draft multi annual school development...

!Draft Multi Annual School Development Plan

2012-2016

EUROPEAN SCHOOL THE HAGUE

!!Contents!!

Contents! 2! 1. Accreditation Report October 2012! 3! 2. Introduction! 4! 3. The aims and objectives of the European School The Hague for 2012-2016! 5! 4. Vision and Mission Statement! 6! 5. Cooperation with Parents! 7! 6. Support for Learning! 9! 7. School Climate! 12! 8. Organisation Management! 14! 9. Educational Development! 17! 10. Communication! 19! 11. European Citizenship! 21! 12. Quality Assurance! 23! 13. Summary of Department Objectives 2014-2016! 24! 14. Evaluation! 26! 15. CPD Overview! 27! 16. Attachments! 28

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1. Accreditation Report October 2012!!!"It was evident during the audit that the daily school life was running mainly very smoothly and the management and the whole staff of the school had done their utmost and put a lot of effort into the preparation work."!!!"All language teachers and class teachers are native speakers in their language and!qualified to teach in the required level."!!!"The Dutch national education system provides good opportunities for the pedagogical!development for all teachers. Each teacher is entitled to receive training; the number of hours is specified in his / her contract."!!!"All teachers are well aware about the European dimension and the special nature of the school. The staff is very enthusiastic to work in the ES Den Haag."!!!"In general the level of teaching is good. In most lessons teachers used appropriated teaching and learning methods to the pupils' age which allowed involving all pupils actively. In great majority of the lessons teachers used ICT. Pupils were active learners, especially in lessons where teachers implemented more pupils' centred teaching methods, creating the environment where pupils had a chance to take responsibility for their own learning."!!!"The school follows the national support scheme and is a member of a national network on LS and SEN area. Language support for the SWALS pupils in the Dutch and English!language section is offered daily."!!!"Attention should be paid to the regular and real-time communication between the school and the stakeholders, especially with the parents."!!!"The audit team warmly recommends the accreditation of the European School of The Hague."

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2. Introduction!!Introduction!!In this document we have described the planned development for the Nursery and Primary cycles of the European School of The Hague (ESH). !The ESH, along with all other European Schools, has the task of preparing a multi-annual school development plan. The plan should be based on a realistic assessment of the current situation. The plan is based upon our latest questionnaire, inspection visit, class visits and the official Accreditation Report. For this purpose, a pedagogical day was organised during the school year 2013/2014 on the 9th of May.The results and conclusions of the different evaluations form the basis for the formulation of mid-term aims and objectives. The results that emerged from the various reports and discussions are summarised within this plan.!The current situation in our school is as follow:!2012-2013: Number of children 1-10-2012: 108Nursery NE - Nursery EN 4x - Nursery ESPrimary NE 1/2 - Primary EN 1 - Primary EN 2 - Primary ES 1/2 2013-2014 Number of children 1-10-2013: 299Nursery NE 2x - Nursery EN 4x - Nursery ESPrimary NE 1 - 2/3 - 4/5 - Primary EN 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - Primary ES 1/2/3 2014-2015 Number of children 1-10-2014: 450Nursery NE 2x- Nursery EN 5x- Nursery ES - Nursery FR - Nursery DEPrimary NE 1 - 2 - 3 - 4/5 - Primary EN 1 -2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - Primary ES 1/2 - 3/4 - Primary FR 1/2 2015-2016 Number of children 1-10-2015: 510Nursery NE 3x- Nursery EN 5x- Nursery ES - Nursery FR 2x - Nursery DE 2xPrimary NE 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -5 - Primary EN 1 -2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - Primary ES 1/2 - 3/4/5 Primary FR 1-2-3 !

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3. The aims and objectives of the European School The Hague for 2012-2016!

The objectives of the European School The Hague are found in all areas of the school plan.

