At Holyport College, we have become very good at delivering curriculum content in the classroom and preparing students to do well in exams. The foremost priority in the year’s development plan is therefore to supplement this classroom learning with activities which inspire our students, which encourage them to take and embrace risks and which do so by providing them with joyous, risky and inspirational opportunities in all their experiences at the College. The impact of these opportunities will not be assessed or measurable in the traditional sense but will be evident in their motivation to succeed, their engagement with learning and their development as human beings as follows: •
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Students will be learn to love learning for its own sake and will be intrinsically motivated by their education Students will develop as independent, inquisitive and creative thinkers Students will learn to embrace risk and to develop greater resilience Students will develop their talents and thinking through doing and making Students will learn to appreciate the beauty of their world
Alongside ensuring academic excellence and the best possible outcomes for all, our priority will be to give students the most inspiring experiences we can along the way.
Explicit opportunities to try/do/experience learning in a different context to sitting in a classroom working from a book including: • Active encouragement of “risky” activities specifically including doing and making • Activities which get students outside • Activities inspired by nature/the environment • Activities involving business/enterprise • Activities utilising technology • Opportunities to engage with art/culture/music • Opportunities to engage with history/re-enactment • Opportunities to think and to engage with philosophy • Activities which are not assessed or quantified in a traditional manner
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In all curriculum areas and all year groups at least once per half term In the co-curriculum In boarding time In the Sixth Form Committees: “I want to…” In student leadership opportunities In partnership activities with Eton College In activities which benefit the local community
• DHU to lead in coordinating approach in all areas of school life • All departments (both academic and boarding) tasked with forward planning supplementary opportunities prior to September 2020 • Establish a dedicated, ring-fenced fund to support ideas/projects for teachers and students (£15k?) • Three “drop down” days/afternoons per year where departments take a year group and do something completely different • Further development of Outdoor Learning area to include cooking facilities (brick BBQ and clay oven, kiln etc.) and exploration of appropriate livestock • Creation of “Room 13”- bookable indoor space, flexibly furnished which can be used to facilitate a range of activities
OBJECTIVE
OWNER
DETAIL
Develop the College’s CPD programme and its integration with the appraisal process
ABI
Academic Development Plan
Implementation of routine, silent working time in all lessons at KS3 (other than practical)
ABI
Academic Development Plan
Further rationalisation of SEND department and processes including potential restructure
AJE
Curriculum Support Development Plan
Continued emphasis on Outdoor Learning and development of outdoor learning facilities MDA and curriculum
Academic Development Plan
Refinement of processes around departmental budget setting
Budget
MST
OBJECTIVE
OWNER
DETAIL
Develop and embed structures for student and parent voice
WBO
Student/Parent Voice Policy
Consolidate and further embed careers package
WBO
Careers page on website
Improve task handling/assignation in My Concern
WBO
My Concern
OBJECTIVE
OWNER
DETAIL
Develop the roles and responsibilities of Sixth Form tutors
GAL
SFT Job Description
Further enhance the Universities programme
FHA
UniPort page on website
OBJECTIVE
OWNER
DETAIL
Develop a three year plan for the development of boarding provision
DHM
Boarding Development Plan
Ensure compliance with NMS and that all handbooks/paperwork are in order
JCR/HMs
Handbooks, NMS folders
Ensure that boarding becomes a more homely environment and experience
BMc
Boarding Development Plan
Ensure that staff and students are talking positively to one another on a much more regular basis
BMc
Boarding Development Plan
Ensure that staff are unpredictable in their supervision, particularly after lights out
BMc
Boarding Development Plan
Ensure that medical centre and medical practices are fit for purpose in post-COVID era
BMc/MST/ DHM
Medical Policy
Review marketing strategy
BMc/MST
Marketing Strategy
OBJECTIVE
OWNER
DETAIL
Review SLT/ELT structures and protocols following appointment of DHM
BMc
Utilise time afforded by 17:00 finish to ensure better communication within all teams
BMc
OBJECTIVE
OWNER
DETAIL
Ensure the Holyport College Oxbridge cohort is well supported
FHA
Partnership Development Plan
Encourage more Eton boys and staff to come to Holyport on a more regular basis
FHA
Partnership Development Plan
Further develop the College’s reading culture by increasing access to Eton’s libraries
FHA/SSU
Partnership Development Plan
Develop five year vision for the partnership to ensure that the Eton-Holyport partnership BMc is a leading model on a national level