School Development Plan 2007-2008
Section 1 School Aims:
Our basic purpose can be divided into the following aims, each having measurable objectives.
- DEVELOPMENT OF POSITIVE ATTITUDES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING
- SCHOOL ETHOS
- ENCOURAGEMENT OF PUPILS’ PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
- DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LINKS WITH PARENTS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY
- DEVELOPING PROFESSIONALISM OF STAFF
- ENCOURAGING CONCERN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Audit of Session 2006-2007:
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Key Performance Outcomes |
Impact on Learners |
Impact on Staff |
Impact on the Community |
Delivery of Education |
Policy Development & Planning |
Management and Support of Staff |
Partnerships & Resources |
Leadership |
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For this year’s action plan we will look at the following areas:
- Impact on Learners & Delivery of Education
- Delivery of Education: 5.1
- Delivery of Education: 5.9
Closer look exercise:
Impact on Learners & Delivery of Education : 2.2, 5.7
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The school’s success in involving parents, carers and families |
- The extent to which parents, carers and families are committed to, and actively involved in, the life of the school.
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Partnerships with learners and parents |
- Engaging parents in their children’s learning and the life of the school
- Consulting and communicating with learners and parents
- Dialogue with learners and parents about the work of the school
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Delivery of Education: 5.1
| 5.1 |
The curriculum |
- The rationale and design of the curriculum
- The development of the curriculum
- Programmes and courses
- Transitions
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Delivery of Education: 5.9
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5.9 |
Improvement through self-evaluation |
- Commitment to self-evaluation
- Management of self-evaluation
- School improvement
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Audit of previous session’s Development Projects:
| Project 1 |
Continue to improve the quality of learning and teaching in order to raise overall attainment further. |
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| Quality Indicator |
2.1 |
| National Priority |
1 |
| Local Objective |
1.1.1 |
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| Target 1 |
To raise level of attainment in all pupils from their prior level |
| Target 2 |
To develop ways of addressing learning styles to improve attainment |
| Target 3 |
To develop strategies to improve attainment in writing for P1-S2 |
| Target 4 |
To promote inter-school moderating procedures |
| Evidence of impact on school/pupils |
Pupils have improved their levels of attainment by reaching predicted targets either at the predicted time or before.Use of CAT data has enabled staff to further enhance the delivery of the curriculum to individual pupils as they have become more aware of learning styles.Investigations of nationwide strategies will enable more engagement in
writing process |
| Project 2 |
Ensure that the entitlement of pupils with special educational needs to a clear and agreed multi-disciplinary statement of their needs is met. |
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4.6 |
| National Priority |
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| Local Objective |
3.2 |
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| Target 1 |
To ensure that ALL pupils requiring IEPs and CSPs have them in place. |
| Evidence of impact on school/pupils |
This area has not progressed as we would have hoped. Identified resources have not been forthcoming, there has been some confusion over who should be involved in the compilation of IEPs and CSPs. Individual pupils have not received the support which the school has requested and as a result our programmes have been difficult to deliver. |
Action Plan for Session 2007-2008:
| Project 1 |
The school’s success in involving parents, carers and families
In the life of the school, including partnerships. |
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| Quality Indicator |
2.2, 5.7 |
| National Priority |
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| Local Objective |
4.2 |
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| Target 1 |
To raise the extent to which parents, carers and families are committed to, and actively involved in, the life of the school |
| Target 2 |
Engaging parents in their children’s learning and the life of the school. |
| Target 3 |
Establishment of a Parent Council. |
| Expected impact on school/pupils |
Parents, carers and families will play an important part in their children’s learning and development. Participation in relevant meetings and events will rise, Parents will engage with the school confidently. Parents will engage with the school re: reporting, sharing views, discussing educational issues and their contribution to our schools’ development. |
| Project 2 |
Delivery of the curriculum |
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| Quality Indicator |
5.1 |
| National Priority |
1 |
| Local Objective |
1.2 |
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| Target 1 |
The development of the curriculum. |
| Target 2 |
Programmes of work |
| Expected impact on school/pupils |
To promote challenge, enjoyment, breadth & depth, progression, relevance, coherence, personalisation and choice in learning for all pupils. Links will enhance progression between curricular areas thereby developing pupils’ literacy and numeracy skills as well as promoting wider achievement and citizenship. |
| Project 3 |
Delivery of the curriculum |
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| Quality Indicator |
5.9 |
| National Priority |
3 |
| Local Objective |
2.1 |
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Improvement through self-evaluation |
| Expected impact on school/pupils |
Evaluation as individuals and with colleagues will lead to a reflective and improving staff. In conjunction with partners we would seek to secure continuous improvement. Focusing on key aspects of learners’ success and achievement we will develop a wide range of advice and evidence to enhance our practice. We would demonstrate improvement based on clear evidence of our actions as part of our self-evaluation. |
| Project 4 |
Assessment for Learning (Nursery) |
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| Quality Indicator |
5.4 |
| National Priority |
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| Local Objective |
1.1 |
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| Target 1 |
Implement assessment approaches, use of assessment information to identify and plan future learning, arrangements for recording and reporting. |
| Expected impact on school/pupils |
To use assessment information to improve and develop our practice. Involvement of learners in learning and next steps. Implement record keeping and tracking which will help to keep parents up to date with their children’s progress. |
Maintenance Projects for 2007-2008:
The main projects do not represent the full range of development work which the school will undertake. There are aspects of the work of the school that require adjustment and fine –tuning from year to year. These are referred to as maintenance areas and, although they do not constitute new developments, they do affect the overall workload implicit in the development plan.
| Maintenance Areas 2006/07 |
Local Objective |
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ICT permeating the curriculum |
2.10 |
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Monitoring school effectiveness through self-evaluation |
2.8 |
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Formative Assessment strategies |
1.1 |
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Investigate the implications of A Curriculum for Excellence (esp. curriculum flexibility) |
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Development of Environmental projects in conjunction with parents, community and external agencies |
2.3 |
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Enterprise in and through the curriculum |
5.1 |
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Health Promoting Schools |
2.4 |
The three year plan
| 2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
Expressive Arts
QI 5.1 |
Environmental Studies
QI 5.1 |
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Climate and relationships (pupil behaviour and discipline)
QI 5.5 |
Provision of resources
QI 8.3 |
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External links
QI 4.2 |
School management of Finances
QI 8.2 |
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ICT
QI 5.3 |
CPD
QI 7.3 |
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Curriculum flexibility
QI 5.1 |
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School Development Plan 2007-08  (PDF, 460Kb)
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