School Improvement - Priorities and Performance

Objective 1:  To improve the quality of teaching and learning so that pupils make rapid progress

Link to the school vision:

“We achieve our vision through providing high quality teaching and learning”

Reason for the priority:

Pupils will have fallen behind since schools closed. There are 5 new class teachers and we want teaching across the school needs to consistently promote rapid progress for all pupils. In addition attainment in KS2 was lower than we expect particularly at greater depth.

Impact: What will success look like?

·     Lessons will enable pupils to make strong progress where they are able to build on prior learning.

·     Lessons will address misconceptions and gaps in learning to enable pupils to make quicker progress in order to catch up.

·     The curriculum is progressive and allows pupils to build on their knowledge and skills, allowing them to make good progress.

·     Teachers can articulate the positive impact that CPD has had on their practice

·     Pupils have high expectations set for them and work in books is demonstrative of good progress

Objective 2: To develop leadership skills and capacity for further improvement

Link to the school vision:

At Cowley St Laurence we want everyone to:

§  be educated for lifelong learning in order to prepare them for the future.

Reason for the priority:

We want all leaders to have a positive impact on the progress pupils make in their curriculum area.

Impact: What will success look like?

·     Curriculum leaders have a significant impact on their areas of responsibility.

·     The middle leadership team have a significant impact on whole school development

·     Progress rates for all pupils across the curriculum improve by July 2020, and this is evident in books across the wider curriculum.

·     Curriculum leaders can evaluate strengths and identify next steps and the impact they have had on pupil outcomes and the quality of teaching and learning.

·     Evaluated action plans show progress made towards targets set.

Objective 3:

To improve outcomes for pupils

Link to the school vision:

At Cowley St Laurence we want everyone to:

make challenging decisions for themselves, and set high aspirations in order to achieve their potential, whilst trusting in God’s plan.

Reason for the priority:

We want all pupils to catch up following school closures and make accelerated progress so that they can reach their potential.

Impact: What will success look like?

·      Children will make rapid progress from their starting points and gaps in knowledge will be closed.

·      Assessment is an integral part of the teaching and learning cycle

·      Outcomes at the end of KS1 and KS2 are at least at national expectation

·      The curriculum allows pupils to make at least good progress

·      Interventions are closely matched to pupils needs and enable them to make more progress than their peers

Objective 4:

ATTENDANCE

Link to the school vision:

At Cowley St Laurence we want everyone to:

§  be educated for lifelong learning in order to prepare them for the future.

Reason for the priority:

Attendance historically is in line with the national average and we want this to be higher in order for pupils to make better progress.

Impact: What will success look like?

·      Attendance will rise and will reach the challenging target set.

·      A challenging and creative curriculum will engage all pupils who will want to come to school.

Objective 5:

To develop Health and Wellbeing

Link to the school vision:

At Cowley St Laurence we want everyone to:

flourish as individuals, having self-belief and self-worth, as part of a wider Christian community.

Reason for the priority:

Pupils show low aspirations and difficulties in overcoming challenges. We want our children to have a positive attitude and develop healthy life choices in order to prepare themselves for the future. We want them to have high, ambitious aspirations and be able to  overcome barriers in a positive way.

Impact: What will success look like?

·      Pupil work and lesson visits show that that children make good progress in PE

·     Pupil voice demonstrates that children are positive about their learning in PSHCE/RSE

·     Pupil voice shows that pupils are positive about school

Objective 6:  To improve outcomes in EYFS

Link to the school vision:

At Cowley St Laurence we want everyone to:

§ have enquiring minds and take risks whilst discovering more about God’s world and their place within it.

flourish as individuals, having self-belief and self-worth, as part of a wider Christian community.

Reason for the priority:

Pupils enter the school below the national average and our vision is that they make rapid progress.

Impact: What will success look like?

·      Attainment in Reading in Reception is at least in line with the National Average

·      Children in Early Years make good progress in Reading

·      Read, Write Inc assessments show that children make good progress in phonics

·      The outdoor area is utilized to it’s full potential and children make good progress in all areas of learning as a result

Objective 7:  To develop Christian Distinctiveness of the school:  

Link to the school vision:

At Cowley St Laurence we want everyone to:

§  have enquiring minds and take risks whilst discovering more about God’s world and their place within it.

§  flourish as individuals, having self-belief and self-worth, as part of a wider Christian community.

respect and appreciate everyone as individuals who are unique and different but are all part of God’s family. 

Reason for the priority:

Christian Distinctiveness is ‘good ‘ and we want to move towards being ‘excellent’.

Impact: What will success look like?

·     All stakeholders are positive in their views of collective worship, and any areas for development are quickly acted upon

·     Children aware of a Christian Community in a developing country

·       Stronger parent relationships are established and their needs have been addressed to enable them to support their children’s learning.

·       Partnerships are established with enrich the lives of the children while supporting them to develop their role in the community

·       Parents, the local church, the diocese and the wider community contribute fully to school life so that there is mutual and substantial benefit for all groups including their understanding of local, national and global communities