Curriculum 

Curriculum Impact Statement

At John Burns Primary School we measure the impact of our curriculum in the following ways: 

• Analysis of data and performance in statutory assessments (Year 1 Phonics Screening Check, KS1 SATs and KS2 SATs);
• Analysis of school performance at the end of each key stage compared with national and local data;
• Analysis of data and performance in termly tests (Reading and Maths);
• Analysis of data and teacher assessment in Writing (termly);
• Using a range of assessment and analysis strategies: moderation of work, pupil progress meetings, assessment and data tracking;
• RAG impact evaluation of the school development plan - Quality of Education (termly);
• RAG impact evaluation of subject action plans (termly);
• Subject leader reports for Governors (termly);
• Annual reporting of standards across the curriculum (end of year reports/subject action plans/school development plan/self-evaluation form);
• Subject monitoring evidence (impact of monitoring statements);
• Through external curriculum reviews and audits, including subject deep dives (Link Advisors and education consultants).
• Scrutiny of subject display boards in corridors and classrooms (Do they showcase pupil work and capture substantive and disciplinary knowledge progression?);
• Regular pupil voice exercises using evidence, when available, where pupils are challenged to recall their knowledge and discuss what they have been learning about in current, recent and previous learning;
• Work scrutiny - whole class/key stage and smaller samples; 
• Moderation of pupil work across the school and with other schools;
• Parental feedback: parents’ evenings, parent workshops, open mornings, informal meetings and parent surveys; and 
• Through use of digital evidence (photographs/video footage) that captures pupil voice, pupil work, educational visits, curriculum workshops, class assemblies and competitions.