Gryffe High School Quality Assurance Calendar 2015-2016
Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
August SQA Results analysis QIs: 1.1,5.9,8.4
Head Teacher SMT PT/FHs
• Identification of areas of strength and development
• Establish action plan for areas of development
• Build on areas of strength and identify opportunities to share effective practice
• Raise attainment of our learners
• Our learners continue to make very good progress from prior learning
• Continue to use external data on comparative performance effectively
• Continue to use benchmarking to improve learning
SMT minutes PTs Meeting minutes DM Minutes STACS
Update of Child Protection QIs: 1.1,5.8
DHT – P Holsgrove
• All staff fully trained in Child Protection procedures.
• Raise awareness of child protection issues and procedures
• Ensures provision for meeting the emotional, physical and social needs of our learners
August In Service Day Programme and staff evaluations Staff signatures to support accessing Child Protection literature Staff applications for CPD Update of central file regarding staff
Review of legislative requirements for pupils with ASN QIs: 1.2
DHT – AM Skillen
• Pupils identified with ASNs are well supported including those who have behavioural issues
EST minutes EST evaluation Pupil Support:SfL minutes
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
• Pupils who are identified as at risk of exclusion from school are supported
• SHANARRI wellbeing indicators are used at EST
• All staff become familiar with ASN procedures
Pupil Support: Guidance minutes Pupil ASN information
Annual meeting with Chaplaincy Team QIs: 4.1, 5.6, 6.1, 6.2, 9.1
DHT – A Brown
• Agree programme for spiritual development of our learners– Christmas and Easter Services and themed input at year group Assemblies
Minute and agreement of meeting
Update on: Racist incidents Bullying incidents Returns to the Authority on the above QIs: 1.2, 4.2, 5.6, 9.1
SMT PTs Pupil Support: Guidance
• Incidents of bullying and anti racist behaviour monitored.
• Incidents dealt with quickly and effectively
• Pupils feel supported • Promotes an ethos of equality
and fairness • Pupils act as responsible
citizens
Monthly orange sheets recording incidents Racist Incident Blue folder.
Discussion of Parent Council meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
Head Teacher
• Parent Council contributes towards improvements.
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect change.
• Parent Council given a role within the school
Parent Council Minutes SMT minutes
School Fund Committee meeting QIs: 3.1, 8.2
BSM School Fund Committee
• Allows for planning to ensure that funding is available to support Learning and Teaching initiatives
Minutes of Committee meeting
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
• Learners at risk of missing out due to finance can be participate in the full school programme. EG payment to HFT and contribution towards all school trips
Review of Department QA calendars QIs: 5.9, 9.4
SMT
• Ensures consistency across the school.
• Ensures consistency with whole school QA calendar
• Allows for planning to ensure that workload issues are not created
• Allows for planning of sampling of pupils work, parental view and pupils views across the session
Department QA calendars
Review of August In Service Day Programme QIs: 3.1, 5.9, 6.2
Head Teacher All staff
• Ensures that programme meets the needs of all teaching staff.
• Programme is current and meaningful
Staff evaluations of August In service day and action points
Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of e-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers
QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
SMT • Early intervention is taken to ensure that potential barriers to learning are removed.
• Appropriate behaviour and attitude is reinforced and praised and inappropriate ones are challenged.
• Pupils become more responsible citizens
Authority exclusion data Demerits monthly data for whole school Analysis of e-room usage from SfL Uniform sticker book
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
Scrutiny of Departmental minutes SMT • Effective practice highlighted and shared with others
• Issues dealt with promptly
Department minutes SMT response to department minutes
SMT attendance at link Dept DM Agenda items:
SMT • Staff work as professional teams and want to do well
• There is an ethos of openness • Learning and teaching is
enhanced and improved throughout the school
• Staff at all levels are confident about their roles
• Staff are encouraged to work in a solution focused and ‘can do’ way.
DM minutes SMT minutes
Classroom visits: Monitoring of Learning and Teaching QIs: 1.1, 2.1, 5.3, 5.9
SMT PTs/FHs
• Consistent approach to learning and teaching throughout the school
• Improved learning and teaching
• Staff become more reflective practitioners
• Pupil attainment and achievement is improved
• Pupils become successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
Management observation returns Peer Observation returns Feedback from TLCs Pupil evaluations DM minutes
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
September Review of CfE Curriculum structures SMT PTs/FHs
• Curriculum takes full account of the design principles, contexts and entitlements identified in CfE.
