NEPS School Improvement Plan 2025-2026

“If the teacher makes the weather, the school creates the climate. School improvement is how schools create an ever-better climate for the individual and groups of teachers to do their job in the most favourable circumstances.”

Sir Tim Brighouse

Here at NEPS we continually strive to do better for all our children and families in order for everyone to reach their full potential. Our School Improvement approach is evidence-informed, responsive and proportionate to a school’s improvement needs over time.

This continual improvement cycle is supported by the school’s vision and values and is very much a collaborative approach. Through a process of continuous self-evaluation we identify our key school priorities and how we can best implement a plan to address these including how we can sustain any necessary changes and initiatives.

Underpinning this cycle of evaluation are a number of strategies:

1. Transparent systems of communication allowing all stakeholders to understand and contribute to the effectiveness of the school and the key improvement priorities.

2. The prioritising of high quality CPD and staff development where all staff progress and build their expertise collectively.

3. A strong system of professional growth where we all work together in order to make a difference to the children and families in our community.

4. A systematic review of our coherent curriculum, intervention approaches and assessment procedures to ensure the highest quality teaching and learning environment that meets the needs of all our children.

5. Strong and effective partnerships within the school community and within the cluster of Ealing Schools that NEPS is a member of.

6. Efficient financial management of the school that is linked to the school priorities.

7. A full commitment to equality of opportunity for all parts of our community including the creation of an anti-racist learning environment and the celebration of the rich diversity found at NEPS.

Key Priorities 2025-2026

1. To collaboratively refine and embed a whole-school vision underpinned by our learning values, an effective safeguarding culture, revised relational behaviour policy and UNICEF Rights Respecting approach — realised through inclusive, high-quality teaching, greater pupil understanding and accountability and an ambitious curriculum reflecting NEPS’s ethos and aspirations.

2. To fully engage with all staff and develop a strong understanding of their wellbeing and workload, while exploring how AI technology and innovation can enhance productivity, reduce workload pressures, and support professional growth.

3. To continue to maintain a strong focus on high-quality, responsive CPD, e.g. continued fluency training, advanced oracy development, bespoke/focused inclusion priorities and needs, thereby deepening reflective practice and empowering staff through greater professional agency.

4. To further develop and adapt the curriculum to ensure it is ambitious, coherent and progressive and that inclusive practices are integral to implementation.

5. Leaders strengthening community engagement through our Race Equality Parent Forum, Ealing Cluster partnerships, maintaining RRS Gold accreditation, OPAL initiatives and local environmental collaborations.

6. To further develop our EYFS provision to reflect the individual needs, cultural backgrounds and family dynamics of our current cohort, ensuring our provision remains inclusive, responsive, and engaging for all learners.