Improve literacy across the September DB and CA Lesson observations curriculum by: 2012 21 and work scrutiny £400 (SEN – screening literacy levels on December (Pastoral & evidence teaching and budget) admission 2013 SEN) learning of literacy is introducing diagnostic embedded across the assessment of pupils school recorded at below Level 3 Pupils below Level 3 at for reading & spelling baseline make rapid raise awareness and and sustained progress understanding amongst staff about literacy teaching, including phonics ensuring appropriate intervention strategies are applied on an individual basis £1800 introducing a of (Software + ‘promotion reading’ scheme books) Revise the Performance SI.2 Management Policy to ensure the September HT reports to Teachers are challenged new Teacher Standards and 2012 Governors appropriately according to Teacher Appraisal regulations are roles and experience and implemented fairly and robustly there is a clear direct impact on the quality of teaching and Determine a shared pupil achievement understanding amongst staff of what constitutes outstanding, September HT reports to Moderation exercises good, satisfactory (RI), inadequate 2012 Governors demonstrate greater – against the 4 main OfSTED February consistency in evaluations judgments 2013 £5395 (DFC) Improve communications and SI.3 collaborative working by July 2012 PS and HG demonstrate increased – upgrading and implementing IT December (SBM) collaborative working and systems to enable remote access 2012 improved efficiency in into files and file-sharing completing
SI.2 SI.3 Improve literacy across the curriculum by: screening literacy levels on admission introducing diagnostic assessment of pupils recorded at below Level 3 for reading & spelling raise awareness and understanding amongst staff about literacy teaching, including phonics ensuring appropriate intervention strategies are applied on an individual basis introducing a ‘promotion of reading’ scheme Revise the Performance Management Policy to ensure the new Teacher Standards and Teacher Appraisal regulations are implemented fairly and robustly Determine a shared understanding amongst staff of what constitutes outstanding, good, satisfactory (RI), inadequate against the 4 main OfSTED judgments Improve communications and collaborative working by upgrading and implementing IT systems to enable remote access into files and file-sharing September 2012 – 21 December 2013 September 2012 September 2012 – February 2013 July 2012 – December 2012 DB and CA (Pastoral & SEN) HT reports to Governors HT reports to Governors PS and HG (SBM) Lesson observations and work scrutiny evidence teaching and learning of literacy is embedded across the school Pupils below Level 3 at baseline make rapid and sustained progress Teachers are challenged appropriately according to roles and experience and there is a clear direct impact on the quality of teaching and pupil achievement Moderation exercises demonstrate greater consistency in evaluations demonstrate increased collaborative working and improved efficiency in completing £400 (SEN budget) £1800 (Software + books) £5395 (DFC)