SECURING HIGH OUTCOMES FOR ALL 1. High quality first teaching 2. Contact time 3. Course selection 4. Interventions CONTACT TIME 3 YEAR KS4 PROGRAMME FEWER OPTIONAL SUBJECTS October 2008: Ed Balls abolishes KS3 SATS Change from 4 option subjects to 3. Curriculum measures at CCHS over time Year CVA / VA 2005 996.4 2006 989.3 2007 993.2 2008 1000.7 2009 1007.7 2010 1002.1 2011 1021.9 2012 1055.5 2013 1047.3 2014 1026.4 2015 1019.3 2016 0.70 (P8) WHAT ABOUT THE HERE AND NOW? PROGRESS 8 – 10 SLOTS Bucket 1 Bucket 2 Bucket 3 English English Maths Maths Ebacc Ebacc Ebacc Option English and maths potentially count for half of the progress 8 measure…how much allocated time do they have? Double Science + 1or the full Ebacc? Option English 2 If the second English counts in bucket 3 then as a bare minimum only 2 additional options are needed, how many options are currently offered? WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOUR STUDENTS? CONSIDERATION OF PATHWAYS? Ready Reckoner – how much time does your curriculum offer? Subject Hours/week Year 9 (38 wks) Year 10 (38 wks) Year 11 (31 wks) 2 yr KS4 3 yr KS4 Maths 3 114 114 93 207 321 Maths 3.5 133 133 109 242 375 Maths 4 152 152 124 276 428 Option 2 76 76 62 138 214 Option 2.5 95 95 78 173 268 Option 3 114 114 93 207 321 Extra time equivalent to 6 weeks of teaching! Equivalent to 4.5 weeks of teaching COURSE SELECTION • Do more of what you are good at • Exam board selection plays a part • Recreational PE? • Vocational qualifications available to all not just lower ability learners • Hard working level 3 learners with great attendance should always achieve higher than a Btec pass. WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF IT..GRIDMAKER MAP CHALLENGES GOING FORWARD • EBACC – looking at KS4 “pathways” with all level 5 students and some level 4a following a full EBACC pathway – for CCHS this is at best 25% • Constant review, the challenging nature of the new GCSE specs may lead to only two option choices for some students? • Capacity for interventions with diminishing budgets PROGRESS 8 2016 PROGRESS 8 2016 PROGRESS 8 2016 INTERVENTIONS • Assessment accuracy – data, data, data…. • LABS, RA boards • Capacity for interventions; mentoring, withdrawal • Alternative bucket 3 courses? 50 ECDL entries in 2016 • Ingots? CURRENT YEAR 11 (26 X 1 HOUR) Block A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Block B 21 22 Block C 23 24 25 26 2 X Maths GCSE Science 4 x Sports 1x Dance 4 5 Period 6 for English 1 French x1 Spanish x 2 Geography x 1 History x 3 Computing x 3 Intervention time? 2 3 4 5 Y English GCSE (LAN and LIT) Maths GCSE Science 4 x Sports 1x Dance Music x1 Bus. Studies x 2 Child Care x 1 Production x 1 Bus. Studies x 1 BTEC 3 English GCSE (LAN and LIT) History x1 Geography x1 Art x 1 Art x 1 Drama x 2 Drama x 2 Textiles x 1 Textiles x 1 Computing x 1 Product Des x 2 Product Des x 1 Food Tech x 1 GCSE 1 NEXT YEAR KS4 (20 X 1.25 HOUR) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 Triple Science (6h 15) 2 3 X English GCSE (LAN and LIT) (5h) Maths (3h 45) Option A (2h 30) Option B (2h 30) Option C (2h 30) PE (2h 30) Option A (2h 30) Option B (2h 30) Option C (2h 30) PE (2h 30) 4 5 1 Science (5h) 2 3 4 5 Y English GCSE (LAN and LIT) (5h) Maths (3h 45) Intervention Additional time for English Timetabled intervention for nearly all students
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