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1 School Development Plan September 2017 – August 2020 Reviewed: April 2018 Head Teacher: Mr K G Edmonds Deputy Head Teacher: Miss N S Luker Chair of Governors: Mrs S Urry

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School Development Plan

September 2017 – August 2020

Reviewed: April 2018

Head Teacher: Mr K G Edmonds

Deputy Head Teacher: Miss N S Luker

Chair of Governors: Mrs S Urry

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SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES

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Objectives Actions Lead Review

Dates

Outcome

To ensure that

governance of the

school is outstanding

Pro-active chairs and designated governors who take responsibility for communicating areas of school development and who challenge the school robustly and rigorously through the critical friend role (SEF TARGET)

To ensure that governors are exceptionally well-

informed, receive appropriate training and are able

to support and challenge in the following areas –

PPG, SSP, Safeguarding, English and mathematics

progress, SEN, assessment, school ethos, budget,

premises and Health and Safety, curriculum and

outcomes, radicalisation and extremism – at school,

local and national level

• Renew the Bishop’s Certificate – throughout

2017/18

Governing Body

Review date for

Governance

and

understanding

school’s

effectiveness

section: 9.4.18

Governors are fully

informed, share with

other settings, have

strong communication

with Senior Leaders

and other stakeholders

and support the school

fully

Leadership and Management

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• Establish Governors’ Working Groups

2017/18

• Committee meetings, with clear agenda items

and opportunities to ask critical questions

• SDBE and AFC training – ASP training (AFC)

Nov 2018; new DSG training Spring 2018;

• Meetings with relevant SLT leaders – PPG Governor autumn 2017 (school walkabout, with focus on PPG pupil outcomes), spring 2018; SEN Governor spring 2018; Governors to ensure that there is a regular programme of planned visits and meetings with different leaders (SEF TARGET)

• Governor of the month – ongoing throughout

year

• Complete Ofsted Awareness Checklist

November 2017

• John Yates training January 2018

To ensure that Leaders

and Governors have a

deep and accurate

understanding of the

school’s effectiveness,

informed by views of

pupils, parents and

staff

Analysis, communication of, and review and feedback

regarding Pupil Voice, Parent Questionnaire, Staff

Questionnaire and governor visits

• Governor Pupil Voice - 2017/18

• Governor Parent Questionnaire – Autumn

2017;

See above Leaders and Governors

are well-informed of

the views of all

stakeholders and use

this information to

make further

improvements in the

school, where

appropriate

To be aware of

developments regarding

• John Yates training and discussion January

2018

See above The school is pro-active

in its involvement with

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academisation and

MATs and to use this

understanding to

further develop the

school

• Discuss at Governors’ MAT meeting April 2018

• Presentations from Colin Powell (SDBE) and

Graham Willetts (Consultant) May 2018

academisation

To further develop the

SLT, in terms of skills,

outreach and

opportunities to lead

and participate in

projects

To learn from other

settings and to share

skills with other settings

To further develop EY

Leadership and KS1

expertise

To include the opportunity to take part in CPD and

Leadership projects in the borough and diocese

HT

• Work with other Head Teachers to support

accurate judgements in EYFS practice –

summer term 2018 joint observation with

experienced EY HT

DHT

• Work with other Deputy Head Teachers to

support accurate judgements in EYFS practice

- summer term 2018 joint observation with

experienced EY HT

• Work on Mental Health and counselling in the

borough – 2018/19

• Develop Safeguarding Leadership to local

level, e.g. opportunities to be part of the LSCB

work – CSE/online safety Working Party

March 2018, June 2018

KE

NL

Review date for

SLT and Staff

skills sections:

9.2.18

The SLT have excellent

leadership skills,

developed from

sharing, training and

experience

The SLT and other staff

are outward-looking,

share expertise and

learn from other

settings

EY and KS1 teaching

and leadership is

outstanding

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AHT

• Development of Performance Management

skills – PM appraiser for 4 teachers; NQT

mentor 2017/18;

• KS1 training (Y2 best practice and assessment

networks) from autumn 2017

• Borough initiatives

• Writing moderator 2017/18

• Attend SDBE Aspiring Deputies CPD – 2018/19

SENCO

• Senco organising NK cluster spring 2018

• SEN Panel May 2018

SLT / TLRs – RR, VP, MF, AH

• All SLT members to lead / organise termly

assemblies – RR Prayer spaces Aut 2017 and

spring 2018; SK – Memory Magic throughout

autumn term; DR e-safety Aut 2017; AH

Reading Autumn 2017 x2, Poetry Summer

2018; MF – Stem Spring 2018

• Borough initiatives – AH sharing of good

practice and mutual observations on the

Power of Reading units – with Grand Avenue

School – spring and summer 2018

• RE Quality Mark – February 2018 (RR)

DR

SK

SLT

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• EY Leadership further CPD and opportunities

to disseminate excellent knowledge and skills,

including acting as a mentor for other EY and

Y1 staff, both in-house and in the borough

• EYFS leader – EY Safeguarding Network Spring

2018

• Succession planning – a member of staff who

has KS1 Leadership training and skills - DR

To further develop

Teachers, in terms of

skills, outreach and

opportunities to lead

and participate in

projects

Teaching Staff

• All teachers to observe outstanding practice,

at least once per term, either in-house or in

another setting – from 2017/18 – completed

Autumn 2017; next round (mop-up)

spring/summer 2018

• All staff are involved in the monitoring

process, including Learning Walks (IC, DP, JF,

AC next)

• Cluster / Subject Leader / Other Borough or

cluster initiatives, including the opportunity to

become an expert

• CPD – AC What If Learning April 2018, AC

Maths CPD November 2018; DP – KS1 and

Phonics Training throughout 2017/18

Support Staff

• Development of specialist LSAs, able to work

effectively with pupils who have moderate

DR to organise

rota

NL

All teaching

staff

SK

See above

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learning difficulties (such as autism, Downs

Syndrome and speech and language

disorders) – Autumn / Spring 2017: Inset day

in Feb on autism; Speech and language

training for specific needs; Word Awareness

training (S &L) for all staff; S+L specialist has

advised directly with LSAs working with pupils

with S+L delay, re guidance, resources and

interventions; ABa – March 2018 – what was

this training?; MC – Anxiety Disorder training

Feb 2018

• KS1 SALT training for TAs - 2017/18

SK

To develop succession

planning and to make

key appointments

Business Manager

Site Manager

KS1 teachers

Website management and development

To re-imagine staffing and teaching / support roles,

given budget restraints

KE, with SLT

KE, DR

KE, NL, SS

Review date for

Succession

Planning

section:

9.2.18

The school is well-

placed for the future,

regarding staffing, and

website

To develop the school

premises

Car park / barrier access only - 2017/18

Buildings – outdoor, including playground, learning

spaces and outdoor learning spaces

• Playground markings – 2017/18

KE

Review date for

Premises

section:

4.12.17

The school is well-

placed for the future,

regarding buildings and

catering for future

cohorts

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• ‘Time Out’ Space – 2018/19

