School Development Plan

A Developing Partnership

• Improving outcomes for children by addressing any weaknesses in teaching and learning and developing the curriculum across both schools, to ensure clarity of vision, coherent and progressively sequenced learning and consistency in implementation.
• Ensuring an improved working partnership between The Batt and St Mary’s to support effective transition, equity of educational offer and sharing of expertise, alongside ensuring both schools become outward looking, making the best of local and Trust schol partnerships.
• Improving operational efficiency - both to improve systems and processes and ensure value for money.

The 2023-2026 Joint Schools Development Plan for St Mary's Infants  and The Batt covers these strategic areas: 

• Curriculum alignment - We believe effective partnership work between schools - sharing good curriculum practice and  expertise will ensure parity in quality and continuity in learning for all our children
• Improving classroom practice to ensure learning sticks - We believe children deserve high quality teaching methods  (grounded in educational research) which enable them  to achieve their best and prepares them for next steps and next stage learning
• Implementing a CDP offer that improves outcomes for children - We believe our staff deserve high quality, tailored CPD to inspires and enables them to be the best they can be in improving outcomes for children
• Continuous improvement of inclusive provision for vulnerable learners - We believe that there is no ceiling on what can be achieved by our students, regardless of circumstances or background and will work to ensure they reach their potential
• Embedding our vision and values in to the fabric of school life - We  believe that education is wider than academic study and that values education (grounded in Christian belief) and effective wellbeing practices will enable all members of our community to flourish in all areas of life
• Operational Alignment - We believe that coherent, consistent systems and processes enable schools to deliver improved outcomes for all and support operational and financial efficiency

Click here to view our full Joint Schools Development Plan 

Maintaining our high commitment to safeguarding our children remains an on-going priority at both St Mary’s CE Infant School and The Batt CE Primary School. In support of maintaining robust and highly effective standards and procedures both schools:

• Work to the ODST Safeguarding Standard expectations
• Complete annual Safeguarding Audits for the LA - producing an action plan as a result
• Have a named and appropriately trained Governors with responsibility for Safeguarding who regularly visit the school they have responsibility for to meet with the DSL and
• Robustly and regularly monitor safeguarding procedures