Stratford upon Avon Grammar School for Girls

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KEY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES 2011-2012 (from the SIDP)

Promote excellence and enhance achievement by:

Students' achievement:

maintaining existing high attainment and raise standards of attainment higher where possible

Quality of teaching and learning:

	ensuring high quality teaching and purposeful learning: improve teaching further so that more is outstanding ensure stretch and challenge for all – including the “unremarked majority” continue to develop the Moodle (VLE) to support learning make effective use of academic peer mentors in departments and beyond review the homework policy (home learning policy) in the light of parents' comments
	developing and enhancing assessment, recording and reporting: carry out of a review of assessment practice enhance marking and feedback to ensure that students know how to further improve their work develop and extend good practice in using data to inform teaching embed the assessment tracking and monitoring system develop the new pupil review and target setting system review, develop and improve the system of reporting to parents
	ensuring a progressive and challenging curriculum: carry out a review of assessment practice continue to collaborate with local institutions to ensure access to wider provision, including introducing joint teaching with KES (in DT and PE) develop extension opportunities for G&T focus on internationalism and the global dimension: including India, Africa and Japan develop a careers and WRL programme based on best practice CEIAG

Students’ behaviour and safety:

	ensuring the highest quality of support, guidance and care for students: embed vertical tutoring, including developing the tutor role, and embed the revised House system establish peer mentors within the new student leadership framework
	maintaining the safeguarding of students as a high priority
	maintaining a high profile for the ECM outcomes and other dimensions, including a community outlook

Leadership:

	developing leadership across the students: embed the new student leadership team structures and systems effectively (Head Girls, House Captains, Prefect Team Leaders and Prefects, Learning and Support Mentors) pilot the “community kite mark” framework of core experiences for students
	developing CPD and leadership across the staff: pilot new system of CPD based on using disaggregated training days to allow flexible training, enhance sharing best practice and encourage staff to undertake coaching establish framework of leadership standards and support those undertaking new leadership roles ensure appropriate and timely CPD for support staff
	developing partnerships outside school and contributing to system leadership: contribute to the development of local SWEP and SISLAN partnerships undertake Local Leader of Education (LLE) training with NCSL and enable the Shottery team to contribute to school to school support as appropriate work closely with Welcombe Hills School as our academy partner maintain and extend where possible our community links with local primary schools investigate Ray Speakman’s proposal that we lead the G&T network for South Warks
	developing governance: operate successfully in the first year of academy status, developing further as new governors join the team and new responsibilities emerge review the committee structures with a view to streamlining and making more effective

Maximising our resources:

	developing ourselves by refining the self-evaluation processes of the school
	developing the learning environment: pursue building development plans: complete Humanities Extension and work for Sports Centre make the most of existing buildings and resources continue to develop the effective use of ICT in the school
	promoting and marketing the school: improve the status and recognition of the school within Stratford, Warks and further afield investigate the pros and cons of expanding the school



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