disadvantaged students financial SLT reorganised to ensure accountability of PP is achieved that includes clear tracking, evaluation of actions and review against key performance measures of Pupil premium students MH PP report SISRA Raise Online 17 March 17 -New SLT responsibilities agreed and mentoring programme in place April - Termly report produced by link SLT to demonstrate impact of strategies and resources. See Evaluation 1.4 Provide bespoke professional development opportunities for staff including sharing good practise forums to accelerate all achievement but specifically for boys, disadvantaged pupils and the most able Establish a middle leaders group to share good practice and ensure consistency in the application of academy improvement strategies GC time May 17 – New meeting schedules and agenda published. Briefings reorganised to be more informative with staff invited to give brief updates of key issues/ areas including sharing of good practise Sep 17 – Re-launched CPD calendar on whole school areas for development initiated June 17 – Data and MER used to inform coaching cohorts and those requiring more formal support March 17 – MLT posts evaluated and support plans in place where required, including identifying potential new leaders to focus on specific key issues. completed T&L SLT to monitor standards and produce termly report to Board on progress and T&L overview Cohort of Middle Leaders access learner’s fist training in partnership with WPT to access high level CPD. Evidence of successful coaching / mentoring leading to quantitative actions. MLT meeting Schedule completed Meeting Schedule Link removed Procedures utilised to challenge previously poor appointments and re-appoint good quality teachers Develop use of coaching for staff – with specific caseload to include bespoke training WPT DH time Appoint Teaching and Learning Champions for groups –including DS, More able and Boys WPT DH salary uplift Priority 2: Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Lead: MJo Governor Link: Targets: Area for Improvement Actions Led By Start End Milestones Monitoring and Evaluation Outcomes / Evidence 2.1 Rapidly improve the quality of teaching and learning so that all is at least Staff identified as inadequate through MER / leadership review programme, despite support and are not yet good will be subject to the implementation of formal capability procedures. WPT DH CPD time March 17 Ongoing March 17 - Residual meeting programme established and core subjects completed AL - Data driven evidence, including residual evidence of student progress See evidence of new structures as per section 1
4.3 Ensure all students are appropriately challenged, and create an ethos that supports more aspirational outcomes underpinned by high expectations (linked to section 3.3) Ensure appropriate and data driven student setting and timetabling to enable all learners to maximise their potential GC Feb 17 Ongoing Feb 17– Data systems updated to enable tracking and reporting March 17 – Systems updated to use of tracking package March 17 – Cohorts of students identified and targeted appropriately April – impact of strategies tracked and successful students rewarded through assemblies / celebration events SLT PD produce termly analysis and impact of actions, identifying key trends and hotspot areas with improvement actions SLT PD - Display boards across academy recording and celebrating achievement JWy to monitor improvements in staff attendance and reduction of cover requirements including reduction of use of agency staff T&L SLT to monitor standards and produce termly report to Board on progress. GC - Publication of fit for purpose timetable, appropriate setting of students evident to maximise outcomes GC provides up to date DC data. Completed. GC arranges certificates and Photographs. Completed for year 10 and year 9. Effort grades published Link to data removed Launch ‘Effort Grading’ procedures mirroring good practise within WPT to challenge all pupils to raise achievement aspirations, especially the current coasting cohorts GC / DM Rewards budget Mar 17 Ongoing Mar 17 – Tutor display boards in place and advertising Effort grading LINK removed TO EFFORT GRADE LISTS AND CERTIFICATE Develop a rewards programme that recognises, achievement including ‘Honour Boards’, celebration events and positive display to support an ethos of high expectations DM Rewards budget Jan 17 Ongoing Jan 17 – SLT to visit WPT to witness celebration event protocols and procedures March – Re-launch of behaviour sanction systems and procedures including tracking and monitoring of behaviour April – Re-launch of behaviour – rewards programmes July 17 – launch of TGA presentation evenings to recognise achievement September 17 – Honour Boards located across academy Establish a common language across the Academy where outstanding means outstanding and poor effort, behaviour and attendance is challenged with rigour (both staff and students) DM / GC Jan 17 Ongoing Jan 17 – update reporting procedures to mirror language used within trust March – CPD and Assembly programme organised to share use of common language February 17 – Staff causing capability concerns identified using prior data, lesson observations and work scrutiny January 17 – Staff causing attendance concerns highlighted and appropriate HR processes in place July 17 – Staff who have not made required improvements challenged appropriately