Limbrick Wood School Improvement

School Improvement Plan 2008 - 2010

Improve Community Cohesion within and beyond school

• Build upon existing links with the Tile Hill Stakeholders group, also develop a new positive relationship with the Tile Hill Residents Association
• School to be involved in Community Events, eg; Carols in the Crescent, Community Open Day
• To establish a school Parent Council to involve parents in children’s learning
• School to be involved in new Community Action Conference and follow through on proposals
• Continue to develop work on challenging homophobia
• Develop Car Park and School Entrance to enable easier access
• Lead the school and community on developing a new resource for all Coventry Schools on tackling racism
• Children involved in developing business models for running a market stall
• Develop extended services within the school

Raise standards of attainment in Early Years Foundation Stage

• Ensure children make significant progress against Foundation Stage Profile
• Adapt present practice to meet needs of EYFS
• Build relationships with parents
• Develop staff’s understanding of independent learning
• Continue to improve provision in line with ECKERS guidelines

Raise Attainment of more able children

A - Effective Learning and Teaching Strategies

• Review and identify the schools evidence sources for identifying the needs of the G&T and more able
• Staff use a range of teaching and learning strategies to meet the needs of G&T and more able
• Raise levels of attainment and achievement for G&T and more able

B - Enabling Curriculum entitlement and choice

• Enable personalised learning pathways

C – Assessment for learning

• Use tracking data to Involve children in the setting of their learning targets

D – School/College Organisation

• Have an agreed and updated policy
• To monitor, review & evaluate priorities on audit of G&T yearly

E – Strong Partnerships beyond the School

• Create networking opportunities with other schools, colleges and local organisations

Raise Standards in Numeracy

• Improve quality of learning and teaching
• Develop strategies to raise achievement of target groups
• Develop parents understanding of maths strategies
• Develop whole school approach to children’s use of mental strategies
• Promote cross curricular links

Raise Standards in Literacy

• Ensure children achieve potential in line with national expectations
• Raise number of children achieving level 3 and level 5
• Ensure that tracking systems impact upon progress
• Improve the planning of writing
• Develop parents understanding and role in promoting Literacy

Raise Standards in ICT

• Improve childrens skills and understanding of ICT across the whole primary curriculum using a cross curricular approach.
• To conduct a needs analysis of teachers and support staff to identify training/resources needs
• To role out virtual learning platform to staff and pupils

The Creative Curriculum

• To learn it is good to make mistakes
• Identify and plan for children’s learning through skills
• Involve stakeholders
• Assess the progress of children in the skills
• Children are involved and empowered in their learning

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