• Reflection spaces - 2018

Buildings – indoor, including learning areas, hexagon,

re-designation of teaching and breakout spaces

Resources, including IT tech and furnishings

• Investigate further touch screen smartboards,

starting with priority areas (e.g. hexagon)

To develop KS1 teaching areas, both inside and

outside – 2017/2018/2019

Storage spaces

Site Manager’s site – 2018/19

VP, AH, DR

NL, SLT

RR

KE

KE, VP

KE

To promote the school

within the local

community, for future

pupils

Brochures and posters in key locations – autumn

2017

Visits to nurseries and contact with Children’s

Centres – autumn 2017

YR and Y3 Prospective Parent sessions Nov 2018

Pre-school singing session (in conjunction with the

Children’s Centre) ongoing from summer 2018

Nursery parents to drop in to Reception sessions

MF, DR

VP

Review date for

Marketing and

Communication

section:

4.12.17

Branding, advertising

and marketing is

effective, regularly

updated and successful

(i.e. parents are

attracted to the school

because we promote

our ethos and

successes well)

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Need to repeat these autumn 2018

To improve

communication with

parents and the

community

Media

• Events shared with local newspapers

• Increase communication with parents –

facebook, twitter, bulletins etc.

• Improve the layout and presentation of SPUD

Invite parents to participate in a wide range of school

events

See also T&L section on Parent Workshops

Parent Forum April 2018 to discuss 2017 SAT results

and League Tables

Parent Meeting autumn 2018 to discuss 2018 SAT

results and League Tables

DR, MF

SLT

See above Communication with

current parents is

excellent

To forge strong links

with other settings

(SEF TARGET)

Joint insets – Cluster Writing Moderation ongoing

from 2017; Staff Meeting with other school summer

2018 tbd; November 2018 Maths INSET

Participation in SEN clusters, PPG networks, EYFS

clusters, subject leader networks and best practice

networks, Assessment networks

Work closely with secondaries, including joint SLT

observations of teaching for comparison, mutual

observations of learning, SLT pair-ups

Jan 2018 – start of joint DT project with TKA

All teaching

staff

MF

MF

Review date for

Working with

other Settings

section:

19.12.17

Pupils and staff benefit

from a wider pool of

expertise to share

opportunities and

experiences

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EY settings – working with feeder nurseries to

develop stronger links and to help ensure that there

is a more consistent understanding of how children

can be prepared for school – joint moderation with

Kingston Community School and St Agatha’s autumn

term 2017;

KS1 settings – working with established settings that

have excellent practice

Other primaries, local and SDBE – sharing good

practice – Holy Trinity Supporting their maths

observation (MF) November 2017; KE/SS Minster

Infants (finance and budget) December 2017; NL

Thames Ditton Juniors (mental health and well-being)

December 2017; AH sharing of good practice and

mutual observations on the Power of Reading units –

with Grand Avenue School – spring and summer

2018; HT joint observation of YR May 2018

Participation in Hollyfield English Challenge (spring

2018 – we won!) and Maths challenge (summer

2018)

HE settings – including Kingston University and St

Mary’s – focus on STEM subjects, for example, or

MFL

STEM settings, including local businesses and projects

(e.g. land speed project)

Stem Club Y6/7 project with TKA – from autumn 2018

VP

VP, DP, Y1

Team

SLT

MF

MF

MF

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To further develop

extra-curricular

provision in school

2018/19

Include investigating possibilities of in-house

provision – Playdays explored as possible tender Dec

2017;

Wraparound, including before-school, after-school

and holiday care

Lunchtime

PPA provision

Clubs and extra-curricular activities

KE and SLT

Review date for

Extra-Curricular

Provision

section:

19.12.17

St Paul’s has excellent

all-round provision for

pupils

To ensure that the

school is well-placed for

a SIAMs inspection

Sharing vision with staff, governors and pupils –

2017/18 – shared in Faith Group spring 2018;

Review Collective Worship

Prayer spaces – 2017/18 – Assembly on this autumn

2017 and spring 2018;

RE Quality Mark – spring 2018 completion

(See also Teaching and Learning and SMSC sections of

the SDP)

RR

KE, DG, SC

RR

Faith Group

Review date for

SIAMS section:

4.12.17

All staff and governors

share a strong vision

for RE and Collective

Worship in the school

The SIAMs inspection

shows the school to be

outstanding in all areas

Senior staff are well-

trained and regularly

updated regarding

DSL statutory Level 3 refresher training booked for

April 2017

DSL additional recommended safeguarding training –

NL

Review date for

Safeguarding

Leadership

Safeguarding Leaders

have strong and

current knowledge of

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Safeguarding

Leadership

Signs of Safety - autumn 2017

DSL training Attachment Disorders Nov 2018 and

Anxiety Disorders Nov 2018

HT Level 2/3 statutory refresher training autumn

2018/ spring 2019

Safeguarding Governor refresher training – Feb 2018

Level 2/3

EY Leader Level 2 training March 2018

section:

4.12.17

safeguarding

procedures and

developments, and are

able to share and lead

on developments with

others

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Objectives Actions Lead Review

Dates

Outcome

To consistently deliver

outstanding teaching

across the school

Devise a programme to ensure that teachers

regularly share expertise, undertake mutual

observations and have opportunities to receive

support in phase group networks – completed for

autumn 2017; summer 2018 – Y1 and YR focus

Training and CPD – draw priorities from SDP

• Phonics training Sep 2017 (Y1 staff)

• Observing Y1 colleagues in other settings –

autumn term 2017

• KS1 T&L – Y1 and Y2 Best Practice networks –

termly 2017/18 - and assessment training

(November 2017)

• Writing (grammar) – CM November 2017

• More able maths training – AC – November

2017

• Y1 Guided Reading training March 2018

• OL/OAA/PE training AH April 2018

• Maths Inset November 2018

DR

NL

SLT

Review date

for

Outstanding

Teaching

section:

9.2.18

Pupils have the best

possible teaching and

learning experiences at

our school, delivered

by highly skilled staff

who share good

practice effectively

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

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Planning scrutiny and book scrutiny to produce

quality feedback and promote sharing of good

practice – half termly planning scrutiny in place; Y1

maths, English and ‘topic’ scrutiny October 2017;

maths book scrutiny and feedback MF November

2017; focussed planning scrutiny for subject leaders

(feedback discussed at SLT) December 2017; MFL

journal scrutiny and recommendations Feb 2018;

writing scrutiny summer 2018; focussed planning

scrutiny with recommendations set up as ongoing

from Spring 2018

Regularly review and update curriculum policies to

reflect changes and developments – October 2018

Observations, Learning Walks and Dip-ins – ensure

that monitoring is both focussed and generic; ensure

feedback is shared effectively – LW Sep 2017; PM

observations November 2017; LW with SIP Spring

2018; LW (KE, NL, SK) Feb 2018 PM observations

March/April 2018; LW June 2018

Pupil Voice – Teaching and Learning Feb 2018 –

actions arising discussed and, where appropriate,

changes made

Performance Management and targets tightly

focussed and driven by outcomes and SDP – Oct 2017

cycle completed

To further develop effective deployment of Teaching

Assistants in lessons – TA Learning Walk January

2018; Feedback on issues raised 8.2.18; TA

SLT

Subject Leaders

KE, NL, DR

MF, SLT

KE, NL, DR

DR, SK, RR

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Performance Management completed March 2018

