pursuit of excellence
Strength of leadership reflected in pupil outcomes
Parent, pupil and staff surveys
Succession planning for the maintenance of a strong leadership team
Recruit and retain the right people
CPD that develops effective teachers and TAs
Annually
Strong ethos reflected in all who belong to the school
Strong teaching team
Parent, pupil and staff surveys and feedback
Pupil outcomes across the school
2015 -Effective use of resources in a time of financial difficulty
Reduce the deficit in the budget to 2% while maintaining quality
Three year Budget plan

10. Element of plan
Vision link
Actions
Timescale
Key Performance Indicator
Evidence
An environment where all feel safe and valued
Belong
Believe
Grow
Rigorous monitoring and review of procedures and policies for behaviour, welfare and safeguarding.
2014 and then
annually
Maintain Ofsted grade of outstanding
Policies, audits, stakeholder surveys
2015 Forest School to further develop character development and attitudes
2016 established
Impact of Forest School enhancing ethos and behaviours of pupils
Impact reports, stakeholder surveys
A school which stays at the forefront of developments in education
2015 Investigate the benefits of Academisation
Continue to develop collaboration with other schools through the Future Thinking Partnership
Collaborate in research projects SSAT and access EEF research summaries
2018
2014
2015
Make a decision on becoming an Academy
Impact of collaboration visible in CPD and Peer evaluation
Up to date with recent research in Education- impact seen on teaching
Governor working party
FTP impact reports
SSAT correspondence
Staff feedback