Christchurch V.A. C in W Primary School
School Development Plan
2015 –2016
This document is based on the Welsh Government regulations 155/2014
Timeline / Date / Staff Members and GBPlanning / 1st Sept 2015 / All teaching staff
Agreed by Governors
Reviewing / February 2016 / Teaching staff and Governors
Reviewing / June 2016 / Teaching staff and Governors
Contents / Page
Contextual information / 2
Targets / 4
Progress since last inspection / 7
School and Governing Body’s appraisal of progress with 2014-2015 priorities / 9
School’s three-year priorities 2015 - 2018 / 11
Priorities 2015 - 2016 / 13
Checklist / 19
Contextual Information
Current National CategoryYellow / Outcomes 3 / Capacity to Improve A
Strategic Overview 2015-2016
Workforce Planning: number of fte TEACHERS / 6.5
Workforce Planning: number of fte SUPPORT STAFF / Foundation Phase: 4 FTE / Other:Kst 2 Literacy 10 hrs
37.5 SCN
Grant Finance 2015-2016
Source of Funding / Purpose / Sum
Education Improvement Grant /
- Handwriting group support Nurs-Yr1 5hrs per week (TA)
- Maths/Literacy support KSt2 10 hrs per week (teacher)
Pupil Deprivation Grant /
- Handwriting group support Nurs-Yr1 5hrs per week (TA)
- Maths/Literacy support KSt2 10 hrs per week (teacher)
- Restorative Practice 2.5 hrs per week
- Music Therapy 5 hrs per week (unqualified teacher)
Other / Play Grant – to train pupils to play/promote traditional games. / £500
2015-2016 / Nursery / Reception / Yr 1 / Yr 2 / Yr 3 / Yr 4 / Yr 5 / Yr 6 / Total
Eligible for Free School Meals / 0 / ? / 3 / 1 / 4 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 14
Children in Need / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Looked After Children / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
English as an Additional Language / 6 / 3 / 7 / 6 / 6 / 5 / 1 / 7 / 41
Number of latecomers to Welsh / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Special Educational Needs / 1 / 1 / 0 / 5 / 3 / 6 / 6 / 5 / 27
School Action / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 1 / 6 / 6 / 4 / 22
School Action Plus / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Statement / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 2
Target Setting : Foundation Phase Targets
FPh / 2016 / 2017Current Year 2 / Current Year 1
Boys / Girls / Pupils / Boys / Girls / Pupils
Cohort / Full Cohort / 9 / 12 / 21 / 12 / 9 / 21
Number of FSM / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 3
O5+ / O6+ / O5+ / O6+ / O5+ / O6+ / Target
O5+ / Target
O6+ / O5+ / O6+ / O5+ / O6+ / O5+ / O6+ / Target
O5+ / Target
O6+
Number achieving expected outcome / LCE / 7 / 0 / 3 / 8 / 10 / 8 / 48% / 38% / 8 / 1 / 5 / 3 / 13 / 4 / 62% / 19%
LCW / 0 / 0 / - / - / 0 / 0 / - / -
MDT / 6 / 1 / 4 / 7 / 10 / 8 / 48% / 38% / 8 / 1 / 5 / 3 / 13 / 4 / 62% / 19%
PSD / 6 / 1 / 3 / 9 / 9 / 10 / 43% / 48% / 9 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 13 / 8 / 62% / 38%
DCS / 0 / 86% / 0 / 81%
Key Stage 2 Targets
KS2 / 2016 –Current Year 6 / 2017 –Current Year 5 / 2018 –Current Year 4Boys / Girls / Pupils / Boys / Girls / Pupils / Boys / Girls / Pupils
Cohort / Full / 12 / 5 / 17 / 3 / 10 / 13 / 7 / 8 / 15
Welsh Medium / 0 / 0 / 0
L4+ / L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / Target L4+ / Target
L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / Target L4+ / Target L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / Target L4+ / Target L5+
Number achieving expected level / English / 7 / 4 / 1 / 3 / 8 / 7 / 47% / 41% / 3 / 0 / 6 / 4 / 9 / 4 / 69% / 31% / 3 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 7 / 7 / 47% / 47%
Welsh / 0 / 0 / - / - / 0 / 0 / - / - / 0 / 0 / - / -
Mathematics / 3 / 8 / 3 / 2 / 6 / 10 / 35% / 59% / 2 / 1 / 6 / 4 / 8 / 5 / 62% / 38% / 3 / 3 / 5 / 3 / 8 / 6 / 53% / 40%
Science / 3 / 8 / 4 / 0 / 7 / 8 / 41% / 47% / 2 / 1 / 6 / 4 / 8 / 5 / 62% / 38% / 2 / 5 / 5 / 3 / 7 / 8 / 47% / 53%
CSI / 15 / 88% / 12 / 100% / 0 / 93%
Key Stage 2 targets –pupils in receipt of Free School Meals
