Development Plan
School Development Plan 2020 - 2021
Executive Summary
Students achieve the highest academic standards
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Continued focus on raising the achievement of all students from their specific starting points.
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Development of our new curriculum to embed cross curricular links and effectively develop rich knowledge.
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Emphasis on ensuring all students are challenged and make excellent progress in their learning.
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A whole-school focus on literacy and oracy.
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Promote an expectation of reflection, review and a commitment to improve to achieve excellence.
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Develop appropriate homework that stretches and challenges learning.
All staff seek to become even better
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Develop and share good practice through our appraisal system to ensure all staff extend their opportunities for professional development.
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Developing the pedagogy of teachers with regards Excellence in the classroom.
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Emphasis on the enhancement of specialist subject expertise through the collaboration with city wide communities.
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Improving the quality of provision for the induction of new staff to the school’s culture and systems.
Leadership at all levels
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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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Nurturing our leaders across the school from those early career teachers to more experienced staff.
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Continue to formulate and review the school’s self-evaluation of its improvement through consultation with all stakeholders and look for further opportunities to enhance this.
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Strengthen the support of staff and student wellbeing through a collective approach.
Collaboration and Community
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Widen access to improve social mobility by overcoming barriers in the community.
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Improve the consistency and clarity of communication to students, staff, parents and the wider community.
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Enable families to support their children through regular engagement events.
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Promote and embed British Values and the Prevent agenda.
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Celebrate success and further promote more positive recognition for all students and staff in our community.
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Improve our internal and external environment through investing more resources and energy into achieving an excellent environmental and sustainable ethos.
Creative & Entrepreneurial spirit
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Establish creative ways of working and generating new ideas for both students and staff.
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Improve the impact of the Arts on the personal and cultural development of all within our community.
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Overcome the barriers to recruitment and retention, reflected nationally.
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Maximise income generation through existing and new ventures.
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Continue to use the latest cutting edge technology creatively and innovatively influencing the wider educational community.
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Grow the influence of the DHSB Alumni in inspiring the next generation in the build up to the DHSB 125.
Progress towards priorities