A strong and effective culture of school development and professional learning

High-quality professional learning is a strength of the school and contributes very effectively to raising standards. The leadership team has a strong track record of making and securing improvements. Through effective and robust self-evaluation, they identify priorities which reflect the needs of the school accurately. They seek out the most effective training for staff. Alongside this, staff carry out targeted research and draw up impactful short-term action plans for their own teaching and for the learners in their class. This ensures changes are quickly reviewed and a positive impact on pupil progress is secured. For example, the school identified that progress in reading needed to improve. The ensuing professional learning and research undertaken has ensured a consistent and effective approach has been introduced and pupils’ are making better progress.

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