School Improvement Plan
Below is a summary of our comprehensive and highly devolved School Improvement Plan (SIP) for 2022-23. All senior and middle leaders are invited to contribute to the SIP which is built around our ethos: Intellect, Empathy and Courage.
Intellect
Literacy
- Embed Disciplinary Literacy CPD
- Year 7/8 reading scheme
- Extend 'Drop Everything and Read'
- Primary transition
Teaching and Learning - CPD focused upon:
- Questioning
- Metacognition and Growth Mindset
- Feedback and formative assessment
Assessment
- Quality of data collection
- Embed the use of 4Matrix for analysis
- Source possible alternative for IB analysis
- Provide recommendations for intervention
Empathy
Personalisation of learning and Covid catch-up
- Adaptive teaching to meet the needs of individuals, including SEN and disadvantaged students
- Context sheets with strategies for individuals
- Strategies to support boys’ learning
- School-led tutoring
- Stimulating intellectual curiosity
Promote and model positive, respectful behaviour
- Ensure consistency in classroom expectations
- Tackle/eliminate any form of sexual harassment
- Educate and model our anti-racist stance
- Update our PSHCE programme in response to contextual safeguarding risks
- Encourage cultural understanding and appreciation
Wellbeing and the school environment
- Work towards the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter objectives
- Re-establish a sense of staff community post-Covid
- Explore energy-saving and recycling initiatives
- Look after and take pride in the school environment
courage
Departmental self-evaluation
- Assess the impact of the curriculum to inform departmental planning
- Assessment for learning
- Quality of books/presentation
- Low level disruptive behaviour
Develop resilient and independent learners
- Embed growth mindset approaches and metacognitive strategies
- Embed student self-regulation techniques to support wellbeing
- Effective use of homework
- Effective use sixth form private study
Continue to increase the proportion of girls in next year’s intake of year 7
- Continue to promote the success of girls at BGS
- Embed Girls in Sports and STEM events
- Increase outreach opportunities with local primary schools and local communities
- Enhance the appearance of the school environment