ashton park school

Ashton Park School

Direction 2020

2020 Away Day Follow Up Actions

Student Engagement: Pupil Curriculum Committee First Young Co-operative forming; Year 7 Boys with Paul Miller

Students have been consulted over the design of their new student planner

2 day “Kagan” training – Co-operative Learning principles for 2 key staff to roll out across all Year 7 September 2013 as part of ACE days.

Student Voice – Year 10 have been consulted over preferred Sixth Form choices to help shape the offer

Started consultation process on the structure of school day, 5 or 4 periods with only one in the afternoon

Pupil feedback will form part of the Action Research Projects undertaken by staff next year


Student Engagement: Pupil Curriculum Committee

• Year 10 heavily involved in 3 panels for Head of Year 10 interview

• Pupil Curriculum now established, initial focus is on Co-operative Learning ( their choice!)

Sixth Form: We need a Greater Range of Courses A Pupil Curriculum Council to help decide on Courses and Learning


Student Voice – Year 10 have been consulted over preferred Sixth

Form choices to help shape the offer

Year 10 have taken advantage of the ‘Deep Learning’ subject days to encourage aspiration Post 16

Subject offer for 2013 Agreed. Majority of students in Year 10 have been consulted regarding course offer for 2014.

Foundation Level Course is underway with framework of course content – Potential students and parent consultation has taken place.

“Employability Passport” Level 2 Course offered 2014.


Teaching: Moderate Class Work across KS2 and KS3

Work Scrutiny undertaken with key English staff and the 4 Trust Heads

Teaching: Continue Good Practice re Literacy in feeder schools

Now have an appointed Assistant Headteacher, Paul Talarico to take this work further


Continue Good Practice re Literacy that begins in feeder Schools, e.g. Reading Cards, Guided Reading

Year 6 – Year 7 Literacy transition project initiated with all Trust Primaries and Southville Primary

Whole School Literacy work scrutiny undertaken and CPD workshop delivered.


Marketing: Profit making sports facilities A small range of Adult Education courses will be trialled by the

Sports Centre next academic year

Tennis Court re-surfacing agreed, to be completed January 2014


Marketing: Showcase our internal talent Ashton unplugged 2013 was a great success

Reviewing format of Awards Evening for 2014

UWE students and Real Ideas Organisation worked with with Year 9 students in an Ashton Park Dragons Den. The challenge was the best ideas to promote the school in the Community – Student Voice

To investigate methods to publicise ‘successes’ at APS - New School video for 2013-14 finished in time for Open Evening


Marketing: Continued Improvements in Marketing Ashton Park School

• Answerphone changed to Year 8 Girl and Boy answering

• APS App now in the Apple and Android Store

• Fantastic new School video for 2013-14 completed

• We have received quotes for radio ads which are being considered.


Marketing: Let pupils go into Primary Schools to help with Maths and English

• This has been put in place for September 2013. We will have two groups of pupils working with our trust primary schools with a focus on numeracy as well as literacy


Mark Bessell will be working with nurture group on the gardening area.

We have received 40 saplings from the Woodland Trust.

Marketing: Run an allotment with community involvement – use the produce in our kitchens


Attending BARA Neighbourhood Meetings regarding Neighbours and School relationship. We are currently fact finding and taking advice as a follow up to previous meeting; specifically regarding the use of entrances at the back of school

Community: Make the School more accessible to Neighbours


Community: Photography Club

2 new GCSE photography classes have been created to begin study in September 2013


Building: Finish the rebuild to give pupils the facilities they deserve

Sub-group met on a number of occasions with regard to the re-build (Staff and Governors)

Investigating options for joint capital ventures with Trust Partners Bristol City FC

We have developed a Memorandum of Understanding and are exploring ways we can work together.


Marketing: Let pupils go into Primary Schools to help with Maths and English

This has been put in place for September 13. We will have two groups of pupils working with our trust primary schools. Mrs Thomas has discussed with Trust Head teachers and there will be a focus on numeracy as well as literacy


Building: Dedicated area for companies to advertise part-time jobs We have dedicated noticeboards for employment,

careers info and guidance. We now need to make improved links with local employers

Inaugural Ashton Park Careers Fair with local employers planned for January 2014


Sixth Form: What are our Unique Selling Points

• USP’s reviewed, marketing materials updated and featured in the Evening Post ‘A’ Levels Results feature.

• Booked into West of England Sixth Form Manual 2014

• Radio Ad quotes obtained, but costly and therefore being reviewed in terms of budget and economic climate


Marketing: Create sellable products in DT Marketing: Develop a unit of work for Opening Minds focussed on Social Enterprise

• We are using the Real Ideas Organisation to help us plan our new Opening Minds Curriculum for Year 7 next year( now called ACE) and each unit will contain a Social Enterprise Qualification


Encourage local bands and under 18 bands to use the recording studio to investigate current provision to replace missing items• Component parts identified and order being considered


Sixth Form: Provide Apprenticeships as part of 16-19 Education

For 2014 First Step to employment and training opportunity provision in place. ‘Employability Passport’ being developed for level 2 courses. Tentative links with Apprenticeship provisions made


Community: Teach our inclusive values around the community educating the community on race and gender equality

PSHE now integrated to Year 7-9 tutor programme and Ace Programme, as well as lessons in Year 10 and 11


Community: More investment into Co-operative membership to create value for the School• A meeting between Membership Secretary, Company Secretary and Chair

of Trust to discuss strategy for re-vitalising membership took place on 24 April 2013

• A mailing and newsletter will go out September to all members of staff, parents and pupils in the four partner schools – outlining their automatic right to membership of the BS3 Trust – and what this means in terms of representation on the Forum and involvement in determining the direction taken by the Trust

• Steve Smith leading strategic development of the Trust and Co-operative Identity Mark


Sixth Form: Put up Photographs of Pupils who progressed to University

We are hoping to have page on website for University destinations shortly

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