• Meets learners’ needs • Develops our learners as
successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors
SMT Minutes PT/FH meeting minutes
Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of e-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers
QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
SMT • Early intervention is taken to ensure that potential barriers to learning are removed.
• Appropriate behaviour and attitude is reinforced and praised and inappropriate ones are challenged.
• Pupils become more responsible citizens
Authority exclusion data Demerits monthly data for whole school Analysis of e-room usage from SfL Uniform sticker book
Scrutiny of Departmental minutes SMT • Effective practice highlighted and shared with others
• Issues dealt with promptly
Department minutes SMT response to department minutes
Update of Child Protection QIs: 1.1,5.8
DHT – P Holsgrove
• All staff fully trained in Child Protection procedures.
• Raise awareness of child protection issues and procedures
• Ensures provision for meeting the emotional, physical and social needs of our learners
August In Service Day Programme and staff evaluations Staff applications for CPD Update of central file regarding staff
Review of pupil attendance and late SMT • Consistent approach to Attendance procedures
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
coming procedures PTS Pupil Support
management of pupil attendance and late coming
• Reduction in attendance issues
• Reduction in pupil late coming • Pupils become more
responsible citizens
and letters Late coming sign in sheets and analysis SMT minutes Pupil Support DM Minutes
Classroom visits: Monitoring of Learning and Teaching QIs: 1.1, 2.1, 5.3, 5.9
SMT PTs/FHs
• Consistent approach to learning and teaching throughout the school
• Improved learning and teaching
• Staff become more reflective practitioners
• Pupil attainment and achievement is improved
• Pupils become successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
Management observation returns Peer Observation returns Feedback from TLCs Pupil evaluations DM minutes
Review of transfer arrangements for primary
A Brown All PTs/FHs Primary Staff CfE Committee
• All pupils will make appropriate progress in their learning
• All pupil data will be shared effectively and efficiently
• All staff will have a better understanding of pupils’ prior learning and capabilities
• Pupils are more confident, successful, respectful and effective contributors
Evaluation of S1 Surgeries and dissemination of information DM Minutes SMT minutes Cluster minutes CfE transition committee minutes
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
Service level agreement with careers
(following review)
Psychological service level agreement (following review)
Update on: Racist incidents Bullying incidents Returns to the Authority on the above QIs: 1.2, 4.2, 5.6, 9.1
SMT PTs Pupil support: Guidance
• Incidents of bullying and anti racist behaviour monitored.
• Incidents dealt with quickly and effectively.
• Pupils feel supported • Pupils become more
responsible citizens
Monthly orange sheets recording incidents Racist Incident Blue folder. SMT minutes Pupil Support minutes
Discussion of PTA meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
P Holsgrove • PTA contributes towards improvements through fund raising
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect change.
• PTA given a role within the school
PTA Minutes PTA department bid sheets for funding SMT minutes
DMR Committee meeting DMR Committee S Taylor C Johnson
• Ensure finance is sufficient to support school’s work
• Best use is made of finances • Clear procedures for financial
control • Expenditure is managed and
monitored • Priorities for the use of
DMR Committee Meeting minutes
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
financial resources are clearly linked to our improvement priorities
Review of staff development/CPD
opportunities
Review of departments by HT and link DHT
HT Link DHT
SMT attendance at link Dept DM Agenda items:
SMT • Staff work as professional teams and want to do well
• There is an ethos of openness • Learning and teaching is
enhanced and improved throughout the school
• Staff at all levels are confident about their roles
• Staff are encouraged to work in a solution focused and ‘can do’ way.
