Purbrook Junior School
Inset Day
2 September 2014
Agenda
9.00 Welcome & the year ahead
10.00 Planning in new year teams
10.30 Coffee
10.45 Planning in new year teams
12.15 Lunch
1.00 Planning in new year teams
3.15 Feedback
Timings are flexible and may change.
Review of 2013-2014
For 5 minutes in pairs/groups evaluate the
academic year 2013-2014
What Went Well (WWW)
Even Better If (EBI)
What are your aspirations for this
academic year?
It’s all about relationships…
Every Child Matters- Making dreams come true
Trisha wants
to be a
paediatrician
Harry plans
to be a
Fitness
Instructor
Max writes
his own
lyrics and
aspires
to be
a musician
Abi dreams
of being an
artist
A Vision for Purbrook Junior School
(IIP) + (Teamwork) + (ICT) + (QFT) =
ECM
Future
•The Big Picture….the world
children and young people are
going to live and work in…
•Do whatever it takes…
Three Stages for Success
1. Vision
2. Values
3. Goals
How Good Are We?
Do we make life better for all children
How does what I do make children feel?
The power in our school to transform the
lives of all children is MASSIVE! Unlock
the potential…
Rita Pierson
Every Kid Needs a Champion
Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion
| Talk Video | TED.com
The Improvement Cycle
Why are we doing what we are doing?
Improvement Cycle
Rationale
Impact
Action
SATS Results Attainment Data 2014
Level 4 +
Purbrook
NA 2014
Level 5+
Purbrook
NA 2014
Reading
83% (+2%)
89%
41% (-3%)
50%
SPaG
69% (+3%)
76%
48% (=)
52%
5% (+4%)
Maths
80% (+6%)
86%
40% (+11%)
42%
7% (+3%)
Writing
82% (+11%)
85%
23% (-1%)
33%
Reading, Writing &
Maths combined
70% (+10%)
79%
20% (=)
24%
National
Benchmark
for 2014-2015
is 85%
Level 6
Purbrook
Progress Data
2 levels of
Progress
Purbrook
Purbrook
NA
2012-2013 2013-2014 2014
Reading
88%
84%
(-4%)
88%
Writing
76%
93%
(+17%)
93%
Maths
77%
87%
(+10%)
89%
Ofsted July 2014
 Good (2)
 Pupils benefit from teaching that is at least good. This leads to substantial growth in
pupils’ knowledge, promotes very positive attitudes to learning and ensures that
pupils are achieving well.
 Pupils and particular groups of pupils have highly positive educational experiences at
school that ensure that they are well prepared for the next stage in their education,
training or employment.
 Pupils’ progress is not held back by an inability to read accurately and fluently, or to
use their mathematical knowledge, understanding and skills effectively. Those pupils
who have fallen behind are being helped to make substantial and sustained progress
in their reading.
 The school takes effective action to enable most pupils, including the most
able, disabled pupils and those with special educational needs, to reach their
potential.
 Other principal aspects of the school’s work are likely to be at least good.
 Deliberate and effective action is taken to create a cohesive learning community
through the promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, and
their physical well-being. There is a positive climate for learning.
 School Inspection Handbook
My Job Description
Pupil Progress
Teaching & Learning
Raise academic
standards across the
curriculum
Raise standards of T & L
throughout the school
Improve outcomes for
SEN children
Care, Guidance
& Support
Strengthen
partnerships with all
stakeholders
Value, support and
develop extended
service role within the
school
Improve outcomes for SEN
pupils
Core Purpose
Vision
Leadership
Direction
Building on
Expertise
All pupils?
Leadership &
Management
Develop a shared vision
and implement it
Continue to increase the
effectiveness of middle
leaders
Leaders at all levels?
Key Priorities
The School Improvement Team worked
collaboratively on the new one year strategic
plan (June 2014). We have identified 4 new
priorities for 2014-2015.
 Raising Attainment & Accelerating Progress for
Every Child
 To improve outcomes for SEN children
 To implement the new National Curriculum
effectively and efficiently across the school
 To improve the outcomes for Pupil Premium
children
Strategic Plan
Spend some time looking at the priorities
What is your role within the team and how
will you ensure we improve?
What kind of schools do we need?
Descriptor of School School Ethos
Key Process
Talent Refineries
School must provide Ensuring good
opportunities for
teaching and
students to show
curricular coverage
what they can do
Talent Incubators
All students can
learn but not all can
achieve high levels
Drawing out what is
within the student
Talent factories
All students can
achieve at high
levels
Whatever it takes
Motivation
3 Influences:
Self
Others
Environment
As a thinking school
We need to lead, empower, encourage
and support all
Share values and have a joint vision
Collegiate and task/team culture-engaging
the intelligence of the whole organisation
Future
Vision to Reality as Leaders in Purbrook
Disseminate vision –facilitate opportunities
Light the path
•Educating
•Direction
Win hearts and minds
Good sense of humour
Stay in touch
Ignite passions
Make dreams come true
SSP→ KP →Performance Management
•Listening
•Encouraging
•Reflecting
•Examples
• Contributions
How priorities
will be achieved
Reflective thinking with SLT/Leaders at all
levels
Sustainable Leadership
School Improvement Plan
CPD for all
Involve parents at all levels
•Demonstrating
•Supporting
•Developing
•Sharing
•Discussion
We know what works
1.
