SAP

Summary of SAP Priorities 2025 2026

Improvement Priority 1: Leadership and Governance

• Ensure the long-term future and identity of HWINS
  Maintain high standards and preserve the distinct character of an infant school, while considering the ‘One Journey, Two Schools’ approach.

• Achieve financial stability
  Secure a sustainable budget to support the school’s ongoing provision and development.

• Strengthen parental engagement
  Foster meaningful parent partnerships that have a positive impact on pupil achievement and wellbeing.

Improvement Priority 2: Curriculum, Teaching and Achievement

• Review and develop the English curriculum
  Ensure pupils build secure, deep, and fluent knowledge that prepares them for the next stage of learning.

• Revise the RE curriculum to ensure it reflects the new Richmond Syllabus

• Review the PSHE curriculum ensure it reflects the new RHSE guidance for September 2026.

• Embed oracy and vocabulary development
  Integrate structured speaking and vocabulary skills into all medium-term planning.

• Refine planning and teaching
  Use clear milestones and defined outcomes to drive ongoing improvements in teaching practice.

• Accelerate progress for pupils eligible for PPG
  Implement tailored strategies to help disadvantaged pupils overcome significant barriers to learning.

• Enhance assessment in foundation subjects
  Develop robust assessment methods to measure and support pupil progress across all foundation subjects.

Early Years Focus:

• Fully embed the revised EYFS framework
  Secure consistency and high standards in Early Years provision.

• Strengthen Nursery provision for 5-term attendees
  Develop the environment to support younger children, ensuring smooth transitions into Nursery.

• Upskill staff through Early Years Level 3 training
  Invest in staff professional development to improve quality of provision.

Improvement Priority 3: Inclusion

• Meet the needs of children with complex needs
  Ensure all pupils, including those with complex needs, acquire the knowledge and skills needed to access the full curriculum and transition successfully to their next phase.

• Launch the Early Bird Plus parenting support group
  Provide targeted support for parents of children with additional needs.

Improvement Priority 4: Behaviour

• Implement a bereavement policy and staff training
  Equip staff and parents to support children experiencing loss, through policy development and dedicated workshops.

• Review and update the behaviour policy
  Ensure the policy reflects current best practice and school values.

• Deliver behaviour training for SMSAs and support staff
  Strengthen consistency and effectiveness in managing pupil behaviour at all times of the school day.

Improvement Priority 5: Personal Development and Wellbeing

• Promote racial justice and anti-racism
  Build an inclusive classroom culture by embedding anti-racist practices across the curriculum.

Improvement Priority 6: Attendance

• Reduce persistent absenteeism (PA)
  Implement strategies to lower the percentage of pupils who are persistently absent.

• Improve attendance among PPG pupils
  Target support and interventions to ensure disadvantaged pupils have consistently high attendance.

Improvement Priority 7: Safeguarding

• Strengthen governance of safeguarding
  Ensure governors are fully involved and informed about safeguarding practices.

• Conduct a safeguarding audit
  Regularly review practices to ensure compliance with statutory guidance.

• Build staff confidence in responding to concerns
  Ensure all staff know how to respond to and report allegations or low-level concerns.

• Update safer recruitment policy and training
  Review and enhance recruitment practices to maintain high standards of safeguarding.