School Improvement Plan

School Improvement Plan
at Church Drive Primary School

The following are the main school improvement priorities for 2022-2023:

Continue to evaluate the curriculum so that it meets the needs of all pupils across the whole National Curriculum subject range
To develop curriculum leadership by establishing a baseline and position statement for all subjects, where pedagogy is clear and their expectations are age and stage appropriate
Ensure that assessment is accurate and teachers use it effectively to meet the needs of all pupils in all subjects
To secure reading as the foundation for learning, progress and development across all curriculum areas
To ensure the approaches to teaching writing across school are consistent, embedded and effective
To insist that vocabulary remains prominent across school in all subject areas and is used effectively by everyone

Review the behaviour management policy and ensure that it is understood and consistently applied across school
Reduce Persistent Absence/ensure a proactive approach for targeting attendance for identified pupils
Revise the absence management procedures following the implementation of a new system

Provide a clear and broad structure for extra-curricular opportunities and for experiential learning opportunities within the curriculum
Implement a more effective structure for the teaching of British Values and the development of SMSC
To continue to enhance the RSE curriculum with the optional content that reflects local and wider themes
Develop a culture and provision that promotes positive wellbeing and is responsive to the SEMH needs of the children, their families and our staff

To build capacity and accountability within the leadership structure to ensure high expectations of all pupils in the school, making effective use of opportunities to model and team teach
To focus on improving teachers’ subject and pedagogical knowledge in order to ensure effective delivery of the curriculum- continuing to embed the skill of retrieval
To rigorously monitor teaching and learning to ensure consistency in the implementation of the curriculum

To ensure that all staff have high expectations and understand how young children learn and thrive in a multi-sensory environment indoor and outdoors
To ensure that all staff are consistent in their delivery of sharply focused activities and sequences of learning opportunities so as to ensure good levels of progress from individual starting points
Improve outcomes in GLD with added focus on Communication and Language, Personal Social Emotional Development and Physical Development, which especially have a low starting point on entry in Nursery.