School Improvement Plan

Overview of School Improvement Plan 2018-19

2018-19 is our” Year of Challenge.”

Our overarching aim for 2018-19 is to “provide challenge in all areas of school life to ensure that results improve at an expected and greater depth level.

We also intend to do the following:

To increase the number of pupils who attain greater depth across the core curriculum.
To increase the number of pupils who make better than expected progress across the curriculum.
To increase girls’ attainment and progress in KS2
To embed a growth mindset in the classroom for both staff and pupils.
To increase parent participation and accountability for their children’s learning.
To increase the engagement of children in topic.

Overview of School Improvement Plan 2017-18

Achievement and Standards

To consolidate and refine assessments within the school to increase accountability and ensure accuracy from all staff.
To develop assessment procedures beyond the core subjects.

Teaching and Learning

To ensure the curriculum is tailored for the interests and needs of Crook children through a skills based approach.
To improve attainment and progress in maths and close gaps for PP pupils.
To raise expectations of pupils and staff in order to increase the percentage of pupils working at expected and greater depth in reading and writing

Behaviour and Safety

To develop girls’ confidence and self- esteem through targeted intervention and projects so the attainment of girls is raised.
To improve attendance by reducing the percentage of persistent absence

Leadership and Management

To improve the quality of teaching so that it is consistently good with more outstanding through a monitoring and coaching approach

Early Years

To improve the attainment and progress of children in early years and ensure the gap is closed for PP pupils.

SEND

Ensure the progress of SEND pupils is close to or improving towards that of others pupils with the same starting point