West Island School

Development Plan 2010-2012

(Whole School)

Key Area For Development: Philosophy and Objectives

Target for Development Specific Link to School Strategic Action Points to Timeline for Staff Response CPD Cost
Aims/Values Complement Target Action Points Leading Needed Need? Implication

Increased knowledge and Collaboration, team work Publishing of the aims: August 2010 LT and CTT, HOF and No
embedding of the aims of and unity of purpose posters, website, onwards DC HOS
the school letterheads, documents

Reinforcement in all
meetings, assemblies, August 2010 LT GS/HOS
dynasty council onwards

Assemblies to focus on one All whole school

assemblies in LT/HOS
aim or value
2010

August 2010 All staff

Development plans at every
level to have aims LT/HOS/HOF
embedded

Any new policy to be Ongoing action

checked against aims LT Staff/school
before acceptance council
HOS/HOF

Development of Audit current experience June 2011

international and Inspiring students to become IC
intercultural responsible global citizens Action points arising August 2011 HOF
understanding
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Development Plan 2010-2012
(Whole School)

Key Area For Development: Curriculum

Target for Specific Link to School Strategic Action Points Timeline for Staff Leading Response CPD Cost
Development Aims/Values to Complement Target Action Points Needed Need? Implication

To provide alternative To provide an inclusive, Faculties to bid in dev Aug 2010 PXT/BAC/JPF HOF
pathways for students balanced and culturally plan for courses in BTEC
pre 16 to dovetail with diverse curriculum or alternatives to GCSE
WIS and ESF post 16 to link to WIS and ESF
provision To promote excellence in post 16 courses
teaching and learning JH/AR
Student interest gauged
in year 9

Decisions made based DC/MW/JPF

on resourcing, rooming
and staffing Sept 2010

Courses planned and Oct onwards Specialist

publicised staff
Aug 2011
Courses begun in onwards
stepped annual approach
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Development Plan 2010-2012
(Whole School)

To provide alternative As above Decisions on courses Aug 2010 RBS/BAC HOF Training for
pathways for students offered across ESF and new
post 16 in a collaboration on cross courses
collaborative ESF school offering Aug 2010 JPF
approach
WIS decision on courses Sept 2010 BAC/JH
at WIS CPD time

Additional courses
costed and gauged for BAC/RBS
interest

Courses publicised cross

ESF option evenings Oct 2010 Specialist
staff
Courses planned /staffed Aug 2011

Courses begun Aug 2012

To create an
appropriate curriculum Mapping of curriculum to
for year 7 to 11 to lead identify a skills
into the middle school As above Sept 2010
framework
diploma PXT/JPF
Dec 2010 Pre 16 /HOF
Creation of new
assessment scale Sept 2010

Identification of skills and

decisions as where to be
taught Oct 2010

Decisions on inquiry units Jan 2010

and faculty interest
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Development Plan 2010-2012
(Whole School)

Planning of units using Oct 2010

backward by design
Oct 2010 SK Training in
Change in timetable flexi
structure to Dec 2010 MW/LT/HOF/ meeting
accommodate inquiry in Aug 2011 All Jan 2011
year 7 and 8
RBS/PXT/DM
CAS framework created
Aug 2011 All
CAS framework begins
for year 7 DM/tutors

Personal project to be Aug 2010 L for L staff

begun in year 9 through
L for L and English JY
Library skills

Faculties to indicate in Training

To ensure curriculum To promote excellence in Aug 2010 IC/SK/ESF
SOW and dev plans EAL plan
and teaching which teaching and learning training on
strategies HOF
responds to the needs Gateway
of EAL learners To provide an inclusive
Faculties to identify
curriculum
training needs of staff in
To provide a supportive faculty in dev plan
environment
Planned CPD to respond
to need: WIS and ESF
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Development Plan 2010-2012
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ARR Gateway reporting To promote excellence in ARR markbook Dec 2010

pilot extended across all teaching and learning showcased by Science
subjects in designated and Technology to CTT JXZ/JXG HOF
year groups Dec 2010
CTT to consider
appropriate year groups HOF HOF
for markbook role out –
suggested Year 7 and
Years 12/13

Assessments and rubrics

embedded into markbook February 2011
for designated year
HOF All
groups
February 2011 CPD
Planned CPD to aid the
training
set up of Faculty ARR LT/HOF All Term 2 an
markbooks
Term 3
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Development Plan 2010-2012
(Whole School)

Key Area For Development: Governance and Management

Target for Development Specific Link to School Strategic Action Points Timeline for Staff Response CPD Cost
Aims/Values to Complement Target Action Points Leading Needed Need? Implication

Development of Community: Staff meeting to explain Autumn 2010 SR/JPF Council/LT

understanding of the Collaboration, teamwork school council role
school councils role and a sense of purpose
Newsletter/ bulletin to
promote

