2023 – 2024 School Improvement Report – Summary

We have made several improvements in Learning, Teaching and Assessment and Inclusion this session.

Learning, Teaching and Assessment

• We have refreshed our Learning, Teaching and Assessment toolkit to bring in line with #SBCWay agenda.
• Teaching staff have engaged in self-evaluation to identify individual pedagogical training needs with a focus on retrieval practice, scaffolding and use of digital technology.
• We have developed our approaches to teaching writing with a focus on identifying best practice, promoting writing across the curriculum and effective teaching of the tools for writing.
• We have reviewed our attainment data at end of 2022-23 and created stretch aims for children to support closing the attainment gap.
• We have developed our approaches to outdoor learning and created a progressive outdoor learning experience for children.
• We have continued to develop our approaches to Play Pedagogy and intentional planning.
• All staff have continued to develop their use of digital skills to enhance the quality of learning, teaching and assessment across the school.
• We have developed our curriculum rationale and design this session with a focus on high quality, effective, responsive planning for IDL.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

• We have continued to embed the nurture principles and our whole school nurture vision and nurture classroom strategies across the school.
• We have embedded our universal and targeted support to ensure we are meeting the needs of all learners.
• We have developed Growth Mindset across the school community to raise the aspirations of learners by developing skills to develop resilience and self – belief.
• Our Pupil Equity Funding has contributed to provide staffing to deliver targeted interventions in health and wellbeing.
• We have continued to develop our understanding of the UNCRC and how this influences our whole school ethos and curriculum.

2024– 2025 School Improvement Plan: Key Areas for Improvement

Priority 1: Learning Teaching and Assessment

What we are going to do

• Continue to work on aspects of our learning, teaching and assessment toolkit with a focus on feedback strategies      
• Implement the Meta Skills Framework as part of our ongoing curriculum development and Key Entitlements of our Curriculum from ELC to P7
• To develop our approaches to Play Pedagogy and ensure there is a shared understanding across our school that is age and stage appropriate from ELC to P7
• Fully implement the SBC curriculum refresh. This will see all schools aligning practices in Literacy, Numeracy and H&WB around a common curriculum offer.

Priority 2: Inclusion and Wellbeing

What we are going to do

• Continue to embed the UNCRC across ELC to P7 ethos and curriculum with a focus on our ‘Key Entitlements’ across our curriculum.
• Achieve our silver Rights Respecting School Award.
• We will continue to embed our inclusive, nurturing practices and promote positive wellbeing for all our children.
• Continue to embed our universal and targeted support strategies to ensure the needs of all our children are being met and will be linked to our IDL and Health, and Wellbeing Curriculum from ELC to P7.
• Embed approaches to Growth mindset to ensure positive outcomes for our children.

Other Priorities

• Raise attainment in Reading by Developing our reading for pleasure culture through the Reading Schools accreditation programme.
• Embed our whole school approach to Showbie as a reporting tool.
• Continue to work on aspects of our learning, teaching and assessment framework with a focus on feedback.
• To continue to develop a Growth Mindset across the school community to raise the aspirations of learners by developing skills to develop resilience and self – belief.