John Donne Primary School 2018/19
Engaging curriculum design and excellent staff
What problems were in your school and how did you identify them?
Children entering school with low levels of language identified by intake in Nursery or Reception
What actions did you take?
*Topic based curriculum
*CLPE Power of Reading texts
*Became a School Direct lead school for teacher training
*Higher Level Teaching Assistants employed per year group to lead interventions
* Developed a research culture
*Introduced independent learning projects (homework)
What were the outcomes?
Progress for Y6 is significantly above national average.
Reading - 5.49.
Writing - 2.18.
Maths - 3.59.
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