Improve attendance Target pupils with Attendance rates across the school remain an The progress of improvements in attendance remains an £12172 rates for PP children attendance rates issue of serious concern; they continue to require issue and this will be an accelerated focus in 2017/18. below 95%. improvement. Identify strategies to Staffing absences and related staffing issues have inhibited improve the However, at the conclusion of 2016/17 attendance the rigor with which we have been able to address the £450 attendance of PP and PA figures were as follows: attendance issues, particularly at PA level. children eg via breakfast club, early All pupils: 94.5 with a PA of 14% We have a whole school attendance Audit in the Autumn calls and enrichment Non PP children 95.1% with a PA of 10% Term 2017 and this will enable us to look for further points activities. PP children 94.9 with a PA of 15% and levels to secure improvement. Improve the Quality of Deploy the Ark Ofsted June 2017 judged the QOT to require £18000 teaching in KS2 network lead for improvement apart from in Early Years where it The importance of having a high profile lead who is teaching and learning was judged to be good. responsible for the improvements in teaching and learning across the school to has been evident in the improved outcomes. secure the This was a significant improvement on the improvements in the previous year where the quality of much of the The Network lead will now become Ark Dickens Teaching quality of teaching teaching in the school was inadequate (Ark and Learning Lead for September 2017 following a more and to develop a Monitoring visits). Regional approach by Ark Central. team of coaches to ensure the Improved outcomes also reflected the improved improvements quality of teaching across the school. continue Total Budget costs £103439 Targeted support Desired outcome Chosen Estimated impact: Did you meet the Lessons learned Cost action/approach success criteria? Include impact on (and whether you will continue with this approach) pupils not eligible for PP, if appropriate.
Improve attendance rates for PP children Target pupils with attendance rates below 95%. Identify strategies to improve the attendance of PP children eg via breakfast club, early calls and enrichment activities. Attendance rates across the school remain an issue of serious concern; they continue to require improvement. However, at the conclusion of 2016/17 attendance and PA figures were as follows: All pupils: 94.5 with a PA of 14% Non PP children 95.1% with a PA of 10% PP children 94.9 with a PA of 15% The progress of improvements in attendance remains an issue and this will be an accelerated focus in 2017/18. Staffing absences and related staffing issues have inhibited the rigor with which we have been able to address the attendance issues, particularly at PA level. We have a whole school attendance Audit in the Autumn Term 2017 and this will enable us to look for further points and levels to secure improvement. £12172 £450 Improve the Quality of teaching in KS2 Deploy the Ark network lead for teaching and learning across the school to secure the improvements in the quality of teaching and to develop a team of coaches to ensure the improvements continue Ofsted June 2017 judged the QOT to require improvement apart from in Early Years where it was judged to be good. This was a significant improvement on the previous year where the quality of much of the teaching in the school was inadequate (Ark Monitoring visits). Improved outcomes also reflected the improved quality of teaching across the school. The importance of having a high profile lead who is responsible for the improvements in teaching and learning has been evident in the improved outcomes. The Network lead will now become Ark Dickens Teaching and Learning Lead for September 2017 following a more Regional approach by Ark Central. £18000 Total Budget costs £103439 Targeted support Desired outcome Chosen action/approach Estimated impact: Did you meet the success criteria? Include impact on pupils not eligible for PP, if appropriate. Lessons learned (and whether you will continue with this approach) Cost
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