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Upperwood School Gender Equality Scheme 2009-2012       Action Plan

 

Target to meet the Duty

Action to be taken

Criteria for success

resources

Person(s) responsible

Pupil Achievement

  • To improve attainment and achievement of Girls in Y5 and 6

 

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Personalised learning opportunities

    • tuition

additional targeted teaching time in groups

Dance Club

SEAL group

% of girls at level 4

%of girls at level 5

Improved PASS scores

1-1 tuition funding

 

 

Dance club/ Foulstone

TA time

(Summer)

SLT

  1. Learning Opportunities
    • Raise reading achievement of boys and girls in Key Stage 2
 
 
 
    • To develop breadth of curriculum to meet needs of learners

 

 

 

    • To promote positive role models and avoid stereotyped gender roles
 
 
 
 
    • To improve playtime physical provision for girls and other groups
    • To provide a range of extra curricular clubs which balance the interests of boys and girls

 

 

Focused comprehension groups for underachieving pupils

Purchase new reading resources

 

Staff to undertake projects with global dimension and sustainability themes

 

 

 

To invite people from both genders who fulfil roles which positively represent both genders in sport, home and in work.

 

 

To zone areas and provide games/ equipment for mini games alongside football

Craft club

Dance Clubs

Cookery Club

ICT club

Range of sports clubs

 

Accelerated reading progress between Y4-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children aware of wider range of roles in community

 

 

More participation of boys and girls in physical play

 

More participation of both

Fresh start

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLT resources

Questionnaire

 

 

 

 

 

TESCO sport vouchers scheme

questionnaire

 

SLT

  1. Admissions, Transitions, Exclusions  –
    • Regular monitoring of absence.
    • Review of admissions protocols
    • Gender addressed in transition meetings for KS3-4

 

Look for any significant patterns regarding gender

 

Admissions review- does it address the Duty?

 

Feedback on PASS data and groups data for Secondary school

 

 

 

 

 

 

Informed transition practice

 

 

Social Relationships

Promote positive relationships between both genders in school. Work to eliminate gender stereotypes

 

School Council awareness raising

Class debates

Poster campaign

Children treat each gender respectfully

PSHE curric plans

 

 

 

  1. Employing, promoting and training male and female staff-
 
    • We currently have no male support staff. We aim to actively employ and train a suitable candidate should a post become available. 

 

 

Male member of staff in learning support

 

 

Access and participation of males and females in the wider school community

  • To improve participation of fathers and male stakeholders in school life
 

Recruit for help in school

Recruit for reading

Recruit for clubs

Males involved in clubs

 

 

Policy Review

Curriculum
Uniform
Bullying
Inclusion/ Every Child Matters objectives
National Healthy School Status
Admissions
Discipline
PE
Careers/work experience

 

Review success of implementation of policy in terms of gender