Academy Development & Improvement Plan 2022-23
Raise Quality of Education standards so that:
- Students make excellent rates of progress in all curriculum areas
- Any groups performing less-well than their peers make increased rates of progress to close the gap
- We strive to meet the raised expectations of the Schools Bill White Paper
Priorities:
- Develop Quality Assurance methods across all key stages
- Develop team improvement processes for priority curriculum areas identified through analysis of exam results
- Improve our use of data: swift, targeted, analysis, upskill SLT and MLs to ensure data has impact
- Embed KS3 Assessment methods so that all understand the system and find it useful
- Develop methods of reporting to parents
- Develop feedback methods from teachers to students: centralised and consistent
- Focus on improving rates of progress and attainment of students with SEND
- Raise standards of reading and literacy in terms of overall strategy and intervention for those who are falling behind
- Improve quality of work produced – content capture, consistency and use of chromebooks
- High quality professional development appropriate for each career stage
- Refine and develop intervention approaches such as tutoring, white paper, covid catch-up, PPG, revision,
- Develop positive learning behaviours and skills in lessons
Maintain high standards of Behaviour and Attitudes across the school
Priorities:
- Strengthen consistency of approach for all staff in class and unstructured time
- Maintain culture of zero tolerance for bullying / harassment / harmful sexual behaviours
- Strengthen understanding of reasonable adjustments for students with additional needs
- Refine attendance policy and procedures
- Improve punctuality to lessons and school
Strengthen Personal Development opportunities so that pupils thrive within and beyond TKA
Priorities:
- Embed pupil leadership and pupil voice systems
- Systematic, future-proofed and engaging careers opportunities across KS3/4
- Review all opportunities beyond the curriculum – redefine character development goals
- Strengthen ECAs, Trips and opportunities for character and personal development for pupils with additional needs and PPG
Further establish a highly effective Sixth Form provision
Priorities:
- Increase the impact of student leaders within and beyond our community
- Strengthen recruitment of internal candidates
- Increase opportunities for external speakers
- Continue to explore the affordability and size of the 6th form
- Improve achievement in A Level examinations particularly for HPA students
Highly effective Leadership and Management ensures the smooth-running and future success of the organisation
Priorities:
- Continue to seek solutions to future-proof SEND / SRP provision to address the lack of space in a climate of increasing need
- Maintain the highest standards of safeguarding and respond effectively to emerging priorities
- Develop leaders to be more effective leaders themselves
- Improve engagement with parents so that they are more heard and recognise that their feedback has had impact
Complete a thorough evaluation and development of Race and Conscious Equality at TKA through the RACE Charter Mark.
Priorities:
- Ensure Race and Conscious Equality at work
- Assess Equality at TKA
- Develop Leadership and Management in ensuring Race and Conscious Equality
- Embed a Conscious Curriculum
- Strengthen Race and Conscious Equality focus of Professional Development
- Increase and ensure effectiveness of Race and Conscious Equality through stakeholder engagement, including communication strategies and community outreach.