To further develop Early

Years teaching, learning

and assessment

Further develop a highly stimulating learning

environment and continue to create challenge in

continuous provision

• Weekly ‘focus children’ to inspire the

enhanced provision and ensure challenge

(from November 2017)

• Walkabout Wednesdays

• Focus Autumn 2017 / spring 2018 – outdoor

number activities and enhanced number

activities in CP in general

• SLT discussion of issues raised in Bold

Beginnings paper – Jan 2018

• HT and DHT joint observations, ongoing from

autumn 2017, including with another SDBE HT

May 2018

New to YR teachers to have good quality mentoring

and access to appropriate CPD

• JR – weekly mentor meetings and regular

mentor observations; new to profile training

(Nov 2017); joint profile moderation (termly

with local schools); New to EYFS training

(autumn 2017)

Focus on ELG that were lower in 2017 – mathematics

and writing – ensuring all pupils have a good

VP

Review date

for EYFS T,L&A

section:

9.2.18

Our pupils have the

best possible start to

their teaching journey

at St Paul’s

EY Staff are highly

skilled and assessment

is outstanding

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foundation for these goals (i.e. closing gaps in areas

of learning)

Autumn 2017:

• Introduction autumn 2017 of Helicopter

Stories, Power of Pictures sessions; maths

resources to further develop expertise in the

Reception team and to inspire new ideas

• Phonics review Autumn 2017 – develop

challenge for more able and ensure it is more

systematic

• Writing and number = focus at November

Pupil Progress Reviews YR and Y1

• Power of Maths picture book training

• Use of WRH resources

• Increased opportunity to explore number

incorporated into timetable

To develop KS1

teaching, learning and

assessment

SEF TARGET

Monitor the development of the KS1 curriculum –

SLT and subject leaders, through regular

communication with Y1 staff, planning, work and

assessment scrutiny – from autumn 2017 –

VP/MF/DR planning scrutiny Oct 2017; Assessment

update and Action Plan for Autumn 2017 – Oct 2017;

Pupil Progress reviews November 2017; Maths and

English Learning Walk VP, MF, DR and review with Y1

teachers of English and maths provision; KS1 strategy

for spelling, handwriting and demarcation completed

NL, VP

DR, MF

Review date

for KS1 T,L&A

section:

9.2.18

Transition from EY to

KS1 is excellent and

pupils are well-

prepared

Excellent teaching in EY

continues in KS1

KS1 staff are highly

skilled and all staff have

a good understanding

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March 2018; KS1 Review (SLT) June 2018

Phonics – KS1 teachers and English Leader have

excellent understanding of phonics teaching and

learning - from autumn 2017 – aut 2017 –

observations (two way); AFC Phonics Training Sep

2018; phonics progress update November 2017;

regular mutual phonics observations (YR/Y1) ;

phonics resources and links on website spring 2018;

Other training, including general KS1 training for ALL

STAFF – spring 2018 – Staff Meeting 10.5.18

To develop KS1 testing and assessment practice -

from autumn 2017 – KS1 assessment meeting Oct

2017 to decide on November Assessment processes;

Training regarding Year 2 testing and assessment for

Y2 teachers, Y1 teachers, English and maths leaders

and Assessment Leader – summer 2018 - DR Y2 Best

Practice Network Nov 2017; DR KS2 Assessment

training autumn 2017

Mentoring of new to Year 1 teachers by EY Leader -

from autumn 2017 ongoing through joint

observations and meetings with Y1/SLT members

autumn 2017

VP, DR, NL

VP, DR, MF

NL, VP, DR

NL, VP, DR, MF

VP

of KS1 teaching and

learning

Pupils have good

phonics strategies for

tackling unfamiliar

words

To promote Outdoor

Learning and to

establish it has an

Focus 2017-18

Training – in-house and externally provided by

experts, including opportunities for staff to observe

AH

Review date

for Outdoor

Learning

Pupils enjoy learning

outdoors and benefit

from the experiences

and skills they gain

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excellent learning tool

others – Staff Meeting October 2017, November Inset

2017, ongoing spring and summer 2018; AH training

received – OL/OAA April 2018

Sharing of teaching and planning successes – staff

meetings and bulletins –ideas bank set up and

ongoing;

Sharing of good practice with other settings, creating

a bank of OL ideas and activities – 2018/19

Resources – bank of moveable parts and equipment

(including storage) – 2017/18

Monitoring of OL in planning - AH planning scrutiny

Oct 2017;

Impact evaluation after first year – how has this focus

benefited our school? Feedback and dissemination –

July 2018

section:

9.2.18

from Outdoor Learning

To ensure our

curriculum is innovative,

flexible, challenging and

exciting, across all

subjects

Inter-borough initiatives – GK Quiz team February

2018;

Off-curricular and cross-cultural experiences,

including Cultural Awareness days (see SMSC section)

– Korea Day October 2017; Outdoor Learning Day Oct

2017; Haiti Day Feb 2018; French afternoon Feb

2018; termly wellbeing days and annual anti-bullying

week; India Day May 2018; STEM Day March 2018;

Multi-Faith Day Autumn 2018; Creative Arts Day

Spring 2019

SLT

NL and SLT

Review date

for Curriculum

section:

19.12.17

Pupils enjoy their

learning and have a

wide range of varied

learning opportunities

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Joint DT project with secondary school – from

Summer 2018, two sessions per Y6 class working on a

DT project with TKA secondary HoD; STEM Club to

start autumn 2018

To revise the Art Curriculum, with focus on skills and

new units of work, including drawing techniques –

Summer 2018 – actions from planning scrutiny

December 2017; Staff Meeting June 2018

Research into learning styles, new topics, new

learning experiences and different visions of learning

– changes in EYFS (Bold Beginnings) autumn 2017; OL

focus – ongoing; Memory Magic focus autumn 2017;

Word Aware focus summer 2018;

What If Learning – AC training April 2018 and

feedback to staff; start exploring this in teaching from

summer term 2018

To review homework practices – Autumn 2017 /

Spring 2018 – SLT meeting November 2017, followed

by staff discussion and principles published on

website

To develop the website as a learning platform –

2018/19

MF

VP and SLT

All teaching

staff

SLT

DR

To develop pupil and

staff skills and

experiences in STEM

Focus for 2018 – 2020

Expert training (in-house and external), CPD where

appropriate, leading projects and sharing of excellent

SLT

Review date

for STEM

section:

Pupils and staff have

excellent skills in STEM

subjects and pupils are

well-placed for the

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subjects

practice (both in-house and wider) in the following

areas:

