Dunlop Primary School & ECC

Dunlop Primary School & ECC

ECC Improvement Plan
Priorities

2021 - 2022

Keeping Parents/Carers Informed

Phone: 01560 484 098
Email: [email protected]

Information

At Dunlop Primary and ECC, our Vision, Values and Aims are underpinned by the
Dunlop Primary and ECC motto:
‘Climb That Hill’

School Improvement Planning operates on a three-year systematic cycle, based on an
audit of key stakeholders and rigorous self-evaluation. Each year a new improvement
plan will support the aims outlined in the 3 year plan. In addition, each year, we produce
a Standards and Quality Document outlining the main achievements over the previous
twelve months.

Our School Improvement Planning Priorities were identified as areas for development
because they link to local and national education priorities; and respond to discussions
held with stakeholder groups who discussed what we need to do to improve.

At Dunlop Primary and ECC, we are all guided by our Vision, Values and
Aims

Our Vision is to provide an INCLUSIVE learning and teaching environment which
promotes CITIZENSHIP and RESPONSIBLITY, developing positive and RESPECTFUL
attitudes towards LIFELONG LEARNING, allowing our children to FLOURISH.

Our Values are:
Being Happy, Honest, Kind and Respectful

Our School Values reflect the Rights of the Child and furthermore link with other
legislation, including Realising the Ambition, How Good is Our Early Learning and
Childcare, Curriculum for Excellence, Getting it Right for Every Child and the Health and
Social Care Standards.

Our Aims are to:

 Encourage everyone to reach high standards of achievement.
 Promote self-respect and respect for others regardless of race, gender, religion,

family circumstances, ability or disability.
 Ensure everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and privacy.
 Develop an enterprising attitude.
 Care for the environment.
 Pursuing a healthy & active lifestyle.

Priority 1

What do we want to do?
Raise Attainment in Literacy and Numeracy

How will we achieve this?
We will:

 Work towards accreditation for being a Communication Friendly Environment.
 Create a visual learning environment, rich with print and signs to support emerging literacy

skills.
 Creating a visual learning environment, rich with print and signs to support emerging

Numeracy Skills and Language of Maths vocabulary.
 Implement online Learning Journals to document and share ongoing with parents/carers,

learning across all curricular areas with a particular emphasis in the Literacy, Numeracy and
Health and Wellbeing.
 Raise the profile of Reading and books by having focused book weeks/month, parent
reading, lending library, mobile library, weekly BookBug.
 Provide focused weekly Literacy activities to support early level literacy.
 Embed an ongoing programme of Together Time Rhyme Time focusing on nursery and
number rhymes.

Priority 2

What do we want to do?

Ensure Health and Wellbeing

How will we achieve this?
We Will:

 Introduce EAC Health and Wellbeing frameworks: Mental Wellbeing & Relationships Sexual
Health

 Implement online Learning Journals to document and share ongoing with parents/carers,
learning across all curricular areas with a particular emphasis in the Literacy, Numeracy and
Health and Wellbeing.

 Promote Emotional wellbeing through embedding an ongoing rich programme of planned
experiences: Emotional Check Ins, Children’s Mental Health Week, Movement Matters
including Cosmic Yoga, Go Noodle and Mindfulness

 Embed Dunlop Primary and ECC School Values through story, song and games experiences.
 Ensure the Care Inspectorate – Health and Social Care Standards are prominent and referred

to ongoing as part of Self Evaluation.
 Work towards Silver award for Rights Respecting Schools through weekly Together Time

experiences.
 Assess and track individual children’s wellbeing and involvement using the Leuven Scale.

Priority 3

What do we want to do?

Increase the opportunity for the children to develop digital and STEAM skills, with
explicit links to the world of work

How will we achieve this?
We Will:

Provide a rich and varied Digital Technologies curriculum, with the children

 Using BeeBots to develop position and movement
 Using IPads to take photographs and videos
 Using the Promethean board to extend learning from digital literacy programmes and

for researching and learning about the real world
 Coding using a digital programme
 Establish ongoing programme across the year with a focus on Food and Textiles –
 Re-establish weekly Cooking and Baking experiences with children preparing

food/snack/treats for the ECC
 Introduce: Weaving, Sewing, and Dyeing materials using natural dyes
 Craft and Design – Implementation of woodwork and tinker experiences/area, using

real tools and materials.