School Improvement Cycle

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Trust services and support
Trust services and support
To provide support and challenge in areas such as: Leadership, Curriculum,

Behaviour and Attitudes.

School Strategic Planning
School Strategic Planning

Annual evaluation of the school against Ofsted criteria

Monitoring and Governance
Monitoring and Governance

Review each school to discuss standards/concerns and ensure appropriate support is deployed

Trust services and support

Line Meetings

Purpose: To provide support and challenge in areas such as: Leadership, Curriculum, Behaviour and Attitudes.

Frequency: 3 times each term (more frequently for Attention Needed and Causing Concern schools)

School Reviews

Purpose: Validate improvements made and identify further improvements

Frequency: Annual, 1 day team visit (termly for Attention Needed/CC schools) 

Commissioned External Reviews

Purpose: To provide an objective assessment of a school’s performance, validate self-evaluation and offer tailored support.

Frequency: Annual, 1 day

Commissioned Safeguarding Review

Purpose: Audit compliance and best practices for safeguarding children

Frequency: Annual, 1 day visit

Continuous Professional Learning

Purpose: For all staff to be developing/learning:

•         Network development meetings

•         Trust annual conference

•         Online training courses

•         NPQs and other external training

Frequency: When necessary

 

School Strategic Planning

Annual School Evaluation

Purpose: Annual evaluation of the school against Ofsted criteria

Frequency: Annual

School Development Plan

Purpose: Outline school’s key priorities and steps to ensure continuous improvement

Frequency: Annual plan/termly review

Key Performance Indicators

Purpose: To pool together live data on key areas, analyse the data and forward plan

Frequency: Half termly updates to be discussed in one-to-one meetings

Rapid Action Plan (for schools in red category)

Purpose: Short-term plan to address and improve serious weaknesses in schools.

Frequency: Weekly reviews in line meetings

Monitoring and Governance

School On a Page

Purpose: Evaluation of School Performance

Frequency: Termly

Education Directors Review Meeting

Purpose: Review each school to discuss standards/concerns and ensure appropriate support is deployed

  • Formally minuted
  • Agenda set
  • Involving CEO/DCEO and Exec Heads

Frequency: Half termly

Executive Review Meeting

Purpose: Review SDP progress and complete Performance Management for Headteachers

  • Formally minuted
  • HT
  • Involving CEO/DCEO and Exec Heads

Frequency: Termly.

Governance

Standards Committee Meeting

Purpose: To review standards across the whole trust and progress towards targets

Frequency: Termly.