Blaenoriaethau Ysgol

Ymgorffori ymagwedd ysgol gyfan tuag at ddarllen a ffoneg.

Gwella sgiliau sylfaenol ysgrifennu trwy weithredu dull cyson o addysgu iaith.

Datblygu'r diwylliant a'r strwythur arweinyddiaeth (gan gynnwys llywodraethu).

Parhau i wella safonau llafaredd Cymraeg i bron pob disgybl yn y ffrwd Gymraeg a’r ffrwd Dysgwr.

Datblygiad pellach o ddarpariaeth Cwriciwlwm i Gymru wedi'i deilwra i'r ysgol ac i sicrhau cynnydd priodol i'r plant

Parhau i wella lles disgyblion a staff.

(Saesneg Yn Unig)

Vision

Every day at Ysgol Awel y Mynydd is a special day. A school that offers the highest quality education and ensures rich, memorable and varied experiences in a Welsh atmosphere and ethos. We aim to nurture inquisitive minds in a homely, caring and fun environment. We aim to instil confidence and self-esteem in every child, so they leave school as respectful, honest and balanced individuals in our community.

Driving Actions

Over the next five years we will work hard to…

1: Be guided by our values to develop a school with a positive, aspirational culture

 

Strategic Focus:

Year 1 (2023-2024)

• Attendance
• Behaviour Routines & Interventions
• CPD for support staff
• Set up staff wellbeing team
• Develop a Senior Mental Health Lead for staff

Year 2 (2024-2025)

• Refine the staff well-being offer
• Implement Senior Mental Health Lead action plan
• Clear links created beyond the school that impact on raising aspiration
• Continued focus on raising attendance

Year 3 - Year 5 (2025-2028)

• Investors in People award.
• Embedding and refining targets from previous years.

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2: Provide the highest quality teaching and learning for all

 

Strategic Focus

Year 1 (2023-2024)

• ALN provision in class
• Refine assessment processes and intervention tracking

Year 2 (2024-2025)

• Adoption/development of a More Able and Talented policy.
• Ensure clear challenge for children of all abilities in lessons.

Year 3 – Year 5 (2025-2028)

• Embedding and refining targets from previous years.

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3: Create a curriculum that promotes achievement, inclusion and opportunity

 

Strategic Focus

Year 1 (2023-2024)

• Long term planning for all AoLEs.
• Educational visits planned to support and enhance learning
• Bank of high-quality medium term planning for all AoLEs.

Year 2 (2024-2025)

• Use of school-standard planning format.
• Bank of planning for all curriculum subjects.
• Identification of weaker areas of the curriculum with middle leader focus on addressing these areas.

Year 3 - Year 5 (2025-2028)

• Focus on partnership work which enhances the curriculum offer for our children

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4: Be at the centre of our community and a model of excellence for the support we provide to our families

 

Strategic Focus

Year 1 (2023-2024)

• Welsh language community engagement focus.

Year 2 (2024-2025)

• Increase in family support offer.
• Restructure of the TA team to ensure TA skills are used to benefit children beyond the classroom (e.g., ELSA).

Year 3 - Year 5 (2025-2028)

• Full programme of Family Support available and links with a range of external partners developed and utilised including health and social care

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5: Develop the school buildings in an innovative way that enables sustainability, inclusion, staff well-being and community work to be prioritised

 

Strategic Focus

Year 1 (2023-2024)

• Develop office space for admin staff and leaders.
• Develop PPA spaces for teachers.
• Develop inclusion spaces for children, including sensory and small group spaces.

Year 2 (2024-2025)

• Opening of Gogarth satellite classroom.
• Creation of family support space.
• Audit and create a sustainability action plan.

Year 3 - Year 5 (2025-2028)

• Re-purposing of any vacant spaces based on pupil numbers

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6: Build strong leadership structures at all levels that enable effective succession planning

 

Strategic Focus

Year 1 (2023-2024)

• SLT performance management to be linked to whole school responsibility from SDP.
• Increase knowledge of Governing Body through further school visits and partnership work. 
• Middle leader/curriculum team structure to be developed.

Year 2 (2024-2025)

• Ensure SLT take on clear, strategic, whole school roles.
• Restructure the leadership structure of the school whilst ensuring clear accountability for all school development and national priorities.
• Ensure suitable internal development opportunities for all staff to be able to improve their skills and knowledge and be prepared for the next stage of their careers.
• Coaching for senior leaders so they are better able to develop middle leaders.

Year 3 - Year 5 (2025-2028)

• Programme in place for middle leaders and aspiring middle leaders.
• School to become a self-improving organisation, with accountability that secures consistency spread throughout the senior and middle-leadership teams.