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B. Measure the impact of PP spend through monitoring and evaluation and report it succinctly. C. Our learning mentor supports, motivates and challenges pupils who are underachieving and helps pupils overcome barriers to learning caused by social, emotional and/or behavioural problems. D. Continue to raise the quality and deployment of teaching assistants and get results (OP). 3. Continue with a culture of high aspirations & ambition at all levels. A. Provide a range of opportunities to share DLA and STEPs aims and values so they are communicated and understood- the bigger picture and family. A. Ensure marking (with focus on presentation) and feedback is developmental, so pupils are able to take the next step with greater confidence, know what to do to improve and given opportunities to assess
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Leadership and Management 11. Consolidate and further develop rigorous school improvement systems to ensure the highest quality of teaching and learning. A: Review and develop teaching and support staff performance management within national and LA regulations; use consistently as part of appraisal. B: Research into bespoke assessment tracking system (O-Track, Target Tracker or I-Tracker) to generate powerful and flexible reports for all stakeholders; including identifying trends, monitoring progress and comparison with national data and expectations. C: Up-date the Academys SEF and Pupil Premium Report termly. D: Review format of Pupil Progress Meetings to ensure questioning draws out any barriers to learning with swift actions to overcome identified barriers. Teachers held accountable for pupils attainment and progress link with PM. 12. Develop leadership and recruit/retain good quality staff at all levels across the Academy, including governance. A: Targeted recruitment and training- at all levels.. B: Ensure Succession Planning within DLA at all levels include high quality training to develop roles. C: Induction to new roles: senior leaders develop necessary skills to make accurate checks on quality of teaching and learning. D: Peer observations: good practice shared across DLA/STEP through teachers observing effective teaching and sharing ideas regarding the components of good/outstanding lessons. E: Team leaders and Governors know where DL is in terms of similar schools (Dashboard, Raise, etc).
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F. Governors committed to ensuring best value for money and, as such, look closely at the roles and responsibilities of staff, and how well they perform before making decisions about pay increments and additional allowances (update and share personnel spreadsheet). G. Ensure Governors are shown best practice in action, eg: through monitoring and evaluation of pupil premium spend- an understanding of impact on achievement. H. Schedule for governor monitoring for 2013-2014. Ensure all governors have a copy of the school governor monitoring pack. I. Pupil leadership skills are developed (school council, RRS and ECO Warriors, Advocates). Pupils to lead school projects eg. health and safety audit, suggestion box, etc.
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Accessing SchoolCentre
At DL, we believe that improving our Academy is everybodys responsibility; therefore, all stakeholders are able to view and/or contribute to the improvement process. All staff have been set up as users of SchoolCentre. Others wishing to access SchoolCentre may do so as a guest. This allows read-only access to basic school details and Action Plans. To access the David Livingstones login page, type into the web browser: https://secure.schoolcentre.net/rdLogin.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fDefault.aspx The SchoolCentre ID, a user name and password are required to enter the site. To visit as a guest, enter: SchoolCentre ID: 5692 User name: Guest Password: David Livingstone So that Guest can be used by multiple users, guests are asked not to change the password. Please note, you can only see our Action Planning on this site. Our PM and SEF are now paper-based.
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To view the entire AIP, from the Group filter, select which AIP interest you.
There is a very clear ethos, articulated within the Step Academy
Trust non-negotiables statement, emphasising the schools ethos and culture, teaching and learning aims and that the school invests in the people. Throughout the visit, this was made obvious through conversation, plans and visual evidence. The school Self Evaluation evidence and the last three years of the Academy Improvement Plan also highlight the learning community. Therefore the following poem is offered as a summary. Unity (author unknown) I dreamed I stood in a studio and watched two sculptors there. The clay they used was a young childs mind and they fashioned it with care. One was a teacher: the tools she used were books and music and art; one was a parent with a guiding hand and gentle loving heart. And when at last their work was done, they were proud of what they had wrought. For the things they had worked into the child could never be sold or bought! And each agreed she would have failed if she had worked alone. For behind the parent stood the school and behind the teacher the home! Care for children and their backgrounds underpins the David Livingstone Academy ethos. Assessor: Chris Chivers, Inclusion Quality Mark, July 2013
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