DM minutes SMT minutes
Review of Gryffestyles Week G O’Hare All staff
Pupil focus group • Learners have a positive sense of responsibility to their school and others, and are developing their ability to make informed choices and decisions about issues which affect them. They take on roles
Pupil focus group agenda and minutes Student Council agenda and minutes Pupil Management Group minutes
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
with increasing responsibility as they progress through the school
• Learners views are sought on a arrange of topics and acted on on a regular basis
• Learners have the
opportunity to participate in whole school decision making
Sampling parental views: Parent focus group
• Parents contribute actively to key aspects of their child’s education including the school’s priorities for improvement
• Parents participate in debates and discussions about education and use their skills to contribute to school improvements
• Parental views are actively sought both formally and informally and action taken
• Parents contribute to careers guidance through our Reading Programme,
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
Careers Fair, Health Education etc
• Feedback to parents on
issues raised and action taken is given on a regular basis via the school website
Staff focus group
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
October SMT attendance at link departments: Agenda item – STACs/SQA results analysis
Head Teacher SMT PT/FHs
• Identification of areas of strength and development
• Establish action plan for areas of development
• Build on areas of strength and identify opportunities to share effective practice
• Raise attainment of our learners
• Our learners continue to make very good progress from prior learning
• Continue to use external data on comparative performance effectively
• Continue to use benchmarking to improve learning
SMT minutes PTs Meeting minutes DM Minutes STACS
Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of e-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers
QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
SMT • Early intervention is taken to ensure that potential barriers to learning are removed.
• Appropriate behaviour and attitude is reinforced and praised and inappropriate ones are challenged.
• Pupils become more responsible citizens
Authority exclusion data Demerits monthly data for whole school Analysis of e-room usage from SfL Uniform sticker book
Scrutiny of Departmental minutes SMT • Effective practice highlighted and shared with others
• Issues dealt with promptly
Department minutes SMT response to department minutes
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SMT attendance at link Dept DM Agenda items:
Link DHT
Update on: Racist incidents Bullying incidents Returns to the Authority on the above QIs: 1.2, 4.2, 5.6, 9.1
SMT PTs Pupil support: Guidance
• Incidents of bullying and anti racist behaviour monitored.
• Incidents dealt with quickly and effectively.
• Pupils feel supported
Monthly orange sheets recording incidents Racist Incident Blue folder.
Classroom visits: Monitoring of Learning and Teaching QIs: 1.1, 2.1, 5.3, 5.9
SMT PTs/FHs
• Consistent approach to learning and teaching throughout the school
• Improved learning and teaching
• Staff become more reflective practitioners
• Pupil attainment and achievement is improved
• Pupils become successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
Management observation returns Peer Observation returns Feedback from TLCs Pupil evaluations DM minutes
Discussion of Parent Council meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
Head Teacher
• Parental Council contributes towards improvements.
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect change.
• Parent Council given a role within the school
Parent Council Minutes SMT minutes
Discussion of PTA meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
P Holsgrove • PTA contributes towards improvements through fund raising
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect
PTA Minutes PTA department bid sheets for funding SMT minutes
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change. • PTA given a role within the
school
Review of school handbook SMT Appropriate staff
DMR Committee meeting DMR Committee S Taylor C Johnson
• Ensure finance is sufficient to support school’s work
• Best use is made of finances • Clear procedures for financial
control • Expenditure is managed and
monitored • Priorities for the use of
financial resources are clearly linked to our improvement priorities
DMR Committee meeting minutes
QIO visits
Review of departments by HT and link DHT
HT Link DHT
Review of October In Service Day Programme QIs: 3.1, 5.9, 6.2 School Improvement Plan Pages:
Head Teacher All staff
• Ensures that programme meets the needs of all teaching staff.
• Programme is current and meaningful
Staff evaluations of August In service day and action points
Review of Global diversity month R Sharp Citizenship Committee
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Pupil focus group
Sampling parental views: • Parents Evening survey – rolling
programme • Response to returns from pupil
reports
Staff Meeting - Staff focus groups
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
November Review of evaluation of options process AM Skillen Guidance Staff
Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of e-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers
QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
SMT • Early intervention is taken to ensure that potential barriers to learning are removed.
• Appropriate behaviour and attitude is reinforced and praised and inappropriate ones are challenged.
