Action Plan - 2021-2022 ASSISTANT HEAD 1 & 2

WASC Category A: Organization for Student Learning

Areas of Focus: School Purpose, Governance, Leadership, Staff, School Improvement, Resources and Resource Planning

Key Objectives
1. Support Achievement Leaders in their roles.
2. Challenge provision in Year 1.
3. Clear expectations on online teaching and learning.
Objective Actions Responsible Resources and Success criteria Timescale for Evaluation of
Budgeting completion Impact
Support Achievement Leaders in their roles.
Develop and monitor the middle -Regular meeting with ALS to Achievement leaders- Human resource- cover teacher Meeting Agendas present for Meetings will be
leaders/ teachers demonstrating the discuss action points and weekly meetings to cover achievement leaders for all meetings and reflective of weekly with
impact they have on learning. support that has a set agenda training purposes. whole school focus. achievement leaders.
linked to SLT minutes. AHT- weekly meetings,
-Power Bi training to support weekly monitoring. Time- team teach 2 times per Achievement leaders using Biweekly meetings
the use of data. week. PowerBi data analysis to with subject leaders.
-Conduct lesson observation Teachers- complete identify areas of strength
with leaders and link it with actions within the and weakness in their areas. Lead cover in place by
pupil progress reviews and data. timeline. September to model
-Team teaching with staff that high quality lessons.
need support. Teachers will be confident in
-Evaluate staff performance and delivering the curriculum
picked out strengths that can be with 80% of lessons being
used to support others. E.g. graded as a good or
strong RWI teachers. outstanding.

Challenge provision in Year 1

Year 1 classroom environment
promotes challenge provision and
raises engagement.
-Set out expectations for the
classroom provision.
-Areas of learning in the
classroom.
-Displays that celebrate and
promote learning.
- Regular planning meetings to
discuss children’s progress and
next steps in line with the EYFS
framework.
-Develop the provision
throughout the semester so
that it shows progression.
-AHT- expectations Time for - - Teachers have a range of Weekly planning
-AL- to support staff and PDs to develop CP provision in their classroom meetings.
run weekly meetings Weekly planning meetings. that caters for all learners.
- Planning meetings are led Provision changed
by data and children’s weekly to follow POS.
progress.
-70% of the cohort reach
their ELGs by December.

Implement clear expectations for online teaching and learning.

Support teachers in implementing -PD sessions delivered. Some teachers still facing Over 70% of teachers Daily drop ins
effective online teaching strategies. - Mentor pairs- old staff with Y1&2 ALs technical issues with old laptops. observed online in Semester

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new staff. 1 to be graded as good or
-Peer observations and model outstanding ratings.
AHT to model lessons.
lessons.

WASC Category B: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Key areas: What /How Students Learn, Planning and Teaching Strategies Access, Learning Support, Assessment, Performance Targets and Data, , CPD, Feedback and Monitoring, Home Learning.

Key Objectives
1. Develop the use of Assessment For Learning and effective feedback.
2. Develop a relevant curriculum which is owned by all.

Objective Actions Responsible Resources and budgeting Success criteria Timescale for Evaluation of
completion impact
Develop the use of Assessment For Learning.
Embed Assessment for Learning in -Developmental PD sessions AHT- monitor the Human resource- cover for Power Bi and Sims data is Data from end
Lower Primary. that review AFL strategies. planning and through subject leads to develop AFL being used to support AFL semester 2
-Peer observations in drop ins. strategies. strategies every mid exams analysed with
classrooms that use AFL semester. achievement leaders
strategies effectively. Subject Leaders- PD and intervention plans
-Using daily assessment to sessions linked to AFL Effective AFL strategies are put in place in week 2.
inform next days planning. across all subjects. seen in 75% of lessons.
-Ensure AFL strategies are built Weekly drops ins
into the planning. AL’s- plan afl into their show AFL being used
planning meetings. effectively.

Develop effective marking and feedback -Development of online and in- AHT 90% of books checked show Initial book checks
through structured monitoring and school portfolios that are used ALs up to date marking. completed w/b
moderation. to inform POS. 19/09/21.
-Ensure teachers are using 70% of books checked
marking outcomes to inform graded as good or Books to be checked
gaps in learning, challenge. outstanding by end of year. every 2 weeks by
-Clear next steps given to subjects.
support progression.

Develop a relevant curriculum which is owned by all.

