Columbia Primary School Improvement Plan 2013-2016 Headteacher: Oliver Woodward Deputy Head: Lesley Reynolds Chair of Governors: Alan Russell

At Columbia Primary School we value

We wrote this plan following input from staff, pupils, parents and governors. It was shared with full governing body on 03.10.13.

Passion for Learning Fairness Quality Creativity Collaboration Readiness for the Future

The areas we are working to improve are chosen based on evidence from self review. This means that our selfevaluation ties in directly with our plans for improvement. Each year of the plan begins on 1st April to link with the financial year and we focus on 2 areas for improvement each year. Governors monitor the improvement plan via the Headteacher’s report.

Columbia Primary School Improvement Plan 2013-16

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2015-16

Sum

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2014-15

Sum

2013-14

Overview These are the things we are going to be improving over the next 3 years

Marvellous Maths – expectations, non-negotiables, aspirational targets, closing the gap, cross curricular learning Evaluate, consolidate and plan

We are writers – expectations, grammar, writing across the curriculum, closing the gap

Think about it – thinking skills for children, growth mindset

Evaluate, consolidate and plan

Love to learn – new curriculum, implementing any changes we haven’t already

Leaders, leaders, everywhere – working together TAs, Teachers, pupils, parents, how to take the lead

Evaluate, consolidate and plan

Columbia Primary School Improvement Plan 2013-16

Staff referred to in this School Improvement Plan Olly Woodward Lesley Reynolds Liz Fox Mandy Lui Erin Clinton Helen Moloney Kyrie Jeffery Emily Sharman Sonia O’Kane Janine Swan Colette Foskett Pru Clements Emma Smailes Philippa Jordan Stella Sargeson Elisa Darby Kate Windross Lotta Kivisto Sarah Ridgeon Julie Fountain

Headteacher with responsibility for Assessment (data) Acting Deputy with responsibility for Assessment for Learning and English Assistant Head with responsibility for Inclusion and Art Assistant Head with responsibility for EYU and Parents Leader of Learning for Maths Leader of Learning for Science Leader of Learning for ICT (mat cover) Leader of Learning for ICT (mat cover) Leader of Learning for PE Leader of Learning for Music Leader of Learning for Enrichment Leader of Learning for the School House Leader of Learning for Humanities Leader of Learning for Creative Teaching and Learning Assistant Leader of Learning for Inclusion Leader of Learning for Design and Technology Leader of Learning for EYU Leader of Learning for Modern Foreign Languages Assistant Leader of Learning for English Leader of Learning for PSCHE

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Columbia Primary School Improvement Plan 2013-14 Lead Target: Marvellous Maths What we’re aiming for:

Children are using the same sorts of methods across the school and are using pictures and maths equipment to help them.

What we’re going to do







All children are making good and outstanding progress in all year groups. More children



Make sure all classes have got Dienes maths equipment and order any missing sets.

Introduce strategies for division and multiplication from the calculations policy during a staff meeting. Follow up with TAs. Demonstrate how pictures and maths equipment should be used alongside calculations.

Share with parents and children on MLE and in parents’ meetings – see other maths action.

Look at different strategies for raising attainment in assessment staff meeting

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Who

When

Erin

Autumn 1

Erin

Autumn 1

Mandy, Kyrie and Emily

Autumn 2

Olly

Autumn 1

Money

What we’ll see when we’ve done it and what we’ll do to help us know E19 – Works surveys and Learning pupil voice show Resources children are using correct methods and E01 and are able to talk about E03 – their approach. Teaching and Education Support Staff E01 – Teaching Staff and E20 – ICT Learning Resources E01 – Teaching staff

Termly/ end of year tracking show Children in KS1 are making 3 or more sub levels

are reaching level 4 and level 5 at the end of key stage 2 than other schools in the country.













Introduce lesson study approach to peer monitoring to see the impact of teaching on children’s learning

FSM and other underachieving groups targeted by teachers, support teachers and TAs (Pupil Premium Funding)

Run inset on differentiation- targeting specific groups rather than adapting work up or down

More frequent moderation meetings within school and across network

Booster group/ focus group training for staff

Introduce EYU maths signing to support language.

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Stella, Olly

Autumn 1

E01 – Teaching staff

Everyon e

Ongoing

Liz, Stella

Autumn 2

E01 and E03 – Teaching staff and support staff E01 – Teaching staff

Erin, Olly

Ongoing

E01 – Teaching staff

Erin, Liz

Autumn 2

Lotta and Kate

Autumn 2

E01 and E03 – Teaching staff and support staff E01 – Teaching staff

progress a year. Children in KS2 are making 2 or more sub levels progress a year.

For children to improve their maths skills in lots of different subject areas.







To improve parental involvement in maths

Change foundation subject plan to include space for recording core skills – reading, writing, communication and maths

Inset (teachers and TA meetings) – introduce new planning sheet and share some activities which develop maths in a different subject area. Focus on children working at the correct level for their year group.

Check planning for developing core skills (and find examples of good planning)



Help in year groups where needed



Consult with parental involvement group on what parents would like support with



Use the Columbia newsletter to advertise Maths clubs and workshops to parents

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Helen, Elisa, Lotta and Kate

Autumn 1

E01 – Teaching Staff

Helen, Elisa, Lotta and Kate

Autumn 2

E01 Teaching Staff

E26 – Agency Supply

Helen Elisa

Autumn 1&2

Helen, Elisa, Lotta and Kate

Autumn

Mandy

Autumn 13

E01 – Teaching Staff

Ongoing

E22 – Admin supplies

Colette

Planning, lesson observations and samples of work will show how maths has been developed across the curriculum. Attainment and achievement in maths will improve because it receives a greater amount of teaching time.

