School Excellence Plan | Hordle CE (VA) Primary School & Nursery

School Excellence Plan

As a school we are always seeking to improve; to become a better school for our pupils, our staff and our community. Please find below a summary of the key things we are working to improve this year:

English

To ensure quality first teaching of reading
To raise standards of writing
To develop transcription skills, including SPAG and handwriting
To develop planning and assessment tools
To develop oracy across the curriculum
To develop accountable talk in Let’s think
To insure consistency in the delivery of the RWI phonics programme

Maths

To raise standards in quality first teaching in mathematics
To improve standards of problem solving

Early Years

To develop the writing curriculum across the Early Years phase
To review the wider curriculum offer and FIT curriculum for Early Years
To further develop nursery practice including, stimulating learning environments

Christian Foundation

To embed the school’s Christian Foundation in line with the SIAMS inspection framework

SEND

To develop staff knowledge and understanding around management of challenging behaviour
To support all staff in the identification, support and delivery of SEND provision
To review the effective deployment of Teaching Assistants to maximise on their skills and expertise

Science

To continue to develop and secure the programme of study for science
To develop and secure the quality of teaching in science

Computing and E-Safety

To develop the Lower Junior computing curriculum
To develop consistency in teaching and planning of computing
To continue to develop control technology in the Upper Junior
To embed the progression of skills across all year groups

FIT Curriculum

To continue to develop and embed the principles of the FIT curriculum
To develop and secure school specific curriculum
To further embed the Rosenshine principles

Design Technology

To nurture creativity and innovation through design
To develop pupils iterative design process
To develop technical knowledge of tools/equipment to make informed choices in tasks

Physical Education

To develop consistency in planning and tools to support planning
To develop a long term map for dance
To ensure inclusivity in all aspects of PE and Games

Music

To develop the Early Years music curriculum
To develop the assessment of music across the whole school

PSHE

To develop consistencies in the planning and delivery of all PSHE lessons
To develop the subject leader documentation for PSHE

Wellbeing

To fulfil the aims of the pupil mental health strategy
To actively promote and support staff wellbeing

Thinking

To use research led approaches to increase the cognitive demand in lessons and retrieval
To provide staff with a range of tools which can be used across the curriculum