School Development Priorities

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas Edison

 

To continue to raise standards, this year we are focusing on:

 

1. Teaching to the top

• Other than phonics (where pupils are taught in groups according to the sounds they do not yet know), we do not group pupils by ‘perceived’ ability
• Challenge for all pupils
• Personalised plan for pupils with SEND
• Scaffolding for pupils to achieve, without dumbing down the curriculum or our expectations
• Challenging any fixed mind sets

 

2. Deep learning

• Assessments of foundation subjects in the term(s) after the content was taught.
• Focus on science, history, geography and Spanish

 

3. Core learning

• Teachers focus on the core knowledge and only assess this
• Beyond the formal curriculum- core music, works of art, sayings all go towards building cultural capital