Putting attendance under the spotlight using SIMS - BETT 2009
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SPROWSTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
PUTTING ATTENDANCE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT
JAMES WRIGHT – HEAD OF ICT SUPPORT SERVICES
STUART LEE – DATA MANAGER
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Some facts about us
1750+ students KS3 and KS4 single site KS5 split site shared with 2 other
schools Students from both city and rural
locations Differing levels of parental
engagement and attitudes
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Some key statistics
05 / 06 06 / 07 07 / 08
Absence % 9.2 9.61 6.9
GCSE A* - C % 42 55 60
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HOW DID WE CHANGE...
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FROM THIS...
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TO THIS...
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Key challenges and outcomes
Technical – understand the issues
Organisational – identify support needs
Procedural – support recording of accurate data
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Technical
Desktops in every classroom Replacement of laptops Faster logon times
SIMS improvements Easier lesson mark recording
First Day Calling Schoolcomms for parental contact
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Organisational
Appointment of a dedicated Attendance Officer
Member of SMT responsible for attendance
Behaviour Support Assistants responsible for truancy checks
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Procedural
Identify – persistent absence in line with school policy
Follow up – regular communication home highlighting absence
Review – For those students monitored, did we make a positive change to their attendance
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But how things have changed..
Attendance
SENAchievement
Behaviour
Assessment
G&T
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WHAT NEXT?
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SIMS LEARNING GATEWAY
TRNG\FAbbot
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FURTHER INFORMATIONWWW.SIMS.CO.UK/BETTWWW.SCHOOLCOMMS.COM
JAMES WRIGHT – [email protected] LEE –[email protected]
THANKS FOR LISTENING