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School Key Priorities

At Morningside we evaluate all areas of school life as part of our continuing improvement journey. We use a wide range of evidence as well as end of key stage data to set our key priorities each year. We work with children, parents, governors and teachers to decide upon and share our goals for each academic year.

Our key priorities from April 2025 – March 2026

Strategic Priorities

  • To further develop the pedagogy, teaching and culture of reading
  • To develop the Art and DT curriculum to improve outcomes and experiences for children
  • To embed children’s number fluency (efficiency, accuracy, flexibility)
  • To further improve our work with all families to ensure that parents/carers and school staff working together to support and improve the learning, development and health of children
  • To improve attendance so it is above national averages

Continuous school improvement priorities

  • To develop leadership at all levels
  • To further consolidate the SEND offer addressing increasing need to ensure that all pupils make appropriate progress whatever their starting points and level of need
  • To maintain the Morningside play offer to support well-being, language development
  • To further embed the culture of excellent behaviour
  • Refine Oracy in all phases to support pupils in all phases achieve improved outcomes in reading and writing
  • Disadvantaged pupils make accelerated progress from their starting points meaning gaps are closing
  • To continue developing strategies to support the whole school community with their wellbeing and mental health
  • To review and develop assessment and monitoring processes to ensure that support for learning and teaching is of the highest quality
  • Systems in place to support the Children at risk of underachieving
  • To further develop pedagogy through high quality professional development
  • To ensure that the EYFS curriculum supports progression, effective pitch and challenge