The realisation of the general aims and objectives of the European Schools, that are not listed here but are of course at the core of the school's long term aims and the basis for the endeavours of the school quality assurance and further quality development with a view to achieving our pedagogical aims and improving results to identify, activate and make the best possible use of our development potential both as an institution and in terms of personnel.

This Multi-Annual School Development Plan (MASDP) should not be considered a one-off final document. Instead it should be regarded as a dynamic portfolio which can react to change and new challenges. The school plan is itself a tool for development and quality assurance, and therefore susceptible to changes in school policy, procedures and the annual plan. In this document you will find the areas of interest and detailed objectives of the MASDP. This MASDP is largely based on the evaluation held in April 2014. For all previous targets (2012-2014) we refer to the document Activiteitenplan 2012-2013 and Activiteitenplan 2013-2014. !Focal points of this plan !In this MASDP we have clearly divided the two school years (2014-2015 and 2015-2016) into two colours. Each year will have one focal point of change. !• 2014-2015: Organisational Management. Restructuring of the school organisation. This focal point is chosen after careful analysis of all received feedback. The common denominator within all areas of the survey is a lack of structure within the organisation. After analysing all the areas of weakness, there was a strong overlap leading back to this lack of structure. By implementing this new organisational model, there will be clear objectives formulated for each area. !By creating a professional environment of shared responsibility, sufficient time allocation for all leaders, a clear task description and a budget overview for each department we aim to provide this structure. All departments will be asked to create clear objectives according to this multi annual plan and our curriculum. These action plans will be filled out during the start of the school year 2014-2015 during meetings held in September-October with the different Section- and Subject Leaders. !• 2015-2016: Educational Development. !Action Planning !For all developmental targets, there will be written action plans (see attached form at the end of this document). These clearly state involved members of staff (or PTA), resources and monitoring/evaluation.

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4. Vision and Mission Statement!!Vision of the European School The Hague!!"The European School of The Hague offers a high level of education to her pupils and raises them as European citizens in a multilingual and multicultural environment."!!Mission Statement of the European School The Hague!

European Citizenship!The European School of The Hague (ESH) provides a multilingual and multicultural education for nursery, primary and secondary level pupils.!Within our school our pupils grow up as European citizens. They are given the opportunity to learn of their own countries' culture and history within a broader European context. This fosters a multicultural and multilingual environment without sacrificing national heritage or autonomy, providing pupils with broad perspectives and open-minded approaches to the challenges of life beyond school.!We place a strong value on raising our pupils to be independent, curious learners. Working cooperatively, using each others strengths in a multilingual environment is key. Within the different subjects and joint moments (e.g. European Hours) there is a strong focus on developing their creativity within a European environment.!

Educational approach!Our education uses the European Curriculum as the foundation upon which all our teaching is based. It is cooperative, collaborative, multilingual and with an eye for each child's needs. This is achieved through harmonised plans throughout the sections for the shared subjects. IT is integrated within the curricula with a focus on 21st century learning skills. Where possible, co-teaching / team-teaching is used to strengthen the achievements of our pupils. Integrated support is offered within classes with adequate resources to cater to a wide variety of pupils, including gifted and talented pupils. Through the wide range of teachings offered, our pupils will develop social-emotional skills and learning skills to become active participants in the 21st century.!

Cooperation with Parents!Our cooperation with parents is proactive, professional, understanding and in harmony. The pupil is central, using our collaborative strengths to achieve what is best for the child.!The school offers diverse opportunities to foster a strong community by actively using parent volunteers for a multitude of actives, e.g. our Participation Council, Parent Teacher Association and Class Representatives. During school hours there are also many opportunities for parents to participate in certain events and presentations.!

Communication!On all levels our communication is respectful, harmonised, understanding and professional. The school utilises modern communication platforms to actively involve our whole school community. Fostering a strong school community is achieved through a variety of activities, e.g. assemblies and pupil houses.!!

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!5. Cooperation with Parents!

