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What Makes a Great School?
Matt Butler
What Lies behind a Great School?
Great Leadership
What Makes Great Leadership?
Facilitation
“Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance”
“Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance”
Why am I doing it?
1. Values– Integral– Justified
Oasis Values & Ethos
• Inclusion: a passion to include everyone
• Equality: a desire to treat everyone equally, respecting differences
• Relationships: a commitment to healthy and open relationships
• Hope: a deep sense of hope that things can change and be transformed
• Perseverance: a sense of perseverance to keep going for the long haul
“Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance”
Why am I doing it?
1. Values– Integral– Justified
2. Vision (the “stump speech”)– Simple– Compelling & aspirational– Meaningful (to you and them)
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
“Students with the confidence and range of skills to stand as equals in any circle and for any
opportunity”
It is well known that parental income in childhood is a stronger indicator of an individual’s later life outcomes than in many other developed countries
Blanden, Gregg and Manchin2005
The Key Fact
The Great Pinball Machine in the Sky
•Stable family
•Income
•Ethnicity
•Postcode
Private Schools in society…• Cabinet• Lords• Judges• Barristers• Magic Circle Solicitors• CEOs• Journalists• Medics• Olympic medals
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Oasis Academy Brightstowe
“Students with the confidence and range of skills to stand as equals in any circle and for any
opportunity”
What am I doing?
3. Organisational Design– Simple & intuitive– Jobs not people– Capacity rich
4. Making the vision a reality - Accountability– 20 mile march– KPIs & SMART targets– Simple monitoring and measurement
“Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance”
OAB Goals
In 2 years• Ofsted ‘Outstanding
In 4 years:• Provide best outcomes of any state school in Bristol
KPIs
How do I do it?
5. Staff development– Coaching for performance
6. Best practice– Be a magpie
“Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance”
Complementary Management
1. Get the basics right– Sweat the small stuff– Referencing values and vision
2. The helicopter– Sweeping oversight– Forensic detail
Year 11 Outcomes
Academy Leadership Team
• Interventions (Pixl)• Data &Tracking• Targets & interventions• Reports• Exams• APP• BTEC IV• Challenge and Review• Timetable• Student Pathways (options)• ICT Strategy &MLE
• Teaching and Learning• Performance Management• MER• CPD• Numeracy across the curriculum• NQTs/PGCEs/TF• Cover & Duties• EAL & celebrating different cultures• MFL• Humanities• Maths• English• Science
• Houses• Attendance• Student Progress & interventions• Culture for Learning• SEAL• Yr 6 Transition• Literacy Yr 7 & 8• Literacy across the curriculum• Library• Inclusion• CP• PSHE
• Budget• Revenue and Cost Analysis• Three Year Financial plans• Funding intiatives• Trips and Visits• Health and Safety• Managing PFI contract • Third party contract management• HR
• ADP• SEF• Governance• OCL• DCSF• Ofsted
• Raising Aspirations• Primary Partnerships• Marketing & PR• Post 16• Stakeholder engagement• Student Leadership• Work related learning & experience • EIAG• Teacher enrichment activities• Creative Production• PE• Alternative Accreditation
Principal
Matt Butler
Deputy Principal
Excellence in Teaching
Joe Docherty
Assistant Principal
Achievement
Sally Ganner
Assistant Principal
Aspiration
Andrew Davidson
• Policies• Staff Wellbeing• Academy Council
Principal’s PA
Sam Russe-Jones
Assistant Principal
Entitlement & Community
Jules Godfrey
Business & Finance Director
Elaine Miller
Year 11 Outcomes• “What Will It Take” approach• Challenging the ingrained stereotype• Embracing (stealing!) new things and being brave• Forensic focus on the data – every student• 1-1 tutors• Resetting (immediately!)• Covey scoreboards, walking talking mocks…• Water & bananas, masterclasses, calming music…• After school, Saturdays, holidays• Bribery!
What makes a Great School?
Great Leaders
Who can be a Great Leader?
We all can