Castle Hill Primary School
Engaging children and families in raising aspirations
What problems were in your school and how did you identify them?
Pupils:
-Lacked experience and were unwilling to take risks
- Had low aspirations
-Had weak speech and language skills
-Had poor social skills
-Lacked home engagement
-Had high levels of absence
These were Identified through observation and interactions with families
What actions did you take?
-Created a broad curriculum and embedded basic skills (literacy and numeracy) into it
-Got pupils to monitor enjoyment of the curriculum
-Created a range of Secret Clubs that targeted pupils are invited to
-Created a family liaison officer for parents
-Developed a range of targeted interventions
-Developed lots of non-threatening ways for parents to come into school, then moved this onto workshops and information sessions
-Created a mental health curriculum to help deal with pressures
-Developed opportunities to find out more about the world of work and started planning their pathways
-Made it explicit to parents what age related expectations look like
-Developed a learning to learn curriculum, MAGIC Habits
- Developed a social skills curriculum, PRIDE
What were the outcomes?
Significantly improved: -Attendance
-Engagement,
-Enjoyment
-Confidence
-Coping strategies
-Resilience
-Outcomes and progress
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