Academy Priorities 2024 - 2025 

Success Criteria 

(What will successful completion of this Priority look like?) 

Priority 1 

Quality of Education 

•  Assessment systems are improved throughout school so that teaching is tailored to pupil need and target groups and individuals.  

•  Teaching and learning structure and lesson sequence is embedded throughout school; lessons are structured well.   

•  White British disadvantaged boys make progress showing improvements in attendance, behaviour, belonging and engagement.   

•  The curriculum offer, including extra-curricular opportunities is more varied and appropriate to the needs of the children at Strelley.  

• A school approach to working with pupils who have English as an additional language means that pupils receive the same diet when starting at school.   

• Improved provision for pupils in mixed year group classes 

• A whole school approach to oracy supports: speaking with confidence, listening in conjunction with speaking. expressing and justifying their own opinions to others, adapting their use of language for different purposes and audiences, using key vocabulary when talking. 

• Improved provision for pupils in EYFS  

Priority 2 

Behaviour and attitudes 

•  Lunchtimes are structured, enjoyable and children eat, participate and socialise well.   

•  All children are on task in lessons, learning behaviours are good.   

•  High-profile pupils have a variety of strategies, understood by all staff, to engage with lessons.   

Priority 3 

Personal Development 

•  Pupils contribute to the school and wider community through their developing leadership skills.   

•  Pupils benefit from increased opportunities, in and out of school, which widen interests beyond the curriculum  

• Children know and understand the protected characteristics and their importance in society.   

• Children know and understand the five key British Values and their importance in society.  

• Aspirations of pupils are raised as a result of a focussed careers programme.  

Priority 4 

Leadership at all levels 

•  DSA vision, motto and values are shared and understood by all and central to all aspects of school life.   

• Links are strong between home and school and parents have a variety of tools to supporting their child’s learning.  

•  School has strong links with various community partners which work effectively to improve lives for all families.  

•  Effective monitoring and evaluation is carried out by all leaders, improving provision going forward.   

•  More children attend nursery because of focussed marketing and improved provision.   

• Effective Induction systems established for visitors and new staff.