School DEVELOPMENT Plan
School Development Plans need to be specific and challenging and they need to address changes in the world around us or perceived weaknesses in our provision.
They include specific action points which have already been agreed, but at the other end of the scale they also include matters for further research and investigation.
You will see in our School Development Plan the key priorities we have identified for the 2025/2026 year. As you look through the plan, you will see targets and actions for each priority.
Priorities will be monitored and evaluated throughout the academic year.
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We have outlined the following priorities:
Developing Teaching - To improve the quality of teaching and learning across the school.
1. Strengthen high-quality teaching through a consistent pedagogical approach
2. Provide targeted and ongoing professional development
3. Enhance the use of assessment for learning (AfL)
4. Promote adaptive teaching and inclusive classroom practice
5. Develop subject leadership to drive improvements in teaching
6. Embed a culture of reflective practice and self-evaluation
7. Make effective use of pupil progress data to inform teaching
8. Support early career teachers (ECTs) and new staff effectively
9. Integrate technology to enhance teaching and learning
10. Promote high expectations and challenge for all learners
Curriculum - To develop and embed a curriculum that is ambitious and provides pupils with the knowledge, skills and understanding to succeed in life.
1. Curriculum design and review
2. Curriculum implementation consistency
3. Curriculum accessibility and inclusion
4. Curriculum enrichment
5. Curriculum leadership development
6. Assessment to support curriculum
7. Curriculum impact evaluation
Achievement - To ensure curriculum coverage and progression support strong academic achievement.
1. Raise attainment across core subjects
2. Accelerate progress for disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils
3. Strengthen the quality of assessment and feedback
4. Support achievement through curriculum design
5. Engage parents and carers in supporting achievement
Inclusion - To strengthen and refine inclusive practice to ensure it effectively meets the increasingly complex needs of all pupils.
1. Audit and review inclusive provision
2. Review classroom environments and policies
3. Provide high-quality CPD on inclusion and SEND strategies
4. Improve classroom accessibility and provision
5. Strengthen support through targeted interventions
6. Develop inclusive curriculum content
7. Foster an inclusive culture through events and initiatives
8. Enhance family and community engagement
9. Strengthen inclusion leadership and monitoring
10. Review and align policies with inclusive practice
11. Develop pupil voice in inclusion
Behaviour and Attitudes - To ensure a consistent and positive behaviour culture where pupils feel safe, respected and ready to learn.
1. Promote high standards of behaviour across all areas of school life
2. Narrow gaps in attainment and engagement, particularly for disadvantaged pupils
3. Develop positive attitudes to learning, including resilience, motivation and sustained engagement
4. Encourage pupil responsibility, pride, and a sense of belonging through meaningful leadership and contribution
5. Provide support for pupils with additional behavioural, emotional or social needs
Leadership and Governance - To ensure that the Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body’s contribution to the leadership and governance of the school is exemplary.
1. Clarify roles and strengthen senior leadership and governor expertise
2. Gather evidence and information
3. Report and feedback
Personal Development and Well-being - To develop pupils’ emotional resilience, self-awareness and ability to manage their mental health effectively.
1. Deliver a high-quality Relationships Education curriculum focused on mental health, resilience and emotional literacy
2. Teach pupils how to stay safe in real life and online through the curriculum (Relationships Education and Computing)
3. Promote healthy eating, physical activity and self-care
4. Develop pupils’ character, values and leadership skills
5. Celebrate diversity and promote inclusive practice
Attendance - To continue to improve attendance and reduce persistent absence.
1. Strengthen parental engagement
2. Targeted support and monitoring
3. Promote attendance and punctuality in key year groups
4. Raise awareness and whole-school culture
5. Early identification and intervention