Draft v1 Stronsay Junior High School Improvement Plan 2014-2017 Strategic Priority 1: Development of the Curriculum for Excellence Strategic Priority 2: Continue development of Self Evaluation across the school Strategic Priority 3: Development of Leadership across the school Strategic Priority 4: Continue the development of Support for Learning for all learners throughout the school Strategic Priority 5: Continue the development of the Nursery provision 2014 -17 2016/17 Refinement of ScIP. Stronsay Junior High School SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
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Draft v1
Stronsay Junior High School Improvement Plan 2014-2017
Strategic Priority 1: Development of the Curriculum for Excellence
Strategic Priority 2: Continue development of Self Evaluation across the school
Strategic Priority 3: Development of Leadership across the school
Strategic Priority 4: Continue the development of Support for Learning for all learners throughout the school
Strategic Priority 5: Continue the development of the Nursery provision
2014 -17 2016/17
Refinement of ScIP. Stronsay Junior High
School
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Stronsay JHS School Improvement Plan 2014-17 Page 1
Strategic Priority 1 Learning Outcomes All children successfully experience the four capacities.
All children undertake a broad and balanced curriculum based on the CfE E’s and O’s
Pupils are appropriately prepared to undertake national qualifications
Pupils’ progress is effectively tracked and targets are used to develop next steps in learning.
Continued development of the Curriculum for Excellence Outcomes
Implementation Strategies Time Scale Lead /Staff
involved
Resources
QI’s
1.1
Explore and develop the ‘curriculum
architecture’ at each phase and stage,
ensuring continuity and progression
across stages and transitions (early
years, primary, BGE, Senior Phase and
post-school destinations.
Staff to continue to refine and embed courses in S4, in line
with latest advice from SQA on the implementation of new
National Qualifications to ensure the most effective support
for the learners.
In 2016/17, SQA has published Understanding Standards
documents for each subject. These outline the changes in
individual subject course content and changes to a course’s
assessment. A key task for this coming year will be to
implement these changes.
We will also be embedding immersion days and investigating
future funding to allow the students to access the lunchtime
support group. Both of these strategies reduced stress and,
on occasion, resulted in raising the attainment of a cohort.
New courses are also being developed to meet the individual
needs of learners. This year, National 5 Cake Craft, National
4 Physical Education and Lifeskills Maths were added.
Future changes to the assessment of National Qualifications
will be implemented once guidance is received from SQA.
(2018 examinations)
August 14
onwards
All secondary staff
WER
2.2
2.3
2.6
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Review the timetable to optimise the learning experiences of
learners across the school.
Revise timetable to ensure personalisation of curriculum as
appropriate in S3 and S4.
Review the transition points for learners focusing on
BGE to Senior Phase
2016/17 Pre-School to Lower Primary
Lower Primary to Upper Primary
Staff ensure their planning (which clearly shows E’s and O’s
covered for Literacy, Numeracy and HWB) is in place for
appropriate stages. All planning will be easily accessible to all
staff.
Staff work in partnership to look at interdisciplinary
approaches to learners’ learning.
IDL’s to be jointly planned/ undertaken and evaluated.
Including the delivery of the Prince’s Trust to S2 to S4. Also
to investigate the ability to offer Duke of Edinburgh.
Programmes developed for 2016/17:
Health and Well Being, November 2016
Children In Need, 18th November 2016
Communication, February 2017
St Magnus, April/May 2017
Expressive Arts staff teach all stages (across primary
and secondary) ensuring continuity and progression.
Investigate approaches to deliver 2+1 modern languages
strategy 2015/16 (Spanish)
2016/17
Primary Spanish to start from week beginning 31st October
August 14
onwards
September 14
onwards
Jan 2016
onwards
October 14
onwards
Sept 2014
onward
August 2015
onwards
August 2015
onwards
HT + all secondary
staff
Senior management
team
HT + all teaching
staff
All staff
All staff
AP
WER
WER
WER
WER
2.4
3.2
2.6
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.2
2.7
3.1
2.2
2.3
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for Primary 6&7 pupils. 1 period per week.
