St. Robert’s RC Primary School

St Robert’s Catholic Primary School is in the Bridgend local authority. There are 179 pupils aged three to eleven years at the school. There are six mainstream classes of mixed age groups

As a member of SMT, a class teacher and leader of Enquiry Based Topic Curriculum, Leader of Expressive Arts & Leader of Eco Schools Sarah Taylor was keen to take part in the Creative Leadership programme to allow for further personal and professional development. Her aim was to develop her personal knowledge of the creative curriculum and in so doing, disseminate good practice to staff at school to ensure strategic leadership, implementation and monitoring of a creative curriculum. 

Her initial two days of training, followed by mentoring conversations and support from her creative agent allowed for opportunities to explore and trail new ways of working at class based level and whole school level to initiate change in light of the new ways of teaching in learning in readiness for the new curriculum of Wales. 

Sarah led staff INSET meetings to disseminate research and instigate change with a focus on the development of the new curriculum in the school. 

Working alongside a mentor allowed for professional growth and a critical colleague who provided valuable ideas and mentorship in discussing together how they could move the school forward in readiness for the new curriculum of Wales - the expertise of a mentor supported the schools next steps and journey in developing exciting, innovative way of teaching and learning, in light of the new curriculum of Wales.