• Pupils become more responsible citizens
Authority exclusion data Demerits monthly data for whole school Analysis of e-room usage from SfL Uniform sticker book
Scrutiny of Departmental minutes SMT • Effective practice highlighted and shared with others
• Issues dealt with promptly
Department minutes SMT response to department minutes
SMT attendance at link Dept DM Agenda items:
SMT • Staff work as professional teams and want to do well
• There is an ethos of openness • Learning and teaching is
enhanced and improved throughout the school
• Staff at all levels are confident about their roles
• Staff are encouraged to work in a solution focused and ‘can do’ way.
DM minutes SMT minutes
Classroom visits: Monitoring of Learning and Teaching QIs: 1.1, 2.1, 5.3, 5.9
SMT PTs/FHs
• Consistent approach to learning and teaching throughout the school
• Improved learning and teaching
Management observation returns Peer Observation returns Feedback from TLCs Pupil evaluations
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• Staff become more reflective practitioners
• Pupil attainment and achievement is improved
• Pupils become successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
DM minutes
Monitoring of support plans • All pupils identified with ASNs are well supported and making good progress.
• All pupils identified at risk of missing out are well supported and making good progress
Update on: Racist incidents Bullying incidents Returns to the Authority on the above QIs: 1.2, 4.2, 5.6, 9.1
SMT PTs Pupil support: Guidance
• Incidents of bullying and anti racist behaviour monitored.
• Incidents dealt with quickly and effectively.
• Pupils feel supported
Monthly orange sheets recording incidents
Discussion of Parent Council meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
Head Teacher
• Parental Council contributes towards improvements.
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect change.
• Parent Council given a role within the school
Parent Council Minutes SMT minutes
Review/deployment of staffing requirements
Pupil focus group
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Sampling parental views: • Parents Evening survey – rolling
programme • Response to returns from pupil
reports
Staff focus group
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
December Review of curriculum • Curriculum takes full account of the design principles, contexts and entitlements identified in CfE.
• Meets learners’ needs • Develops our learners as
successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors
Review of pupil attendance and late coming procedures
SMT PTs Pupil Support
• Consistent approach to management of pupil attendance and late coming
• Reduction in attendance issues
• Reduction in pupil late coming • Pupils become more
responsible citizens
Attendance procedures and letters Late coming sign in sheets and analysis SMT minutes
Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of e-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers
QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
SMT • Early intervention is taken to ensure that potential barriers to learning are removed.
• Appropriate behaviour and attitude is reinforced and praised and inappropriate ones are challenged.
• Pupils become more responsible citizens
Authority exclusion data Demerits monthly data for whole school Analysis of e-room usage from SfL Uniform sticker book
Scrutiny of Departmental minutes SMT • Effective practice highlighted and shared with others
• Issues dealt with promptly
Department minutes SMT response to department minutes
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SMT attendance at link Dept DM Agenda items:
Link DHT •
Classroom visits: Monitoring of Learning and Teaching QIs: 1.1, 2.1, 5.3, 5.9
SMT PTs/FHs
• Consistent approach to learning and teaching throughout the school
• Improved learning and teaching
• Staff become more reflective practitioners
• Pupil attainment and achievement is improved
• Pupils become successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
Management observation returns Peer Observation returns Feedback from TLCs Pupil evaluations DM minutes
Update on: Racist incidents Bullying incidents Returns to the Authority on the above QIs: 1.2, 4.2, 5.6, 9.1
SMT PTs Pupil support: Guidance
• Incidents of bullying and anti racist behaviour monitored.
• Incidents dealt with quickly and effectively.
• Pupils feel supported
Monthly orange sheets recording incidents
Discussion of Parent Council meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
Head Teacher
• Parental Council contributes towards improvements.
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect change.
• Parent Council given a role within the school
Parent Council Minutes SMT minutes
Progress of Improvement Plan A Brown DHT
Pupil focus group
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Sampling parental views: • Parents Evening survey – rolling
programme • Response to returns from pupil
reports
Staff focus group
Scrutiny of Student Council Minutes
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
January Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of e-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers
QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
SMT • Early intervention is taken to ensure that potential barriers to learning are removed.
• Appropriate behaviour and attitude is reinforced and praised and inappropriate ones are challenged.