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Targets for development!!• Informal coffee mornings for parents/Educational theme evenings for parents.!• Revise structure parents/teacher meetings (new report card, new portfolio, entry

profile) and increasing access to other departments (L1, L2, support). (Whole implementation procedure depends on the feasibility of the ES working party for Type 2 Schools. If not ready in time, old report cards used. Implementation starts Q3 2015.)!

• Finalising procedures for informal contact moments (e.g. Walk-in, visiting hour etc.)!• Increase number of school events for parents to participate in (reading group, mother

tongue lunches.) !

Strength Area of Development

Teachers are open to discuss issues with parents Walk in time for primary 1-5 for informal contact and see the work of the children.

Parents are treated with respect Communication on educational progress, e.g. learner-led conferences

Good cooperation between staff and parents. Decisions made by management should be communicated to staff.

Organisation of After School Activities Decision making process and parent involvement.

No system of showing work to parents: portfolio and work folders stay in school.

No informal coffee/info mornings for current parents.

Improve assessment in order to provide better information to parents.

Reports to be seen by parents prior to meeting.

Streamline of communication: how, when, what and how often to communicate to parents.

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Responsibility Timeframe!

!WG = Working Group, SU = Support Team, MT = Management Team, ST = Staff Training, DL = Department Leader!!

Resources!!• Budget:! ! !• Time investment:! !• Training:! ! !• Materials:! ! !

How will this be monitored and evaluated?!!• !

Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 Q1 2016 Q2 2016

Theme Evenings / Coffee Mornings

1. Make an inventory of subjects. WG

2. Coordinate 2 events. WG

3. Evaluate events. Choose events for next year.

WG

Revise structure of report card evenings

1. Investigate feasibility of new report cards MT

2. Organise information event for all teaching staff on new structure

MT+WG

MT+WG

3. Implementation ES Portfolio WG WG WG WG

4. Preparation about parent-teacher evenings. WG+MT

5. Training on the report cards. WG

6. Evaluation of new structure. WG

Increase number of school events

1. Make an inventory of possible events. WG

2. Coordinate mother tongue lunch. WG

3. Evaluate event and choose 2 for next year. WG

Procedures for informal contact moments.

1. Finalise contact procedure. MT MT

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6. Support for Learning!

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Targets for development!!• Increase parental involvement in support. To plan support meetings with parents &

support staff at Parent-Teacher Meetings. (See previous domain).!• Increase the amount of support resources to an excellent level for all sections and a

wide variety of needs: gifted-talented, mathematics, motor skills, L1, L2, etc.!• Increase the formalised assessment tools & further implement assessment policy.!• Develop and implement assessment procedure for InterMath school-wide.!• Improve support referral procedure.!• Improve the Group Consultations to include specialist teachers for specific pupils.!• Improve the informational side of support pupils to easily inform whole staff within our

information system ParnasSys.!• Implement the whole-school support system of handelingsgericht werken (freely

translated: action-based approach).!• Improve the usage of ParnasSys within the school as a data-driven system / filing

system.!• Implement a system for whole-school social-emotional development and learning.!• To improve the educational link between admissions and the classes (this has already been

implemented since Q2-2014, SUPCO is involved with support cases, testing has increased for admission).!


Teachers have a clear understanding of the needs of the children.

Parental involvement to provide information regarding their child to gain a complete picture of the child.

Quick response time if support is needed. Behaviour policy in the broadest sense of the word.

Parents are satisfied with the level of support for additional learning needs that is provided to their children.

More proper support tools/resources in place.

Support is language focused and is not sufficiently addressing other areas.

Support needed for all language sections.

Personal development in support area: more training needed.

