Development
Our school development plan is an exciting working document which we use collaboratively to drive the school forward and make positive changes to what is already an excellent school.
Our school aims are used as a starting point to allow us to focus on our uniqueness and what makes us special. Each aim is reviewed and plans for development are made. In 2023/2024 we were delighted to make the following impacts:
Positive Relationships
- Management information system launched to improve communication and pastoral care.
- Transition afternoon developed to allow children and teachers to develop effective relationships prior to transfer to proceeding class.
- Pupil voice programme introduced/trialled to develop teaching and learning and pastoral care.
- Popular and manageable social events calendar introduced to develop parental relationships.
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Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- Improved effective use of our team of Learning Support Assistants to make maximum impact on teaching and learning.
- Links with senior school established in most key areas to facilitate increased challenge, inspiration and readiness for children’s next steps.
Sense of Belonging
- Form VI back to Brooke embedded as an experience to cement children’s understanding of legacy.
- Welly days and subject days embedded at the Brooke Priory House, the original site of the school
- Collective projects including whole school Christmas tree decoration and ‘Respectfulness’ week, to develop the sense of community.
- An increase in the breadth of House events have facilitated further opportunities for children to represent their house.
World of Opportunities
- A development of our Form VI offer, ensuring that it is the ‘icing on the cake’ and a truly special year.
- Extra-curricular offer has continued to grow, providing outstanding opportunities for all children.
- Holiday care and pre-season training have been embedded as regular features providing both useful childcare and enriched activities for the school community.
- Partnerships with ‘Rocket Camp’ have added to the range of holiday care opportunities.
- Residential programme launched to include a large-scale trip to Anglesey for Forms IV-VI.
Global Contributors
- Assemblies and cultural days continue to grow, exposing the children to a range of new experiences aimed to broaden horizons and increase empathy and understanding.
Our team are already building on the successes of last year with our exciting plans for 2024/25 including; Our new management information system is up and running and is already enabling our staff to to support the children’s academic and pastoral development.
We want to allow even more opportunities to celebrate children's success, and further develop our house system. We have an amazing alumni and parent body, we are hoping to use this valuable resource to inspire our school community. Our goal of engaging and empowering parents in their children’s learning is another focus, with workshops already off the ground. Sustainability is also a big ticket item for the whole school for this year, we hope to involve the children to drive this forward.