• Pupils become more responsible citizens
Authority exclusion data Demerits monthly data for whole school Analysis of e-room usage from SfL Uniform sticker book
Scrutiny of Departmental minutes SMT • Effective practice highlighted and shared with others
• Issues dealt with promptly
Department minutes SMT response to department minutes
SMT attendance at link Dept DM Agenda items:
SMT • Staff work as professional teams and want to do well
• There is an ethos of openness • Learning and teaching is
enhanced and improved throughout the school
• Staff at all levels are confident about their roles
• Staff are encouraged to work in a solution focused and ‘can do’ way.
DM minutes SMT minutes
Classroom visits: Monitoring of Learning and Teaching QIs: 1.1, 2.1, 5.3, 5.9
SMT PTs/FHs
• Consistent approach to learning and teaching throughout the school
• Improved learning and teaching
• Staff become more reflective practitioners
• Pupil attainment and
Management observation returns Peer Observation returns Feedback from TLCs Pupil evaluations DM minutes
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achievement is improved • Pupils become successful
learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
Review of curriculum • Curriculum takes full account of the design principles, contexts and entitlements identified in CfE.
• Meets learners’ needs • Develops our learners as
successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors
Review of transfer arrangements for primary
A Brown All PTs/FHs Primary Staff CfE Committee
• All pupils will make appropriate progress in their learning
• All pupil data will be shared effectively and efficiently
• All staff will have a better understanding of pupils’ prior learning and capabilities
• Pupils are more confident, successful, respectful and effective contributors
Evaluation of S1 Surgeries and dissemination of information DM Minutes SMT minutes Cluster minutes CfE transition committee minutes
Prelim Analysis Head Teacher SMT PT/FHs
• Identification of areas of strength and development
• Establish action plan for areas of development
• Build on areas of strength and identify opportunities to share effective practice
• Raise attainment of our learners
SMT minutes PTs Meeting minutes DM Minutes Dept/Faculty prelim analysis return
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• Our learners continue to make very good progress from prior learning
• Continue to use external data on comparative performance effectively
• Continue to use benchmarking to improve learning
Corporate IT Service level Agreement (following review)
•
Review of legislative requirements for pupils with ASN QIs: 1.2
DHT – AM Skillen
• Pupils identified with ASNs are well supported including those who have behavioural issues
• Pupils who are identified as at risk of exclusion from school are supported
• SHANARRI wellbeing indicators are used at EST
• All staff become familiar with ASN procedures
EST minutes EST evaluation Pupil Support:SfL minutes Pupil Support: Guidance minutes Pupil ASN information
Update on: Racist incidents Bullying incidents Returns to the Authority on the above QIs: 1.2, 4.2, 5.6, 9.1
SMT PTs Pupil support: Guidance
• Incidents of bullying and anti racist behaviour monitored.
• Incidents dealt with quickly and effectively.
• Pupils feel supported
Monthly orange sheets recording incidents
Discussion of Parent Council meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
Head Teacher
• Parental Council contributes towards improvements.
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect
Parent Council Minutes SMT minutes
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change. • Parent Council given a role
within the school
Discussion of PTA meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
P Holsgrove • PTA contributes towards improvements through fund raising
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect change.
• PTA given a role within the school
PTA Minutes PTA department bid sheets for funding SMT minutes
DMR Committee Meetings DMR Committee S Taylor C Johnson
• Ensure finance is sufficient to support school’s work
• Best use is made of finances • Clear procedures for financial
control • Expenditure is managed and
monitored • Priorities for the use of
financial resources are clearly linked to our improvement priorities
DMR Committee Meeting minutes
School Fund Committee meeting QIs: 3.1, 8.2
BSM School Fund Committee
• Allows for planning to ensure that funding is available to support Learning and Teaching initiatives
• Learners at risk of missing out due to finance can be participate in the full school programme. EG payment to HFT and contribution towards all school trips
Review of Departments by HT and DHT •
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link
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
February Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of e-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers
QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
SMT • Early intervention is taken to ensure that potential barriers to learning are removed.
• Appropriate behaviour and attitude is reinforced and praised and inappropriate ones are challenged.
