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1001 Ideas to Raise Achievement
Andy JohnsonTudor Grange School
David DouglassSpecialist Schools and Academies Trust
Starter for 10...
Thin Culturevs
Achievement Culture
The Big Picture What’s new? Why bother? Key Outcomes Maths and English Complete your Big 5 Ideas
What a difference a year makes...
Attainment and Achievement
• 8 or more good grades – the 100% school?• 5 or more good grades including Maths and
English – The Headline figure• 3 levels of progress in the core subjects –
Hidden?• Motivational Extra-curricular Events –
embedded?
KS2 KS4 predictor
Current Grade
Rate ofProgress
ValueAdded ACTION?
john 4 (F) C E 1 -2Sally 3 (G) D D 3 0Erin 5 (E) B B 3 0Kath 5 (E) B C 2 -1
Sanjay 4 (F) C B 4 1
Residual -2
Progress matters
At KS2 3 4 5By GCSE D C B+
100% *A-D the new target for all??
The Core
Straw poll:Maths
English
Science
Other Series1
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Hope you're having a good weekend.
I've attached some data on the year 10 module one results. We were expecting slightly lower than usual results and unfortunately that is what happened. The main reasons behind this are:
• weaker cohort• two NQT’s having four year 10 classes, as they have no core
year 11 classes• too many D grades
I think the NQT’s and other staff are receiving a lot of support but have struggled at ks4 and we really need to focus on staff development if the results are going to remain as high as previous years. At the moment, I'm worried that Sheila and I are getting a little stretched with everything in year 11 and now the year 10 resit classes. Hopefully, we can still continue to focus on developing staff teaching.
This is factually
incorrect.
Validating failure?
What does this email tell us?
Pressure and Accountability
Dilemma – short v long
Maths
Maths• Linear/Modular• Exam Board and when to sit• Groupings• Tracking understanding and progress• Modular examination prep?• Set number = grade?• 3 levels of progress• Team planning
The problem with English... (a non specialist perspective)
Exam board
Speaking & Listening
coursework (last year)
Controlled Assessment (year 11 2012)
Classroom assessment
Mock examinations
Linear
Team Planning
Science• Which course?• When start and for how long?• Complimentary courses (Healthy Eating)• Tracking and monitoring• Keeping it exciting but still delivering
outcomes
Take 2 minutes
What are your top tips for the core?
Two ideas from us
Module mats
Module mats
Big SpacesLead Lessons
Spread out
Big visuals
Big sound
Performance
Real audience
Revision lead lessons
Revision surgery
Much more...
Controlled Assessments
Controlled Assessments• Standard Operating procedures (whole school
and subject level)• Calendar• Drawing Lines in the sand (regularly• Parental Engagement• What happens if??
Each one – Teach one
1. Students2. Staffing3. Curriculum4. New Technologies5. The Fifth Element!
Five Areas for Transformation...
Students• Pledges (Outwood Grange)• School Diplomas (John Madejski Academy)• Organisation• Leadership and Role Models• Celebration and Incentives• Parental engagement to raise achievement• Knowing where they are and how they can
improve – ownership of learning and progress• Default achievement culture
Staffing• Structures– Pastoral/Academic Divide– Standing agenda items– Meeting Structure– Teacher vs tutor
• Support Staff (to raise achievement)• Academic Tutoring – rhetoric or reality?• Default Settings and Standard Operating Procedures• Evaluate the impact of every TLR in the school
Support Staff to Raise Achievement
• SEN – promote level 2 for all?• Science technicians – support delivery?• Examinations Officer – driving data?• Mentors – what impact? How
empowered?• Impact of “pastoral managers” now?• Hard to reach specialists – not sapping all
CurriculumWhat does your current curriculum currently
produce?• How many students will leave year 11 with
less than 8 GCSE grades?• How many will leave with less than 8 good
grades?• How many students make 3 (or more ) levels of
progress in English, Maths and Science?
Curriculum 2• Starting early – year 7 – what is the earliest age
for a formal qualification in your school?• Core subjects – easiest to modify– Bandings/groupings
• Optional Subjects• Speed of implementation• www.vision2learnforschools.co.uk healthy
eating• Key skills suite
New Technologies
The Fifth ElementCulture, Attitudes and Ethos
• What does “our school” mean to you?• What is the intellectual learning capital
within your school?• How do new staff provide a fresh pair of
eyes?• Do you do lots of things (because you
think you should) or a few things (very well)?
Abandonment• Not about stopping things that don’t work • Which things will you stop doing that are
already good but will not support getting to excellence?
• How do you introduce new ideas etc?
Your PostcardPledge
What is the best idea that you have gained today and
will implement back at your school?
