1. Westhill Academy Improvement Priorities
: 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-
HGIOS pdf
3.2 Raising attainment
and achievement

2. 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

3. 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