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The following sample sets out what a detailed action plan may look like for an English department in a fictional secondary school.
CONTEXT
1. All teachers to know and understand what outstanding teaching and learning looks like
2. For English expectations to be consistent throughout the school – across all subjects
3. 50% of cohort to be working above expected levels
Targets Actions to be taken By whom By when Resources Success criteria Monitoring RAG
needed
All teaching in Learning walks HoD Ongoing Cover for Teaching and learning in English to be judged Monitored
English is conducted once learning as at least ‘good’ if not ‘outstanding’ on a each half term
‘good’ and per half term walks consistent basis by HoD and
‘outstanding’ HoD and By the end the link
‘Good’ to Attainment and progress in all classes
advanced of term 2 member of the
‘outstanding’ improving by xx%
skills senior
teaching CPD teachers Gap between PP and class average closing by leadership
for all staff xx% team
95% of KS3 Baseline HoD Year 7 in Baseline Summer 2 data entry shows achievement data Monitored at
students will assessments for term 1, assessment matching or exceeding this target each data
meet the new students others entry by HoD
Milestones:
school’s and set targets ongoing and second in
expected Extension December: xx% students on track. Xx% department,
Moderation English
standard in resource exceeding and discussed
completed department
English each The end of booklet with the link
within one week April: xx% students on track. Xx% exceeding
year, with 40% term 2 member of the
exceeding it of assessment senior
June: xx% students on track. Xx% students on
Intervention track leadership
resource pack team
Key students who are off track are identified
and support given to accelerate progress:
mentoring, weekly micro-targets set
Staff in the All staff HoD During term Cover for All teachers in department show development HoD monitors
English complete skills 1 training in skills audit from baseline using skills
department audit to set audit and
Milestones:
are prepared baseline Assistant confidence
for teaching principal The end of Training costs Term 1: Teaching strengths and weakness survey
the new All staff to responsible term 2 identified. Areas of developments included in
curriculum attend new for training performance management targets
curriculum Costs of
training Term 2: All staff trained with new curriculum
Throughout resourcing
Whole expectations and are starting to plan according
‘New curriculum the year the new
English to new expectations
strategies’ curriculum
department
sharing time Term 3: New planning in place for next year.
during all Planning moderated by SLT and in line with
departmental Fortnightly new expectations
meetings department
Planning is consistent across all year groups
meetings
All resources are bought and in place ready for
next year