1.2
Continue to support staff with National
Examinations, including the mechanisms
of assessment
1.3
Assessment for Learning techniques
embedded across the whole school.
All staff continue to be involved in Orkney Subject Groups,
refining and embedding assessment/verification processes
for National qualifications.
Orkney Subject groups to meet on pm of Monday 17th
October and am of Tuesday 18th October.
Collation of requests for support from SQA through Jackie
Hewitt (SQA Support Manager).
Senior phase management group of 5 schools to work
together to support effective learning opportunities
throughout Orkney, including the use of virtual learning and
VC.
2016/17 Model for Senior Phase developed, with consultation
occurring with staff (October 17th) in response to the
consultation for North Isles teachers, by 18th November to
be discussed at consultation meetings. North Isles offer to
look at how Senior Phase offer could be delivered in North
Isles. Meetings for development timetabled by authority.
Spring 2017, working with DYW Coordinator and college to
investigate how to deliver vocational courses, possibly
through VC and blocked weeks.
Lesson Observations November/ December 2016 focusing on
Aifl techniques. Planning discussions also focusing on the
development of Aifl techniques.
Peer lessons observations with Sanday School staff.
Secondary and primary peer observations to be timetabled.
Oct 2014
onwards
Sept 2014
onwards
Oct 2014
onwards.
All Secondary
Staff
Senior Phase
Management Group
All teaching staff
WER &
Authority
WER &
Authority
2.2
1.3
1.5
2.7
3.2
1.1
2.3
2.7
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Outcomes
Implementation Strategies Time Scale Lead /Staff
involved
Resources
QI’s
1.4
To ensure the impact of delivery of E’s
and O’s across the school for:
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- HWB (management of own
learning)
2015/16 To review planning across the sectors to ensure it
consistently provides evidence of effective coverage of E’s
and O’s.
Audits of E’s and O’s across the school. Focus:
2016/17 Numeracy
2017/8 Literacy
The school to embed tracking systems, in addition to PIPS
and MidYis etc, to enable effective monitoring of learners’
progress and thus the setting of meaningful targets in
curriculum areas.
New system developed to allow the effective communication
of tracking information to resident and itinerant staff. This
will be embedded into the school during 2016/17. Data
increasingly used to monitor learners’ progress and develop
appropriate intervention strategies.
Spelling/reading and comprehension age assessments to take
place twice a year. (annually)
Thrice yearly moderation of writing, across the school.
Results from above shared with learners and parents.
(annually)
The school to continue to spread examples of best practice
and embed mechanisms to review and evaluate the delivery of
E’s and O’s, ensuring continuity and progression across stages.
(Links to Sanday School are being developed as a pilot) w/c Joint In-service with Sanday School 27th/28th October
focusing on joint planning and moderation.
28th Nov - Writing: instructions on how to decorate a
Sept 2014
Jan 2015
All staff
PB/BD +
primary/secondary
staff
AK + teaching staff
AK + staff
WER
WER
WER
WER
1.1
2.3
2.2
3.2
2.7
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Christmas tree - moderation with Sanday and Eday - share
work on glow (scan?) - work on targets identified from in-
service.
Wed 7/12 - possible VC with Sanday/Eday 3.45 share writing
Tues 10/1 - Jo to Stronsay on ferry
Tues 17/1 - Sanday room 1 (LP) to Stronsay (Kristen too, to
plan with MD for
Tues 24/1 - Sanday pm 2 (UP) to Stronsay
Tues 31/1 - reserve date for above pupil visits (weather)
Thur 16/2 - In-service - Sanday to Stronsay? boat there,
plane back (was discussed but unsure whether possible)
Authority moderation exercise March 2017. In- service in
February linked to National Moderation exercises, plus
additional staff meetings. Primary focus on Writing and DYW,