1. Broxburn Academy School Improvement Plan 2016/17 - Summary
How Good Is Our… Areas to develop Examples of change
All stakeholders better at self-evaluation
Work better with all partners & stakeholders
Values reflected in all we do
Staff opportunities to make improvements by working together
Parents engaged in self-evaluation
Sampling classroom practice & peer visits
Stakeholders’ views on school’s strengths & development areas
Young people clear on next steps for learning
..leadership &
approach to improvement
Meet the needs of all young people
Greater focus on literacy, numeracy & interdisciplinary learning across the curriculum
Link subject learning to life & work skills
Right pace, support & challenge for learners
Improve progress in numeracy & literacy
Interdisciplinary approach to health & wellbeing and technologies
Greater curriculum continuity from primary to secondary school
Young people aware of own strengths & development areas
..quality of care & education
Close attainment gap between most & least advantaged
Improve attainment in numeracy & literacy
Improve attainment rates at Level 6 by the end of S5 & S6
Engage stakeholders to improve curriculum & learning by working together
Evolve tracking of S4-S6 & introduce interventions for S1-S3
Increase attainment for lowest 20%
More parent engagement to support learning
Improve attainment of Level 4/5 literacy & numeracy by end S4
..outcomes for learners
See full School Improvement Plan for more details on all of the above.
1The ‘How Good Is Our School’ indicators are used as a framework for self-assessment by schools in Scotland.