SSAT ConferenceHolyrood Academy,

Navigating our way through the jungle

Multi Academy Trust

Free School

Teaching School

Studio School

Grammar School

Regional Schools Commissioners

Maintained School

All through Academy

Orphan Academy

5 A*-C

5A*-C (E and M)

Basics

Attainment 8

Progress 8

Sponsored Academy

Schools Commissioner

Secretary of State for Education

Minister for Schools

Levels of progress

EBacc

Independent School

Head of Ofsted

Local AuthorityUTC

Free School

9 - 1

Why listen to us?

• Rural setting• 1200 students• APS on entry, 27• 5A*-C (EM), 2014 46%, 2015 57%, 2016 69%• Progress 8, 2016, 0.62

Our 3 year story

• Culture• Teaching and Learning• CPD• COLLABORATION

Task

How many of these things are directly linked to student achievement?

Core Purpose

Is what you are about to do going to raise student achievement?If it is not……DON’T DO IT!!!!!!!!

Establishing the Culture

• Legacy, relationships and behaviour • Visioning Exercise• Core Purpose• Keep it simple• Leadership Team• Wider curricular• Aspiration• Branding

Teaching and Learning‘From Tap Dancing to Student Outcomes’

• Daily diet

• Back to basics

• Accountability

• Quality assurance inc use of lead practitioners

• 100% good or better

• How often are students being assessed?• How do you know that departments are marking

accurately internally?• Does the feedback that teachers provide allow the

students to make progress?• How is the quality of feedback quality assured across

your school?• What evidence do you have to support the predicted

outcomes of your students?• How often are learning walks carried out? How are

these followed up and what impact is this having?

CPD‘one size does not fit all’

• Building capacity

• Leadership development programme

• Staff ratings

• Opportunities

• Using the staff rating identify 1 or 2 staff at each stage.

• We will be using this list later on.

Collaboration‘From looking in to looking out’

• LA

• Academies Group

• Secondary Teaching School Alliance

• Primary TSA

• MAT

• Thinking about your school setting discussing with the people around you

– Do you have bespoke CPD options for each career stage? (use the blank version for this)

– For each of the members of staff you identified what do you have in place to support their professional development?

Collaboration

The Future

• Multi Academy Trust• National Support School• Teaching School Partner

People, Quality, Achievement

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