CA2 / 2016 –Current Year 6 / 2017 –Current Year 5 / 2018 –Current Year 4FSM / Non FSM / pupils / FSM / Non FSM / pupils / FSM / Non FSM / pupils
Cohort / Full / 2 / 15 / 17 / 1 / 12 / 13 / 2 / 13 / 15
Welsh Medium / 0 / FSM / Non FSM / 0 / FSM / Non FSM / 0 / FSM / Non FSM
L4+ / L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / Target L4+ / Target
L5+ / Target L4+ / Target
L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / Target L4+ / Target L5+ / Target L4+ / Target L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / L4+ / L5+ / Target L4+ / Target L5+ / Target L4+ / Target L5+
Number achieving expected level / English / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 50% / 50% / 47% / 40% / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 0 / 69% / 31% / o / 1 / 0 / 1 / - / 50% / 54% / 46%
Welsh / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 50% / 50% / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 0 / - / - / o / 1 / 0 / 1 / - / 50% / 0 / 0
Mathematics / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 50% / 50% / 33% / 60% / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 0 / 62% / 38% / o / 1 / 0 / 1 / - / 50% / 62% / 38%
Science / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 50% / 50% / 47% / 47% / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 0 / 62% / 38% / o / 1 / 0 / 1 / - / 50% / 54% / 54%
CSI / 0 / 50% / 87% / 0 / 100 / 100 / 0 / 1 / 50% / 100%
Progress since the Last Inspection
Date of Last Inspection:March 2014 / Current Performance:
Good / Capacity to Improve:
Good / Subsequent Monitoring:
None
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation / Very good progress / Strong progress / Satisfactory progress / Limited progress
Tackles the recommendation in every way / Tackles the recommendation on the whole / Tackles the recommendation in many ways / Does not satisfy the recommendation
Definition / Does not require any further attention to any aspect.
Very good effect on the quality of provision. / Requires attention only to minor aspects.
Positive effect on standards and / or the quality of provision. / Continues to require substantial attention to some important aspects.
Limited effect on standards and / or quality of provision. / Each aspect or many important aspects continue(s) to require attention.
No effect on standards and / or quality of provision.
- R1: Increase opportunities for pupils to write extensively in different styles in subjects across the curriculum.
Writers’ workshop termly and focus of HT lesson observations. Display of extended writing in foyer along with evidence of extended writing from book scrutiny shows very good progress.
Positive impact on standards – writing level 4 increased by 20% from 2014-2015 84.6% places us above family and Wales average.
R2: Improve standards of attainment in mathematics and science of more able pupils at the end of key stage 2. / SDP target and PM target for DH 2014/15
Introduction of Science days, Maths days and a new science scheme helped to raise the profile. Maths level 5 increased by 33.1%.
2.2% increase in level 5 science but still in 4th quartile – need to continue working on increasing this.
R3: Increase opportunities to develop higher order numerical skills in subjects across the curriculum. / SDP target and PM target for all staff 2014/15
Every teacher delivered an example lesson demonstrating how to incorporate higher order numerical skills through their subject in the outdoors.
Book scrutiny showed very good progress towards this recommendation.
Entrepreneurial activities throughout the school provided additional evidence. This now needs to be monitored to ensure the progress is maintained when not a specific target in the SDP
School and Governing Body appraisal of the progress with 2014/2015 priorities
Six Essential Targets 2014-15 REVIEW / Good Progress / Strong Progress / Satisfactory Progress / Limited ProgressPriority 1: Improve standards of attainment in mathematics and science of more able pupils at the end of key stage 2.
