Leading learning
The importance of leadership of
learning at all levels
Shelagh Legrave
Principal & Chief Executive
Chichester College
‘As parents or caring adults we instinctively and
intuitively understand that you cannot bully
people into excellence. It has to be a shared
relationship where everyone is clear about the
outcomes sought and the strategies used to
bring about these results’
5 minute lesson plan
templates
Inspirational speaker –
Dylan Wiliam
Teaching & Learning
Take Away
Non Graded
observation pilot
launched
Sheila Thorpe
appointed chair of 157
teaching & Learning
committee
Lesson observation
database set up
Cross College Quality
Cycle
- Including observation
and drop-in window
Curriculum area Quality
Cycle
Feb 11’
Mar 11’
Mar 11’
Jul 11’
Sep 12’
Sep 12’
Sep 12’
Apr 12’
Jan 12’
Dec 11’
HoL away days
May 13’
Jun 13’
Jun 13’
Jul 13’
Aug 13’
Sep 13’
Oct 13’
Nov 13’
Graded Outstanding by
OFSTED
Online lesson
observation form
New look ‘Development
Days’
Jan 11’
Beacon Award Winner
SAR Speed Date
Peer Review – staff
formally set up
partnerships
Review of Teaching &
learning strategy
Positive about …..
Campaign launched
May 13’
Student Voice drop-ins
introduced with SMT
(green pepper, red
tomatoes)
Jan 11’
Observation moderation
sessions introduced
Learning pods set up
(curriculum)
Jan 13’
Updated Drop-In form
Nov 12’
Sep 12’
Updated Lesson
observation form. Grade
3 & 4 support process
refined
Oct 12’
Sep 12’
Licence to observe in
International –
delivered to Horizon
College, Holland
Sep 10’
Coaching Culture
launched
Innovation group set-up
ILT Advanced
Practitioners appointed
Assessment Policy
updated
Sep 12’
Introduction of
‘Temperature Checks’
Re-launch of Quality
Forum with focus on
'sharing good practice’
'Changing the culture of teaching, learning and assessment.....the journey'
Jul 11’
Jul 11’
‘Licence to observe’
launched
Sep 11’
Sep 12’
Sep 11’
Nov 11’
Oct 12’
Mar 14’
Re-launch of Quality Forum with focus
on 'sharing good practice’
• Every Friday morning for one hour
• All Heads of Learning and Deputy Heads of
Learning
• Emphasis on sharing – ‘student led’
• Focus on teaching, learning and assessment
• Every session delivered - outstanding
New look ‘Development
Days’
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Curriculum areas organised into ‘pods’
Menu for the day given to Heads of Learning
Autonomy
Funding for resources/guest speakers
Student Voice drop-ins introduced with
SMT (green pepper, red tomatoes)
• Every 6 weeks classes visited by SMT and
student exec – ‘ready steady cook’ feedback
Online lesson observation
form
Lesson observation database
set up
• Lesson observation form completed
electronically
• Drop down boxes – all data captured
• Form differentiated for additional support,
assessors, tutorials
• Lesson observation database provides key
information for targeted development,
appraisals
Annual and termly lesson observation analysis
made available to HoL
Head of Learning
away days
• Annual and termly reports provided for Senior
Management Team and Heads of Learning
• Very detailed analysis by course level, lesson
type, length of service etc
• Key information on strengths and areas for
development – used for peer observation,
spotlight sessions, development days
• Annual HOL Away Day – key themes
Cross College Quality Cycle
- Including observation and drop-in
window
Curriculum area Quality
Cycle
• Cross College Quality Cycle viewed on intranet
– interactive links to responsibilities each
month – focus on teaching, learning and
assessment
• Each Curriculum area has their own Quality
Cycle that sits within the cross college cycle
Draft Curriculum eSAR and QIP completed; Group
Size/Staffing review;
Drop-ins; Induction Survey; Student conference;
E &D and Safeguarding Evaluation
September
Curriculum QIP shared with teams;
Course QIPs shared with teams;
AS, A2 level & GCSE eCREs
moderated by HoLs; Lesson obs report
SAR Speed Date; eCREs & QIPs
completed;
eCREs moderated
Curriculum and Business Staff
Development Plan completed;
A. Principals update to SMT on Obs/QIP;
Safeguarding/E & D QIP review;
Obs/Drop-ins; PAR meetings;
Observation Moderation Meeting;
Course Leader File Audit
Aug
July
Chichester
Quality Cycle
June
SMT/CMT agree 2014/15 priorities;
HoL observation/QIP feedback with
curriculum teams ; Mini PAR meetings;
A. Principals update to SMT on Obs /QIP
Student end of year survey;
Group Size/Staffing Review;
Student Conference;
Observation moderation meeting;
Obs/Drop ins; Learner Voice SMT
drop-in
Oct
1st Draft Cross College eSAR review;
Mini FARAQ meetings;
Analysis of achievement & QIP;
Dev obs/Drop ins; Learner Voice SMT drop-in
2nd Draft Cross College SAR Review;
Analysis of Early Leavers, achievement gaps &
