SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2017-18

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2017-18

STUDENT OUTCOMES

  • Progress of vulnerable learners at least in line with peers in all year groups – PP, SEND
  • Reduce variability in subject performance
  • Increase school A Level progress

TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT

  • All teachers to engage in teaching based research to improve own and whole school practice
  • Embed coaching model to further improve the impact of teaching on learning
  • Implement the new quality assurance model for teaching and learning

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, BEHAVIOUR AND WELL-BEING

  • Develop well-being vision for healthy bodies and healthy minds
  • Review and update the school approach to behaviour management
  • Improving opportunities to increase student awareness of diversity
  • Improving opportunities to increase student awareness of extremism

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

  • Governor increasing engagement with parents
  • Increase proportion of applications from disadvantaged students
  • Develop leaders & succession planning - leadership and governors
  • Improve financial viability and reach balanced budget by 2019

SIXTH FORM

  • Implement new Sixth Form curriculum model
  • Review and refine the Sixth Form tutor academic mentoring programme

STUDENT OUTCOMES
OUTCOME / IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES / TIMEFRAME / KEY STAFF / GOVERNOR MONITORING
Progress of vulnerable learners at least in line with peers in all year groups – PP, SEND / PP individual learning plans to inform teacher planning and targeted support – informed by student and family.
Training within CPD programme for all staff – ASD, anxiety, self-harm
Agenda discussion within Line Management for targeted groups at each TP / September 2017
September 2017 and on-going / JWG / AF / PP Governor termly meetings with JWG
PP Governor learning walk
C&SM monitor in-year progress all year groups
P&T monitor quality and impact of CPD
Reduce variability in subject performance / Identify areas requiring support from 2016 results.
Develop a SLE/LLE support package from TSAs / September 2017
Start in October 2016 / TDH / FGB receive examinations report and identify targeted department(s)
C&SM monitor in-year progress of targeted department(s)
Increase school A Level progress / Use 2017 exam data to identify any areas of vulnerability – groups & subjects.
Drill down into student assessment point data to work with individual students through departmental and sixth form academic support.
Support plans actioned. / September 2017
October 2017 ongoing
October 2017 ongoing / DMH / FGB receive examinations report and identify targeted department(s)
C&SM monitor in-year progress of targeted department(s)
Link Governor to monitor progress towards progress targets
TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT
OUTCOME / IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES / TIMEFRAME / KEY STAFF / GOVERNOR MONITORING
All teachers to engage in teaching based research to improve own and whole school practice / Research based practice introduced to CPD programme – memory and revision; knowledge acquisition; feedback; questioning; challenging able girls; supporting ASD students / September 2017 – programme ready
June 2018 – programme evaluation completed / JAS / Link Governor(s) invited to attend a range of sessions.
Evaluation/feedback to P & T committee
Embed coaching model to further improve the impact of teaching on learning. / Train all staff in coaching model.
Provide support materials for staff to develop their coaching practice. / September 2017
September 2017 ongoing / DSW / Governors invited to attend coaching training and C&SM to receive information on coaching materials.
Implement the new quality assurance model for teaching and learning. / Start the use of the new teaching and learning model.
Support staff in the completion of the new monitoring sheets.
Monitor and review the use of the new system. / September 2017 ongoing / DSW / Teaching & Learning reports given to C&SM and FGB.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, BEHAVIOUR AND WELL-BEING
OUTCOME / IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES / TIMEFRAME / KEY STAFF / GOVERNOR MONITORING
Develop well-being vision for healthy bodies and healthy minds / Review attendance procedures to ensure 96% attendance and reduce PA.
Develop action plan following well-being audit.
Open Wellbeing Hub
Improve whole school display and communication to promote student support services.
Embed training in CPD programme.
Trial ‘time to talk’ programme. / September 2017
September 2017
October 2017 / JWG/AF / C&SM to review and discuss plan.
C&SM review of Hub and its work. Monitor external referrals.
Display summarised for C&SM and tour of site to see in situ.
Review and update the school approach to behaviour management. / To implement a new system of classroom behaviour management.
To use consultation and research to rewrite the whole school behaviour management system.
To monitor and evaluate the use of the new system. / September 2017
September 2017 ongoing / DSW / New policy approved and ratified by C&SM and FGB.
Improving opportunities to increase student awareness of diversity / Identify gaps in provision from SMSC audit.
Research external speakers to enhance events.
Run events for students in at least two year groups. / July – September 2017
July – October 2017
October 2017 onwards / JAS / Invited to attend activities
Feedback to C&SM Committee.
Improving opportunities to increase student awareness of extremism / Development of relevant materials in new well-being curriculum. Review quality of these via student voice.
Use of assembly time per year group to develop awareness. / Ongoing through 1027 - 2018
Each year group visited by end of academic year / JWG / Curriculum developments shared with C&SM
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
OUTCOME / IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES / TIMEFRAME / KEY STAFF / GOVERNOR MONITORING
Governor increasing engagement with parents / Attend all Parents’ Evenings – inform parents in advance
Nominate named governor to write for newsletter each term
Promote Parent View and act on findings and those of parental survey. / From September 2017
From December 2017
September 2017 / DS / Steering Group
Increase proportion of applications from disadvantaged students / Identification of number of disadvantaged students of high ability in Poole schools.
Meeting with/ letters to Headteachers of feeder school. Send to schools “application packs” that are targeted to identified disadvantaged students.
Follow up call to schools
Analysis of application packs sent out to number of applications received from targeted students . / June 2017
June/July 2017
July /September 2017
October /November 2017 / DMH / C&SM to monitor number of applications received.
Succession planning - leadership and governors / Introduce leadership coaching for LG.
Promote secondments to LG for aspiring senior leaders.
Provide shadowing for governor key roles . / Commence October 2017
September 2017
From September 2017 and on-going / TDH
DS / P&T to receive information on LG coaching and secondments.
P&T chair to review impact with LG and seconded leaders.
Improve financial viability and reach balanced budget by 2019. / Review curriculum and staffing structure with governors.
Review charging model for school. / Spring 2018
Autumn 2017 / TDH / F&P to form working party to consider income generation and review recommendations.
SIXTH FORM
OUTCOME / IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES / TIMEFRAME / KEY STAFF / GOVERNOR MONITORING
Implement new Sixth Form curriculum model. / Set up and monitor curriculum enhancement model.
Monitor the impact of student choice on ethos and outcomes.
Evaluate using performance data and student /staff feedback / September 2017
September 2017 ongoing
May /June 2018 / DMH / Reporting back to C& SM on the implementation of new curriculum enhancement.
C&SM monitor in-year progress
C&SM to be given recommendations for 2018/19 curriculum.
Review and refine the Sixth Form tutor academic mentoring programme / Data base recording and sharing of student information to be reviewed.
Trial of new student record sheet to be used at parents’ evenings.
Introduction of targeted “leadership parents evening” for those at risk of underachievement.
Student and teacher feedback on mentoring programme and its effectiveness. / September 2017 ongoing
Beginning October 2017
Beginning October 2017
May 2018 / DMH / Results of any changes reported to C&SM
Sample provided to C&SM
Outcome reported to C&SM

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