All teaching staff attended a training event in Terrace Rd Primary School looking at how they raised standards in Maths. We followed this up with an ADDs session to discuss the way forward. Planned INSET for April 13th.
MAT maths groups set up in FP and KSt2
Science club in the autumn/summer term to enhance science provision for MAT throughout the school.
Yr 5/6 selected pupils have attended Dylan Thomas and the University for specialist science teaching.
Differentiated homework for Maths sets.
54% of pupils achieved the higher level 5+ for Maths in 2015 (21% 2014)
31% of pupils achieved the higher level 5+ for Science in 2015 (29% 2014) / *
Priority 2: Increase opportunities for pupils to write extensively in different styles in subjects across the curriculum.
Staff attended an INSET Day in Margam looking at numeracy/literacy/writing opportunities across the curriculum and in the outdoors.
Staff led an INSET in Port Eynon for their subject looking at literacy/numeracy/writing across the curriculum and in the outdoors.
All teachers planned a literacy ‘writers workshop’ day in the Autumn term, this formed part of the head teacher lesson observation cycle.
85% of pupils made expected progress in writing (64% 2014). 23% achieved level 5 in writing.
Literacy co-ordinator carried out book scrutiny in the Autumn term and fed back to head teacher.
More able writers groups set up in both FP and KST 2
Excellent examples of writing showing good progress produced in summer term ‘Writer’s Workshop / *
Priority 3: Increase opportunities to develop higher order numerical skills in subjects across the curriculum.
All teaching staff attended a numeracy presentation in Terrace Road school looking at raising standards in numeracy. We followed this up with a meeting in school to discuss the way forward. INSET day in summer term will be based around numeracy.
Head teacher lesson observation week beg March 9th is focused on Literacy/numeracy.
Staff meeting looking at pupil tracking enabled us to identify pupils that could be pushed to level 5 and pupils that are at risk of not achieving level 4.
More able numeracy group set up in both FP and KSt2
L.Poiner attended mathematical reasoning sabbatical and fed back to staff.
MAT pupils have attended workshops in Dylan Thomas and the university.
54% of pupils achieved the higher level 5+ for Maths in 2015 (21% 2014) (target 40%) / *
Priority 4: Improve the accuracy of self-evaluation from a child’s perception.
Pupils participated in lesson observations and fedback to headteacher.
Updated AFL to include training for TA’s.
Bookmark targets more child initiated.
PE/Sports Ambassadors played an active role in the school.
KSt2 pupils started evaluation books in class.
Build on ‘Reflectors’ and ensure frequent feedback to governors.
Pupils to begin using the Super Ambassadors portal.
School Council to have a small budget. / *
Priority 5: Improve assessment of Literacy and Numeracy Framework skills for individual pupils.
Carried out an audit of how and what we are currently assessing.
Liaised with other schools to find out how other schools are currently assessing LNF.
Improved pupil involvement in assessing of LNF.
Stronger focus in end of term assessments on reading, writing, oracy and numeracy.
Set up individual pupil expectation sheets.
Each lesson objective based on LNF skills.
Developed consistency in self and peer assessment throughout the school. / *
Priority6: Develop the role of co-ordinators to ensure consistency in approach and record keeping.
Developed the role of the co-ordinator to ensure consistency in approach and record keeping.
All teaching staff had as a target for performance management.
Teachers participated in cluster training.
Whole school review of co-ordinator standards.
Non-contact with other co-ordinators in the cluster to share good practice.
Co-ordinators carried out swap lessons, learning walks and met regularly with governors.
Co-ordinators to contribute to termly report to governors updating on progress in their subject.
Data analysis and tracking for groups of learners within each subject. / *
Three-Year Priorities 2015 –2018
Key Question 1 / Key Question 2 / Key Question 3Pupil Voice Sept 15 –Things that are good. / Our rights
Displays / Lunchtimes
Nice teachers (helpful)
Good friends
Good trips
Our mascot / New boards
Climbing wall
Playground
Stage in yard
Mixed classes
Pupil Voice Sept 15- Things that we could improve / Better Manners
Children walking in corridors / Longer playtimes
More art lessons
More laptops
No football in the rain
Play more games in the yard
More skipping
Better books / More play equipment (majority)
Playhouse/slide/Roundabout
Paint the walls
Redecorate toilets
Bigger chairs
2015-2016 / Increase Outcome 6 in line with family averages for Maths, Literacy and PSD
Handwriting- re introducing cursive style and improving presentation throughout the school.