• Whole School STEM Day 27.3.18, including

practical STEM workshops with parents. Use

of Practical Action planning and resources,

where the focus is on helping others through

STEM – “Stop the Spread”

• From Summer 2018, two sessions per Y6 class

working on a DT project with TKA secondary

HoD

• STEM Club Y6/7 joint to start autumn 2018 in

partnership with TKA

Science –

Technology –

• focus IT skills through training, Code Club,

closer monitoring of Computing curriculum,

more use of IT across the curriculum, where

appropriate, upgraded IT tech – Code Club

established autumn 2017 (DP); Computing

Subject Leader to organise Computing

Training for autumn term 2018

Engineering –

• DT day with HE setting and secondary schools

MF

MF

19.12.17

future

Pupils have increased

capacity for problem

solving and reasoning

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(MF) , use of experts, Engineering Club

Maths –

• Focus on mathematical problem solving and

reasoning – focus 2017-18 – Staff Training

from maths lead 20.11.17 with focus on

problem solving and reasoning, including

resource hubs; focus of maths planning

scrutiny and maths observations 2017 / 2018

• The school to lead on a cluster mathematics

project

• Maths whole school INSET November 2018

MF

To further develop

reading across the

curriculum

Whole school focus on reading and books 2017-18

Power of Reading – continue with roll-out

programme of resources and teaching units – and

have opportunities to share and review – Staff

Meetings Power of Reading Nov 2017 and March

2018; class questionnaire on reading – all classes –

autumn 2017; share and review PoR March 2018; AH

sharing of good practice and mutual observations on

the Power of Reading units – with Grand Avenue

School – spring and summer 2018

Competitions and projects within school and school-

to-school, e.g. Readathon, pupils leading reading

assemblies and making book recommendations to

whole school, mini-book competition, book surveys –

AH

Review date

for Reading

focus section:

4.12.17

Pupils have a love of

reading and are

competent readers in a

wide variety of

contexts

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whole school reading to each other assemblies

October 2017 and December 2017; pupil led book

reviews in assemblies – autumn term; Y6 Book Club

(GD) set up autumn 2017; mini-book competition

spring term; readathon summer term 2018

Timetable for older pupils to work with KS1 and

Reception pupils on fun reading (AH) – established

December 2017;

Experts / visiting author work – Poetry Workshop

April 2018

Improvements to library – resources, environment,

usage, activities and events, e.g. Book Club – Library

visits aut 2017 – Y6 and YR; Year 6 Book Club in

school library run by GD weekly;

AH/CC

To increase the learning

power of pupils

Focus 2017/2018

Whole school focus on memory magic and memory

techniques – completed autumn 2017 – six tricks

shared with pupils in a series of assemblies and then

used as a focus in class over the course of the autumn

term 2017;

Investigate whole school focus re. Word Aware or

similar

SK Review date

for Learning

Power, Drama

and RE focus

sections:

19.12.17

Pupils have increased

capacity for problem

solving, reasoning and

working memory

To re-energise drama,

speaking and

presentation teaching

Focus 2018/19

Voice projection focus

tbc

See above Pupils are confident in

their drama, speaking

and presentation skills

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and learning

Drama Clubs

Experts, Drama Week

Sharing of good practice, including opportunities to

observe and team-teach – devise a system whereby

this system is workable

To embed speaking, drama, presentation and

communication skills across all curriculum areas –

monitored through observations and planning

scrutiny

and enjoy these areas

of learning

To further develop the

teaching, learning and

assessment of RE

Embed new units of work, monitor their success and

suggest ways to develop. Canvas pupils’ views on

their learning in RE – Pupil Voice on RE November

2017; RE Planning Scrutiny (focus embedded units of

work) autumn 2017

SDBE training in RE teaching, e.g. for Year Group

Leaders

Display in public – in school, at the church and at

SDBE – this is what we are learning about in RE

RR

See above Pupils learn very well in

RE, foster a love and

understanding of the

subject and its role in

society

To further develop

assessment systems and

to ensure that our

assessment is always

efficient, accurate and

informative

To ensure that all staff

HT and Assessment Leader – ASP training – Autumn

2017 - KE and NL – ASP November 2017 (SDBE);

Governors – ASP training - November 2017 (AFC)

Review summative assessment processes and testing

KE, NL

Governing Body

NL, DR, MF

Review date

for Assessment

section:

19.12.17

Teaching and planning

is always well-informed

by accurate assessment

Feedback to pupils is

excellent and pupils are

eager to improve their

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and governors are well-

informed of current

good practice in

assessment

– termly from November 2017 – Nov 2017; Feb 2018

Further develop incisive feedback and strategies for

enabling pupils to use this feedback effectively;

marking across cohorts on a termly basis – October

Staff Meeting on Feedback and Marking; Verbal

Feedback Forms piloted from autumn 2017; NL

feeding back on feedback (this year’s AFC Assessment

Leaders’ Focus); Staff Meeting January 2018 – verbal

and written feedback; Staff Meeting – cross-cohort

marking June 2018

KS1 assessment (see previous pages)

Develop improved systems to quickly identify pupils

who need to catch up – and have strategies in place

for catch up to be quick and effective – autumn 2017

Develop a Reading Age Assessment system for SEN

pupils, working below age-related expectations –

2017/18

SK research 3 different RA assessments for KS1/SEN

pupils – Autumn 2017

NL, DR, MF, AH

NL, SK,DR, MF

SK, DR

learning

To provide high quality

guidance to parents

about how to support

their child to improve

• Reading workshop – October 2017 / reluctant

readers

• Mathematics – calculations, tables, telling the

time – 2018/19

• Writing and spelling / reluctant writers

• Mathematics – reasoning and problem solving

DR, AH, SK, VP

MF

DR

Review date

for Guidance

to Parents

section:

19.12.17

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workshop spring 2018

• Helping with homework

• Leaflet to parents explaining what their child

should be able to achieve by the end of the

year – autumn 2017

• Supporting an anxious child - workshop

November 2017

• Phonics resources and links on Y1 web-page

from spring term 2018

• Parenting skills workshop summer term 2018

Parent Forum re SAT changes – summer term each

year

MF

SLT

NL, GM

SK

NL, SLT

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Objectives Actions Lead Review

Dates

Outcome

To continue to improve the teaching and learning of writing in KS2 To match the national and local writing outcomes at end of KS2 SEF TARGET SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY

To establish firm

foundations for KS1

writing, spelling and

handwriting

Evaluation of end KS2 SAT and end of Year

assessment, in terms of strengths and weaknesses in

writing, followed by an Action Plan/IDSR analysis

that is regularly monitored and reviewed –

September 2017, 2018, 2019 – SLT update Oct 2017;

SLT review January 2018; IDSR analysis Feb 2018; SLT

review June 2018; IDSR analysis Aug 2018

Autumn 2017 priorities:

• Spelling

• Demarcation and punctuation

Training, CPD on writing – CM GPS autumn 2017; all

NQTs autumn 2017; RR and MG Greater Depth

Writing autumn 2017; staff meeting modelled writing

autumn 2018

Sharing of good practice, mutual observation – rota

set up from autumn 2017; Review April 2018

Support for new members of staff in teaching writing

- DR year group writing observations and feedback

NL

DR

DR, NL, VP

Review date for

Writing

Outcomes

sections:

9.2.18

Staff are confident in

teaching high quality

writing lessons

Pupils enjoy writing

and improve their

skills, both in relation

to assessment criteria

and in a wider context

The majority of pupils

are working at or

exceeding Expected

standard in writing, in

line with national

averages

Nearly all pupils make

expected or

accelerated progress in

writing

Outcomes

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autumn 2017; staff meeting modelled writing Sep

2018; Display for all stakeholders – Writing at our

School – April 2018 (DR to co-ordinate)

Regular writing moderation sessions – half termly,

either in-house or in cluster – St Luke’s and St

Agatha’s cluster moderation Sep 2017, Jan 2018 and

April 2018; Oct 2017; in-house writing moderation

Nov 2017; Cross-cohort marking June 2018

Rigorous monitoring – teaching, planning, books etc.

