School Improvement Plan

Develop, launch and implement a new attendance strategy involving all staff to create an ethos that reduces barriers to full attendance for all learners. 

Develop new strategies to reduce suspensions and learning walk removals; to include a review of the impacts of current interventions and alternative provisions 

Continue to develop Calm and Quiet movement around the school, in corridors especially, so that learners are empathetic towards others in the school as they move about. 

Undertake full internal review of all anti-bullying initiatives across all stakeholders, leading to a new kindness strategy (Leadership & Management)

Support positive behaviour and attitudes by ensuring the uniform policy is implemented consistently and without exception, reinforcing high non-negotiable uniform standards, promoting a strong sense of community identity and pride, and cultivating lifelong habits of discipline, equality, and personal responsibility among all learners 

Develop and implement shared language across staff to be used when challenging learner behaviour

1. Teaching and Learning

Develop a shared vision for Teaching and Learning at HHS to ensure clarity for the minimum expectations in all lessons

Develop CPD models to ensure consistent high-quality delivery where faculties work in groups rather than in isolation

Develop focussed learning walks to gather qualitative data on the impact of T&L CPD

2. Development of Curriculum Deep Dives

Develop the method and questions to be used to deep dive with a particular focus identified by previous self evaluation or Deep Dive work

Plan these to take place twice each academic year to monitor progress

3. Development of the Use of Artificial Intelligence

Further develop the use of AI to support subject leaders and help reduce workload

Develop the use of AI to help support staff complete tasks more efficiently

4. Develop Adaptive Teaching

Continue to develop systems so that all teachers are aware of who their SEND, DSV, HPA, high behaviour needs learners are including the use of blue folders

Continue to provide CPD around strategies for challenging all groups of learners making use of learning passports when necessary

Develop Adaptive Teaching Methods to support the teaching of SEND Learners, while improving the deployment of LSAs, and the redesign of Learner Passports 

Revise and strengthen the STEM Curriculum offer at 14–19, so that it enthuses and energises learners, so that they want to continue studying these subjects in our Sixth Form 

Develop ‘Aspire’ programme in Year 12 to provide a pathway to Level 3 study for learners achieving grade 3s at GCSE

Improve careers, advice, and guidance to reflect updated Gatsby Benchmarks and statutory requirements, and increase the proportion of learners with a sustained Post 16 and 18 destination 

Relaunch Learner Voice & Leadership so that learners across the school have a greater role in shaping and leading the ethos of our school 

Launch the Harrow High Alumni Network to strengthen connections with our former students, enabling them to remain engaged with the school. This active network will also serve as a powerful recruitment channel, demonstrating the enduring positive impact of a Harrow High education

Introduce more foreign and residential trips into school life to ensure our learners have a wide range of enriching experiences, and that this supports student recruitment

Lauch Of Online performance management tool through the Arbor platform. This should enable staff to upload evidence throughout the year to make the process more robust, manageable and less bureaucratic 

Continue to develop high-quality, consistent approaches to line management of teaching staff to  include high quality class handover meetings at the end of an academic year when this is appropriate 

Develop leadership and communication across the senior and middle teams such that all leadership work is completed fully in line with our school beliefs

Complete a full review of structural financial costs to ensure a 0% cap on MFG does not bring additional significant financial constraint upon the school in the light of potential falling rolls 

Undertake full internal review of all anti-bullying initiatives across all stakeholders leading to a new kindness strategy 

Parental engagement in communications (Secondment)