Focus - To work with all stakeholders to ensure a successful transition to increased classes and pupil numbers.
So far -
- Modelled growth and impact on class sizes and funding.
- Met with LA and governors to discuss increase in pupil numbers following appeals from families moving into new build houses.
- Agreed to move to five classes in September 2019.
- Met with teaching staff to consider implications and actions.
- Initial talks to discuss possibility of a new build one form entry school.
Actions -
- Stakeholder meeting to share proposal in more detail and organise a working party.
- Consider implications for
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- Key Stage 2 curriculum - 3 year plan, residential, etc
- Composite classes and how to spilt. Is there any research on this and the impact on achievement and well being?
- Infrastructure
- Staffing
- Budget
- EYFS/KS1 spilt. Consider a 3 year group spilt: 2 classes of 10 EYFS, 10 Year 1 and 10 Year 2. Research models of best practice - Early Excellence to advise.
- LA/school to work on developing plans for expansion.
- Building work to make classroom fit for purpose Sept 2019.
- How to create positive publicity.