– English planning scrutiny termly(DR) and feedback;

book scrutinies – autumn term, summer 2018

Year Group mini Action Plans – spring 2018; autumn

2018

Promotion of ‘SAY-WRITE-READ’ across all year

groups – from spring 2018

Close scrutiny of Y1 and Y2 writing teaching and

learning, and support in achieving excellent

outcomes – DR/ VP Learning Walk focus English Jan

2018;

Strategy for KS1 spelling and handwriting –

completed March 2018

Parent workshop on writing 2018/19

DR

DR

SLT

Year group

leaders

NL, DR, SLT

DR, VP, NL

DR and DP

DR

To continue to raise

standards in Reading

Evaluation of end KS2 SAT and end of Year

assessment, in terms of strengths and weaknesses in

NL

DR

Review date for

Reading

Outcomes

Staff are confident in

teaching high quality

reading lessons and

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reading test – September 2017, 2018, 2019

Training, CPD – Power of Reading review and

development: Staff Meetings November 2017 and

March 2018; KS1 Guided Reading training March

2018

Sharing of good practice, mutual observation and

monitoring

Scrutiny of Y1 and Y2 reading teaching and learning,

and support in achieving excellent outcomes – spring

term 2018, autumn term 2018

Parent workshop on reading – October 2017

Work on strategies for less able and reluctant readers

(AH) – grant for Breakfast Reading Club applied for

October 2017; Reading Assembly whole school

November 2017; older pupil reading buddies set up

autumn 2017; Poetry Day celebrated February 2018;

Readathon activities

See also T&L section

AH

DR, DP

DR, NL, VP

DR, AH, VP, SK

AH

section:

9.2.18

activities

Pupils enjoy reading

and improve their

comprehension and

fluency; pupils read

widely and often across

the curriculum

The majority of pupils

are working at or

exceeding Expected

standard in reading, , in

line with national

averages

Nearly all pupils make

expected or

accelerated progress in

reading

To continue to raise

standards in

Mathematics

Evaluation of end KS2 SAT and end of Year

assessment, in terms of strengths and weaknesses in

maths – September 2017, 2018, 2109

Training, CPD – YR Power of Maths autumn 2017;

Numicon Training (MF and DR) November 2017;

Singapore maths (AC) December 2017; Calculations

NL, MF

Review date for

Mathematics

Outcomes

section:

9.2.18

Staff are confident in

teaching high quality

maths lessons

Pupils enjoy maths and

improve their skills,

both in relation to

assessment criteria and

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(inset) Feb 2018; INSET November 2018

Sharing of good practice, mutual observation and

monitoring -

Close scrutiny of Y1 and Y2 mathematics teaching

and learning, and support in achieving excellent

outcomes – planning scrutiny Y1 (MF) Oct 2017;

maths and English Y1 learning walk (MF, VP) Jan 2018

Parent workshops:

Stem/problem solving across stem subjects Spring

2018

Mathematics and Calculations – Spring 2019

See also T&L section

NL, MF, VP

MF, VP, CC

in a wider context

The majority of pupils

are working at or

exceeding Expected

standard in

mathematics, , in line

with national averages

Nearly all pupils make

expected or

accelerated progress in

mathematics

To ensure that most

pupils achieve Early

Learning Goals

SEF TARGET

SCHOOL

DEVELOPMENT

PRIORITY

Evaluation of previous year’s ELG achievements,

followed by a priority plan and actions needed –

September 2017 (SLT meeting – Action Plan from

VP), 2018, 2019

Autumn 2017:

• 2017-18 focus - to raise attainment in writing,

through PoW, Helicopter Stories, rigorous

monitoring of phonics – VP and NL

observation of phonics in YR autumn 2017;

spring 2018

• 2017-18 focus – to raise attainment in maths,

through wider continual provision

VP, NL

VP

Review date for

Early Learning

Outcomes and

Phonics

Outcomes

section:

9.2.18

The majority of pupils

in Reception meet their

Early Learning Goals, or

make accelerated

progress from the start

of the year, in line with

national averages

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opportunities, use of WRH resources,

parental engagement strategies

To establish good

outcomes in Y1 phonics

(See also L&M and T&L sections)

Ensure Y1 staff have the necessary resources and

training for delivering high quality phonics sessions –

training received autumn 2017; ongoing observations

and mentoring from VP autumn 2017

Regular monitoring of pupil progress in phonics –

mid-assessment period review of pupil progress in

phonics (Y1, KE, VP, NL, DR) Oct 2017; Review at Nov

2017; Review at Jan 2018; Review at March 2018;

VP, DR, NL

See above The majority of Y1

pupils meet the

phonics screening

standards at the end of

Y1, in line with national

averages

To improve progress for

pupils who are

underachieving

Strategies for early identification each year (i.e.

before November assessments, ideally within first

three weeks) by Class teachers, and capacity to

intervene quickly and effectively

Pupil Progress Reviews termly

Monitoring of boosters and interventions, in terms

of delivery and impact – DR, SK and RR spring term

2018,

NL, with SK, DR,

MF, VP

Review date for

Underachievers’

Outcomes

section:

9.2.17

Pupils who are

underachieving are

quickly identified and

supported effectively,

so that they catch up

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To use PPG one-to-one weekly conferencing to

improve writing outcomes – from November

assessment onwards

To close the gap in

Writing, Reading and

Mathematics for PPG,

and disadvantaged and

vulnerable pupils

To improve progress for

PPG, and

disadvantaged and

vulnerable pupils

SEF TARGETS

SCHOOL

DEVELOPMENT

PRIORITIES

Refer to PPG strategy for detail

Evaluation of end KS2 SAT and end of Year

assessment, in terms of strengths, weaknesses and

barriers to learning for PPG cohorts – September

2017, 2018, 2019

Autumn 2017:

