Section 1Outcomes for Pupils

To raise the attainment and achievement of all

pupils

Priority 1 – Greater Depth Increase the number of pupils who are reaching higher levels in writing, closing the gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged children.

Priority 2 - Writing Increase the number of children achieving expected levels in writing.

Priority 3: PogressProgress is at least in line with national expectations with SEND, disadvantaged and most able children making good progress from their starting points.

Priority 4: Combined

Increase the number of children reaching age

related in reading, writing and maths

Section 2Effectiveness of Leadership and

management

Ensure that we have a culture and high expectations that

enable our children and staff excel.

Priority 1: Deliver the School to School support High school Improvement plan to develop quality transition partnerships to improve KS3 reading standards and engagement so that all high school teachers are teachers of reading and outcomes in all subjects are improved.

Priority 2:Implement the Trusts strategic plan to develop a consistent approach to standardisation and alignment across both schools.

Priority 3:Develop a consistent role

of threshold teachers across the trust with clear expectations of

their role.

Priority 4:Develop subject leaders skills to enable them to articulate their own educational vision and use this to inform curriculum design, subject enrichment and subject-level interventions designed to raise achievement.

Priority 5:Maintain an outstanding

Early Years provision .

Section 3:Quality of teaching, learning &

assessment

Using assessment information and a secure understanding of the age group, teachers will have

consistently high expectations of all

children

Priority 1: vocabularyDevelop a planned explicit teaching of vocabulary ensuring everyday words and subject specific vocabulary fosters better word consciousness and independence.

Priority 2: non-core assessment

Develop evidence of the progression in pupils’ learning (from Y1 – Y6) in a key strand of progress in each subject area.

Priority 3Coaching and Mentoring will be used as a tool to

support professional development of staff to ensure that children’s

achievement is at the heart of all lessons in all subjects

Priority 4: Learning environmentDevelop a standardised trust learning environment that stimulates interest and discussion, celebrate achievement and raise self-esteem for all

Section 4Personal Development, behaviour and welfare

To promote good behaviour, safety and personal development

and develop metacognition self

regulation strategies.

Priority 1:Achieve Silver Rights Respecting Standard.

Priority 2:Reduce absence to 3.5%Reduce PA to 4%.

Priority 3:Develop metacognition and self

regulation strategies through empowering learning skills and zones

of regulation.

Barlow Hall Primary School

School Improvement Priorities 2018-19

Learning Together

Inspiring each other

Nurturing and valuing

Knowledge that builds futures