QIP; Curriculum FARAQ1 & SAR Validation
meetings;
HoL
Obs/QIP
feedback
with curriculum teams ;
Nov
A. Principals update to SMT on Obs/QIP;
Student feedback fair;
Dev obs/Drop ins
Group size/ staffing review monitoring
meeting;
Cross College eSAR Validation;
Dec
Observation Moderation Meeting;
Analysis of E&D in Obs and progression
Data reports; QIP update;
Dev obs/Drop ins
May
Jan
Feb
April
March
Curriculum FARAQ2 meetings;
Learner Satisfaction Survey;
Student Feedback Fair;
Obs/Drop ins
Employers Survey; Business Support SAR Validation;
Curriculum review/planning; Mini FARAQs and
Curriculum FARAQ meetings; Obs/Drop ins;
Safeguarding /E & D QIP review; Learner Voice SMT
drop-in
Curriculum Planning validation meeting;
Student Conference; Obs/Drop ins;
HoL Obs/QIP feedback with curriculum
teams; Mini FARAQ meetings;
A. Principals update to SMT on Obs/QIP
October
Quality Assurance process/improvement procedure
Responsibility
Business
Support
• First draft cross college SAR reviewed
AG/SCM
IS/Admin
• Analysis of achievement gap and QIP
GG
IS/Admin
• Developmental observations/Drop ins
HoLs
• Fitness Review
SCM
• Mini FARAQ meetings
CL/HoL
• Learner Voice SMT drop-in
CMT
• Appraisal window
‘Licence to observe’
launched
New look observation
handbook
• Every Observer has a ‘licence to observe’
• Five one hour modules – focussing on making
key judgments, coaching feedback, target
setting, what outstanding looks like…
• Delivery for each module models an
outstanding lesson
• Observation handbook made simple and user
friendly
Olympic Fitness Reviews launched
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Targeted internal inspection
Mirrors CIF
Focussed on being developmental
Run by internal managers as ‘leads’ with an
observation team (and an external guest)
• Action plan developed and regular monitoring
• Win win… excellent CPD for all
Positive about ….. Campaign
launched
• We are positive about teaching, learning and
assessment…..
• Poster created by students and staff
• Displayed in every learning space
• Led to: ‘Positive about Equality and Diversity’
‘Positive about Futures’ ‘Positive about You!’
‘Positive about Inspection’…………..
Learning walks
formalised
Updated Drop-In
form
Updated Lesson
observation form
Assessment
Policy updated
Learning pods set
up (curriculum)
ILT Professional
Learning Coaches
appointed
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Learning walks formally recorded and monitored
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Drop –ins recorded and analysed
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Lesson form updated and made more ‘user friendly’
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Assessment policy simplified and shared
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Learning pods were set up between curriculum areas eg: Care and Construction
Coaching Culture
launched
• Coaching module part of ‘licence to observe’
• Coaching feedback for lecturers
• All PLCs complete level 3 Coaching Award
• All Managers (including Principal) complete
level 3 Coaching Award
Teaching & Learning Roadshows
launched
Innovation
group set-up
• Teaching and Learning Roadshow launched to
promote any time, any where sharing of good
practice
• Launched through visits to every curriculum
team
• Attendance/delivery of 4 sessions gives an
extra days leave
• Innovation group launched – the secret
society!! Take a risk….
Introduction of ‘Temperature
Checks’
SAR Speed Date
• How hot is your teaching and learning this
week?
• Each member of student exec gathers 10
responses a week
• SAR speed date – innovative evidence
collection
Non Graded
observation
pilot launched
Beacon Award
Winner
Graded
Outstanding by
OFSTED
Sheila Thorpe appointed
chair of 157 teaching &
Learning committee
• Five curriculum areas pilot non graded observations
• AoC Beacon Award Winner for Staff Development – ‘Licence
to Observe’
• We are outstanding!! 92% of lessons during Ofsted good or
outstanding . College observation profile 92% good or
outstanding!!!
Summary
Initiatives:
Management – Analysis of observations, Licence to
Observe, Fitness Reviews, learning walk/drop ins,
Ready Steady Cook, Quality Forum, Away Days,
SAR speed date
Lecturers – Development Days, Learning Pods,
Innovation secret society, Coaching
Students – Fitness Reviews, Ready Steady Cook,
how hot is your teaching
Chichester College
conference
‘OUR
JOURNEY TO
OUTSTANDING’
th
10
October 2014
“Learners achieve very high standards and
succeed in getting their qualifications as a
result of inspirational teaching and
learning” Ofsted report 2014
“Staff place learners at the heart of all
college activity, they have an unrelenting
determination to ensure learners achieve
their full potential” Ofsted report 2014