• To complete an evaluation of the impact of

last year’s intervention and strategy

• To put into place a Strategic Action Plan for

2017-2018 – September 2017

• Termly review of Action Plan – Dec 2017; April

2018

To use PPG one-to-one weekly conferencing to

improve writing outcomes – from November

assessment onwards – Boosters used for this Autumn

2017

Additional mini progress reviews – Autumn HT and

Spring HT; PPG conferencing with Y6 Summer term –

October 2017; Jan 2018 (Y5 an 6); May 208

(Y5,4,3,1); July 2018 (Y6)

Mentor / buddy system for Y6/3 and Y4/1 – social,

reading, spelling, maths games, weekly involvement

NL, MP

NL

Y6 and Y5

teams

Year group

teams

MF

Review date for

PPG Outcomes

section:

19.12.17

Pupils in receipt of PPG

and other

disadvantaged or

vulnerable pupils

achieve well and make

good progress

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– second year running, from October 2017

Re-instate ICT Club, for literacy, maths and ICT skills

and continue with Homework Clubs; review other

PPG Clubs, e.g. Girl Power Maths, Hot Chocolate Club

Aspiration Day (suggest 2018/19)

SLT

To ensure that PPG, and

disadvantaged and

vulnerable pupils have

excellent outcomes in a

wider context (e.g

social, emotional,

opportunity) so that no

pupil is disadvantaged

Wider opportunities

• Review funded ASC, Holiday Club and extra-

curricular activity provision – focus Year 6

pupils – reviewed autumn 2017

• Increase opportunity for PPG pupils to attend

clubs that are led voluntarily by staff, e.g.

Cooking Club, Drama Club, Forensic Club,

Engineering Club – from autumn 2017

• Possible Zoo trip with parents, followed by an

art project, for example, and presentation to

school (MF)

• Kidzania opportunity for Year 5 pupils – spring

term 2018; Waterstones opportunity for KS2

pupils – spring 2018; Summer Term 2018

opportunity

DR

Staff running

clubs

MF

MF

See above Disadvantaged pupils

have access to wider

opportunities; their

social and emotional

outcomes are good

To engage and consult

with parents of PPG,

and disadvantaged and

vulnerable pupils, so

that they can support

Parental engagement

• All SLT to take part in actively bringing PPG

parents to information sessions and

workshops – division of phone calls, flyers,

SLT

Review date for

PPG Parental

Engagement

sections:

19.12.17, but to

Parental engagement

for these pupils is

excellent

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their children in

improving outcomes

gate activity etc. – from September 2017

• Continue with CC coffee afternoons and drop-

in sessions – helping your child with…

(parenting, spelling, calculations, reading,

tables, phonics); parent and child book-

choosing sessions – Jan 2018 how to help

your child with reading; Spring 2018?;

Summer 2018

• Increase opportunities for parents to come

into assemblies and stay in class afterwards

(DR) and opportunities for ‘Come and see my

work’ sessions (MF)

• Leaflet to explain some of what their children

should be able to achieve by the end of each

year - autumn 2017

• Review the PPG Parent Consultation process –

how can we get child, parent and teacher

together for this?

Reception Parental Engagement –

• Drop-in sessions and Play and Stay sessions

• Younger Sibling mornings – Singing sessions

(in conjunction with Children’s Centre) from

April 2018

• Parent Training sessions – Catch up ‘ How’s it

going so far?’ session Jan 2018; Parenting

Skills session Feb 2018; Jan 2019

• Foodbank vouchers – we can now issue these

MF/CC

MF/DR

SLT

SLT

VP

review these

Parental

Engagement

sections with

SLT January

2018

The school is dedicated

to engaging PPG

parents from the

earliest stage

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Improved monitoring of impact and value for

money

• Annual impact evaluations (PPG) – September

2017, September 2018, September 2019,

before the strategy is reviewed each year

NL See above

To improve outcomes,

particularly progress,

for Pupils with SEND

SEF TARGET

SCHOOL

DEVELOPMENT

PRIORITY

Evaluation of end KS2 SAT and end of Year

assessment, in terms of strengths and weaknesses

for SEND pupils – September 2017, 2018, 2109

Autumn 2017

• Increase provision for SEH SEND in Y6 – Social

Interests group, run by CP (six pupils).

Continued in spring term

• Maths – increase pre-teach – GD lunchtime

support for two SEN pupils + see MF Girl

Power maths

• Before school interventions – attendance

strategy and incentives – more frequent

follow ups and changes in groups depending

on their attendance history

• Reading - strategies for raising standards in

reading – Arrow set up October 2017 (impact

will be calculated end spring term); Reading

Age Assessment (see above); SK to explore a

further comprehension-based reading

intervention; Word Aware from spring 2018

NL, with SK

SK

SK

Review date for

SEND Outcomes

sections: 5.1.18

Pupils with SEND

achieve well and make

good progress

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Further develop SEND provision in Reception and Y1

• TA training School Start (S&L) – November

2017

• SALT training for TAs – link to Word Aware

• Resources – Social Thinking, Teaching

Children to Listen, Word Aware,

• Screening programmes, including a better

baseline for monitoring of SEH SEND category

– from Autumn 2017 SK has reviewed

screening and recording and made

improvements

KS2 Maths support for SEND pupils

• Annual sessions with SK/CC for supporting

parents in maths (Y3/4 Spring 2017, Autumn

2017)

KS2 Writing support for SEND pupils

• Increase Y6 writing interventions from

autumn 2017 and again spring 2018; review

summer 2018

Review efficiency of Provision Maps – how can we

ensure these are updated efficiently and regularly in

PPA time? – with BT. Extra training on Provision

Mapping September 2017; opportunities in Staff

Meeting/ Inset to share what happens in intervention

groups – TAs autumn 2017, then all staff February

SK, VP

SK, MF

SK, DR

SK

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INSET 2018; SENCO to work with members of SLT

looking at Provision Maps – w/b 26.2.18??

Staff Training re ASD – Feb Inset 2018; ASD resources

and behaviour programmes

Improve working memory – whole school focus on

Memory Magic

TA (MS) training – Colourful Semantics and Speech

and Language Intervention – Nov 2017

SEN Threshold Guidance shared with staff March

2018

Parental engagement and consultation –

• Improve support plans so that provision and

outcomes can be shared more effectively with

parents

• SEND Information Report consultation with

parents 18.1.18

Accessibility (environment, communication,

curriculum) – how can we improve this further – SEN

Parent consultation 18.1.18; Accessibility Walk

summer 2018

Monitoring – further develop monitoring of progress,

impact and value for money – to do with AH spring

2018; spring 2019

SK

SK

SK

NL, SK

SK

Parental engagement

for these pupils is

excellent

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To ensure challenge for

more able pupils in

English and

mathematics

To improve the progress

in reading, writing and

mathematics in KS2 for

high attaining pupils

SEF TARGET

SCHOOL

DEVELOPMENT

PRIORITY

Review the curriculum offer in English and maths for

more able pupils – for example, how well do teachers

challenge and extend the more able in whole class

lessons? How is homework used for extending these

pupils? Do these pupils have recourse to more

demanding textbooks, foreign language resources

and reading books?

