Teaching and whole school strategies

• CAT Testing (£10-12,000 TRUST COST) – implement CAT Testing during Transition period in Year 6 in order to set students at start of Year 7 rather than October half-term. 
• Additional effective diagnostic testing 
• Externally set-marked moderated examinations for core exams. 
• Exam markers to be paid for if necessary Y11 consultation outcome dependent. 

• Ensuring accurate and up to date information will create opportunities for teachers to share information about students’ strengths and areas for development ensuring timely interventions can be implemented 
• Increase in the proportion of students in line with or above their chronological reading age 

• Increase engagement in lessons, thus reducing incidents of low-level disruption  
• Increase the cultural capital of less advantaged students 
• Increase uptake of EBACC subjects 

Targeted support

Focus on Year 11 and 10  in October 2021 half term and April 2022 

• Knowledge gaps are addressed developing the confidence of students 
• Support with developing exam technique and becoming more confident with more demanding questions on papers form specific exam boards.  
• Develop and focus on a specific strategy to maintain students’ retention and application of key knowledge including filling in gaps from work missed through absence, so that they are able to confidently approach all questions 

Targeted additional support for year 7-10 students who have been identified as significantly below expected standards in terms of literacy and numeracy  

Currently difficult to source tutors–  

Year 7 – 11 

This package will be renewed through the catch up fund to support the ongoing careers strategy being embedded into school life and our curriculum to promote students aspirations and positive future outcomes post 16. 

Promotion of the importance of employability 

Ability to monitor student engagement and activity within the careers curriculum 

To engage parents in their child’s aspirations and future goals and provide them with a better understanding of how to support their child with the careers programme in school. 

The programme provides the opportunity for pupils to explore ideas they have for their future and complete a project designed to support and ‘give back’ to their local community. 

The programme is costed at £1500 per pupil but is discounted to £50 of which the school will fund. 

School staffing is not a requirement of the programme and all transport to and from the school to the Wakefield Trinity Stadium is paid for by NCS. 

This programme offers our students the chance to build their confidence after a challenging year and a prolonged assessment period. It allows them to spend their final two weeks of school working on the skills and outlook they will need to be successful in their chosen post 16 pathway. 

Students feel more prepared for leaving school and moving into their chosen Post 16 pathway. 

NCS 

£350 FSM 

21/22 

Year 8 

Year 8 pupils will therefore have the opportunity to develop their resilience skills and improve their confidence at camp. 

Pupils will have the opportunity to work with their peers and staff to demonstrate the resilience they have built up through their lessons in year 7. 

A sense of community is developed amongst the students in which students learn to support, care, respect and look out for each other. 

Students become more independent and have increased resilience, self-belief and better communication skills. 

• Rapid plus reading scheme 
• Small group reading withdrawal  
• Peer reading scheme  
• Electronic library to be purchased 

Training for staff 

£1,452.69 

£520 

By Easter 2022 

Wider strategies

Pathways to Positivity will provide face to face workshops and online workshops for staff and targeted pupils. 

Resources used in the sessions will then be available to support all students within the academy and embedded within the form time curriculum. 

• Sessions are developed which help staff to better support students holistically in terms of the challenges due to the pandemic 
• Bespoke targeted support for those students with significant needs or who have been adversely affected due to the school closures. 

• Increased communication using text messages/postcards, daily tweets and letters to ensure they are informed of the best ways to support the child’s learning 
• Working with families to reduce anxiety and encouraging attendance of students in line with government expectations 

• Increased engagement with school to ensure students are supported to improve outcomes 
• Parents are better informed and where additional resources. need to be deployed this can be done in a timely manner.