What are our Clarity Documents and why do we have them?

Clarity Documents

As leaders with a very clear vision on how we want the core elements of teaching and learning to look like, it is important we have some way of passing this information to the teaching staff.

The way we have decided to do this is through our Clarity Documents.

By setting out in a clear, easy to understand way what the teaching of core subjects should look like, what your learning environment should look like and how we mark and give feedback, the teachers here have a reference guide to compare to their practice.

How do we use them?

The Clarity Documents drive our CPD in school and are used to ensure consistent practice when leaders undertake monitoring.

For example, our Environment and Display Clarity Document has been rewritten to reflect the school's drive to become a Leeds Communication-Friendly School. The aspects of the LCFS scheme that refer to classroom environments have been added to the document, and staff have received training from our Speech and Language therapist.

Following the training, leaders use the Clarity Document when monitoring learning environments to ensure they match our expectations for the children. 

Furthermore, the documents are updated to reflect improvements in practice seen over time as well as being an excellent tool to help induct new teaching staff when they join the school.