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Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you to all Year 9 parents who attended the Options Evening last night with their daughters to hear about the range of courses on offer for KS4. It was a really positive occasion and I know that you will support your daughter over the next few weeks in making appropriate choices for the next 2 academic years. It was also good to see some of you at the Parents Forum last week to consider the school’s strategic priorities for the next year. We have now reached the end of the consultation period for our School Improvement Plan 2010-11 and the themes and priorities have been agreed as follows: Strategic Theme 1: Ensuring a quality environment and systems which support teaching and learning - Reviewing the use and management of communal student areas, play areas, caretaker’s house, the grounds, staffroom, prayer room
- BSF snagging and ensuring high quality finishes
- New security systems – CCTV, fire strategy, zoning etc
- Maintenance of new facilities: monitoring systems
- Facilities management
- Sustainability & energy efficiency
- Food: value for money, consistent healthy offer & appropriate hospitality offer
- Monitoring and challenging ICT managed service provider
- Developing a plan for display of art work, sculpture, student work in communal areas and corridors
Strategic Theme 2: Fostering excellence in Learning and Teaching through a diverse and personalised curriculum - Developing a culture and momentum for sharing teaching and learning expertise: newsletter, register of expertise, observations (student & peer), use of staff meetings
- Effective embedding and management of Controlled Assessments in the KS4 curriculum
- Implementation and review of the new GCSE specifications
- Review of best practice in Functional Skills
- Effective target setting and student monitoring in a post SATs world
- Sharing excellent Assessment for Learning (AfL)Teaching and Learning practice
- Building space for creativity in Teaching and Learning
Strategic Theme 3: Creating responsible, effective learners by developing skills and attitudes for life - Promoting sustainability education and recycling practice
- Celebration of new LRC with a range of exciting launch events
- Ensuring the high profile status of BLP
- Supporting students in effective self and peer assessment
- Sharing best practice in effective questioning
- Reviewing and updating the school policy on e safety
Strategic Theme 4: Developing stronger links with the community for mutual enrichment - Developing parental involvement, especially with hard to reach families
- Supporting community cohesion beyond the school
- Celebrating the languages spoken in the community
- Developing WSFG as an extended school
- Coordinating out of hours provision (based on student audits already completed), including provision for vulnerable students
- Reviewing newsletter format and content
- Communicating to parents (via the MLE) the progress and experience of students
- Revitalising the alumnae
If you have any questions or would like further information regarding the SIP, please feel free to contact me. With best wishes, Rachel Macfarlane |
