Development Plan

School Development Plan 2025 - 2026
A brief summary of the key improvement areas
1 Students achieve their highest academic potential
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Expectations for excellence in the classroom and outside the classroom
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Targeted academic support for those students not making progress
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Improving independent study and self regulation for all students especially at Key Stage 5
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Developing the characters and qualities of scholarship in all students learning
2 All staff endeavour for excellence
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Develop the pedagogy of teachers with regard to excellence in the classroom
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Teaching and learning focus on embedding the Rosenshine principles to improve the knowledge and memory of our students
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Focus on literacy in our professional development
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Increase the opportunities for leadership pathways for all staff
3 Embracing inclusion and diversity
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Improving attendance
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Strengthening the social contract between home and school
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Enhancing the impact of the Success Hub
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Enhancing the impact of the Proctor team
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Celebrating success
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Embedding our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion plan
4 Leadership and communities
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Embedding and enhancing the extensive leadership opportunities for students with a focus on the house system and community action through various projects such as school food, sustainability and social justice
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Continue to enhance the extracurricular offer and trips/experiences
5 Shaping our futures
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Improving our internal and external environment through investing more resources and energy into achieving an excellent environmental and sustainable ethos towards a net-zero strategy.
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Creating a climate change action plan
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Strengthening our new work experience and PSHE provision
6 Creative spirit and innovative thinking
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Progress through our newly created digital strategy for 2022 - 2027
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Develop a formalised digital literacy programme
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Continue the development and use of artificial intelligence
Progress towards priorities - July 2025 update
Progress towards priorities - March 2025 update
Progress towards priorities - December 2024 update