jervoise school strategic approach to sustainable collaboration krakow february 2012 “preparing...
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Jervoise School
Strategic Approach to Sustainable Collaboration Krakow
February 2012
“preparing our children to make the world a better place”
Policy
• Higher Standards
• Public accountability
Excellent education for their children
Out of poverty / For prosperity
Happiness and joy for their children
What do parents want ?
Is it similar throughout the world?
‘Insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting the different results’ Albert Einstein.
‘If we always do what we've always done, we will get what we've always got.’ Adam Urbanski
Barriers• Why would I do this • My teachers are too busy • My staff are not ready yet • Parents would want us to concentrate on standards • My management board would not agree• How to fit in with my curriculum.• My school has too many difficulties to do this now • No money
What do I see as the purpose of my school?
What contribution do I make to fulfilling the purpose of my school?
focus
Motivation & engagement for the 21st century
• Time for a change (technology & economics)
• Create opportunities for pupils to see themselves as part of the wider world
• Challenge pre-conceptions of the world - life in a box
• Build self esteem of the community and children (We have a contribution to make)
Nail your colours to the mast
• Motivation and engagement
• Audience
Nail your colours to the mast
• Motivation and engagement
• Audience
• Enjoyment
• Technology
• Real life experience - ‘So what’
So What ?
Jervoise SchoolMission Statement
“To prepare our children to go into the world and make it a better place”
In order to realise this
The school will provide an environment and ethos which will facilitate opportunities to encourage children’s creative capacity in:
developing the necessary skills and knowledge to make choices that have positive consequences in their own lives, those of their families, communities, local, national and international. (Teach the children to be good choosers)
overcoming cultural conditioning to become world citizens.
developing their ability to be authentic, true to themselves, self aware, confident and honest.
International Primary Curriculum
80/20 Philosophy
Its hard to remember you came to clear the swamp when you are up to your backside in crocodiles
Watch the forest not just the trees
Don’t let the analytics take over the asylum
80/20 Philosophy
• Teams (Delivery method, Expectations)
• Systems change (Organisational methods, Monitoring and evaluation)
• Environment/Ethos is catching (Expectations)
• Problems and solutions (no panic rule)
• Disciplined innovation
Ethos to try to achieve
The Wider World
• Sharing of ideas • Networking of schools • Promotion of staff (internal & external)• Recruitment and retention of staff• Recruitment and retention of parents and
pupils• Further opportunities
Comenius
Access • This is not an add on • Curriculum (IPC, IBO)• e-twinning • Comenius • Global projects (GSP)• Clustering (Connecting Classrooms)
Always use the filter
• Special measures to good in one step (18 months)
• Standards 54 to 82 percent• Behaviour poor to good • Attendance 89% now 96%• Teaching 69% inadequate to 86% good or
better• 0% inadequate• Leadership and management inadequate to
good overall• Headteacher ‘excellent’
In order to realise this we acknowledge and apply the understanding that each child has different needs and aptitudes. Our school routines, curriculum and pastoral care systems are all filtered through this statement to ensure it remains the key focus of Jervoise school