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Effective feedback
Meta-cognition( higher order thinking that involves active control over
the thinking processes involved in learning) and self regulation
strategies, teaching ‘bouncebackability’ (ICURE Progress)
3. Peer tutoring and peer assisted learning
4. Early intervention
5. One to one tutoring
6. Homework
7. ICT
8. Assessment for Learning
9. Parental involvement
10. Summer schools
11. Sports involvement
12. Reducing class size
Source: Sutton Trust
As a leader at all levels….
Be pro-active.
Evaluate the management of performance
especially your own.
Look after relationships.
Be clear… what is the purpose and who is
it for?
Search out the connections.
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Clear Vision
Dynamism
Vision
Innovation
Leadership which empowers others
Passion
Courage…risk taking
Inspiration
Focussed
Determined
Spot the talent
Clarity of communication
Relentless pursuit of excellence
Self Reflection
Team Ethos
Milestones
A Strategic Plan was developed with clear
goals and milestones. Milestones allow
us to monitor, evaluate and review at key
points. We will be working on some
milestones for the current year.
The Teams
The strength of the team is each individual
member. The strength of each member is
the team.
-Phil Jackson
Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
- Henry Ford
Staff Meeting Teams
 Rationale - To work smarter and for us collectively to
review the priorities in the SSP. This shouldn’t just be a
job for SLT. It is our school and collective ownership
and teamwork will build on the improvements from last
year. We need to challenge each other and be
accountable for our actions.
 Staff will assign themselves to a team – Teaching &
Learning, Curriculum & Inclusion.
 Each team will lead and drive change through planned
provision. Each team will focus on all priorities within the
SSP.
 Teams will be expected to take minutes and give regular
feedback on the work that has taken place.
2014-2015 The Changes
 Build on the successes of the school – marking, peel off
etc. –this is a real strength
 3 sessions in the morning (maths fixed)
 Use of fourth teacher
 Cross Curricular Learning (English & maths)
 Embedding ICURE Progress (Independence,
Communication, Understanding &Knowledge,
Resilience, Engagement)
 Assembly → Break
 Lunch 12.10 – 1.10
 Afternoons for P.E. and other elements of theme
 Music provision – Jan Scott
 Changes to MFL
Changes
 Staff meeting teams → Peer assisted
learning to monitor, evaluate and review the
SSP
 PPA (full time teachers in year groups 1 day
every 2 weeks. The potential for ways of
working and thinking are huge…)
 Other considerations
 Morning tasks, supervision of pupils during
lunch, lining up
Movement Around the School
 It is all of our responsibilities to ensure that
children behave well and are respectful. We
need to be good role models.
 Collection of children in the morning and
afternoon
 Tea & coffee during lesson time
 Access to school during break and lunchtimes –
ice lollies etc
 End of day expectations – Y3 & 4 model
 Site security – doors, classroom doors etc.
 Morning briefing
Four Teachers…What could it be?
Purbrook Junior School
Developing and Sustaining Outstanding Practice / Building on Professional Expertise
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Each Year Group will be appointed a fourth teacher equivalent to 3 days per week
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The purpose of the fourth teacher is to work in close partnership with colleagues to maximise ability and outcomes
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The fourth teacher in each year group will have dedicated time to work with Pu[il Premium children and will be accountable for their attainment
and progress
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Outcomes will be discussed/analysed and acted upon regularly to ensure QFT consistently improves in relation to contextual need and linked to
team meetings (Year Team meetings will be held weekly)
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This new way of working is the opportunity to be creative in order to maximise outcomes Planned activities will include:
1.1 Analysis/support /feedback of planned Teaching and Learning over time which will secures understanding through revision and consolidation
1.2 Working with a specific group of children to establish secure relationships and AfL knowledge to model outstanding practice
1.3 Team teaching
1.4 Observations of learners in relation to a key focus
1.5 Observations of teachers in relation to a key focus
1.6 Analysis of how marking supports and challenges children
1.7 Supporting by marking pupils work
1.8 Analysis of learners in specific roles/small scale action research
1.9 Analysis of impact of agreed core skills being taught
1.10
Identification of a year group test to summarise pupil ability in relation to core age-related expectations in the NC
1.11
Collaboration between teams will drive school strategic improvement
Final Thoughts…
‘It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that
wear you out; it’s the pebble in your
shoe’
Muhammad Ali
‘It’s not the strongest or most intelligent of the
species that survives but the one who is
most receptive to change’
Charles Darwin