PEER TO PEER CHALLENGE - ACTION PLAN ON POINTS RAISED
Objective
How
Time
span
Led
by
Monitored
by
Success criteria
Set individual pupil
progress targets for each
pupil in school for
academic year 2014/15.
By
December
2014
LL +
JM
PK
All pupils will have individualised
progress targets for the
academic year 2014/15.
Ensure that key dates for
review of pupil data is
entered onto school
calendar.
Start of
each
academic
year.
JM/LL
PK
Key dates are entered on
calendar and the calendar put up
in staff room for staff to refer
to.
Continue with our
practice of using
intervention sheets and
soft data to show
progress of pupils falling
below expected progress
targets.
Ongoing
All
staff
PK/JM/LL
Staff continue to use and update
intervention sheets and soft data
sheets to show progress of those
pupils not meeting their expected
progress targets.
Ensure that pupils
exceeding their targets
are given additional
Termly
JM/LL
all
staff
PK
Pupils who have exceeded targets
are identifies and new progress
targets set.
Impact
1. REVIEW AND REFINE
OUR CURRENT PUPIL
PROGRESS DATA
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We will be able to show at
the end of the year how many
pupils have exceeded, met or
fallen below their expected
progress targets.
22/03/15 - Our termly
assessments have already
indicated which pupils need to
have their targets
readjusted.
Staff fully aware of key
dates.
22/03/15 – Calendars have
been altered from 01/01/15.
We will be able to show the
small steps of progress that
some of our pupils are making.
22/03/15 – Staff reminded
at staff briefings and key
stage meetings about
completing intervention
sheets.
All pupils are appropriately
challenged and more able
pupils identified.
targets at key milestone
dates.
22/03/15 – Discussions at
key stage meetings between
staff identified pupils who
need their targets adjusting
to be more challenging.
PEER TO PEER CHALLENGE - ACTION PLAN ON POINTS RAISED
Objective
How
Time
span
Led
by
Ensure that pupils who
may exceed their targets
are further challenged by
extending their targets
at one of the milestone
reviews held at the end
of each term.
At the
end of
each
term
when
progress
is
monitored
LL +
JM
Ensure that information
on pupil progress from
the Pupil Intervention
Team is passed through
to staff in time for
review meetings.
Termly
LW/BF
SC/CJ
Monitored
by
Success criteria
Impact
1. REVIEW AND REFINE
OUR CURRENT PUPIL
PROGRESS DATA
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PK
JM/LL
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Those pupils who may exceed
their targets are identified and
additional targets set.
More able pupils are properly
challenged via extended
targets.
22/03/15 – Discussions at
key stage meetings between
staff identified pupils who
need their targets adjusting
to be more challenging.
Information is passed through
from these staff in time for
review meetings.
The conversations around
pupil progress will be further
informed by the information
supplied by the Intervention
Team.
22/03/15 – Intervention
team have met with data
manager and now provide data
for classteachers on progress
of pupil premium pupils.
PEER TO PEER CHALLENGE - ACTION PLAN ON POINTS RAISED
Objective
How
Time
span
Led
by
Monitored
by
Success criteria
Impact
Middle leaders will have
clearer roles and this will
lead to greater
accountability.
22/03/15 – Staff have had
their roles clarified with new
job descriptions. Meeting on
11/03/15 with outsider
adviser.
Middle leaders will have
clearer roles and this will
lead to greater
accountability for them and
other staff.
22/03/15 – Staff have had
their roles clarified with new
job descriptions. Meeting on
11/03/15 with outsider
adviser.
Greater clarity of the role of
Middle Leader leading to
improved performance.
22/03/15 – Three staff are
already enrolled on NPQML.
Other staff will be enrolled
2. REVIEW, REFINE
AND DEVELOP THE
ROLE OF MIDDLE
LEADERS.
Redefine and identify
who our middle leaders
are and the subject
areas they coordinate
(Any teaching staff on a
TLR point)
By
December
2014
LL +
JM
PK
All staff identified, subject
areas allocated and subject
leader job description reviewed.
Middle leaders to
populate a Model Action
Plan as to how they
intend to develop the
area they coordinate.
By Easter
2015
LL +
JM
PK
Action Plans produced and being
acted upon. Re
Over the
next few
years.
