School Strategy 2024-2025

Statement of Intent 

TO:

Provide the best possible opportunities for every pupil across all areas of the curriculum. 

BY:

Knowing, caring for, listening to and noticing every child

A shared belief that Together Everyone Achieves More 

Providing the highest quality of education through an innovative and inclusive curriculum 

Being wildly ambitious for every child

IN ORDER TO:

Ensure our children are equipped with the skills and motivation neccesary to contribute to the community, show understanding of global challenges and flourish in a complex world. 

CSF 1  We need to clearly communicate our strategic approach to personal development, emotional wellbeing and wider opportunities that champion all  pupils to our families
CSF 2  We need an ambitious curriculum that provides challenge consistently across subject areas for all children
CSF 3  We need pupils to be able to clearly and confidently express themselves 
CSF 4  We need a site that can continue to support our ambitious expectations for all into the future                                                                                         

CSF 5  We need skilled Learning Coaches able to support the needs of all pupils 
CSF 6  We need enabling and inclusive environments for all pupils 
CSF 7  We need Expert Teachers trained and equipped with the necessary skills, tools and understanding 
CSF 8  We need aligned strategic systems, planning mechanisms and assessment points for pastoral care

Whole School Projects 2024-2025

• We will continue into Phase 2 of our whole school Oracy project in order to improve the oracy skills of all pupils from starting points 
• We will train all staff in Learning Without Limits principles relating to metacognition, cognitive load and setting clear and precise learning objectives to improve learning process and pupil engagement 
• We will plan, introduce, train staff and fully implement a new Science curriculum across school in order to raise the engagement level of pupils
• We will train all staff in the principles of 'crew culture' in order to increase children's connection with staff and peers
• We will train senior leaders, teachers and learning coaches in the second phase of MITA principles to improve outcomes for all groups of learners
• We will introduce and embed dual coding across school to make learning more accessible to all leaners
• We will develop new mechanisms to identify and extend the support offered to children who experience academic disadvantage 
• We will raise parental understanding of our personal development strategy and how this can be extended to home in order to raise children's emotional wellbeing, mental health and physical wellbeing 
• We will create and implement updated systems for Learning Mentor support to ensure support is tightly linked to need and measurable
• We will fully implement the Little Wrens milestones to track children throughout Foundation Stage ensuring pupil attainment is clear and progress is measurable for all stakeholders, SEND pupils are are quickly identified and supported and that staff are confident in making their judgements
• We will extend readily available hardware to ensure that IT can be further embedded across the curriculum for all children
• We will develop a strategic overview for our broader curriculum opportunities that is outward facing in oredr to secure long term protocols 
• We will review and update our RE curriculum in line with the new CWAC agreed syllabus ready for implemention in September 2025
• We will explore ways to future proof the school building with an emphasis on having a more positive impact on the environment to ensure we can continue to provide the very best learning opportunities