Westmeads Community Infant School
School Development Priorities 2020-21
Key Priorities
1. Quality of Education
- To review and adjust our fantastic curriculum to ensure that it provides exciting and appropriate opportunities for all children (with specific reference to the impact of Covid-19)
- To embed our innovative assessment systems across the school to give a clear account of children’s progress and identify any areas for improvement
2. Behaviour and Attitudes
- To be sensitive to the impact of Covid-19 but try to maintain our high expectations for attendance and review practice where needed
3. Personal development
- To embed the work of our Rainbow (Wellbeing) Team to support vulnerable children and families, especially in light of the pandemic
- To continue developing our school visitors, visits and minibus trips to enrich the children’s life experiences
4. Leadership and Management
- To support Key Stage, Subject Leaders and Governors so that they have an accurate understanding of the school’s effectiveness and focus on the impact of their actions in key areas
- To continue our work with staff to reduce any unnecessary workload to ensure that we prioritise both children and staff’s mental health and well-being
Specific areas for our focus are - outdoor learning; renewing our Artsmark award; setting up our own successful after-school provision; governors achieving the Governor Mark award.
Acting Head teacher: Kate Gowing
Chair of Governors: Hansjörg Schmidt
School Improvement Adviser: Helena Evans
These priorities were written in conjunction with the Senior Leadership Team, staff and governors.