Current School Priorities

Our priorities for improvement support the following articles of the United Nations Convention on the rights of a child:

• Article 3: The best interests of a child must be a top priority in all things that affect children
• Article 28: Every child has the right to an education
• Article 29: Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as for their parents, their own and other cultures and the environment
• Article 30: Every child has the right to learn and use the language, customs and religion of their family
• Article 31: Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities

Key priority one
To implement the new framework for EYFS to ensure pupils leave EYFS ready for KS1 

Key priority two
To introduce the new phonics scheme and develop practice to ensure all pupils are taught to decode effectively 

Key priority three
To continue to develop oracy ensuring pupils can effectively articulate their understanding to a range of audiences

Key priority four
To increase staff confidence and expertise in planning for pupils with SEND, in all subjects, as part of quality first teaching 

Key priority five
To embed the themes into implementation of the curriculum and sharpen pedagogy in non-core subjects

Key priority six
To reintroduce the Rights Respecting agenda and ensure it is used to support children’s understanding of their rights