Raising standards for pupils with ALN
Review effectiveness of individual education plans
Target marking – Constructive follow up on comments/targets / To develop effectivequestioning - Improving questioning techniques and behaviours.
Well-being – Develop
intervention for pupils identified ‘at risk’ using My Selfie. / Better liaison with parents for whole school initiatives/praise for progress and progress on targets.
Touch screen boards in every class
Monthly church service to resume
Train a new first aider
Update reading scheme resources and train pupils to monitor
2016-2017
(high level priorities) / Analyse the new EYDAP assessment data to highlight potential ALN/MAT pupils
Are pupils with ALN making good progress? Review and restructure provision if necessary.
Healthy schools stage 4 / Trial elements of the ‘New Curriculum’ if available.
Review science provision in school. Is it meeting the needs of learners?
Are we challenging the more able? Look at challenging those pupils potentially able to achieve level 6. / Review impact of setting children in Maths/Literacy – Is it showing value for money?
Mr Hunter to possibly attend Welsh sabbatical.
Renewal of climbing wall
2017-2018
(high level priorities) / R2: Improve standards of attainment in mathematics and science of more able pupils at the end of key stage 2. - review / R1: Increase opportunities for pupils to write extensively in different styles in subjects across the curriculum. - Review
R3: Increase opportunities to develop higher order numerical skills in subjects across the curriculum. -Review / Pupil numbers – look at trend. Is there potential to maintain high roll? Has flying start had an impact on numbers – possible staff restructure?
Possible applications for NPQH or Diploma in Leadership and Management
Six Essential Targets 2015-2016
See individual action plans
Very good progress / Strong progress / Satisfactory progress / Limited progress
SDP Focus and Expected Outcome / Who? / Milestone Term 1 / Milestone Term 2 / Milestone Term 3 / Professional Development Needs and resources / Source of Finance and Cost
1 / To develop effective questioning - Improving questioning techniques and behaviours
Questioning graded ‘Excellent’ in 80% of observed lessons / (HMD) / 2 training days to discuss effective questioning behaviours and different question types and the ‘Big Question’ led by John Meredith.
Questioning to be a performance management target for all staff including non-teaching
Headteacher lesson observations to incorporate effective questioning as a focus
Effective Questioning to be developed in Collective Worship. / Headteacher lesson observations to incorporate effective questioning as a focus
Pupil ‘Reflectors’ to observe lessons with a focus on effective questioning.
Child friendly prompt cards to be used in Ket Stage 2 to encourage pupils to ask questions
Effective Questioning to be developed in Collective Worship. / Headteacherto collate information from 3 observations to give an overall grade for questioning.
. / INSET training x 2
MA to attend ‘Big Question’ training in Brecon. / Nil
£150- EIG
2 / Target- Increase Outcome 6 in line with family averages for Maths, Literacy and PSD.
Outcome- Quartile 2+ for expected level +1 in MD, L and PSD in FP / (SJ) / Nace conference
MAT pupils identified and intervention starts
Introduce and use Metacognition Planner in Mathematical Problem solving.
Liaise with parents during Parents Evenings.
Homework to include FP06 coverage
Setting for Maths and RWI / Share good practice in school/ visit other schools.
Track/Target identified pupils with potential to reach FP06 / Identify missing skills and teach specifically to ensure good coverage of FPO6 and robust evidence. / NACE / £210
3 / Target-Handwriting- re introducing cursive style and improving presentation throughout the school.
Outcome- To have a consistent, whole school approach to teaching handwriting.
Book scrutiny judges handwriting and presentation to be at least ‘Good / (LP) / Training
New style introduced to pupils
Handwriting assembly- Parents invited to observe
Coordinator to collect 2x pupils handwriting before intervention from each class.
Handwriting club after school.
Lunch time handwriting club.
Early intervention- LTH working with Reception/Y1 groups
Handwriting sheets to go home for homework. / Handwriting display in each class.
Profile to be created for each child.
Coordinator to check progress during book scrutiny.
. / Local Authority book scrutiny feedback
LP to provide portfolios of impact. / INSET training
Multi sensory resources
TA 10 hrs for support / £200
School Budget
EIG
4 / Target - Raising standards for pupils with ALN
Review effectiveness of individual education plans
Outcome- Pupils with ALN make good progress.
