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School Priorities 2025-26

Our key improvement priorities for the forthcoming year are as follows. Everyone in our school community - leaders, staff, governors, MAT, pupils and parents - has a key role to play in ensuring our school provides the very best for our children, enabling them to achieve well.

PRIORITY 1 Curriculum & Outcomes - overseen by Mrs Baillie-Young and Standards Governor 

  • Outcomes to be at least in line with National standards in statutory assessments

  • Meaningful links made in pupils' learning, helping them to remember more

PRIORITY 2 Attitudes to Learning - overseen by Mr Hill and SIAMS Governor 

  • To ensure pupils start the school day ready for learning and positive interactions

PRIORITY 3– Marketing and Engaging Stakeholders - overseen by Mr Cooper and Finance Governor

  • Full classes and pupils speaking positively about their St Matthew's experience

  • Increase in numbers attending open events

  • Positive feedback from visitors, parents and online

PRIORITY 4:  SEND & Inclusion  - overseen by Miss Haines and SEND Governor

  • Pupils placed here can have their needs meet and make appropriate progress from their starting points                                                                                                                       
  • Parents and professionals understand that St Matthew’s is a mainstream school with a specialist centre and pupils in the centred are expected to be able to access their mainstream class and education for approx. 50% of their school day

 

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