E01 – Teaching Staff

Parents feel more confident when working with their children at home and are doing Maths at home- see

below

Parents feel more









Work with year groups to arrange workshops based on parents’ response

Use outcomes of consultation to decide which Maths methods to make child led clips of for MLE Roll out Maths MLE/Purple Mash drop in sessions across all year groups and monitor attendance (once in the year)

Mandy

Autumn 13

Kyrie

Autumn

and

13

E01 – Teaching Staff

informed and involved in their child’s Maths learning- ask parental

E20 – ICT learning resources

MLE is being used more at home- MLE

involvement group for feedback; child survey

monitoring of data

Emily

Clubs and workshops are well attended by a representative group of parents-club registers

Colette

Spring 14

E01 – Teaching Staff

Erin

Autumn 2

E01 – Teaching staff

Planning and works surveys will show new expectations are starting to be met.

Erin and Lesley

Autumn 2

E01 – Teaching Staff

Children will be making greater progress than previous years because they are mastering

Maths ‘Homework’ Club drop in for parents and children- opportunity to use MLE, resources, play Maths games, consolidate skills and knowledge

All staff to be aware of and working towards the expectations of the new National Curriculum so planning and processes are in place by the time the framework has come into effect from September 2014.





All staff review the new national curriculum in a staff meeting and identify key changes from current expectations.

Introduce non-negotiables for each year group in line with expectations from new NC.

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Send staff on CPD relating to new curriculum

Monitor planning, lessons and books to make sure new expectations are being covered.

Make links between the National Curriculum and the Primary Framework.

Identify gaps in teacher subject knowledge from planning and work surveys and provide further INSET/ CPD.

Columbia Primary School Improvement Plan 2013-16

Erin and Lesley

Ongoing

Erin and SLT

Ongoing

Erin

Autumn 1

Erin

Autumn 2

E09 – Staff developm ent and training E26 – Agency supply staff E01 – Teaching staff E09 – Staff developm ent and training

skills.

Lead Target: Consolidate, evaluate and plan What we’re aiming for:

To make children active partners in their own learning.

What we’re going to do











Agree the key strategies involved in assessment for learning with Virginia school. Share this with staff.

Have a joint staff meeting with Virginia. Year groups across the schools evaluate their progress in beginning to embed the strategies into teaching and learning.

Arrange to observe each others’ lessons to see areas working well in the other school.

Plan INSET on an aspect of formative assessment agreed by staff.

Deliver INSET

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Who

When

Money

Lesley, Sarah, Stella

By 8/10/13

E01 – Teaching Staff

Lesley, Liz

23/10/1 3

E01 – Teaching Staff

Lesley, Liz

Lesley, Sarah, Stella Lesley, Sarah, Stella

E26 – Agency Supply Staff

Before Christm as 2013 7/1/14

E01 – Teaching Staff

E01 – Teaching Staff

What we’ll see when we’ve done it and what we’ll do to help us know Conferencing of staff shows they have a good understanding of the key strategies involved in assessment for learning recommended by Shirley Clarke. Monitoring of planning and lessons shows that they are developing their use of these strategies with the children. Monitoring of lessons shows that children are more active in their own learning, working in partnership with teachers and other children.



Improve pupils understanding of our Thinking Skills curriculum.









For children to learn reading skills through



Peer monitoring. Team up with another class (same or different year group?) and plan lessons together. Observe the lesson taught in each class and focus closely on the learning of the children.

Staff meeting to distil the essence of each thinking skill

Consult a group of children

Working party to produce a visual document that represents thinking skills – poster

Present to staff in a business meeting and then whole school in assemblies

Refresh teachers’ and TAs knowledge of how

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Lesley, Liz

First half term Spring 2014

E01 – Teaching Staff

Philippa, Pru, Janine, Julie, Sonia Philippa, Pru, Janine, Julie Sonia Philippa, Pru, Janine, Julie Sonia Philippa, Pru, Janine, Julie Sonia Sarah and Lesley

Nov 13

E01 – Teaching Staff E22 – Admin supplies

Nov/ Dec

E01 – Teaching Staff

Jan 14

E01 – Teaching Staff

Feb 14

E01, E03 – Teaching and Support Staff

Business meeting

E01, E03 –

A visual document that children are able to use as a prompt for thinking and talking about their learning. (pupil conferences) Staff will be more able to embed thinking skills in planning and teaching “What kind of thinking are we using …?”

Monitoring of planning and lessons shows

shared reading with the teacher.

books for shared, guided and independent reading are organised and stored in the school. Renew systems for keeping track of books and replacing books. Alert staff to shared resources to support guided reading on the shared area.

To link core books, units of work and guided reading effectively. •









Plan INSETs on shared reading and how to link guided reading to units of work (reading skills, AFs and text types)

Deliver INSET on shared reading.

Deliver INSET on linking guided reading to units of work.

Continue to share ideas for guided reading on the shared area.

Refresh and update Core Book lists with teachers.

Columbia Primary School Improvement Plan 2013-16

24.9.13

Teaching and Support Staff

Sarah and Lesley

Autumn 2013

E01 – Teachin g Staff

Sarah and Lesley

21/1/14

E01 – Teachin g Staff

Sarah and Lesley

11/3/14

E01 – Teachin g Staff

Sarah

Spring 2013

E01 – Teachin g Staff

Emma

Business meeting Summer ‘14

E01 – Teachin g Staff

children learning reading skills in shared reading and beginning to use them independently in guided reading. Monitoring of planning, guided reading records and lessons shows that teachers provide learning opportunities that cover all the assessment foci across a range of text types so children become rounded readers.