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Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 Q1 2016 Q2 2016

Increase Support Resources

1. Make an inventory of all available resources & areas which are perceived lacking.

SU+DL

2. Prioritise resources with section leaders. SU+DL

3. After ordering, implement and present new resources.

SU+DL

Implementation of new assessment policy

1. Present new policy to whole staff. SU SU

2. Coordinate with section leaders to implement.

SU+DL

SU+DL

3. Make an inventory of current tools and missing tools.

SU+DL

4. Order and present new assesment tools. SU+DL

5. Evaluate assessment procedure and adapt. SU+DL

InterMath Assessment Procedure

1. Begin development of assessment sheets. WG

Improve referral procedure

1. Present new form. SU

Implement HGW (ABA) ST

Social-Emotional Learning

1. Investigate systems from multiple countries and choose.

WG

2. Begin implementation process. WG

Improve the usage of ParnasSys

1. Focus on Notes, Group Chart & Filing ST

Increase amount of teachers for Group Consultations

1. Timetable extra sessions for specific multi-teacher discussions about certain pupils.

SU SU

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!7. School Climate!!

Targets for development!!• Develop the playground areas & lunchtime facilities for the Primary School. (Nursery

playground starts in Q2-2014 in a working group.)!• Build a professional organisation culture (E.g. the practise of calling on each other’s

responsibility, shared responsibility for the whole school, etc.) (see: Organisation Management)!

• Develop a system for class visits from colleagues, inter-vision, etc. (see: Organisation Management)!

• Implement a whole-school positive behaviour policy (e.g. playground behaviour, corridor behaviour, etc.)


Positive atmosphere amongst colleagues Supervision outside class room and clear rules for these areas.

Safe school environment for children, parents and staff

More use of expertise from colleagues/learning from each other.

Open attitude towards new educational developments The expection to be held accountable for your responsibilities and duties.

More frequent communication between management and staff

Supervision on play ground in primary

Introduction of Assemblies

Exchange of class vists between colleagues

Time allocation for Coordinators, clear chain of command, delegation of tasks.

Invest in professional development

Behaviour expectations for pupils

Education on cultural expectations from one another.

Follow the implemented policies

Primary and Nursery Playground development.

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!WG = Working Group, SU = Support Team, MT = Management Team, ST = Staff Training, DL = Department Leader!



Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 Q1 2016 Q2 2016

Playground Facilities & Lunchtime

1. Lunchtime facilities (timetable, recruitment) MT MT

2. Playground Primary: Form a workgroup of parents and teachers.

WG WG WG

3. Create a plan for the Primary playground. WG WG

4. Discuss plan and get approval from management.

WG WG

5. Execute plan. WG WG

Positive Behaviour Policy

1. Form a workgroup. WG WG

2. Create a policy with reinforcers and structures for designated "trouble" areas.

WG WG

3. Present, adapt & implement policy. WG WG WG

4. Revise policy. WG

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8. Organisation Management!!

Targets for development!!• To create an overview of clear tasks and responsibilities for management; organisation

overview; management structure in the long term; profiles for different leaders (description of tasks, chain of command, defining roles, time allocation, etc.).!

• Clear communication about task-division and hour calculation (task policy).!• Review & Assessment cycle from Rijnlands implementation.!• To organise middle management training for interested leaders within the school

(creating an effective structure of management).!• To create clear budgets for all section- and subject leaders and implement budget

planning.!• Organise more team inset days.!!


Satisfied children and parents about teachers and support staff

Workload division amongst staff and time allocation.

Calm and tidy school Improve induction of new staff.

After School Care facilities High absence due to illness, training, external meetings, ES in-service training. Has a knock on effect on school organisation. Invest in replacement staff.

Induction of new staff Clarity about task policy: hour calculations

Clear management structure

Part-time teachers: clear expectations about attendance/hour calculation

Working groups: development of different areas in school

Team Building: more time to do/discuss together

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!The proposed organisation structure is part of our reorganisation of the Primary school. There will be a clear task definition for each role within the different departments. As listed in the chapter Summary of Department Objectives 2014-2016, these responsibilities represent our vision of creating a professional environment.!!!

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Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 Q1 2016 Q2 2016

Reorganisation of school organisation

Present profiles of different department leaders.

MT MT MT MT

Present the procedure related to task division. MT

Hold meetings with all staff members to do the hour calculations.

