Aiming for excellence:

• The enrichment programme for L6th is fully embedded and the programme for U6th is successfully implemented.
• The quality of planned cover work provided by staff and subsequent work produced by students improves.
• Audit the provision of computing across the curriculum in KS4 to ensure students are provided with the opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills in all areas.
• Year 2 of Reading Strategy: Embed research completed last year so all subjects have reading as a focus in the development plans; further research reading intervention; inculcate a culture of reading for pleasure including recommendation displays; introduce the expectation that all students having a reading book with them.
• Embed adaptations to create inclusive implementation of the curriculum through the use of subject level strategies and approaches identified during July 2025. Extend strategies to best support all students, including those with SEND, in the classroom, ensuring the needs of individuals are understood at a practical level by embedding the use of Student Support Documents.
• Teaching & Learning Framework is updated to incorporate whole school reading strategy. Informed and appropriate CPLD is provided for staff to ensure they are upskilled so that effective pedagogical approaches are deployed in lessons.
• Inculcate a professional learning culture across teaching staff rooted in peer classroom visits to inform practice and identify CPLD needs and provision.
• Increase active learning opportunities through established high-quality teaching practice.
• Embed a wider range of whole class assessment strategies so that whole-class 'checking of learning' is used routinely in lessons.
• Continue to upskill middle and senior leaders so that they are able to make best use of Power BI to analyse and act upon student level data.
• Ensure the implementation of consistent expectations across all subjects in the school with regard presentation in books, such as titles, dates, presentation, students' quality of work and teacher responses to this.
• Gather information from all stakeholders to develop a strategic plan to encourage a sense of 'belonging' within school.
• Develop a community-based project to tackle low attendance within Horncastle and the surrounding areas.
• Audit the school's wifi coverage and connectivity.
• Roll out of interactive televisions within classrooms to include English and Arts Faculties.
• Contribute to, and learn from, the cross-trust work on AI and its potential use within teaching and learning, as well as workload reduction.

Flourish and Succeed:

• Review current school approach and provision to support student wellbeing against both national picture and our student need to develop next strategic plan to run from 2026-2029, and work with the Mental Health Support Team to provide targeted support for individual students.
• Consolidate the role of the form tutor to ensure the consistent delivery of the form time programme. Roll out Metacognition Monday across Y7-13 so that students are more aware of and actively manage their own cognitive processes.
• Resources used to teach students about British Values and Protected Characteristics in Citizenship lessons are reviewed to highlight these overarching themes.
• Embed work experience in Y10 and ensure we remain compliant with regard to work experience statutory guidance across all years.
• Work with Complete Careers to ensure that we are working towards meeting all of the recommendations in the May 2025 National Guidance on CEIAG.
• Through curriculum review and performance analysis, subject areas to identify at least one area of focus within their development plans to improve outcomes at A-Level.
• Identify and address gaps in prior knowledge, skills and learning experiences for those students new to the school in Sixth Form through targeted support strategies.

Leading the Learning:

• Through high-quality and research evidenced CPLD, ensure teachers are fully equipped to review, evaluate and develop curriculum schemes of learning.
• Ensure information is sent home for parents as students prepare for mock exams.
• Recruit new volunteers and members to the PTA.
• Ensure the programme of clubs/activities across each term are routinely shared with parents.
• Broaden the rollout of Bromcom functionality.
• Ensure appropriate aspects of the school calendar on Bromcom is shared through Outlook for staff and the MCAS app for parents. Update the newsletter area of the school website so that the planned newsletters each term are also available here.
• Review and map parent group communications to ensure that QEGS delivers professional and efficient messaging.

Passionate About People:

• • Review processes related to the planning of educational visits so that they operate smoothly and efficiently for parents and staff.
  • Embed the new approach to Performance Management ensuring expectations, roles and responsibilities are clear, and individuals are supported by timely training and guidance.
  • Develop a range of resources and activities across the school focussing on online safety and the risks of issues such as radicalisation, sexual extortion and misogyny.

Simply Civic

• Each year group will identify a charity at the start of the year and plan a fundraiser or related event during the year with their form tutors.
• Complete phase 1 of the Sports First project.
• Build on the successful events organised last year to augment provision for the use of our specialist facilities and expertise with primary school students and their families.
• Build on primary liaison programmes to explore opportunities to work with Sixth Form feeder schools, helping students to bridge the gap between GCSE and A-Level studies."
• Implement Year 1 of the school's environmental strategy.
• Maintain and develop the eco-garden so that it becomes an area of biodiversity. Identify additional areas on site for future development.