Action Plan for Subjects Or Whole School Initiatives

Snaresbrook Primary School
2016-2017

Action Plan for subjects or whole School Initiatives

Dear Staff,

For those staff leading a curriculum area or a whole school initiative, you will need to complete an action plan for the Friday 20th January 2017.

An Action Plan is a tailored and carefully planned document to ensure the best possible outcomes for the subject or whole school initiative in which you lead. The plan must have clear actions and success outcomes which are measurable in terms of curriculum development and outcomes for pupils.

It is a working document and will be amended/added to on a regular basis over the course of the year. Therefore, the information included in the Summer and Autumn Terms sections will not require as much detail at this current time.

When completing the document, please ensure that links are made to the school’s areas for development for 2017 which are laid out below under 10 priorities. Please speak to a member of the Senior Leadership Team should you require support.

Snaresbrook Primary School
2016-2017

Subject or Whole School Initiative Action Plan for Science

Coordinator: Claire Plummer

(Moving the school forward)

Coding Key

The coding system identifies the key documents and systems that have informed the tasks.

School Areas for Development

• New assessment grids to be introduced to all staff: ‘working scientifically’ and ‘subject knowledge’.
• Criteria to be changed on O’Track to allow staff to assess and monitor progress accurately (summer term)
• Staff meeting on how to assess science and inputting data onto O’Track (deeper learning)

• Teachers to feel confident with assessment
• To use objectives/assessment as a planning tool

• New assessment grids to be implemented
• Different types of enquiry (independence)
• Children to develop independence when recording

• Teachers to feel confident with assessing science
• Children to feel more confident with their own assessment
• Children to plan their own investigations and take ownership
• Teachers and children feel more confident with planning and carrying out different types of enquiry
• Recording to be purposeful

• Action plan for PSQM
• CPD log
• Science calendar log
• Evidence of objectives

• To improve science across the school
• To publicly celebrate your school's commitment to excellent primary science
• To systematically evaluate and develop all aspects of science teaching and learning in your school

• To create science principles as a whole school

• Teachers to use science principles as a tool for teaching
• Key areas of development for whole school

• Staff meeting on science games

• To assess children at the beginning or end of a topic
• As an exciting ‘hook’ for learning

• Staff to have CPD (staff meeting) to develop an enhanced understanding of the five types of scientific enquiry and provide children with opportunities to experience these
• Staff to use ‘super heroes’ in classroom display and introduce to children

• Staff to be more confident with planning for different types of enquiry
• Children to feel more confident when planning their own type of enquiry

• Staff to trial using class track at the end of each term

• Teachers to feel more confident with using class track as an assessment and planning tool

• ‘Hands on Science’ for year 1, 2 and 4 in the autumn term
• Workshop to be booked for rest of school in the spring and summer terms

• Children to experience a range of scientific enquiry
• To enhance children’s opportunities to wonder, think and enquire about the world around them and generate questions and investigations

• Interactive science display in the school – to be changed termly

• Children to be excited about science – enjoy responding to questions

• Staff to have CPD (staff meeting) to develop an enhanced understanding of the different ways to record

• Staff to provide opportunities for children to be more independent and take ownership of investigations, including recording

• Book scrutiny to identify areas of strength and weakness

• Staff to feel supported with moving forward
• Children to be challenged
• Marking to be of a high standard – following marking policy

• Carry out science learning walk
• Carry out pupil voice interviews

• To identify areas of strength and weakness
• To ensure that teaching and the environment is of a good standard

• Create a team of science advocates across the school
• Whole school responsibility in achieving PSQM – advocate to drive in each phase

• Success Criteria linked to PSQM SC

• To assess resources and order any resources needed

• There is a range of stimulating and high quality resources for all

• Science clubduring lunchtimes or after school

• To raise the profile of science in the school

• To plan a successful science week
• To book a science workshop for the whole school
• To invite parents in for an open day

• Children to participate in a range of science investigations – different types of enquiry
• Parents to understand and experience the importance of science in school
• To promote science at home

• To assess progress across all year groups – focusing on ‘working scientifically’
• To identify groups who are underachieving
• To identify groups who are showing an excelled rate of progress

• To identify groups who are underachieving
• To set up intervention groups where need be
• To ensure that children are being challenged

Annual Budget

Impact of Action Plan to be

Please Review Termly

Overall Evaluation

Autumn 2016

All teachers are using new assessment sheets (target sheets) and logging progress on O’Track

• Science Principles created – to be reviewed on 1st July 2017
• Staff meetings carried out: assessment, science games and different types of enquiry
• ‘Hands on Science’ workshop for years 1, 2 and 4
• Beginning to use interactive science displays – needs developing
• Book scrutiny to identify areas of strength and weakness.

Spring 2017

Summer 2017

Autumn 2017

Planning Notes for Spring 2018