This checklist is designed to help all staff understand the school priorities and how for them to contribute to the school’s improvement.
Log In & Explore: Ensure you can access the Improvement Plan tab on your dashboard.
The "Big Picture" Review: Read through the Objectives. These are our "North Star" goals for the next year and beyond.
Understand the Timeline: Note that objectives are live. Some may finish this term, while others span into the next academic year.
View Linked Activities: Look within the objectives to see the Activities (Milestones). Which ones relate to you, subject/ department or year group?
Check for Transparency: Use the plan to understand why certain initiatives and professional learning is happening. If it’s in the plan, it’s a priority for our school improvement.
Link Your Evidence: If your recent work supports a specific milestone, know how to upload or link that evidence directly so the "success" is captured in real-time..
Access Your Subject Portfolio: Navigate to your specific area to view/create your Subject Action Plan.
Align with the SDP: Ensure your objectives and actions link and feed directly into the whole-school Key Objectives to avoid replication.
Update Progress: As you complete departmental/ subject actions, mark them as "Completed" to show the live your subject’s growth and improvement.
Assign Accountability: Ensure every Major Objective has a clear Lead who is responsible for driving that objective (project) forward.
Set Realistic Milestones: Break long-term objectives into bite-sized activities that staff can easily "tick off." to show completion and progress
Schedule Monthly Reviews: Instead of a yearly overhaul, spend 15 minutes a month updating the "Live" status of the activities to keep the plan accurate.
Pro-Tip: The School Improvement Plan isn't a secret. It’s a shared map. The more we refer to it in staff meetings and briefings, the more it becomes the pulse of our school.
Headline: From Static Paper to a Living Roadmap.
Key Message: Our School Improvement Plan (SIP) is no longer a PDF in a folder. It is now a "Live Document" in iP.
Visual Idea: A split screen showing an old, dusty filing cabinet vs. a dynamic SDP plan.
Talking Point: "We are moving away from compliance and toward collective progress."
Headline: Beyond the Academic Year.
Key Content:
Objectives don’t have to start in Sept and end in July and August.
Objectives (Projects) can span as much as 18 months or beyond.
The Benefit: We stop "rushing to finish" and start "building to last."
Talking Point: "Real change takes time. iP allows our strategy to breathe across multiple years."
Headline: Who Can See What?
Key Content:
SLT: Architects and Owners of the big "Key Objectives."
All Staff: Full viewing access. No secrets.
The Goal: Every staff member should see how their role and impact connects to the school’s 3-year vision.
Talking Point: "If you’re wondering 'why' we are focusing on a specific area, the answer is live on your dashboard."
Headline: Small Wins, Big Impact.
Key Content:
Objectives are broken into Activities (Key Milestones)
Simple "tick-off" system to show progress.
Evidence-led: See the proof of our success in real-time.
Talking Point: "We’re breaking down the 'massive' goals into manageable steps we can celebrate as we complete them."
Headline: Subject Portfolios & Action Plans.
Key Content:
Subject Leaders: You own your Subject Portfolio.
Avoid the "Double-Entry" trap: Link your departmental wins directly to the main SIP.
Evidence, not just admin: Focus on showing the impact of your department's work.
Talking Point: "Middle leaders are the engine room. This gives you the space to lead your subject with autonomy and clarity."
Headline: What Happens Next?
Key Content:
Log in this week and find the Improvement Plan tab.
Locate one objective that relates to your specific role.
In our next briefing, we will look at the "Live Progress" bar together.
Closing Thought: "The plan is only as good as the people driving it. Let’s make it work for us."