School Development

At Burrough Green Primary School we are committed to continuous school improvement.
 
This year (2022-2023), we have five priorities for our school’s development.
 

Continue to improve outcomes in Maths and English and mitigate against the impact of COVID

  •          KS1 outcomes to be in line with or above national average
  •          Improve phonics outcomes, including early writing skills (and spelling)
  •          Improve writing outcomes, continuing to embed Talk for Writing approaches
  •          Continue to develop use of a wide vocabulary across the curriculum including Tier 3 (subject specific) and Tier 2 vocabulary
  •          Continue to embed maths mastery teaching in all classes
  •          Improve instant recall of key facts in maths including multiplication facts

 

Continue to develop our broad, rich curriculum in order to engage our pupils in their learning

  •          Develop and extend our Computing, Art, DT, RE and PSHE curricula
  •          To use Charanga to develop teaching and learning in music
  •          To continue to develop challenge and progression within our mixed age classes across the curriculum

 

Continue to develop our EYFS offer

  •          GLD to be in line with or above national average
  •          Improve phonics outcomes, including early writing skills
  •          Continue to develop use of a wide vocabulary, including through Talk for Writing approaches
  •          Continue to embed mastery in maths (mastering number)
  •          Provide rich and stimulating continuous and enhanced provision inside and outside the classroom

 

Support the mental health and well-being of the school community

  •          Embed STEPs approach with new staff
  •          Train a TA as an ELSA to provide emotional support for individuals and groups
  •          Create a “safe space” for children with emotional needs
  •          Increase the opportunities for extra-curricular enrichment including clubs
  •          Use the EHWB team to deliver training around developing resilience in children
  •          Increase pupil voice 

 

Community involvement

  •          Increase opportunities for children of different ages to work together (teams/clubs, Y5 buddies, playleaders etc)
  •          Raise the profile of school council, team captains, CW team (Team BG)
  •          Increase the number of volunteers in school
  •          Raise the profile of the school governors
  •          Increase the range of opportunities for parents to share in the work of the school and engage with children’s learning
  •          Create opportunities to involve the wider community in the work of the school