DECLUTTERING & IMPROVING TEACHING

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Strongerteamsofsenior&middleleadershipfocusutterlyonimprovingthequalityofteachingdayafterday.Learningwalksandbookchecksshowthatteachingisimproving.Datatrackingsystemsdrivemoreaccurateandmorefrequentfeedbackfromqualityofwork/learningwalks/exams.Testingismuchmorethoughtfullycraftedineachfacultytobuildconfidence,interleaveconceptsandtogenuinelyteststudentsintherealworld.The8-weekassessmentcycledrivesmuchmoresecureunderstanding:developingmasteryandrealextension.

What is wrong with previous teaching?

How will this drive better PRACTICE & RESULTS?

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Linemanagementstructuresarenowmuchmorerobust,andmoreresponsivetomakeswiftdecisions.Thesystemofassessmentandtheuseofdataataclassroomgranularlevelwillbeabletodirectwheresupportisneeded.Targetgroupsofstudentshaveestablishedrightattheoutsetandclearplansareinplaceforadditionalteachingfromstrongteachersandleaders.ExamsintroducedforKS3,sothatpupilsarenearlyGCSEreadybyendofYear9.

Teachersnowassesslearningindepth,ratherthanjustmarkbooks.Booksshowajourney.Stunningintensitydiligenceofleadersmeanssignificantimprovementinthequalityofbooksoflowerandmiddleabilitystudents.Themostable(espPPM)arenowstretchedthroughKS3schemesofworkandchallenginghomeworkextendedwritingtasks.Markingpracticeacrosseachfacultyhasbecomesoconsistentthatpupilsaregettingagooddealandmakingstrongprogressineachsubjectandineachyeargroup.

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EXPLANATION MODELLING DELIBERATE PRACTICE QUESTIONING FEEDBACK

Skilfulquestioningpracticeacrossthestaffhasbecomesoconsistentthat,intandemwithmodelling&challenge,studentsaremakingrapidprogressacrossthecurriculum.

Diligenceinmonitoringnote-taking&presentationofwork:leaderscheckALLbooksregularlyandPrincipalconductsregularwholeyearworkscrutiny.FacultyLeadersmodelthemarkingexpected&setthepace.Teammeetingsareusedtodemonstratethestandardofworkinbooksexpected.Bestexamplesshared.Detentionsusednowforinsufficientoutputofwork/writingratherthanbehaviour–thisdemonstratestheshiftfrombehaviourtolearningacrosstheacademy.

Highqualitypreparationforassessment-extendedwriting,silentrevision,learningkeywords,tests,scrutinyofbooks,pairedrevision.Proofreading&redraftingisaregularfeatureoflessons.Markingmovesbeyondatokenisticresponsetofeedbacktoreallychangingthenatureoftheverynextpieceofwork.‘It’snotyetanA*’isthemantra.AbsolutefocusonallPPstudentshere.Forstudentswithinsecureunderstanding,misconceptionsarenowretaughtinaplannedwayinweek5-7.Calendaredmtgendweek6forMiddleLeaderstoidentifywithteacherwhoaretargetstudents.

CHALLENGE EXPLANATION MODELLING DELIBERATE PRACTICE QUESTIONING FEEDBACK

Allstaffhavehighexpectationsofwhatallstudentscanachieveespeciallymoreableandpupilpremiumstudents.Clearsuccesscriteriaofhowtoachieveexcellence.Teacher/TAsupport&scaffoldingenablesallstudentstoachieve.8-weekassessmentbuildsacan-dogrowthmindsetforallstudents.

Students’knowledge,understanding&skillsaredeveloped.Priorknowledgeisusedtohookstudentsintonewknowledge.Explanationsareclear,concise&accurate.Explanationsfocusonkeylearningpoints&misconceptions,whichopenupcuriosity&generatecommitmenttolearning.

Inspirational‘displayforlearning’contributestolearningroutines.Teacher’sboard-workmodelsexcellentpresentation.A*exemplarworkisregularlypreparedbytheteacher&showcased.Bestwritingisdeconstructed.Commonmisconceptionsaddressedtoembedunderstanding.

Intelligentuseofseatingusingannotatedseatingplans&classdataallowsfocusedPPMsupportwheremostneeded.Teacher-guidedreading&writingisamarkedfeatureofteaching.Asignificantproportionoflessontimeisplannedforextendedwriting.Newknowledge&skillsaredeepenedandmasteredthroughindependentin-classlearning&homework.

Allstudentsarechallengedtothinkhard&articulateanswerswithformalresponses,withespecialfocusonmoreable&pupilpremiumstudents.Teachersdigdeepintoeachfirstresponse,listenintently&checkformisconceptions,thenfollowupexpectinggreaterdepth.DoesNOT‘differentiatedown’but‘differentiatesup’tochallengeallabilities.

Studentsreceivehighqualityfeedbackclosetolearning.Studentsaregiventimeinlessonstorespond&makechangestotheirwork.Feedbackinformstheplanningofthenextlessonsothatgapsareclosed.The8-weekassessmentcycleallowsfeedbackonfirstattempt(week5-6)tohaverealimpactonfinalattempt(week8)andonlongtermachievement.

EXCELLENCE

So what will be different and how will this improve outcomes?