MT MT

Hold meetings with all leaders to define tasks, goals & areas of responsibility.

MT+DL

All leaders hand in their goals for these two years with written action plans.

DL DL

All goals are discussed and attached to this MASDP.

MT+DL

A detailed document will be written to show the timeline, procedures and responsibilities related to this new structure.

MT MT MT MT

Evaluation Moments. MT MT MT MT

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9. Educational Development!!Targets for development!!• Raising Standards!

• To ensure outstanding progress among all pupil groups. (part of: Section Meetings)!• To implement the new Report Card, Assessment & Portfolio Policy provided by the

European Schools (as of September 2014). (see: Support for Learning & Cooperation with Parents) !

• Curriculum Development!• Subject/Section Leaders to become familiar with their Curriculum. Adapt schemes,

assessments, teaching approaches to implement European Curriculum & maintain standards. (see: Organisation Management)!

• Strengthen the position of L1, L2 and section languages and implement strategies related to multilingualism (a Follow-up to the training from Crisfield Consultancy). !

• Staff development and improving teaching and learning!• Use of, and sharing of, best practice – in lesson planning, lesson delivery, section

reviews and improving middle management (to improve teaching and learning). (part of: Section Meetings)!

• To support sections in more effective self-evaluation as a drive to maintaining and improving standards.!

• To improve staff interaction with pupil data, using ParnasSys and Excel. (see: Support for Learning)!

• To ensure that training is made available for developments with technology.!• To ensure a school-wide approach to cooperative learning strategies within all

teachings at ESH. (All resources available, if teachers want to further implement this in 2014-2015, this is on a voluntary basis. Team-wide implementation will resume in 2015.)!

• Pupil intervention!• To implement social-emotional learning to be included within class lessons. (see:

Support for Learning) !• Enhancing the learning environment!

• Develop the school network and infrastructure to meet the demands of class teachers. (for ICT department)!

• To integrate new technologies and trends (computing, programming, new media) into the different areas of our curriculum.!

• Establishing new educational provision!• Opening a French and German language section within our Primary school.!• To actively recruit and open mother tongue classes as soon as the required number

of pupils are enrolled.!!

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Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 Q1 2016 Q2 2016

Follow-up to L2 training from Crisfield Consultancy.

ST

Improve teaching practises through effective self-evaluations.

ST

Organise INSET for using new technology. ST

Implement cooperative learning strategies team-wide.

ST ST ST

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10. Communication!!Targets for development!!• Develop a clear harmonised communication plan towards parents (involved members:

staff and parents). (with PR/IT personnel)!• Develop a clear harmonised communication plan towards staff (involved members:

staff and management). (with PR/IT personnel)!• Implement a modern communication platform accessible for parents and teachers. (for

IT department)!!Responsibility Timeframe!


Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 Q1 2016 Q2 2016

Communication Plan for Parents

1. Form a working group with representatives of teachers, MT, parents & Admin.

WG

2. Write the plan. WG WG

3. Present the plan for feedback. WG

4. Finalise the plan and implement. WG

5. Evaluate the plan. WG

Communication Plan for Staff

1. Form a working group with representatives teachers, MT & Admin.

WG

2. Write the plan. WG WG WG

3. Present the plan for feedback. WG

4. Finalise the plan and implement. WG

5. Evaluate the plan. WG

Communication Platform

1. Coordinate with IT department for different options.

MT MT MT

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11. European Citizenship!!Targets for development!!• Implement the European calendar with festivities for language sections.!• Purchase display material related to our European identity and distribute throughout

the school (classrooms, communal areas & corridors).!• Develop educational links with other European Schools for exchange between classes.!• Further development of European Hours (increase content: specialist classes &

curriculum classes, e.g. ESH Podcast, Choir, Band, etc.).!• Implement assemblies which will have a strong focus on different cultures within

Europe (informing on national holidays, about the European Union, about the European institutions, etc.) in collaboration with parents from a specific section. E.G. Finnish national day presented by Finnish staff, children and parents.!!



