Educational Excellence in Brent

29th April 2015

Subject Specific Needs Analysis

Programme• London Schools Excellence Fund – update from

December 2014

• Reminder of aims, concept and approach 

• New on line Learning Platform demonstration

• Brent school example of impact and outcomes

• How all Brent schools can now access

• Next development steps.

• Questions.

Aims:• To improve teacher confidence, skills, subject knowledge and

quality of teaching in English, mathematics and science

• To increase the proportion of pupils achieving (the previous bench mark) levels of 5 and 6 in these core subjects by the end of KS2.To accelerate progress and narrow the attainment gap of all pupils in Years 4, 5 and 6.

• To develop an innovative, accessible and differentiated professional development programme.

• To use a Needs Analysis on line Learning Platform to support individual teachers, schools and the Brent Schools Partnership to plan and deliver bespoke professional development according to needs

• Improve academic transition from KS2 to KS3

• Strengthen school led systems

Concept

Learning Platform – Subject Specific Needs Assessment

Identification of subject knowledge, skills and confidence gaps/strengths

Learning Platform sign posting to differentiated professional development

Central Training School Based Coaching Resources

Improved Teaching

Improved outcomes for pupils

The Platform

Brent School Perspective and Experience

• Why?• Building capacity• How?• Benefits to schools and teachers• CPD opportunities

Next steps

• All Brent schools can now access the Platform by registering on line: posters/fliers/emails sent to all Brent schools

• Summer term: Open to all Brent schools. Free Subject launch days: English –2nd June, Maths –9 June, Science –23rd June (repeat of 14 April). Launch of Brent Subject Expert Groups (SEG)

Next steps

• Autumn term: Start of central professional development based on generic Brent schools Subject Needs Analysis outcomes and bespoke coaching, working in partnership with Brent Specialist Subject Centres.

• Cross Phase Transition Group: October Conference

• Development of the Learning Platform: subjects, key stages etc

Thank you for your time

Questions and discussion