Provide opportunities for pupils to work across year groups - teachers are now advised to stretch vertically, rather than just laterally, in all three subjects, e.g. using older year group objectives, texts and criteria for more able pupils.

Look into Brilliant Club / Russell Group access

Exploit links with HE setting for STEM subject

extension

Code Club and Engineering Club

Autumn 2017

Focus of Staff Training 20.11.17 – challenging and

extending more able and being more accountable for

the progress of more able

Focus of Pupil Progress Reviews November 2017 –

how are we catering for and challenging the MA

pupils in R,W,M? Booster and support to reflect

need for improving pupil progress in this group

Focus of lesson observations autumn 2017

NL, DR, MF, AH

MF

DP

KE, NL, DR, MF

Review date for

More Able

Pupils and

Pupils with

specific

strengths

sections:

19.12.17

Pupils who are or have

been working above

national standards are

able to continue to do

so, and have

opportunities to

extend their learning

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Focus in maths book and planning scrutiny December

2017 – how are more able being challenged?

Spring 2018

This group was rigorously reviewed in the February reviews. Groups and individual pupils were identified and strategies for the rest of the academic year discussed. Tips for moving on the more able were shared with all teachers.

General Knowledge Quiz – went to regional rounds –

spring 2018

Hollyfield English Challenge – we won – spring 2018

Summer 2018

Hollyfield maths challenge summer 2018

Primary Maths Challenge and Primary English

Challenge

DP

DR/MF

MF

To provide

opportunities for pupils

with specific strengths

across the wider

curriculum (previously

called Gifted and

Talented)

Junior Parliament

School Council – assembly March 2018

Leading / helping to lead assemblies and cultural

awareness events

Pupil as teacher days

PE – opportunities to compete at a higher level

Music – opportunities for some pupils to perform at a

higher level and work with other pupils / settings at a

RR

SLT

AC and KE

DB and DR

See above Pupils with specific

strengths (both

curricular and non-

curricular) are able to

have wide

opportunities and

experiences

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higher level

DT Stem Club, in partnership with TKA, for Y6 and Y7

pupils, from autumn 2018

MF

To ensure that

transition to secondary

school is smooth and

effective

Year 6/7 Pupil Forum

Other transition events:

• Parent Questionnaire to Y7 parents re

transition and how we could make it even

better – completed and feedback to parents

via website – October 2017

• DT partnership with TKA established from

spring 2018

MF, DR, SK

MF

Review date for

Transition to

Secondary

section:

19.12.17

Pupils have a smooth

and effective transition

to their secondary

school

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Objectives Actions Lead Review

Dates

Outcome

To continue to promote

confidence, resilience,

perseverance, good risk-

taking and growth

mind-set

Whole school assemblies, display and PSHE lesson

focus on confidence, resilience, perseverance, good

risk-taking and growth mind-set – Spring 2018;

Problem solving workshop March 2018; Wellbeing

Day – Overcoming Adversity March 2018; Autumn

2019

Aspirations Day (see Outcomes section)

NL

SLT

Review date

for these two

sections:

27.10.17

Pupils are confident,

resilient and

persevering. They

show a healthy growth

mind-set and take good

risks in their learning

and activities

To ensure that pupils

are involved in decision

making and that their

ideas and points of view

are considered

Pupil Voices

• RE teaching and learning Oct 2017

• Teaching and Learning Feb 2018

• Mental Wellbeing April 2018

School Council – Action Plan, assemblies, organise

activity afternoons – assembly on Suffragettes March

2018;

House events, activities and meetings – raise the

profile of the house system, house-based installation

SLT

RR

SLT / House

Leaders

See above Pupils’ opinions, ideas

and points of view are

listened to and pupils

have a good level of

ownership in the

decisions made in the

school

Personal Development, Behaviour and

Welfare

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in the school – termly meetings ongoing

To improve attendance

for groups of pupils

Continued work with EWO – half termly meetings

ongoing

One to one mentoring with persistent absentees and

parents - ongoing

Other initiatives to improve attendance -

See PPG Strategy

NL Review date

for Attendance

and Behaviour

sections:

27.10.17

Attendance is good,

usually at 97%

minimum

Pupils with SEN,

vulnerable pupils and

pupils in receipt of PPG

have a good rate of

attendance, at the

same level as all pupils

in the school

To ensure that

behaviour is excellent

and that we treat others

well

To review behaviour

procedures, where

appropriate

Whole school refresher assemblies and focus on

behaviour, particularly playground behaviour – spring

2018

Monitor and review playground activities and ensure

that the lunchtime playground activity rota is

effective for pupils

To ensure that staff have good strategies for

managing the behaviour of pupils with ASD (SEF

TARGET) – whole staff training Feb 2018

Pupil Voice and pupil-led assembly

Regular assemblies on Fruit of the Spirit – ongoing

through autumn 2017

Regular Anti-Bullying events, including pupil-led anti-

bullying assemblies and pupil-created anti-bullying

SLT

DR

SK

SLT

KE, NL

SLT

See above Pupils’ behaviour is

generally excellent

Pupils treat others with

respect and

consideration

Where there are

incidents of lapsed

behaviour, these are

dealt with effectively

There are no bullying

or racist or incidents

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leaflets distributed

To ensure that

safeguarding in the

school is always

outstanding and that

Personal Safety is

always a priority,

including safety online

Training – all staff, governors, DSL, Assistant DSL, EY

Leader – Governors’ bi-annual safeguarding training

September 2017; DSG Training Feb 2018; All teachers

– MH training and updates March 2018; EY Leader

Safeguarding Training March 2018; DSL Level 3

Training April 2018

Participation in networks and working parties: DSL on

the CSE/online safety panel from spring 2018; EY

Leader attending the EY multi-agency safeguarding

network from spring 2018

Additional training DSL – Signs of Safety autumn 2017

(NL and disseminated to all staff Jan 2018);

attachment disorder training autumn 2017; anxiety

disorder training (MC and NL) autumn 2017;

opportunities to work with the LCSB, to develop

safeguarding procedures in the borough; counselling

Continue with regular safety assemblies and focus in

PSHE lessons, including work on healthy relationships

(e.g. annual Pants Week and Childline assemblies) –

rolling programme – refer to Safety and Safeguarding

Log

Continue with annual online safety assemblies and

lessons – Peter Cowley Parent and Child session (Y5

and Y6) and also Y3 e-safety sessions – November

2017

NL

DR

RR

Review date

for

Safeguarding

and Safety and

Mental Health

sections:

