School Improvement 25-26
We have FIVE main areas to our school improvement plans this year. They are:
- Quality of Education
- Behaviour and Attitudes
- Personal Development
- Leadership and Management
- Further developing the Christian distinctiveness of the school
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
What is our priority?
We aim to continue to develop our curriculum offer for the school so that is ambitious and designed to give all learners, particularly the most disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) or high needs, the knowledge and cultural capital they need to succeed in life.
We are going to do this by:
Making sure our adaptive teaching strategies are embedded so that all pupils are supported to make progress through the curriculum.
Our subject leads to identify the ‘Golden Threads’ or essential learning objectives to feed into future sticky learning for their subjects across the curriculum.
By adapting to the new ways of working within the Communities of Schools model. To make sure our children with SEND receive the correct support to succeed and are benefiting from the local offer.
By strengthening our universal and targeted provision to support SEMH needs: through: Working with our link practitioners on whole school actions and support for individuals, programme of assessments (SLCN; SPLD), - Centrally co-ordinated SEMH interventions – FLO, ELSA, forest school and dog visits.
By strengthening our universal and targeted provision to support Speech, Language and Communication needs via centrally coordinated S&L interventions so that our children are able to access their learning independently.
By continuing to increase parental engagement with the graduated approach so that the school is meeting its statutory obligation of the SEND code of practice.
BEHAVIOUR AND ATTITUDES
What is our priority?
We aim that our pupils will be ready, respectful and safe at all times.
We are going to do this by:
Introducing and embedding Zones of regulation so that our children can use these to regulate their feelings.
Refreshing our School Vision to embed our Methodist ethos and Christian values further so that our community understands the importance of our Christian Distinctiveness.
To consistently apply the adaptations needed to support pupils to succeed so that none of our pupils struggle to learn and become distracted.
To embed our restorative and reflective conversations within the school so that our children can reflect on their behaviour and seek to repair relationships.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
What is our priority?
We aim that our high-quality curriculum offer further enhances pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
We are going to do this by:
Broadening our pupils’ cultural capital by incorporating diverse texts, global perspectives, and community engagement projects into our curriculum.
Deepening our partnerships with parents, offering workshops on supporting learning at home.
Strengthening the school’s role as a community hub, working with local organisations, church, and charities.
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
What is our priority?
Our leaders have a clear and ambitious vision for providing high quality education to all pupil.
We are going to do this by:
Using the Pathway approach with subject leads so that they can identify improvement points for their subjects.
By using data-driven analysis to evaluate impact and inform decision-making.
Strengthening governance and accountability, ensuring governors understand performance data and Methodist distinctiveness.
FURTHER DEVELOPING THE CHRISTIAN DISTINCTIVENESS OF THE SCHOOL
What is our priority?
We aim that the school's Christian vision is effectively enabling all pupils and adults to flourish, providing a high-quality education that is distinctively Christian in character. our school will promote the personal religious development of all pupils
We are going to do this by:
Ensuring that our school’s theologically rooted Christian vision enable pupils and adults to flourish.
Ensuring that our school’s theologically rooted Christian vision creates an active culture of justice and responsibility.
By ensuring our collective worship enables our pupils and adults to flourish spiritually.
/docs/St_Peters_Methodist_Primary_School_Improvement_Priorities_2025_26.pdfWe hope that you find this useful and informative. If you have any further suggestions or questions, please contact me.
Mrs Kristina Dyer
headteacher@st-peters-canterbury.kent.sch.uk