Improving teaching is our priority, we know that teaching is the most important factor relating to pupil outcomes.

• The promotion of high-quality learning is at the heart of the school’s endeavours. Learning without limits and success for all are guiding principles.
• There is a clear view of pedagogy that promotes expert teaching and enquiry-based learning.
• Teachers provide appropriate challenge and employ excellent classroom management and organisational skills.
• Staff members have collectively considered what constitutes effective learning and put in place effective processes and practice and varied teaching techniques to maximise achievement and attainment.
• Teachers’ excellent subject knowledge consistently challenges and inspires pupils.
• The school’s curriculum intent and implementation are embedded securely and consistently across the school.
• It is evident from what teachers do that they have a firm and common understanding of the school’s curriculum intent and what it means for their practice. Across all parts of the school, series of lessons contribute well to delivering the curriculum intent.
• The work given to pupils, over time and across the school, consistently matches the aims of the curriculum. It is coherently planned and sequenced towards cumulatively sufficient knowledge and skills for future learning and employment.
• Pupils’ work across the curriculum is consistently of a high quality.
• Pupils consistently achieve highly, particularly the most disadvantaged. Pupils with SEND achieve exceptionally well.
• Learning is personalised to individual needs, interests and current standard of attainment, so as to maximise pupils’ engagement and enable excellent rates of progress.
• Assessment for learning is very well developed and consistently utilised, with regular opportunities for learning dialogues, self-and peer-assessment and diagnostic and development feedback based on accurate and robust pupil performance data.
• A variety of learning technologies and resources, which encourage independent thinking and learning, are used highly effectively and imaginatively across the curriculum.
• Pupils are taught to learn independently so that home learning becomes an effective opportunity for learning through practice, preparation, elaboration and exploration, paving the way for future learning and seamlessly linking one lesson’s learning to the next.
• The constant promotion of self-esteem through high expectations and ambition leads to the pupils assuming responsibility for their learning and behaviour.
• Pupils are encouraged to aim high. They are provided with information, advice and guidance on future opportunities to enable them to make informed and aspirational choices and to prepare for the next stage of their learning.
• Enrichment is every pupil’s entitlement where opportunities to learn beyond the classroom, inspire and motivate pupils and lead to outstanding achievement.