Schools use a variety of terms for whole-school plans, including ‘strategic plan' and 'school development plan'. Here, we use 'school improvement plan' (SIP).
Primary example
Walworth School, County Durham, is a community special school for pupils aged 4 to 11 with social, emotional, mental health (SEMH) difficulties.
Its SIP for 2021/22:
- Highlights 4 key priorities based on the Ofsted judgement areas
- Includes a summary of targets for each priority
The school then purple, red, amber, green (PRAG) rates each improvement under a key priority, 3 times a year, to show the level of progress being made.
You can find evaluated examples for previous school years.
Secondary example
Kingsley High School, Harrow, has pupils aged 11 to 19 with severe learning difficulties.
The plan shows the intent, implementation, timescales, impact, lead,