Our Vision and Ethos
Through our strong ethos, staff, parents, governors and friends of Harris Primary Academy Orpington are committed to working together to provide the highest quality of education that will meet the needs of every child and enables them to achieve their personal best. We take great pride in providing a stimulating and rewarding place to work which enables all of our pupils to shine and reach their potential
Our vision “Success for all” is the basis upon which all decisions are made.
We have high expectations of each other and all of our pupils. We encourage our pupils to reach for the stars and the belief that if we miss then we will hit the moon!
We set robust aspirational targets to achieve success. Many of our children come from challenging backgrounds and we need them to believe in themselves and develop the self confidence that they can achieve their dreams. We encourage risks to be taken and understand that mistakes are made for a reason and that they help us all to learn.
With the right mind-set we motivate pupils and help them to achieve through developing a love of learning. We aim to develop masters of teaching, every pupil deserves a great teacher, and in doing so we develop the whole child and take a holistic approach to support not only their academic learning but also their emotional well-being.
Academy Priorities
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Priority 1
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
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- To increase the percentage of consistently good and outstanding teaching across the school. (100% good or better by July 2023).
- To develop the curriculum further by ensuring subject specific skills and knowledge are evidenced more clearly, in books and planning.
- To further develop writing to build stamina for writing.
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Priority 2
Outcomes for pupils
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- To accelerate the progress of all pupils in order that outcomes at the end of EYFS, in Y1 Phonics screening check and end of KS1 and KS2 are at or above national expectations for all groups.
- Continue to accelerate progress for SEND and PP pupils by reviewing the tracking and interventions that these pupils receive.
- Ensure outcomes in all KS2 Year groups at both age related and greater depth meet national figures and continue to meet or exceed national figures at all key stages.
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Priority 3
Effectiveness of leadership and management
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- That leaders at all levels have a clear understanding of how the school is doing and are accountable for key areas in order to effectively drive whole school improvement.
- To embed a revised curriculum across the school.
- To grow and develop further links with parents, improving the reputation of the academy and creating a partnership, building on the successes identified in the inspection of July 2019.
- To ensure staff wellbeing is enhanced, ensuring staff feel well supported and are positive and motivated about their work.
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Priority 4
Effectiveness of the early years provision
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- To ensure the leadership of the newly appointed EYFS Leader effectively leads a well-run and high performing provision.
- Continue to raise the percentage of Reception pupils reaching the expected level or above.
- Continue to support disadvantaged groups and review the gender gap.
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