This year’s Standards and Quality and School Improvement Plan is available to download here. St Peter’s SQUIP 2016-17
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The areas identified for improvement are
National Priorities | Education and Children’s Services Themes | School Improvement Plan Priorities |
Cross Cutting Themes |
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NIF Priority 1:
Improvement in attainment, particularly in literacy and numeracy |
Improvement in Attainment: Literacy and Numeracy
• ACC strategy advice and guidance on developing literacy and numeracy |
School Improvement Priority 1
Review of Curriculum Rationale and Design |
NIF Priority 2:
Closing the attainment gap between the most and least disadvantaged children. |
Closing the attainment gap
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School Improvement Priority 2
To further develop effective practice in planning for learning, assessment and moderation with a particular focus on Assessment is for Learning strategies and achievement of Curriculum for Excellence levels. |
NIF Priority 3:
Improvement in children and young people’s health and wellbeing. |
Communities Experiencing Socio-Economic Disadvantage
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School Improvement Priority 3
Update the Anti-Bullying Policy and help children to understand how to access support when they are bullied for any reason including cyberbullying.
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NIF Priority 4: Improvement in employability skills and sustained, positive school-leaver destinations for all young people. |
Developing the Young Workforce
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School Improvement Priority 4
Continue to develop children’s understanding of their rights and develop their ability to interact positively to promote their opinions and ideas through Pupil Voice Committees. |
Continuing from session 2016-2017 | Responsibilities |
Continue to participate in the ‘Great Teaching, Great Learning’ teacher learning communities. | Two teacher leaders, supported by headteacher |
1 + 2 Modern Languages
– continued implementation of French in P1 – P3, extending to P4 and P5. – German as L2 in P6 and P7 – Mandarin as L3 in P5, P6 and P7 |
1 + 2 Languages Co-ordinator supported by depute headteacher |
Continued implementation of TalkBoost and phonological screening and Highland Literacy activities in P1 to promote attainment in literacy. | P1 teachers and Pupil Support Assistants supported by headteacher |
Improve self-evaluation using HGIOS 4 and the SCES document, ‘The Catholic School: Developing in Faith’ to evaluate our development as a community of faith and learning. | Headteacher and pupils, parents, staff and partners. |
Improve our attainment in writing throughout the school. | Depute Headteacher, Literacy Co-ordinator , all teachers |
Continue Rights Respecting Schools work to achieve Level 1 and develop Pupil Voice in range of committees throughout the school. | Rights Respecting Schools Co-ordinator supported by headteacher |
Health and Wellbeing – continued engagement in SHANARRI and anti-bullying work | Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator |
Use Google Classroom and Digital Technologies – all staff and class groups. | Technologies Co-ordinator supported by depute headteacher |
Use technology to improve communication between staff and parents. | Headteacher, Depute Headteacher and all staff |
Audit and organise library resources for infant classes | Headteacher |