Embed a strong literacy focus in all -Planning meetings to ensure
planning across all subjects. links between subjects are
developed.
. -Use the backwards planning
format to ensure cohesion and
clear steps to achieve the
success criteria.
-Elements of literacy embedded
into each subject area.
Subject Leaders with Literacy competitions such as Planning meetings that
support from AHT. spelling competitions. implement resources in a fun
and effective way.
Class teachers and TAs Literacy element on the
observation form to be good
or outstanding in 80% of
lessons.
Creative activities that
support/ challenge
students to be evident
in the planning from
week 1.
Observation data to
be revied every mid-
semester.

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WASC Category C: Support for Student Personal and Academic Growth

Key Areas: Support Services Activities and Student Opportunities including Intervention, Referral, Student Voice, Co- Curriculum

Key Objectives
 Develop the implementation of the values across Lower Primary.
 Enhance provision to support children's progress.

Objective Actions Responsible Resources and Success criteria Timescale for Evaluation of
budgeting completion Impact
Develop the implementation of the values across Lower Primary.

Implement clear, visible reminders of -Continue to include values in AHT Certificates for assemblies to be Values clearly displayed in Displays changed
the Tarbeya values across the phase daily planning, PowerPoints and ALs given out weekly. classrooms/ corridors monthly.
and within the curriculum. teaching. Teachers
-Ensure that Tarbeya values are Head of Tarbeya Behaviour points given on Points given every
clear in the classroom and/or in sims linked to the values lesson to promote
the school corridors. weekly. Rewards to be given behaviour.
-Use the values based reward out weekly. Every lesson to
systems on sims to encourage include the school
students to incorporate values Values will be implicitly values.
into their daily lives. taught during lessons
90% of all lessons will include
values integration.
Enhance provision to support children's progress.

Continue to develop the interventions
system to make certain students
receive timely and effective
intervention.
-Data focused discussion to
help identify failing students in
weekly planning meetings. Use
PowerBi to identify students
who are below.
-Teaching assistants to continue
to deliver intervention sessions
through break-out sessions
online.
-Training for teaching assistants
on effective techniques to
support childrens learning.
AHT Use phonics assessments Number of students failing Monthly check of
TAs regularly to track progress. exams will reduce by 20% intervention
Teachers paperwork and
Use PowerBi to track data, Progress target of 0.2 will be reviews with teachers,
met in all core subject areas. led by the ALs and
Subject Leads.
Intervention records to be Training to take place
monitored and all sessions to every month.
be recorded.

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Improve attendance across year 1 and -Raising the level of
year 2. engagement in all lessons across
all classes online and in class.
-Regular parental contact when
students are absent by the class
teachers through dojo or phone
calls.
-Raising the opportunities for
rewards and celebrations and
challenges.
WASC Category D: School Culture and Environment
Key Areas: School Environment (safe and respectful) Child Protection, Parent and Community Involvement
Key Objectives
1. Greater parental and community engagement
Objective Actions
Greater parental and community engagement.
Develop stronger links with our school -Weekly curriculum letters that
community ensuring pertinent topics have fun tasks for parents to do
are communicated effectively to with their children.
improve parental engagement. -Coffee mornings that have a
clear focus on zoom.
-Meetings with teachers-
actions to be written down and
followed in a timely manner.
-Dojo posts daily to show the
children’s learning.
-Pictures of celebratory
moments to be taken and sent
to HOP for approval for social
media.
-Continue regular attendance
phone calls to encourage
parents to send the children to
school/ encourage online
participation.
Middle Leadership Team Admin support to phone home. Daily attendance will show
5% increase with more
Certificates for competitions. students attending school.
Class teachers.
Attendance figures will meet
the Ta’allum expectation of
90% month on month.
Monthly competitions are
advertised on teams and
dojo.
Responsible Resources and Success criteria
budgeting
Parents supporting school
AHT initiatives and good
attendance to coffee
ALs mornings.
Teachers Parent interactions on Dojo
posts 75% of parents viewing
class stories.
1 post a week from each
year group going on social
media to celebrate children.
Various Literacy
promotions planned
throughout the year
Weekly assemblies to
be slotted in online.
Timescale for Evaluation of
completion Impact
Coffee mornings
monthly or more
often when necessary
e.g. communicating a
new policy
Weekly newsletters
sent out by Sunday.
1 post a week from
each year group going
on social media.
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