School Development Plan summary

A Summary of our School Development Planning at Crossgates CP School.

‘Growing together, Learning Forever’

Our School Development Plan (SDP) provides a strategic overview of how we will work to improve opportunities for both pupils and staff over the course of an academic year. The plan focuses on how we feel we can achieve the priorities plus what resources will be used, including effective spending of grants to ensure the needs of all of our pupils are met.

The curriculum and assessment (Wales) 2021 Act challenges all schools to support national priorities of

-Improving pupils’ progression by ensuring their learning is supported by a range of knowledge, skills and experience.

-Reducing the impact of poverty on pupils’ progression and attainment.

A summary of the academic year 2022- 2023 is below followed by a summary of future priorities in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

The plan will be monitored by our School Improvement Advisor and Governing Body.

The school will look for support within professional dialogue, professional research, visiting best practice, attending professional network events arranged by the Local Authority and further afield. The school will also work closely with others in the Calon Cymru cluster.

Priority one–To develop children’s reasoning and problem solving skills. What we’re aiming for –   To ensure that all pupils experience opportunities to reason and apply their mathematical knowledge and skills in a range of context through problem solving and shared experiences.  
Priority two-  Embed the use of HAKA across the school to develop provision and opportunities for science investigations What we’re aiming for Develop children’s skills in applying the scientific method: learn to conduct a range of enquiries, take measurements accurately, present data, make predictions and draw conclusions from evidence.
Priority three- To promote knowledge and understanding of children’s rights through embedding a whole school approach to emotional and mental well being What we’re aiming for Everyone involved with the school places wellbeing at the heart of all they do.  Inclusion is valued, where everybody works together, contributing their skills and resources to the collective good. There is a shared understanding of what constitutes a supporting environment where young people are encouraged to fulfil their personal and academic potential, supported by staff who operate in a culture which values everyone’s wellbeing
Priority four Provide regular opportunities for all pupils to write creatively, at length, across a broad range of genres What we’re aiming for – Create opportunities for writing, inspired by meaningful events and experiences in texts and real life, to enable children to talk and write about their own feelings and experiences. For children to be given time and space to use writing as a tool for thinking, and opportunities to share ideas and preferences, take ownership over their choices and develop the confidence to play around with language features, writing conventions and form.

Future priorities

Priorities for 2023-2024Priorities for 2024-2025
Re-develop “Pupil Progress Meetings” to align with school expectations of standards and progress in line with the curriculum for Wales  
Embed the use of Welsh across the school meeting the majority of the Cymraeg Campus silver award targets  
To continue to improve opportunities for pupils to develop and apply their digital skills  
To deepen understanding of the principles of progression. Continue to embed successful methods of assessing the pupil’s learning journey.  
To develop all staff as leaders of learning to further improve standards through strengthening the school as a learning organisation   
Tracking progression in learning throughout the school and to ensure that provision is effective for different groups of learners  
To continue to provide health and wellbeing strategies to ensure pupils develop the wellbeing qualities that will lead to healthy and confident individuals enabling them to achieve their full potential.  
Further improve ALN provision to meet the needs of all learners    
To build a culture of professional learning that is rigorous, evidence based and collaborative whilst focussing upon preparing for a Curriculum for Wales and wider education reform.

Newsletters 2019-2020

Plans for September 2020 opening from Mrs Williams

letter parents end of term July 2020

SPRING TERM 2020

25. 20.03.20

25. Key worker to parents 20.03.2020

24. 13.03.20

23. St David’s Day 2020 Comp. Results

23. 06.03.20

22. St David’s Day lunch

22. Schoop notification St David’s Day

22. Primary menu Feb-March 2020

22. 28.02.20

21. 14.02.20

20. 07.02.20

19. 31.01.20

18. 24.01.20

17. 17.01.20

17.Operation Encompass letter

16. 10.01.20

AUTUMN TERM 2019

15. 20.12.19

14. 13.12.19

13. 03.12.19

12. 29.11.19

11. 22.11.19

11. Christmas lunch poster

10. 15.11.19

9. 08.11.19

9. Attendance letter

9. best fish and chip

9. national roast dinner day

9. Primary School meals and prices

8. bonfire day menu

8. 25.10.19

Fireworks 24.10.19

7. 18.10.19

6. 11.10.19

5. 0rienteering

5. Powys Welsh Classes 19-20

4. 27.09.19

2. 13.09.19

1. School Term Dates 2019-2020

1. 06.09.19

1. Menu Sept 2019

Newsletters 2018-2019

Summer 2019

39. Schoop Letter for Parents

39. 19.07.19

38. 12.07.19

37. 05.07.19

36. Summer Fayre 2019

36. 28.06.19

35. 21.06.19

34. Attendance

34. 14.06.19

33. 07.06.19

32. 24.05.19

31. 2019,18th May Children’s day

31. 17.05.19

30. 10.05.19

29. 03.05.19

Spring 2019

28. Spring 2019 Newsletter

28. 11.04.19

27. New menu 2019 PDF

27. 05.04.19

26. Beetle Drive Poster – 11th April 2019

26. 29.03.19

25. Healthy Lunchboxes Leaflet (Welsh Government)

25. Catering Price Increase letter 20.3.19

25. 22.03.19

24. 15.03.19

23. 08.03.19

22. 22.02.19

21. 15.02.19

20. St David 2019 – Copy

20. School Disco15.2.19 – Copy

20. Bwydlen dydd Gwyl Dewi – Copy

20. 08.02.19 – Copy

19. 01.02.19 – Copy

18. 25. 01.19 – Copy

17. 18. 01.19 – Copy

16. Spring 2019 Menu

16. Newsletter 11th January 2019 amendment

16. 11. 01.19

Autumn 2018

15. 21.12.18

14. 14.12.18

13. 07.12.18

12. 30.11.18

11 23.11.18

10. 16.11.18

9. 09.11.18.doc

8. 26.10.18

8. PTA Thanks + Results

8. Powys Dance Half Term Workshop

8. ALN Info event 10.12.18

7. 19.10.18

7. bonfire menu 5.11.18

7. Little Acorns Half Term Holiday Club

7. Community Centre Fete

7. RWAS Winter Fair

7. You’ve got Dragons

6. 12.10.18

6. Parent Governor Election – request for nominations

6. OOSC Table Top 17.11.18

6. OOSC Revised charges

6. Dark Sky Day A4

6. PTA Newsletter Autumn 2018

6. PTA THANKS POSTER

6. PTA Xmas Fayre 30.11.18

6. Spooky Play and Lunch

6. Spooktacular

5. 05.10.18

5. Dyfed Powys Police Christmas Card 2018

5. Children in Need Countryfile Ramble 7.10.18

 

 

 

4. 28.09.18

4. Winter Fair 2018 – SCHEDULE

3. 21.09.18

2. 14.09.18

1. 05.09.18

 

Safeguarding/Child Protection Officers

Mrs Lisa Williams, Headteacher

Safeguarding/Child Protection Officer

                                                 

Mrs Bev Smith, Deputy Headteacher                                   

Deputy Safeguarding/Child Protection Officer                            

Mrs Emy Jenkins                                   

Deputy Safeguarding/Child Protection Officer 

Mrs Mel Ross

Governor with responsibility for

Safeguarding/Child Protection