LGS School Development Plan 2006-2007

Consultation on School Development Plan 2006-2007

Philosophy & Ethos

Priority	Targets	Task	Suggestions for Change
School Climate	Improve notice boards in each department area.	Each department delegates task of changing displays.	More effort put into displays in different departments. Teachers and pupils responsible for keeping boards up to date. Make it look more cheerful, perhaps you could get music at foyer. More colours on the noticeboard to make it attractive.
	Maintain inviting climate through more music, displays.	Departments and year groups review strategies	Don’t just have a bit of papers with writing on it on an empty board. Have colour and bold writing. People suggest music types for school radio
	Introduce plasma screen notice board; Initiate ‘communication club’	Staff member starts up club; trains, maintains	More varied clubs eg netball, canoeing, golf, archery, not just rugby Include more subjects School Council
Environment	Win Best Kept School	Develop current strategies; lay shrub-beds at rear of school	More bins near sporting fields; More awareness of wasting paper Possible reward scheme Trees round the side of soccer pitch and grass not tar for hockey pitch Litter lift duties more regularly Recycling
Learning	Maintain active, invitational learning. Revisit Invitational Learning	Departments review lesson plans on INSET days.	KS3: More varied ways of teaching helps people learn
Discipline	Maintain climate of calm self discipline	Year groups set strategies to eliminate ‘serious’ incidents	New discipline guidelines trialled and implemented Have only Year 8 in the Year 8 toilets
Prefects	Review appointment of and duties of prefects	Use senior prefects to check on the performance of duties by other prefects	Greater checks; Role models; Mentoring – Learning Support Prefects should be more strict with pupils messing around and give punishment Prefects do more jobs, supervise rowdy behaviour in vending machine area Prefects look out for each other and newcomers Get prefects to do duties – some never do duties
Uniform	0-1% untidy shirts. 95% skirt hems to knee. Ties worn properly.	Communicate with 10 sets of parents per day through September.	Have a few more non-uniform days Have a check every month on a surprise date
Attendance	98% attendance	Year Heads devise strategies	Sixth form Try to get appointments out of school time
House System	Maintain system	House Heads meet and propose strategies by Jan 2006	New system; Time; Competitions More art clubs, varied clubs More regular meetings More organisation for people of all abilities More competitions – bring orienteering back
School Council	Improve Council; introduce other staff	Senior prefects meet and propose by Nov 2004	2007 Key School Issues; Selection; Accountability – help from seniors Have involvement in Limavady Youth Council – take to next level
Limavady Learning Partnership	Introduce and develop a Joint Learning Policy across the partnership	Plan and organise a joint inservice training day	Improve our understanding of what makes a good lesson. Share our understanding across all schools in the partnership. Develop the agreed policy into a fully fledged programme of staff development. Link to School Development Plan and to PRSD.

Management

Priority	Targets	Tasks	Suggestions for change
Staff development-Middle management	Further develop Year Head and Dept. Head policy-shaping seminars	Meet twice per term	Middle management training from RTU and RBell material – middle leadership and experienced assistants
Review the senior team structure	Review deputies’ and senior teachers’ tasks	Budget management, prefects, discipline	Email minutes, bulletin etc; end RM easy mail, move to c2k, use of plasma screens
Communication	Maintain email initiative; improve personal contacts; introduce plasma screen bulletin board in foyer	Initiate pupil communication club	_

Budget & Resources

Priority	Targets	Tasks	Suggestions for change
Balance	Bring deficit from £60,000 to £20,000	Negotiate with WELB	Extra money for departments to replace texts – new texts; ks3 new GCSE /A-level
Value for money	Review all expenditure	Negotiate with relevant bodies	-
Girls’ changing facilities	Build girls’ changing facilities at rear of school.	Negotiate with WELB	Complete
Synthetic Sports surface	Lay synthetic surface at rear of school	Negotiate with WELB and with NOF	Cricket pitch repair; replace carpet on main square; use grass wicket

Curriculum & Assessment

Priority	Targets	Tasks	Suggestions for change
Homework	Maintain improvement in homework	Devise appropriate Strategies through INSET day	Dept. meetings – policy
Literacy	Initiate development aimed to improve student and staff literacy	Devise appropriate Strategies through INSET day	Literacy committee to meet
CAT scoring	Develop application.	Devise appropriate Strategies through INSET day
Pupil Learning Profiles	Complete Staff LPs. Complete Student LPs.	Devise appropriate Strategies through INSET day
Information Technology	Develop use of eLearning.	Communicate strategies and monitor use.
Switch to C2K	Convert almost totally from Legacy to C2K system	Raise £30,00 pa by increasing the parental contribution and asking PA for increased support. Communicate with WELB and with computer suppliers. Devise action.
Special Needs	Maintain support. Involve other staff.	Discuss with relevant persons.	Learning Support
Citizenship	Continue to develop policies and train staff	Expand the development group.	KS3/4 Employability
Assessment for Learning	Devise strategies to address issues reaised at conference.	To be determined
International School Award	Promote the international nature of our curricullum	Use ICT video-conferencing etc; arranges exchanges.	Links

Staffing

Priority	Targets	Tasks
Review of Directed Time	Involve all staff in tasks under Time Budget for 2.5 hr per week	Monitor staff contribution
Appointments	Develop staff leadership competencies	Delegate training