Effective use of IEP/IPPs
75% of targets achieved in 6-8 weeks / (NT) / All teaching staff to share IEPs/IPPs with parents and ensue they are signed and given a copy.
All teaching staff to send an electronic and signed copy of IEPs to SENCO and SEN teacher.
Teachers to share IEPs/IPP with TAs in their class. Encourage staff to link IEP/IPP targets to class targets. (Language and Maths) / Track & analysis SEN pupil’s progress. (SEN survey data and Teacher assessment)
Track IEP/IPP targets to ensure targets continue to be SMART.
To use Language link and speech link to assess pupils in Reception. / SENCO to monitor IEPs/IPPs every half a term to ensure they are being reviewed. / SENCo days
Reading Survey
ADDs
Non-contact for SENCo to review / £500
EIG
5 / Target – Marking/Constructive follow up on comments/targets.
Outcome - Children taking more notice of their Targets and the Marking in their books.
6 examples of follow-up marking per pupil / (MH) / Interviews with pupils linked to their understanding of Marking and Targets.
Discussion with staff about ‘Targets’ and targeted marking.
Build up examples of ‘Good Practice’ to share with staff and pupils.
Visit and discussion with Terrace Road. / Coordinator to check progress during book scrutiny. / Revisit pupil interviews at the end of the year, have attitudes altered/understanding improved. / ADDs
Visit to Terrace Rd School / Supply x 3
6 / Well-being – Develop
intervention for pupils identified ‘at risk’ using My Selfie.
Outcome-
60% go from Red to amber or amber to green / (HMD) / NT to run My Selfie reports identifying pupils at risk.
Mentors set up for all pupils.
HT to carry out intervention with identified pupils.
Worry Monsters set up
Head teacher to interview pupils / HT to carry out intervention with identified pupils.
Set up year 5/6 pupil mentors for pupils / Re assess pupil well being at the end of the year / ADDs x2 / Nil
Policy Reviews
2014-2015 / 2015-2016 / 2016-2017Statutory / Statutory / Statutory
Non-statutory / Non-statutory / Non-statutory
Other Continuing Aspects to be Improved
Aspect / Resources / personnel / Target Date and Evaluation- Engaging girls in physical activity
- Behaviour – set up manners charter
- Money management Key stage 2
- Setting for RWI in Foundation Phase and Literacy/Maths setting in KSt2
- ICT – internet safety and programming skills
After school club. / Sept 2015 start
- Introduce morning ‘Wake and Shake’ club for fitness and fun.
£300 for resources / Sept 2015 start
- Lunchtime science/maths activities
- Update Welsh curriculum to ensure it is progressive
- DT cookery resources
- Review use of outdoor classroom
- Restructure lunchtime provision to engage pupils in play
- Renew Green Flag award
- Complete Healthy Schools Phase 3
- Rights Respecting Schools level 2
Staff Development Plan
Priority / Focus of Improvement / Staff / Resources, Cost / EvaluationOutcomes / Developing effective questioning / All staff and TA’s to have has PM target / INSET Sept 2nd / Very good training session, all staff were enthusiastic and ready to take on board back in class.
Outcomes / Developing the ‘Big Question’ in RE / All staff / INSET Dec 4th
John Meredith
Provision / Developing Reasoning skills / All classroom based staff / INSET Sept 1st / All staff benefitted from a re cap session
Leadership and Management / Xcel training and Clerk to Governors / Mrs Kennedy clerk / Termly
Provision / First Aid / Ms James / 3 days TA cover / Completed Sept 2015
Leadership and Management / Role of Literacy and Numeracy Co-ordinator / Mrs Allen and MrsPoiner / 6 days supply to visit other schools.
Leadership and Management / NAHT conference / Mrs Davies / £250
Outcomes and Leadership / NACE conference / Miss Herbert / £210
Provision / RE development Day / Mrs Allen / 1 x supply
Leadership and Management / SENCo days and reading survey / Miss Tregembo
Mrs Tyrrell-Howell / 2x supply
Outcomes / Healthy Schools conference / Miss Tregembo / Free
Leadership / Working with your Gov.Body / Mrs Davies / Nil
Checklist