JM
PK
All Middle Leaders will
eventually have the NPQML
qualification.
Review of Action Plans to
be built into PM process.
All Middle Leaders to
undertake the NPQML
qualification.
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as places become available.
All Middle Leaders to
present and attend
Teaching and Learning
Clinics
Ongoing
JM/LL
PK
Evidence that all Middle Leaders
have attended and led a
Teaching and Learning Clinic
demonstrating best practice.
Best practice within the
school is being disseminated.
22/03/15 – middle leaders
have been allocated time
slots for T&L clinics. See
staff calendar for dates.
Led
by
Monitored
by
Success criteria
Impact
PEER TO PEER CHALLENGE - ACTION PLAN ON POINTS RAISED
Objective
2. REVIEW, REFINE
AND DEVELOP THE
ROLE OF MIDDLE
LEADERS.
How
Time
span
Create opportunities for
middle leaders to visit
other settings to consult
with colleagues and to
attend appropriate
training courses.
Ongoing
JM/LL
PK
Middle Leaders visiting other
schools and attending courses.
Start to collect data on
pupil attainment in each
of the Foundation
subject areas.
Annually
LL
All
staff
PK
Annual data collected on pupil
attainment in a range of
Foundation subject areas.
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Quality of the leadership of
our middle leaders is
enhanced.
22/03/15 – We have
discussed this at key stage
meetings. One member of
staff is an RQT and is
involved in the SIA initiative.
Another member of staff is
involved in the Senior leaders
programme. Another is on
the mentoring programme.
We will look to develop
further staff as time goes
on.
As a school we have clear
data on pupil data across a
range of subject areas.
22/03/15 – Moving slowly.
PEER TO PEER CHALLENGE - ACTION PLAN ON POINTS RAISED
Objective
How
Time
span
Led
by
Monitored
by
Success criteria
Impact
3. REVIEW, REFINE
AND DEVELOP THE
MARKING OF PUPIL
WORK SO IT IS MORE
CONSISTENT.
Look for best practice
within school and direct
these staff to present to
others in a Teaching and
Learning Clinic.
By Easter
2015
JM/LL
PK
Staff showing best practice
identified T+L clinics arranged
for this to be shared.
Review our marking policy
so all staff are clear as
to the most effective
marking. Particular
attention to be given to
comments on work, use of
symbols/stickers and
purpose and audience of
the marking.
More work sampling
undertaken to monitor
the effect of our
changes.
By Easter
2015
JM/LL
PK
Marking Policy reviewed and
revised where necessary and
staff now following best
practice.
Ongoing
SMT
PK
More regular work sampling built
into annual timetable.
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All staff are made aware of
the best practice within the
school.
22/03/15 – All staff are
involved in attending T&L
clinics with some delivering
programmes to other staff.
Marking of pupil work is much
more focused.
22/03/15 – Marking has had
a high profile in school. A
new policy has been produced
and processes adopted for
marking for different
classes.
Staff have a clearer
understanding of the
importance of quality marking
and this is evident through
pupil work.
22/03/15 – Work sampling on
a termly basis.
PEER TO PEER CHALLENGE - ACTION PLAN ON POINTS RAISED
Objective
How
Time
span
Led
by
Monitored
by
Success criteria
Impact
Develop a new lesson
observation/learning walk
proforma that can be
used to assist in the
giving of immediate
feedback to staff as to
the quality of the lesson,
the progress and learning
experience of pupils.
By January
2015
JM/LL
PK
Proforma in place and
observations being followed by
immediate feedback.
Quality of lessons observed
show an improvement.
22/03/15 – New proforma
developed and ready to use.
Undertake more lesson
observations (either
formally or via learning
walks) and develop giving
immediate verbal
feedback.
From
January
2015
SLT /
SMT
PK
More verbal feedback is being
given which focuses on quality
assurance rather that staff
development.
Quality of lessons observed
show an improvement.
Feedback is of Good to
Outstanding quality.
22/03/15 – Learning walks
will be undertaken each half
term using new proforma.
4. REVIEW, REFINE
AND DEVELOP OUR
FEEDBACK FROM
LESSON
OBSERVATIONS.
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