2020-21

School Recovery Plan Summary 2020-21

Following the lock down of all schools in March we have a recovery plan in place that will be followed this year.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Classroom environments provide an exciting, stimulating although calm atmosphere to learn in
Rich opportunities for problem solving and reasoning in maths to deepen learning to continue
Critical thinking skills developed in all areas of the curriculum to continue
PSHE will be taught from September 2020 with guidance from PSHE lead and tailored towards individual classes. New PSHE curriculum to be introduced in January 2021 after consultation with parents in autumn term 2020.
Assessment of children’s knowledge and skills to be reviewed at the end of the autumn term if lockdown has not occurred again. Teachers will use the school Epiphany tracker. Pupil progress meetings to be scheduled each term and reviewed as necessary.
Quality, focused interventions will be provided 2-3 weeks into the school term and planned by the SENDco, class teachers and head. Two members of staff will be working with targeted children throughout the week on a 1:1 or small group basis to revisit key skills in reading, spelling and number.

Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare

British Values continue to be woven throughout whole curriculum and children can talk about how these impact their own lives.
PSHE to be taught for at least an hour per week to address any emotions, feelings and strategies to support.
PE and exercise to play a vital part of positive mental health and well being. Ensure children are provided with opportunities in school to exercise between lessons e.g brain breaks or wake and shake, the daily half or mile around school grounds and competition withing own classes for sport with PE coach e.g netball, football, cricket, rounders.
To use 10 Keys to Happier Living by Vanessa King focusing on giving, relating, exercising, awareness, trying out, direction, resilience, emotions, acceptance and meaning. Use these for C worship and class discussions.

Outcomes for Pupils

Reception intake this year .baseline will be addressed during the first few weeks of autumn term.
Access Speech and language training from Bengeworth Academy to train staff and support children with speech and language needs.
Challenge and extension is provided during the lessons for pupils to work on and show progress
Rich quality texts deepen understanding of vocabulary and grammar
Provision of rich mathematical problem solving and reasoning in planning and lessons
Children to independently and confidently access strategies and methods to assist them in solving mathematical problems
Class environments set up for children to access resources independently and prepared for active learning.

Leadership and Management

New governors to be trained in role
Training for new safeguarding governor including SCR
Skill set of governors to be distributed
Governors to be continued to be trained in learning walks
SIAMS governor sub- committee to meet and training accessed from diocese where possible.
SIA to meet with headteacher in October/ November to discuss priorities and how the school is on the road to recovery with clear aims and targets for pupils.
Meet with colleagues from collaboration schools to ensure that curriculum skills are taught correctly in first and middle schools.
Prepare for another lockdown at some point…ensure all parents are set up for online learning and that they will need to play their part in making sure children access as much as possible if this happens in the future. Communicate this with parents and ensure that all families are set up for a future situation.

Early Years

Ensure outstanding progress from relative starting points (baseline assessment) for the youngest children is made in all 17 areas of learning in order to maximise the percentage of pupils achieving the GLD by the end of Reception year;
Continue to raise standards in core areas of learning especially early reading, writing and to ensure standards are maintained and continue to rise.
Target gross and fine motor skills in the outdoor area
Tapestry will be used to communicate with parents and will continue with Year 1 for the year.
Ensure that an effective transition has taken place for children starting after lockdown.