Journey to

outstanding

Staff charter

Positive

culture

Staff

self-belief

High motivation

& commitment

Relationships

Student

self-belief

Quality of

teaching

Intervention

Language

to

discuss

learning

Independent

learning

Long term

impact on

attainment

and progress

Quick fixes

Student

self-belief

2010

2009

2011

Powerfullearning

1 Improve quality of teaching and learning

2 Develop students’ independent learning

skills and their language to discuss

learning

3 Ensure monitoring by curriculum leaders is focused on the quality of students’ learning (so teaching can be

improved)

Teaching at its bestWell planned, variety of activities,

learning outcomes identified

Engaging for 100 minutes, active

Independent learning

Progressive steps, securely explained and checked

Self-assessment

Satisfactory teaching Planning: activities identified but

not learning

Dominated by teacher talk

Limited activity or independent learning

Work not properly matched to individual need – and not checked

during lesson

Marking and feedback variable

What does really

stunning teaching look like?

2011 2010 2009

Sig + 5AC, APS

5AG, CVA

5AC, APS

5AG, CVA

+ 5AG

- 5ACEM, APSMA APSEN

Sig - APS, 5ACEM, 5AC, APSMA, APSEN, CVA

Grade 1/2 2 4

ALL students in English and Maths

5AC = %5*A-C 5AG = %5A*-G APS = average GCSE pts CVA = contextual value added %ACEM = 5A*-C with English and Maths APSMA = average Maths GCSE pts APSEN = average English GCSE pts

National averages

2011 2010 2009

Sig + 5AC, APS

5AG, CVA

5AC, APS

5AG, CVA

+ 5AG

- 5ACEM, APSMA APSEN

Sig - APS, 5ACEM, 5AC, APSMA, APSEN, CVA

Grade 1/2 2 4

ALL students in English and Maths

Presenceof mind

[Finding out]Investigating

[Trying out] Experimenting

[Dreaming up]Imagining

[Thinking through]Reasoning

Determination

SociabilityCuriosity

ResourcefulnessReflectiveness

What could your curriculum area or the academy do to

ensure teaching gets better and better?