• Pupils become more responsible citizens
Authority exclusion data Demerits monthly data for whole school Analysis of e-room usage from SfL Uniform sticker book
Scrutiny of Departmental minutes SMT • Effective practice highlighted and shared with others
• Issues dealt with promptly
Department minutes SMT response to department minutes
SMT attendance at link Dept DM Agenda items:
SMT • Staff work as professional teams and want to do well
• There is an ethos of openness • Learning and teaching is
enhanced and improved throughout the school
• Staff at all levels are confident about their roles
• Staff are encouraged to work in a solution focused and ‘can do’ way.
DM minutes SMT minutes
Update on: Racist incidents Bullying incidents Returns to the Authority on the above QIs: 1.2, 4.2, 5.6, 9.1
SMT PTs Pupil support: Guidance
• Incidents of bullying and anti racist behaviour monitored.
• Incidents dealt with quickly and effectively.
• Pupils feel supported
Monthly orange sheets recording incidents
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Classroom visits: Monitoring of Learning and Teaching QIs: 1.1, 2.1, 5.3, 5.9
SMT PTs Pupil Support
• Consistent approach to learning and teaching throughout the school
• Improved learning and teaching
• Staff become more reflective practitioners
• Pupil attainment and achievement is improved
• Pupils become successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
Management observation returns Peer Observation returns Feedback from TLCs Pupil evaluations DM minutes
Discussion of Parent Council meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
Head Teacher
• Parental Council contributes towards improvements.
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect change.
• Parent Council given a role within the school
Parent Council Minutes SMT minutes
Review/deployment of staffing requirements
•
Review of Departments by HT and DHT link
HT Link DHT
•
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
March Review of curriculum structures • Curriculum takes full account of the design principles, contexts and entitlements identified in CfE.
• Meets learners’ needs • Develops our learners as
successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors
•
Prelim Analysis Head Teacher SMT PT/FHs
• Identification of areas of strength and development
• Establish action plan for areas of development
• Build on areas of strength and identify opportunities to share effective practice
• Raise attainment of our learners
• Our learners continue to make very good progress from prior learning
• Continue to use external data on comparative performance effectively
• Continue to use benchmarking to improve learning
SMT minutes PTs Meeting minutes DM Minutes Dept/Faculty prelim analysis return
Review of pupil attendance and late coming procedures
DHT PTs Pupil Support
• Consistent approach to management of pupil attendance and late coming
Attendance procedures and letters Late coming sign in
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• Reduction in attendance issues
• Reduction in pupil late coming • Pupils become more
responsible citizens
sheets and analysis SMT minutes
Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of E-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers
QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
SMT • Early intervention is taken to ensure that potential barriers to learning are removed.
• Appropriate behaviour and attitude is reinforced and praised and inappropriate ones are challenged.
• Pupils become more responsible citizens
Authority exclusion data Demerits monthly data for whole school Analysis of e-room usage from SfL Uniform sticker book
Classroom visits: Monitoring of Learning and Teaching QIs: 1.1, 2.1, 5.3, 5.9
SMT PTs/FHs
• Consistent approach to learning and teaching throughout the school
• Improved learning and teaching
• Staff become more reflective practitioners
• Pupil attainment and achievement is improved
• Pupils become successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
Management observation returns Peer Observation returns Feedback from TLCs Pupil evaluations DM minutes
Scrutiny of Departmental minutes SMT • Effective practice highlighted and shared with others
• Issues dealt with promptly
Department minutes SMT response to department minutes
SMT attendance at link Dept DM Agenda items:
SMT • Staff work as professional teams and want to do well
• There is an ethos of openness • Learning and teaching is
enhanced and improved
DM minutes SMT minutes
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throughout the school • Staff at all levels are confident
about their roles • Staff are encouraged to work
in a solution focused and ‘can do’ way.
Update on: Racist incidents Bullying incidents Returns to the Authority on the above QIs: 1.2, 4.2, 5.6, 9.1
SMT PTs Pupil support: Guidance
• Incidents of bullying and anti racist behaviour monitored.
• Incidents dealt with quickly and effectively.
• Pupils feel supported
Monthly blue sheets recording incidents
Monitoring of support plans • All pupils identified with ASNs are well supported and making good progress.
• All pupils identified at risk of missing out are well supported and making good progress
QIO visits • Discussion of Parent Council meetings
and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
Head Teacher
• Parental Council contributes towards improvements.
