1. HeadTeacher Inverness high school
John Rutter
HeadTeacher Inverness high school

2. Parent Forum 2016
Achievements from 2016 detailed in Standards and Quality report (available on the website)
Quality Improvement Visit
Plans for 2017

3. Standards and Quality Report – some achievements
Brain Science and Learning for Sustainability for S1
Reading Wise
Home economics recipe books
English as an Additional Language support
More extra-curricular activities (e.g. dance)
P7/ S1 transition work in maths
Online numeracy course
Creative writing with Moniack Mhor
High levels of initial positive destinations
New courses offered e.g. Engineering Science for session 2017 / 2018

4. Quality Improvement Visit
Seven-strong team including QIOs, headteachers, ASN specialists
35 lessons observed over two day period
Meetings with parents, pupils, teachers, promoted staff, non-teaching staff, curriculum partners, ASN and GIRFEC partners
Discussions with headteacher and deputes

6. Quality Improvement Visit
Many strong aspects of learning and teaching across the school – examples of quite innovative teaching seen by the team
Learning intentions shared with pupils
Good classroom discipline – well maintained by teachers and other staff and based on respectful relationships
Ideas for improvement to be discussed with SMT and staff then report released to parents and the community

7. School improvement plan for 2017
Priority 1: Raising attainment, achievement, employability
Additional targeted support in English and maths
Revamp and relaunch of senior careers event, development of partnerships and further use of the Career Education Standards
Google suite training
Raising of aspirations and skills for life through partnership schools programme
Investigations into ways to increase parental engagement including use of social media

8. Priority 2: Quality of care and education
Additional pastoral support with three guidance teachers and an intensive support officer and staff and pupil training in wellbeing indicators
Developing resilience of pupils through extra-curricular programmes (e.g. climbing)
Relaunch of whole school values statements
Parental chromebook and Google Suite information event
Joint community project working including film club and

9. Priority 3: Leadership and approach to improvement
Improving knowledge of where we are (including where we are with parental engagement)
Development of the pupil voice
Whole school homework policy
Review of curriculum
Staff training in approaches to raising attainment

10. School refurbishment plans 2017 to 2020
Phase A front of building
Demolition of 1970s section?
Input from pupils / parents / community