Standards & Quality Report and Establishment Improvement Plan
Schools in North Ayrshire follow a Quality Improvement process designed to highlight strengths and identify areas for improvement. The process is based on the school’s self-evaluation process with Heads of Service and Senior Managers involved in formal validation visits each session.
This validation process involves talking to pupils, staff and parents about learning and improvements made by the school. This results in actions for improvement for the school to take forward in their planning process.
In addition, themed reviews are undertaken from time to time e.g. to look and report on the quality of the Broad General Education (3-18) and Senior Phase Education within secondary schools. This process is based upon standards and expectations contained within the following National Standards documentation:
- National Improvement Framework
- How Good is Our School? 4
- How Good is Our Early Learning and Childcare?
- How Good is OUR School?
A Standards and Quality Report and Establishment Improvement Plan are produced on an annual basis by every school and centre. Staff, Parents/ Carers, Young People and School Partners will play an active role in the development of these key school documents.
School Improvement Plan 2024-2025
School Improvement Plan 2023-2024
School Improvement Plan 2022-2023
Highlights for Session 2023/2024 are outlined in our Standards and Quality Report:
HOW WELL DID WE DO?
HOW SUCCESSFUL HAVE WE BEEN IN IMPROVING OUR ESTABLISHMENT?
Priority 1 – To raise attainment in Literacy and Numeracy and Mathematics by improving teaching and learning pedagogies.
- Staff participated in Education Scotland’s ‘Adaptive Teaching Project’. Pupils benefited from adapted learning environments and the use of scaffolding and digital tools in order to meet their needs in their learning.
- Primary 1- P4/3 classes participated in the National Numeracy Parental Engagement Programme. Feedback from pupils demonstrated that they enjoyed working on a variety of open-ended Numeracy and Mathematics challenges with their parents and families.
Priority 2 – To improve approaches in Assessment and Moderation.
- A range of assessments, including standardised assessments, were used to support teacher’s judgement of progress and achievement of a level. This enabled staff and pupils to identify their next steps in learning.
Priority 3 – To prioritise and promote the positive Health and Wellbeing of children and young people.
- Using North Ayrshire Council’s ‘Learner Participation Policy’, pupils know that their views are valued, important and contribute to school improvement.
- We have increased opportunities for pupils to lead school improvement through the Pupil Council.
This session our school priorities are:
Priority 1: To raise attainment in Literacy and Numeracy and Mathematics by improving teaching and learning pedagogies.
Priority 2: To prioritise and promote the positive Health and Wellbeing of children and young people.
Priority 3: To deliver high quality learning experiences through play.