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect change.
• Parent Council given a role within the school
Parent Council Minutes SMT minutes
Discussion of PTA meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
P Holsgrove • PTA contributes towards improvements through fund raising
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect change.
PTA Minutes PTA department bid sheets for funding SMT minutes
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• PTA given a role within the school
DMR Committee Meetings DMR Committee S Taylor C Johnson
• Ensure finance is sufficient to support school’s work
• Best use is made of finances • Clear procedures for financial
control • Expenditure is managed and
monitored • Priorities for the use of
financial resources are clearly linked to our improvement priorities
DMR Committee Meeting Minutes
Scrutiny of Student Council Minutes SMT Pupil Support: Guidance
• New ideas/suggestions highlighted and shared with others
• Issues dealt with promptly • Learners are involved in
decision making about the life and work of the school. Their views are regularly sought, discussed with them and taken account of
• Learners suggest improvements to the school environment and wider community
Student Council minutes SMT /Pupil Support/response to Student Council minutes
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
April Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of E-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers
QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
SMT • Early intervention is taken to ensure that potential barriers to learning are removed.
• Appropriate behaviour and attitude is reinforced and praised and inappropriate ones are challenged.
• Pupils become more responsible citizens
Authority exclusion data Demerits monthly data for whole school Analysis of e-room usage from SfL Uniform sticker book
Scrutiny of Departmental minutes SMT • Effective practice highlighted and shared with others
• Issues dealt with promptly
Department minutes SMT response to department minutes
SMT attendance at link Dept DM Agenda items:
SMT • Staff work as professional teams and want to do well
• There is an ethos of openness • Learning and teaching is
enhanced and improved throughout the school
• Staff at all levels are confident about their roles
• Staff are encouraged to work in a solution focused and ‘can do’ way.
DM minutes SMT minutes
Classroom visits: Monitoring of Learning and Teaching QIs: 1.1, 2.1, 5.3, 5.9
SMT PTs/FHs
• Consistent approach to learning and teaching throughout the school
• Improved learning and teaching
• Staff become more reflective practitioners
Management observation returns Peer Observation returns Feedback from TLCs Pupil evaluations DM minutes
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• Pupil attainment and achievement is improved
• Pupils become successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
Update on: Racist incidents Bullying incidents Returns to the Authority on the above QIs: 1.2, 4.2, 5.6, 9.1
SMT PTs Pupil support: Guidance
• Incidents of bullying and anti racist behaviour monitored.
• Incidents dealt with quickly and effectively
• Pupils feel supported • Promotes an ethos of equality
and fairness • Pupils act as responsible
citizens
Monthly blue sheets recording incidents Racist Incident Blue folder.
Review/evaluation of options process AM Skillen Guidance Staff
• Learners needs are met • To allow our learners to
continue to make very good progress from prior learning
• Pupil attainment and achievement is improved
• Pupils become successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
• Clarity of roles and responsibilities
Consultation on pupil course choice Pupil Support minutes SMT minutes Attainment STACs Accurate course choices for pupils
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
May Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of E-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers
QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
SMT • Early intervention is taken to ensure that potential barriers to learning are removed.
• Appropriate behaviour and attitude is reinforced and praised and inappropriate ones are challenged.
• Pupils become more responsible citizens
Authority exclusion data Demerits monthly data for whole school Analysis of e-room usage from SfL Uniform sticker book
Scrutiny of Departmental minutes SMT • Effective practice highlighted and shared with others
• Issues dealt with promptly
Department minutes SMT response to department minutes
SMT attendance at link Dept DM Agenda items:
SMT • Staff work as professional teams and want to do well
• There is an ethos of openness • Learning and teaching is
enhanced and improved throughout the school
• Staff at all levels are confident about their roles
• Staff are encouraged to work in a solution focused and ‘can do’ way.
DM minutes SMT minutes
Classroom visits: Monitoring of Learning and Teaching QIs: 1.1, 2.1, 5.3, 5.9
SMT PTs/FHs
• Consistent approach to learning and teaching throughout the school
• Improved learning and teaching
• Staff become more reflective practitioners
• Pupil attainment and
Management observation returns Peer Observation returns Feedback from TLCs Pupil evaluations DM minutes
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achievement is improved • Pupils become successful
learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
Update on: Racist incidents Bullying incidents Returns to the Authority on the above QIs: 1.2, 4.2, 5.6, 9.1
SMT PTs Pupil support: Guidance
• Incidents of bullying and anti racist behaviour monitored.