19.12.17

Safeguarding in the

school is exemplary

Staff and other

stakeholders have

excellent training

Pupils know how to

keep themselves safe,

including online

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First Aid information session / workshop for parents –

spring 2018

To further promote

mental wellbeing and

mental and emotional

welfare among pupils

and all other

stakeholders

SEF TARGET

Staff workshop – managing stress and relaxation –

September 2017; staff Meeting Signs of Safety Jan

2018; Staff Meeting – MH update and training March

2018

Parent Workshop – coping with anxiety – October

2017

Pupil Voice and actions arising – Mental Wellbeing –

April 2018

Continue with regular well-being days (termly) and

PSHE lesson focus – autumn 2017 Positive Body

Image; spring 2018 Overcoming Adversity

DSL to develop counselling in the school through

training and sharing of expertise 2018/19

Healthy Schools – wellbeing actions tbc for 2017/18

Outreach – share our HS Gold Award work with other

settings and members of the community - Autumn

2017 – link with Thames Ditton Junior Healthy

Schools Lead to advise about how we promote

mental wellbeing

Develop Mental Wellbeing Policy – summer 2018

NL

NL

SLT

NL

See above Pupils are well-

educated in

appropriate mental

wellbeing issues and

strategies

Pupils have strategies

to be mentally healthy

The school is

committed to sharing

its work on mental

health to a wider

audience

To further promote

physical wellbeing,

Promote Golden Mile participation - 2017/18,

Refreshed spring term 2018; including runners’ club

AC Review date

for Physical

Nearly all pupils engage

in extra-curricular

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including healthy eating

and fitness

To promote

participation in

competitive and non-

competitive sports

Healthy Schools

with GD

Skipping focus 2017/18, including skipping workshop,

competition, Skipathon May 2018

Review Lifelong Activity Action Plan 2017/18

Review SSP and PE provision – March 2018; March

2019

Refresh year group and house competitive sports –

termly house competitions, based on a focus sport or

activity (e.g. house dance competition), with

appropriate trophies etc.

Outdoor Adventurous Activities focus, such as an

orienteering day, linked to outdoor learning – AH

training April 2018; summer 2018 focus

Staff inset – new ideas and activities for outdoor

physical activities – Summer 2018

Healthy Schools – renew Bronze Award (due March

2018);

SugarSmart and Pop Swop Focus summer 2018

Junior Health Workshops – June 2018

AC

SLT and AC

SLT and AC

AH

AC

NL

NL

MF

Wellbeing

section:

11.1.18

physical activity

Pupils know how to

keep themselves

healthy

Pupils have good

opportunities to

participate in

competitive and non-

competitive sporting

activities

Teachers and coaches

deliver excellent PE

lessons

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Objectives Actions Lead Review

Dates

Outcome

To promote Christian

Values in our school and

to put our Christian

Values into action

Fruit of the spirit – class or year group mini projects

based around a fruit, chosen by pupils – Autumn

2018

To explore the benefits of What If learning and a

What If culture in the school

• Training and dissemination – AC April 2018

SLT

RR and AC

Review date

for Christian

Values and

Charities

sections:

9.4.18

Pupils and other

stakeholders actively

engage with Christian

Values

The fruit of the spirit

are shown in our

actions

To fundraise for, and

support, charities and to

support our global

community

To raise funds for HHA in Haiti and to forge stronger

links with HHA

DHT participation in St Paul’s Mission visit to Haiti –

March 2018; information shared with pupils, church

and parents April 2018; how to develop this link

further - autumn 2018

To continue to support a wide range of charities,

through fundraising and action –Macmillan Coffee

Mornings, Annual Jeans for Genes, Shelter,

NL, RR, House

Leaders

NL

SK

See above Pupils raise money and

organise fundraising

events and activities

Pupils have a good

understanding of the

charities with which

they are involved

Pupils understand the

need to support and

Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural

Development

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As part of STEM Day, March 27th 2018, to promote

“Stop the Spread” – global action through STEM

To research the benefits of Think Global education

2018/19

MF

Tbc

work with the global

community

To further promote

British Values

British Values – continue annual lesson and assembly

focus – spring 2018 1st half whole school focus;

ongoing termly lessons; Spring 2019

British Values activities and assemblies, organised by

School Council – March 2018 Suffragettes

Faiths Forum and Y5 and Y6 sessions on inter-faith

tolerance and acceptance – December Y6 3FF; Y5 and

6 Tolerance debates June 2018

Forge further relationships with ethnic, religious and

social groups in the local community

To encourage a greater participation of parents from

a wider range of faiths and social / cultural groups

To continue to participate in Junior Parliament

activities

SLT

RR

NL, CC and Y6/5

teams

RR

SLT

RR

Review date

for British

Values section:

11.1.18

Pupils have an

excellent

understanding of

British Values and put

this into action

Pupils have an age-

appropriate

understanding of

extremism and

understand its

implications

To play an active role in

the local community

To forge further links and hold events with members

of the local community – care homes, special schools,

senior citizens, litter-picking

December 2017 Grandparents’ Day

RR, AH

All SLT

Review date

for Local

Community

and

Stewardship

Pupils are actively

engaged in the local

community

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Houses or year groups to make an annual

community commitment

sections:

16.1.18

To engage in

stewardship and to be

an eco-friendly school

To regularly renew our Eco- School status – renewed

Jan 2018; due Jan 2020

To have a commitment to recycling Autumn 2017 - IC

has contacted the borough regarding - recycling; –

Earth Hour awareness summer 2018

To promote aspects of stewardship regarding animals

and the natural world, through assemblies, units of

work and Green Days - researching rare breeds and

endangered species, creating spaces in the school

that attract healthy eco-systems – NL RNIB assembly

May 2018

2017/18 - Reception wormeries; What’s Under our

Feet sign up; Waste Week sign up; log-pile, butterfly

and bee garden re-planted; Fairtrade Assembly

IC

IC

All staff

Pupils understand the

importance of being

stewards of the

environment and

natural world, and

show this in their

actions

Promoting spirituality

and mindfulness

To create and promote prayer spaces and reflection

areas in the school – Feb 2018 second assembly on

prayer spaces – review and new ideas

To develop Christian Collective Worships

To hold termly Wellbeing Days – Autumn 2017

Positive Body Image; March 2018 Overcoming

Adversity

RR, KE

KE, NL, RR, SC

NL /SLT

Review date

for Spirituality

and Cultural

Awareness

sections:

11.1.18

Pupils have the

opportunity to engage

on spiritual and mindful

experiences

Promoting Cultural Haiti link – to create a real and practical bond with NL See above Pupils and other

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Awareness

HHA and the children of La Maison de Bénédiction

• DHT to work with members of SP Church on a

community project in Haiti – ongoing through

2017/2018; Haiti Visit March 2018;

dissemination of information to pupils, church

and parents;

• Communication to all stakeholders of the

ongoing work and activities at the hospital

• Practical activities by pupils that make bonds

with the children and young people in Haiti –

Assembly Autumn 2017 – what do we know

about Haiti; Assembly Feb 2018 – subject tbc;

Haiti Day March 2018; Haiti assembly March

2018; New actions from summer 2018 –

fundraising, awareness raising, second

mission project

To hold termly Cultural Awareness Days

• Korea – Autumn 2017

• Haiti – Spring 2018

• India – Summer 2018

• Black History tbc autumn 2018

SLT

stakeholders have a

good understanding of

the HHA project and

forge a bond with all

others involved

Pupils, including those

from a wide variety of

cultural backgrounds,

have a deeper

understanding of the

history, people,

celebrations and

difficulties of a range of

cultures