Dunbar Primary SchoolPresentation to Parents

Our Journey to Excellence

Our focus every year…..

The commitment to raise attainment and pupils’ life

chances, to provide our pupils with an exciting, fun

and challenging school curriculum that develops

them to their full potential.

The Aims of Tonight

‘DPS – Improving, moving to excellence’ – where we are now and where we are going next!

Share new School Improvement Plan ‘Together We Count’ - Dunbar Cluster

programme- part of our numeracy initiative

Meet class teacher and find out about the year ahead

Where have we come from?

2009 HMIe report:August 2009 August 2013

Improvements in performance

satisfactory good with aspects of very good

Learners’ experiences good good with aspects of very good

Meeting learning needs satisfactory good with aspects of very good

The curriculum good Very good

Improvement through self-evaluation

good Very good

H Gillanders. Dunbar Primary School

Our successes.. Dunbar Reads Together – successful

school/community partnership High pupil involvement in planning & evaluation 91% reduction in no. of pupils excluded – since

2008/09 Accelerated Reader – impact on pupils Single Word Spelling Results Development of tracking programme in supporting

improvement in attainment and achievement PIPS results – improving (see later slides) £10k+ raised for charity over past 3 years

H Gillanders. Dunbar Primary School

Winners of EL Cross Country Championships – twice! Winners or Runners up in Meadowbank since 2009 Sporting success in hockey, swimming, Sportshall

Athletics New behaviour policy P5 Scots Nativity – 1200+ worldwide hits! Space Night Bookworm bags in nursery Development of self and peer assessment focusing on

development of pupils identifying ‘next steps’ - “We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience.” Dewey

School Run – P4-P7 – over 130 pupils

Our successes..

Running: it’s child’s play Runners

World

Researchers found that children who regularly competed in sporting activities were better at time-management, as well as more motivated to learn.

It builds on research showing that aerobic exercise helps preserve brain volume, improving memory, focus and attention span.

Please help us by encouraging your child to bring in their kit and participate in PE !

H Gillanders. Dunbar Primary School

Winners of Big pedal Regional Champions + 6th across the UK

Excellent Care Inspectorate Report in Nursery May 2013 Parent body - Winners of ‘Parents as Partners in Education’

– Scottish Education Awards 2013 Mentor groups, reading buddies, S6 volunteers, parental

volunteers….and many more Cursive Writing School – leading within the council and

beyond Highly motivated, innovative and positive staff team willing

‘to go the extra mile’ on behalf of the school and its pupils

Successful move to becoming two campuses but being identified as one school

Our successes..

School Improvement Priorities for session 2012/2013 – results and

evidence

Improving the attainment and achievement of our pupils in reading

Development of assessment and moderation programme

Development of Dunbar Primary School as a ‘Rights Respecting School’

Extend the integration and inclusion of Cove pupils into their mainstream classes and into the wider life of the school.

Impact of last session’s SIP

Rise in reading attainment – PIPS/AR Pupil engagement up and motivation

levels significantly higher Pupils engaging more with Higher Order

Thinking Skills (HOTS) linked to Blooms Taxonomy

Development of individual pupil data spreadsheet – tracking progress in spelling, reading, PIPS and Curriculum for Excellence levels

DPS Tracking System Example

First Name

Last NameChronolical

AgeSex

Year Group

Progress in CfE

August 12

Progress in CfE

January 13

Progress in CfE

June 13

AR Reading

Age August 12

AR Reading

Age January

AR Reading Age June

13

Cron Age September

12

SWST September

12

Cron Age February 13

SWST February

13

Writing Progress in CfE August

12

Writing Progress in CfE January

13

Writing Progress in CfE June 13

Joe Bloggs 29-Oct-04M P41st Con 8.06 9.03 9.00 7.10 8.09 8.03 9.05 1st Con 1st Sec

Ann Other 25-Dec-04F P4Early Con 6.03 6.04 6.08 7.08 5.10 8.01 6.07 Early Con Eary Sec

Jim BInn 25-Dec-04M P41st Con 9.05 9.09 9.07 8.05 11.02 8.10 10.04 1st Con 1st Sec

Ali Ballie 25-Dec-04M P41st Con 9.05 9.08 9.09 7.08 8.09 8.01 9.09 1st Con 1st Sec

Minnie Mouse 25-Dec-04F P41st Con 9.09 12.07 11.00 8.03 10.07 8.08 10.07 1st Con 1st Sec

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Example From DPS Literacy Tracker We also have Numeracy Tracker

Impact of last session’s SIP

In maths evidence indicates we are making ‘good’ but not ‘very good’ progress

Consistency in the teaching of science Rights, Responsibilities and Respect are tied

into all aspects of school - Our pupils are seen as caring, polite, well-behaved and engaged and motivated by school.

Our pupils from The Cove are joining in class and year group activities.

Whole School PIPS Reading Attainment

08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13

70.4 66.4 78.7 70.9 72.2

Data source - PIPS East Lothian P3, P5 and P7 Raw Data Files

Nat Norm Proportion of Pupils performing in line or better than expected = 75%

P7 Reading Attainment

08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/1361.8 68.2 72.5 64.5 77.0

Data source - PIPS East Lothian P3, P5 and P7 Raw Data Files

Nat Norm Proportion of Pupils performing in line or better than expected = 75%

Performance Above Norm

P1 – reading 2012/13

School 2008-09 2009-10 2010-2011 2011-12 2012-13

Dunbar Primary School 64.18% 72.41% 72.66% 73.17% 85.37%

Data source - PIPS East Lothian P3, P5 and P7 Raw Data Files

Nat Norm Proportion of Pupils performing in line or better than expected = 75%

Performance Above Norm

2013/14 School Improvement Plan

Raise attainment and achievement in numeracy & mathematics over the next 3 years reflected in improved PIPS scores and pupil feedback

Ensure consistency and continuity in teaching and learning – a priority especially as we are a large school and are now split across two campuses

Provide pupils with 2 hours of quality PE each week

Continue to engage everyone in an ethos of respect within our school community, using UNICEF ‘Rights Respecting School’ – achieve Level 1 award

Other work this year…

P7 – World of Work Fairtrade School Status Cursive School Continue to focus on reading Initial research on Co-operative

Learning Playground upgrade ‘We All Count Together’

08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13

62.8 58.5 65.8 65.5 70.0

Whole School Maths & Numeracy PIPS

Data source - PIPS East Lothian P3, P5 and P7 Raw Data Files

Nat Norm Proportion of Pupils performing in line or better than expected = 75%

Numeracy & Maths – P1

School 2008-09 2009-10 2010-2011 2011-12 2012-13

Dunbar Primary School 55.22% 70.11% 70.31% 83.74% 73.17%

P7 Maths08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13

46.1 54.1 66.3 53.3 69.0

Data source - PIPS East Lothian P3, P5 and P7 Raw Data Files

Nat Norm Proportion of Pupils performing in line or better than expected = 75%

Year on Year The highest level of Achievement for 5 years

 

Doing homework regularly throughout their time at school has roughly the

same benefit as an extra year’s schooling.

The Scottish Government’s Skills for Scotland: a lifelong skills strategy highlights the 10 ‘softer’ employability skills.

These are:

managing time planning and organising undertaking tasks at short notice solving problems communicating working with others thinking critically and creatively learning and continuing to learn taking responsibility for own development managing and being managed by others.

Expectations Focus on numeracy and literacy Pupils attainment and achievement is

priority Focus on excellent teaching and learning in

the classroom Making our school an exciting and

enjoyable place to work Still and major focus on Respect, Rights and

Responsibility Continuing to develop our excellent

partnership work with parents