• Incidents dealt with quickly and effectively
• Pupils feel supported • Promotes an ethos of equality
and fairness • Pupils act as responsible
citizens
Monthly orange sheets recording incidents Racist Incident Blue folder.
Review of transfer arrangements for primary
A Brown All PTs/FHs Primary Staff CfE Committee
• All pupils will make appropriate progress in their learning
• All pupil data will be shared effectively and efficiently
• All staff will have a better understanding of pupils’ prior learning and capabilities
• Pupils are more confident, successful, respectful and effective contributors
Evaluation of S1 Surgeries and dissemination of information DM Minutes SMT minutes Cluster minutes CfE transition committee minutes
Scrutiny of Student Council Minutes SMT Pupil Support: Guidance
• New ideas/suggestions highlighted and shared with others
• Issues dealt with promptly • Learners are involved in
decision making about the life and work of the school. Their views are regularly sought, discussed with them and taken account of
Student Council minutes SMT /Pupil Supportresponse to Student Council minutes
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• Learners suggest improvements to the school environment and wider community
Discussion of Parent Council meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
Head Teacher
• Parental Council contributes towards improvements.
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect change.
• Parent Council given a role within the school
Parent Council Minutes SMT minutes
Discussion of PTA meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
P Holsgrove • PTA contributes towards improvements through fund raising
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect change.
• PTA given a role within the school
PTA Minutes PTA department bid sheets for funding SMT minutes
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Date Quality Assurance Strategy
Person(s) Responsible
Impact Evidence
June Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of E-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers
QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
SMT • Early intervention is taken to ensure that potential barriers to learning are removed.
• Appropriate behaviour and attitude is reinforced and praised and inappropriate ones are challenged.
• Pupils become more responsible citizens
Authority exclusion data Demerits monthly data for whole school Analysis of e-room usage from SfL Uniform sticker book
Scrutiny of Departmental minutes • Effective practice highlighted and shared with others
• Issues dealt with promptly
Department minutes SMT response to department minutes
SMT attendance at link Dept DM Agenda items:
SMT • Staff work as professional teams and want to do well
• There is an ethos of openness • Learning and teaching is
enhanced and improved throughout the school
• Staff at all levels are confident about their roles
• Staff are encouraged to work in a solution focused and ‘can do’ way.
DM minutes SMT minutes
Classroom visits: Monitoring of Learning and Teaching QIs: 1.1, 2.1, 5.3, 5.9
SMT PTs/FHs
• Consistent approach to learning and teaching throughout the school
• Improved learning and teaching
• Staff become more reflective practitioners
• Pupil attainment and
Management observation returns Peer Observation returns Feedback from TLCs Pupil evaluations DM minutes
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achievement is improved • Pupils become successful
learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
Update on: Racist incidents Bullying incidents Returns to the Authority on the above QIs: 1.2, 4.2, 5.6, 9.1
SMT PTs Pupil support: Guidance
• Incidents of bullying and anti racist behaviour monitored.
• Incidents dealt with quickly and effectively
• Pupils feel supported • Promotes an ethos of equality
and fairness • Pupils act as responsible
citizens
Monthly blue sheets recording incidents Racist Incident Blue folder.
Annual meeting/round robin e-mail with Chaplaincy Team QIs: 4.1, 5.6, 6.1, 6.2, 9.1
DHT – A Brown
• Agree programme for spiritual development of our learners– Christmas and Easter Services and themed input at year group Assemblies
Chaplains input in to Assembly calendar
Discussion of Parent Council meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9
Head Teacher
• Parental Council contributes towards improvements.
• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect change.
• Parent Council given a role within the school
Parent Council Minutes SMT minutes
Monitoring of support plans • All pupils identified with ASNs are well supported and making good progress.
• All pupils identified at risk of missing out are well supported and making good progress
Pupil IEPs Discussion at EST and minute
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