what have we achieved? what are our strengths? what do we … · 2015-11-05 · we continued to...
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What have we achieved?
What are our strengths?
What do we need to do next?
What did we do?
We created 2 new classrooms.
We redesigned the nursery environment.
We created a new Music/Drama/Cooking Hub.
What was the impact?
Some disruption!
Greater/more creative use of the annexe space.
What next?
We will continue to develop our school grounds/building and work with the council on tackling issues raised by rising school rolls.
What did we do?
We continued to spend time developing staff skills in the teaching on maths as a school
and cluster.
We created transition documents to support our tracking of children’s number
development and coverage of the curriculum.
We continued to embed the new mental maths guidance.
We invested in lots of resources.
We ran SEAL intervention groups in P2-7.
P6/7 able pupils had 2 blocks of lessons with a maths teacher from Broughton.
P5-7 staff attended CPD with high school staff.
What was the impact?
Most children are making good or very good progress in maths.
Those that have difficulties are identified earlier and interventions are put in place.
Staff are upskilled in their knowledge of number progression and how to support
learners.
What next?
Maths will continue to be a school improvement and cluster priority.
Implement SEAL fully in P3.
Use SEAL as an intervention in P4-7.
What did we do?
We moderated writing within our school to ensure a consistent
approach to assessment and shared standards.
We worked with other cluster schools to create exemplars of
evidence to support our moderation.
What was the impact?
91% of our children are meeting expected levels of attainment
in Literacy.
Staff are confident in their teacher assessments
What next?
We will update our literacy policy.
We will update our literacy pathways.
All staff will attend CPD in the teaching of spelling.
What did we do?
All teaching staff attended training in Shirley Clarke’s next steps with formative assessment.
The learning and teaching working party created a learning to learn tool kit.
What was the impact?
Nursery – P7 work confidently in talk partners and this has a positive impact on engaging all pupils in learning discussions.
Learners are more involved in creating success criteria and identifying their own and others next steps.
Most learners are able to discuss what they need to do to achieve their next steps.
What next?
Finalise and share with parents ‘How we learn at Stockbridge guide’.
Embed new ‘Effective Feedback Policy’ across all stages.
What did we do?
We continued to learn about and promote the UN Convention of the Rights
of the Child within the school.
We updated our school Positive Relationships Policy.
We created a parent booklet to explain the above.
We took part in lots of global campaigns such as the Outright Campaign
and Send my Friend to School Campaign.
We hosted a Fairtrade Garden party to promote fairtrade.
What was the impact?
Annual bullying and pupil survey evidenced improved relationships and
behaviour.
All learners are able to talk about their rights and how they should show
respect for others.
What next?
We are awaiting our Level 1 assessment and will work towards Level 2.
Continue to promote knowledge and understanding about the Charter
within the school and wider community.
What did we do?
Following the children completing an Eco Audit 2 key areas for development were chosen , Waste
Minimisation and Transport. The 3rd area of Litter is compulsory.
All children were involved in working on elements of these through class work and Community
Groups.
September - Waste Aware Assembly and Lunchtime Audits to reduce food wastage. Established
Composting bins in the dinner hall and staff room and monitors to empty them.
Established Eco Monitors in every class.
October - Eco Warriors Awareness Raising Assembly.
November - Switch Off Fortnight to reduce energy wastage around the school.
January - Established 'Best Dressed Bin Campaign' to reduce littering inside the school.
February - Recycled Musical Instruments workshop and Sound Garden project linked to our Global
Partnership work.
March - WWF Earth Hour Assembly - For the Love of....Bunting Campaign.
Entered RCHS Schools Daffodil Competition winning a Silver Medal.
April - Earth Day Assembly - All classes chose an aspect of ecology to focus on.
May - WWF Wear It Wild themed Sports Day.
What was the impact?
Increased awareness of the ecological issues facing our planet and the role we can play in tackling
these.
All children have had multiple opportunities to contribute to reducing their 'global footprint'.
Improved our school environment.
What next?
Continue to raise awareness, carry out regular campaigns and take part in a range of activities to
support an application to Eco Schools Scotland for our Green Flag.
What did we do?
We continued to develop our partnership sharing learning experiences through topic work from
Nursery to P7.
We took part in a whole school Music and Re-cycling project making instruments from re-cycled
materials and creating a Sound Garden in our playground.
Building of a teacher's house in Mpeni was completed using funds raised by the school
community.
We raised £700 to feed the learners at Mpeni following the devastating floods in January.
The GCWP created a Global Citizenship Question Starters toolkit to support staff with planning
and delivering a Global Citizenship focussed curriculum.
We secured a grant from The British Council to allow reciprocal visits.
We began an Edible Garden Project, planting fruit trees, plants and vegetables in our
playground.
What was the impact?
Both schools held a music workshop on the same day.
some of our instruments were sent to Mpeni and the learners continue using them to make
music.
helped to feed and house members of Mpeni school community to enable learning to continue.
What next?
We have begun our reciprocal visits, James Mitengo was here in August and 2 members of staff
will visit Mpeni in October.
We continue our Edible Garden Project at both schools, planting an orchard at Mpeni in
December.
Continue to share learning at all stages.
Apply for Accreditation from the Scotland Malawi Partnership
• Had a very successful Care Inspection
January 15 and were awarded grades of
5 and 6 across all quality indicators.
• Raised over £3000 for comic relief.
• Purchased additional iPads for each
class.
• Became the first school to gain Mark 2
Cooperative School Status.
• Held a very successful World of Work
Week.
• Provided a very wide range of
excursions and enrichment
opportunities across the curriculum –
theatre visits, museum visits, generation
science…
SCHOOL PRIORTIES
1. Continue to raise Attainment in Literacy
2. Outdoor Learning
3. RRS – embed within curriculum
4. Continue to develop Pupil Voice - introduce
learning journals P1-2 and P7/floor book
planning
5. Additional Support Needs
6. Eco- Schools
7. Global Citizenship - Mpeni Partnership
CLUSTER PRIORITIES
1. Further develop assessment and moderation in
Numeracy and Mathematics.
2. Modern Languages 1 + 2 (French, Mandarin,
Italian)
• Develop our use of the class set of iPad’s in Primary 3
• We will continue to develop our school credit
union/financial education curriculum.
• We will move to a new wordpress website and develop
our use of social media to communicate with parents.
• We will work together to establish a new leadership
team during Ms Calder-Kelly’s maternity leave. This is
an opportunity to further develop leadership capacity
within the school!