Developing Excellence
At St Michael’s, we believe in ensuring excellence every day, in every way.
To ensure ongoing improvement and high-quality provision, we set clear priorities that focus on developing the school and refining performance. These priorities are part of our Developing Excellence Plan, which maps out our strategic approach to sustained school improvement.
Our Developing Excellence Priorities for 2025–26
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To continue to improve the consistency and quality of teaching and learning, so that the curriculum implementation leads to the impact on attainment and progress intended for all pupils including vulnerable pupils.
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To further sharpen the teaching and implementation of the curriculum across all subject disciplines, ensuring content is delivered with clarity, precision and subject-specific expertise, so that pupils think, speak and behave like subject specialists and deepen their disciplinary understanding over time.
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To further strengthen the implementation and impact of the curriculum through embedding oracy strategies
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To strengthen the teaching and support of mental health, wellbeing and self-regulation as integral to personal development, enabling pupils to understand and manage their emotions, build resilience and talk confidently about their mental health.
For further details on each priority and the actions we are taking to achieve them, please see the documents linked below.
Developing Excellence Plan 25-26