Development Plan

School Development Plan 2023 - 2024
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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Reading
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Writing
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Targeted academic support for those students not making progress
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.
3 Embracing inclusion and diversity
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Improving attendance
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Effectively implement the new Success Hub
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Reestablish positive break times for all students
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Celebrating success
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Establishing a new Equality and Diversity plan
4 Leadership and communities
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Embedding and enhancing the extensive leadership opportunities for students with a focus on raising the ambition of younger students to become active citizens and problem solvers.
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All students get diverse cultural experiences. Create a DHSB Arts Award to encourage engagement
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Arts - extra capacity for creative performance and clubs
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Increase and revitalise 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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Re-introduction of work experience
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Enhanced work related learning offer
6 Creative spirit and innovative thinking
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Complete a new digital strategy for 2022 - 2027
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Develop a formalised digital literacy programme
Progress towards priorities - December 2022 update
Progress towards priorities - March 2023 update
Progress towards priorities - June 2023 update