developing secondary strategy. 2 staffordshire context: county council mission statement to make...
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DEVELOPING SECONDARY
STRATEGY
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Staffordshire Context:County Council Mission Statement
To make Staffordshire “A great place to
live, work, visit and invest”
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To promote the five outcomesfor young people
• Staying healthy
• Enjoying and achieving
• Keeping safe
• Contributing to the community
• Social and economic well-being
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The Aim of the School Improvement Division
To be the Champion of all learners by:
• Promoting and supporting lifelong learning
• Securing continuous improvement in standards
• Promoting inclusion in the widest sense
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A. County Performance – Summary Headlines - The Challenge
KS1
• County attainment at L2b+ exceeds national performance by +6% in Reading, +6% in Writing and 3% in Maths.
KS2
• Staffordshire improvement from 2003 to 2004 significantly greater than national improvement in Maths, English and Science at L4+ and L5.
• At L4+ Staffordshire is ranked within top 5O LEA’s in all three core subjects. (Also at L5 in Maths and Science. Ranked 64TH in English.)
• The impact of intensive support e.g. in literacy and numeracy and the Broader Primary Strategy Programme significant.
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KS3
• Standards have increased in Maths, English and ICT.
• Standards have declined in Science (in line with national trend) but still ahead of national average.
• Effective range of KS3 Strategy and in depth consultant support has had a major impact on raising standards.
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KS4
• A more mixed and complex picture.
• Relatively positive picture in relation to 1+ A – G and 5+ A – G performance.
• 5+ A* – C performance a particular challenge at 50.7%. 0.8 decline on last year.
• Unfavourable comparison with national trends rankings and statistical neighbours. 74 out of 149 LEAs
• Extent of challenges particularly revealed by FFT value added analysis. 27 schools in bottom quartile
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Changes in School Improvement Division
• Deputies i.c. phases
• Appointment of District School Improvement Managers
• Working in project teams
• Partnership working with Pupil and Student Services
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Ways of Working
• District based case conferences
• Use of internet to communicate key messages
• Increased use of networking
• Building local capacity
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The Key Aims of the Strategy
To improve the life chances of students and put
the needs of the learner first by:
• Providing the greatest possible flexibility, choice and ease of access to broad, appropriate and challenging learning pathways for each and every learner
• Promoting excellence in teaching, training and learning within and across organisations
• Promoting high attainment in subjects and skills wherever provided
• Promoting inclusion and tackling under-performance
• Supporting school leaders and managers
• Sharing good practice
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Outcomes
• 63% 5 A*- Cs GCSEs by 2008• Improvement in FFT Value Added• Inc. participation 16 plus• Establishment of clear pathways and
progression routes 14-19• All schools become Specialist Schools• Raise standards of teaching and
learning in Ofsted profile• No school below floor targets (25%)
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Barriers
• Low level of funding
• Diversity of schools and districts
“complex pattern of achievement”
• Balance between intervention and entitlement service for all
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Positive factors
• Productive relationship with schools
• Support of headteachers for action
• District networking 14-19 curriculum
• Development of district Inclusion panels
• Strong training background
• Good links with partners
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Directorate strategy
• All schools receive an entitlementprovision
• Some identified groups receive more targeted support e.g. gender, race, subject
• Focused support for schools in a category or in challenging circumstances
Validating schools based approaches to self-evaluation (Ofsted)
GovernorsS4 / SEF
Headteacher mentoring
New Heads
Supporting DeptsCausing concern
Middle Management
NetworkingSST
ASTs
Coaching
Leading Edge
Identify Deptscausing concern
Develop further Use of Data
Keith HedgerEx-County
e.g. from LIG
Vocational CoursesL1 & L2
Tomlinson
Curriculum pathwaysAnd progression
Connexions
Learning Campaign
Workforce Development
Alternative posts
Recruitment & Retention
Specialist SchoolsStrategy
LAC Pakistani
Identify and share good practice in inclusion and SEN
BehaviourManagement
Develop and support e-learning
School Projects
Category
At risk
Teaching and LearningIn KS4
Study Skills
Assessment for Learning
Learning Styles
Study Leave
Secondary Strategy
Curriculum Officers
Visits
Subject Meetings
Attendance
Student Voice
Alternative Curriculum
CommunityBehaviour Support Plans
Boys’
Achievement
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Improvement Plan
• Coherent learning pathways• Self-evaluation• Learning and Teaching • Distributed leadership• Behaviour Management• Inclusion and under-performance
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Learning Pathways
• Strategic capacity building
• New vocational qualifications
• Alternative curriculum
• Skills Centres – Torc
• Careers advice
• CPD
• Links to Aim Higher plan
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Self-Evaluation
• Effective use of data to support learning – CPD
• Roll out of LIG data project County-wide
• County, District and subject analysis to identify areas of need
• Effective completion of SEF to aid school improvement. Training planned
• Support for moderated self-evaluation
• Curriculum support networks, good practice case studies
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Learning and Teaching
• County Strategic Planning Group to identify areas of focus
• Projects around identified areas
• LIG / Western Collaborative
• Strategic deployment of ASTs
• KS3 Strategy
• Curriculum support packages
• E-learning strategy
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Leadership
• CPD programmes, e.g. Leading from the Middle
• Enhanced role of CPD leaders
• Support middle managers through networks, etc
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Behaviour Management
• Strategic approach – P and SS and SID
• Behaviour plan for schools
• Pilot multi-agency approach
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Inclusion and tackling achievement
• KS3 strategy intervention
• Projects to support ethnic groups, boys, SEN
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Achievements so far
• Study leave and management of course work
• Data Project extended to all schools – training arranged
• Job Description for new joint Inclusion post agreed
• Training for Heads on new Ofsted framework
• Initial meeting held of VLE Strategy Group
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What next?
• Involvement of Secondary Headteachers
• Keep DfES informed
• Develop work streams
• Consult with young people