School Improvement Plan Guide for Parents and Carers

2025-26

The School Improvement Plan is the document which drives ongoing improvements and developments in school. The Governing Body is responsible for evaluating the progress made against the plan and has an approved process in place for regular and effective monitoring. At Pinewood we never ever sit tight, we are always striving for improvement and excellence in all that we do. Our main school priorities this year are:

Priority 1:  To continue to ensure lesson sequencing is exceptional and Pinewood teaching and learning practices are embedded in all year groups in all subjects.

Context: This year some staff are returning to school after maternity leave returning as job shares and some are moving year groups. Subject co-ordination is also changing in places. This objective therefore stems from these reasons and builds upon all the work on consistency we have completed in 2024-25. We have exceptionally high, fussy standards as you know!

Main focuses will be:

• lesson sequencing
• Successful modelling and scaffolding
• Assessment and AFL strategies in all subjects
• Whole class engagement strategies

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Priority 2:  To ensure active engagement from lower attainers especially those lower attainers in receipt of free school meals (FSM)

Context: Last academic year saw a drop in attendance in our FSM children and we want to identify further strategies to support this. We want our families to know that we will work with them, doing whatever is necessary to support them to ensure good school attendance. We want to ensure active engagement from all children in lessons and to ensure we ascertain who needs the most language nutrition and target them with increased opportunities. We are happy with our curriculum offer and know our school is full of ‘irresistible’ learning opportunities, our club and enrichment offer, our additional intervention offer but we want to  improve attendance and engagement when in class during quality first teaching of our lower attaining children who may be more passive and contribute less than others.

Main focuses will be:

• Increased clarity of research around the performance of FSM children for all staff
• To Improve attendance for FSM children, it becoming everyone’s responsibility in school
• Improved school readiness of children
• Increased whole class interactions and engagement strategies with lower attaining children ensuring active involvement
• Prolonged interactions in play, talk time, developing language is a priority for all
• Learning walks in all subjects focus on what learning looks like for all
• Targeted Forest school to further ensure active engagement and language development

 

Priority 3:   To ensure TAs highly impact upon the progress children make

Context:  2024-25 saw much change at Pinewood in terms of TAs as a result of retirement, moving roles, returning part time after maternity leave and has seen TAs come to Pinewood from other schools. We pride ourselves at Pinewood in terms of the use of our TAs who are highly skilled and valued.

Main focuses will be:

• Clarity of expectations with new staff
• Further training on feedback and marking
• Support with improving phonics, reading, writing and mathematics outcomes through a coaching model
• Continue to improve our amazing outside areas both in the EYFS and KS1

How you can help?

• Please ensure your child is in school every day – it is so important as so much happens in a school day
• Please make sure you are registered with Dojo and keep up to date with your child's learning
• Please read 5 times a week with your child, daily if possible
• Help us to be educators by ensuring your child is school ready in terms of toileting and independence – we have road maps to share with you to help!
• Encourage your child to take part in activities outside school we offer
• Offer any spare time you have to become a reading volunteer – we will train you and you will love it!
• Talk with your child about his or her learning.