Westhill Academy Improvement Priorities 2017-2018: Contexts for Improvement Aberdeenshire Priorities: to develop excellence and equity; to embed the principles of GIRFEC (Getting it Right for Every Child); to provide support in developing inclusive, vibrant and healthy communities. National Improvement Framework Priorities (see next slide) National Improvement Framework Drivers (see next slide) Additionally, to support self-evaluation, various quality indicators from the national evaluative framework “How Good Is Our School 4” are referenced, e.g. . Links to these sources are:   NIF- www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00491758.pdf HGIOS4 - https://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/Images/HGIOS4August2016_tcm4- 870533.pdf 3.2 Raising attainment and achievement

National Improvement Framework Four Key Priorities Improvement in attainment, particularly in literacy and numeracy; Closing the attainment gap between the most and least disadvantaged children; Improvement in children's and young people’s health and wellbeing; and Improvement in employability skills and sustained, positive school leaver destinations for all young people Three Key Messages (from Interim HM Chief Inspector of Education, August 2017) Embed Curriculum for Excellence Streamline Assessment Close the poverty-related attainment gap

How good are we now? How good can we be? Results analysis Staff meeting time Staff mentoring colleagues: probationer teachers, Languages assistants, student teachers Tapestry (professional learning programme) leaders Pupil leadership, e.g. science/sport, Health & Wellbeing Young Leaders Pupil Voice – Pupil Participation Forum, Pupil Council Authority Professional Support Groups Authority representatives Leadership audit SQA roles Governance Review Faculty SQUIPs Results analysis Baseline data Scottish National Standardised Assessments 1.3 Leadership of change 3.2 Raising attainment and achievement 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessment 3.1 Improving wellbeing, equality and inclusion 3.2 Raising attainment and achievement Faculty Reviews/QA Parental Surveys Developing the Young Workforce Curricular development Review Aims and Values Guidance groups/Houses/identity Consultation on uniform SQA changes 1.3 Leadership of change Continued Tapestry Professional Learning Professional Learning programme, including ‘in house’ Professional Review and Development and Professional Update Career Long Professional Learning 1.3 Leadership of change Website Parent Council/special topics Parent Council Facebook Communication - Groupcall Maths. Week – lessons and Numeracy Support Guide Broad General Education Descriptors Consistency of Reporting Short-life working groups Developing the Young Workforce input Information Events Careers Evening 1.3 Leadership of change Tracking and Monitoring Interventions Pupil Equity Fund Mentoring Capturing and Accrediting Achievement 3.2 Raising attainment and achievement 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessment 3.1 Improving wellbeing, equality and inclusion