* Per term further development of the European Hours framework which will lead to an established local plan at the end of the year.

Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 Q1 2016 Q2 2016

Implement the European festivities calendar together with admin staff. Hang the flags, etc.

MT MT

Purchase display material. Done by admin, in collaboration with coordinator European Hours.

MT MT

European Hours

1. Develop a local plan with different specialist classes & curriculum classes related to the European Hours objectives *

DL DL DL

2. Timetable and select staff to fill these classes.

DL DL DL

3. Present the new EH framework and launch it.

DL

Assemblies

Write a plan for assemblies with a multilingual, European character.

WG

Discuss the plan together with MT -> Staff. WG

Present plan to staff. WG

Implementing whole-school assemblies. WG WG

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How will this be monitored and evaluated?!!• !!!

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12. Quality Assurance!!Targets for development!!• Further implementation of the Integraal QA cycle.!!Responsibility Timeframe!



How will this be monitored and evaluated?!!• !!

Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 Q1 2016 Q2 2016

Organise whole-school evaluations. MT MT

Adapt MASDP accordingly. MT

Teachers self-evaluation questionnaire MT

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13. Summary of Department Objectives 2014-2016!!!Maths!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!Discovery of the World!• Goal 1: Develop a multi annual local plan for DotW. !• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!Art!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!Music!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!ICT!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!Sports / PE!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!European Hours!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!L1!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!L2!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!Dutch Language Section!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!Spanish Language Section!• Goal 1!

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• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!English Language Section!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!German Language Section!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!French Language Section!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!Nursery Department!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!Dutch as an Additional Language!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!School Safety and Health!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!Stock Department!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!Support Department (focused on educational support, e.g. EAL/NT2)!• Goal 1!• Goal 2!• Goal 3!!!

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14. Evaluation!!How will this MASDP be implemented?!!Before the MASDP can be presented to stakeholders (staff, PC, PTA and Advisory Board) there are certain things that have to be discussed with the general director of the school:!!• Approval of this MASDP.!• Needed resources (FTE’s) for school organisation restructuring.!• Calculations of hours (the task timetables).!• Overview of budgeting, help from Rijnlands needed to make a first start at dividing budgets

for department leaders.!• Approval on the task descriptions for the different department leaders.!!How will this MASDP be evaluated?!!The final evaluation of this MASDP will be done by the management team with a written evaluation distributed to our stakeholders (PC, PTA, Advisory Board).!!Continuation into next cycle!!Not all topics currently listed in our MASDP will be implemented within this cycle. These will be covered within the next cycle (2016-2020).!!!

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15. CPD Overview!!This year we want to have our focus on the restructuring of the Primary School. Therefore certain trainings sessions which were set in place in school year 2013-2014 need to be addressed in a later stage.!We propose to delay the training sessions for Cooperative Learning Strategies until the school year 2015-2016. The main reason for this that it is a time consuming implementation and we will have to evaluate our priorities accordingly.!Leerlijnen in Parnassys is another professional development area which we have delayed to the next school year. We want to have our focus on using the basics in Parnassys. This was also a challenge for this school year. For Parnassys we want to develop the following areas: general use (looking up student data, email addresses etc), registering absences, uploading of documents & using the group chart for a more data-driven approach.!!For next school year we have the following in-house Professional Development in mind:!!• Middle Management Training by the HCO!• Gifted and Talented program implementation!• CELTA certified members of staff (in stages, two at the time)!• Within several workgroups there might be a need for further professional development!!

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16. Attachments!!Action Plan form!!All target points for development (from section- and subject departments) will need action plans in order to determine the necessary budgets.!!

Whole School Objectives Action Plans!!

Action Plan for:

Which school aim does this target refer to?

• !Members of staff responsible: Member of management with

oversight:

• !What action is required?

• !Outcomes for pupils: Outcomes for teachers:

• !Resources required / Staff development needed:

• !How will you monitor and evaluate this plan?

• !

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