Invitation to and
attendance at staff
meetings, briefings,
events

Training of all council Aug 2011 ESF

Development of school
council provision

Development of student Dynasty leaders to apply Autumn 2010 DGS/JPF

representation at Community:
Collaboration, teamwork and be interviewed for the
School Council, PTA Council and PTA role
and Leadership Team and a sense of purpose
meetings Schedule of LT meetings JPF
identified for Head
Student involvement
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Development Plan 2010-2012
(Whole School)

Key Area For Development: Staff

Target for Development Specific Link to School Strategic Action Points Timeline for Staff Response CPD Cost
Aims/Values to Complement Target Action Points Leading Needed Need? Implication

To provide support for Collaboration, teamwork Audit of teaching staff Sept 2010 JPF/DC HOF
staff to aid excellence and sense of purpose admin issues
in Teaching and
Learning To provide a supportive Review of support staff
environment roles.Consideration of Sept 2010
admin support for faculties
To promote excellence in without this currently
teaching and learning Oct 2010
Decision
Nov 2010
Faculty dev plan to
include specific CPD
needs of individual staff
and faculty for EAL, ICT Aug 2010 HOF IC/GD
and A for L

CPD plan to respond

Performance
Sept 2010 IC
management to be given
discreet time Aug 2010

Consideration of more Oct 2010 for

collaboration time in 2011
timetable MW JPF

Staff meetings as JPF/IC

workshops for CPD All year
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Development Plan 2010-2012
(Whole School)

Key Area For Development: Student Support

Target for Development Specific Link to School Strategic Action Points Timeline for Staff Response CPD Cost
Aims/Values to Complement Target Action Points Leading Needed Need? Implication

To create a clear To challenge in sporting, Identification of an August 2010 JPF/IC HOF

approach to enrichment academic and creative interested lead teacher
and challenge for able endeavour in each faculty
students September JPF
To challenge ourselves as Creation of substantive
individuals and as a role TLR leader 2010
community December
Methods of identification Team HOF
To promote excellence in agreed 2010
teaching and learning

By August HOF/CTT
Consideration of
acceleration and 2011 GT
breadth approach team/JPF

Changes to option October 2011

choices, progression Adapted for
routes, breadth Aug 2012

To develop further Respond to findings of RBS/PXT

To centre on the WIS By Aug 2011 HOF/HOS/G
tutoring models review
learner profile: reflection and A
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Development Plan 2010-2012
(Whole School)

To develop mechanisms To provide an inclusive Audit of current support June 2010 GW HOF
to support students at curriculum structures in faculties
level one to four
To provide a supportive Provision of more in class
environment support August 2010 GW HOF
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Development Plan 2010-2012
(Whole School)

Key Area For Development: Resources

Target for Specific Link to Strategic Action Points Timeline for Staff Response CPD Cost
Development School Aims/Values to Complement Target Action Points Leading Needed Need? Implication

To develop appropriate To promote excellence Three year budgetary August 2010 GD JPF/DC 3.5 m 2010
ICT resources and in teaching and learning and infrastructure plan
support to be orchestrated 2 m 2011/12

Additional faculty
support from VP for Sept English GD/LP HOF
pedagogical excellence
provided on a rotation Oct I and S

CPD needs in faculty Aug 2010 GD/IC JPF/HOF Yes : on CPD budget
dev plans addressed bid

Additional ICT tech

employed for faculty GD/DP $120,000
support on rotation

Audit and report of

By Dec 2010 GD/JPF/LP
current teacher laptop
and student laptop Part of ICT 3
provision year plan

Subjects to have one

unit in each term for
specific laptop use Year
June 2011 GD/HOF Subject leaders
7 and 8

Establish a H and Safety

committee
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Development Plan 2010-2012
(Whole School)

Create a student safety JH/parents/dynasty

squad council/GS
To provide a safe To provide a safe
environment for environment Faculties to respond to HOF
students, parents and H and S reviews $50,000
staff Aug 2010 JPF/DC
Write evacuation
policy/practice

Write lockdown Sept 2010 DC

policy/practice
Sept 2010
Provide additional
security guard $120,000

Install Octopus system Dec 2010 DC

for security
June 2011 $250,000
Install gate for car park
$200,000
Glass in school entrance
Summer 2011 JPF/DC 1m ESF
Remodel staff room
Summer 2011 DC/ESF
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Development Plan 2010-2012
(Whole School)

Key Area For Development: Student and Community Life

Target for Specific Link to School Strategic Action Points Timeline for Staff Response CPD Cost
Development Aims/Values to Complement Target Action Points Leading Needed Need? Implication

Improvement and To commit to holistic Survey by parents re H November DMC/RBS Parents

development of the extra education in providing a week choices 2010
curricular programme diverse range of
and CAS meaningful opportunities Audit of current extra November
beyond the classroom curricular offerings and 2010
staffing expectations

Performance Tuesday Staff to

acitivity day From Aug 2010
adhere
Framework for CAS in December
2010 RBS/DMC
MYD decided

Developed By June

Begun Year 7 Aug 2011

Development of Service Aug 2011 RBS/PXT/AR

for year 7