1. To closely monitor the progress of pupils, in particular, the progress of vulnerable pupils through effective planning, assessment and enrichment opportunities.

      Vulnerable is defined as: SEND, PP, LAC, No Reco2. To closely monitor the progress of pupils, in particular, the progress of vulnerable pupils through effective planning, assessment and enrichment opportunities. 

• To focus on overcoming barriers to learning such as SEND, wellbeing and attendance, and ensure the provision and enrichment for vulnerable pupils such as disadvantaged and SEND is of the highest quality.
• To ensure the advice of SEND professionals in every EHCP is enacted in every lesson. (OFSTED 2023)
• Continue to review English with the love of reading and explicit reading comprehension strategies.
• Bespoke and targeted tuition support in English and maths to minimise the impact of lockdown on pupil achievement and wellbeing.
• A language rich environment for our pupils with broad and rich curriculum opportunities.
• Monitor closely the new feedback policy and impact across the school on outcomes  
• Continue with curriculum development and sequencing of key skills and knowledge that children develop from Reception to year 6 to improve outcomes.

2. EYFS  To ensure language development is prioritised through meaningful adult:child interactions

      OFSTED, 2023

• All EYFS staff to model the ShREC approach which include four evidence-informed strategies to promote high quality interactions with young children (Education Endowment Foundation). 
• Children acquire and use new vocabulary and begin to understand sentence structures through collaborative conversations, meaningful interactions and modelling from adults.
• New resources (books, dolls, small world activities and role play) are used as tools to initiate and enhance conversations.
• Detailed and sequential long term curriculum plans are followed. These are to be broken down into medium term plans which include key vocabulary. 
• The outdoor environment is to reflect the rich learning opportunities that are evident inside. 
• Teachers are held accountable for the above through appraisals.
• Make sure you are clear on the outcomes and expectations in the EYFS
• Look at the investment in the EYFS outside spaces

3. To continue to develop a curriculum that champions diversity and equality

•   Sustaining and leading on our equality and diversity work for the school, wider community and local authority. 
•   Focus on celebrating equality, diversity and anti-racism in our daily practice.
•   Provide rich and broad experiences that develop resilience, self-confidence and raise aspirations.
• Pupil voice is consulted on key decisions across the school. 
• A values led curriculum that instils values such as ambition, kindness towards others, resilience, teamwork, respect as well as honesty and determination through the prism of British Values.
• Maryland’s construct of education is one of inclusion and equality and we are a model of inclusion based on equality and unique characteristics.

CURRICULUM GOAL 1 : To ensure every child is secure in English, Maths and Computing

 Core skills in English, Maths and Computing underpin all aspects of learning and provide necessary skills to become ‘future ready’.

CURRICULUM GOAL 2: To deliver a broad, balanced  and rich curriculum that creates independent, resilient critical thinkers

Our six school values underpin this ethos: teamwork, respect, kindness, courage, ambition, resilience.

CURRICULUM GOAL 3: Deliver a curriculum that champions diversity and equality 

 Pupils have a global perspective and are well prepared for life in modern Britain. Our pupils    see themselves represented in what they learn and the school itself so that equality, diversity and anti-racism are seamlessly interwoven into the curriculum.

  Feedback from our School Improvement Advisor

 Outcomes were positive

• EYFS 73%, above national
• Phonics year 91%, above national, 

 Overall strengths

The hard work and focus of the whole team in driving forward reading has been successful. The Literacy Tree scheme has been effectively led, managed and delivered. Displays throughout the school reinforce and highlight this focus on reading, leaving the visitor in no doubt this is a school celebrating a wide range of diverse literature readily available for children to read. The focus has had a very positive impact on reading at KS2 with 82% at age related expectations and 28% of children exceed expected.

The school continues to build on and champion diversity in the curriculum.

 Feedback from our School Improvement Advisor

 Outcomes were positive

• EYFS 73%, above national
• Phonics year 91%, above national, 

 Overall strengths

The hard work and focus of the whole team in driving forward reading has been successful. The Literacy Tree scheme has been effectively led, managed and delivered. Displays throughout the school reinforce and highlight this focus on reading, leaving the visitor in no doubt this is a school celebrating a wide range of diverse literature readily available for children to read. The focus has had a very positive impact on reading at KS2 with 82% at age related expectations and 28% of children exceed expected.

The school continues to build on and champion diversity in the curriculum.

  1.NATIONAL FOCUS – Social Media and AI

  The school went through a trying time with a social media campaign against us in Spring 2023.The following point      sums up my vision in this area.

   It is a priority for staff to be vigilant and knowledgeable about the pros and cons of social media, both            public and private. Recognise that inappropriate use of social media is a safeguarding and possible     criminal  issue.

 We must also keep up to date with innovations such as AI (artificial intelligence). AI can answer questions, complete   written tasks, and respond to prompts in a human-like way but is it all good? What do we need to know?     

Ms.Boreham, DHT, has done the following research:

  So this year, we will:

 -support pupils to identify and use appropriate resources to support their ongoing education.

 -This includes encouraging effective use of age-appropriate resources (which may include generative AI) and preventing over-reliance on a limited number of tools or resources.

 – encourage the use of critical thinking and reasoning when using social media or AI.

 2. INTERNATIONAL FOCUS: Global Warming

 With climate change being a key focus of the Headteacher’s vision last year, Maryland will continue to embed   education about how to combat global warming across the school.

 This year we will focus on:

1. Premises: All lighting in the school will be updated to LED in the Autumn term, which allows us to save money and energy, We will invest in water butts and investigate how to recycle, as well as conserve water.
2. Parents:  organise a home project on sustainability and climate change, giving families opportunities to research how to live sustainably at home.
3. Pupils:The eco-warriors will continue to provide assemblies to pupils, while researching how to make the school more sustainable, for example conducting an experiment on microplastics from scourers, and comparing them to natural equivalents,
4. Service providers:  Work with Juniper, our food and cleaning providers, to implement further sustainable practices. They will  work with Newham council to reduce food waste, eliminate plastic containers and take part in further projects regarding reducing electricity wastage.
5. The community: The eco-warriors will also demand a greater focus on sustainability in the community from our local representatives. A £2,500 grant has been awarded to Maryland, allowing for a polytunnel to be built, meaning we can grow food all year round, while an adult eco-warrior team will be established, to help to maintain and improve the garden.
6. National: The school will join the Green School Project https://www.greenschoolsproject.org.uk/about-us/