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By the time I leave Abbey I will be very proud of me, of my family, my community and Wales. I will have strong foundations in reading, writing, oracy, numeracy and ICT. I will be equipped with the skills I need to continue a journey of lifelong learning; able to collaborate, problem solve and think creatively to overcome any barriers I encounter.
I will support my learning, health and well-being by being resilient, independent and have a positive growth mind-set; understanding who I am, where I come from and the part I have to play in my future and my community.
This will help me to enhance how I feel about myself, have a sensibility to others, have self-discipline and have proper behaviour within my community. I will show kindness and compassion towards others, respectful of the fact that the world is full of many views and beliefs.
I will face new challenges and succeed to affect change at home and globally. The exciting, original, purposeful experiences at Abbey will develop my imagination, creativity and curiosity, enabling me to flourish to be anything I want to be.
Developing a shared understanding of progression
As a school we will consider our purpose, the aspiration for every child and young person in our community. We will develop a shared understanding of progress, understanding what it looks like in respect of the learning. The five main areas we will focus on are:
· Increasing effectiveness as a learner
· Increasing breadth and depth of knowledge
· Deepening understanding of the ideas and disciplines within Areas
· Refinement and growing sophistication in the use and application of skills
· Making connections and transferring learning into new contexts
These considerations will ensure that our curriculum design focuses on our purpose, the essence of learning and identifying what the learning intentions are. Our assessing and assessment processes will allow us to show progress with our learners and support the learners to understand their own progress.
The development of a shared understanding of progress will continually be a priority for our school and its community. We need to understand that:
“Attainment is a benchmark against data.”
“Progress is a benchmark against myself – a battle we can win.”
