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PrimaryNational StrategyBedfordshire LA Middle School Intensifying Support Programme

October 2006

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Why do schools need to constantly improve?


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What determines success?

• POVERTY

• YOUR FAMILY

• NEIGHBOURHOOD

• QUALITY OF SCHOOL

(20xMORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THE OTHER FACTORS)


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EXPECTATIONS

MIDDLE SCHOOLS INTENSIFYING SUPPORT PROGRAMME


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Schools

SIAPCs

PSCL

IPG DfES

Main elements of support


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Aims of the project

In key stage 2:

•Raise standards and improve the quality of teaching and learning in English and mathematics;•Improve the leadership and management of English and mathematics;•Increase the involvement of School Improvement Partnership and SIAs in supporting the strategies to raise standards in English and mathematics;


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Why key stage 2.........?


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L A Commitments

• Select schools that fall into the category of low attainment and/or little progress since 2000;

• the Primary Strategy Manager to provide leadership/management for the development of the MSISP and to have oversight of the programme;

• commit a group of named SIAs from the LA’s school improvement team to support the identified schools;

• provide support from consultants, ASTs and member of the IPG and successful subject leaders


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School Commitments

• for the HT and key staff to agree their commitment to the MSISP as their prime school improvement and self evaluation programme

• to focus on the improvements needed through a Raising Attainment Plan

• to use funding provided to provide release for coordinators/key teachers

• to track pupil progress across the year at eight week intervals


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Model of Intervention

POOR&

ACUTE

UNDERPERFORMING

GOOD OR BETTER

Category Schools

Outstanding schools

No choice offer

solutions

High Choice

SCHOOLS


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All partners involved in the MSISP will be expected to be able to:

• understand strategies for improving standards in literacy and mathematics;

• have a good knowledge of effective teaching and learning, • have experience as a consultant and or as school SLT member• have excellent presentation, communication and IT skills;• analyse a range of data and information in order to make

informed decisions;• manage and handle information effectively, offer a clear

analysis and identify key issues;• produce considered opinions for the development and/or

modification of local and national practice.


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Project Cycle

IPG to provide data on pupil progress

IPG to provide data on pupil progress

IPG to provide a profile on each school


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Alignment and communication

Resource Allocation

Leadership of project (GB) 25 days (total)

PSCL 8 days per school

SIAs 8 days per school

PCs 10 days per school

Funding per school £3000


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ISP school improvement cycle

1. Audit of Non-negotiables Collecting the evidence and

identifying the priorities

2. Termly Raising Attainment Plan

3. Professional Development Meetings Setting whole school curricular targets

Identifying teaching strategies 4. Carry out actions Assessment for Learning LA and school support and monitoring

5. RAP reviewevaluation of impact on pupil progress

Challenge and Support


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Pupil tracking linked to expectations

Developing the role of the Leadership Team

through:

• Effective use of pupil tracking data

• Mapping and planning the use of intervention

• Analysis of work and NC tests to identify school

curricular target focus

• Plan subject specific support


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• Raising Attainment Plan reviews need to focus around the single key question;

‘To what extent are the actions we have carried out in the plan raising standards and accelerating the progress of target groups?’

Supplementary questions-– How do you know? (monitoring and evaluation

evidence)– Are judgements accurate? (quality assured)

Using RAP reviews to strengthen impact


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IST – Pupil Tracking

Performance Below Median

Individual TargetHalf Termly Assessment

Performance Above Median

Comments


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IST – Pupil Report

Pupil contextual information

Half termly results

Progress versus target graphs Comments

from Pupil data sheet


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IST – Pupil Monitoring and Tracking Sheet

Half Term

Special Needs / under - performing

Target Group

On Track

More Able (including Gifted and Talented)


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IST – School / Group Report

Group filter

Half termly results

Progress versus target graphs

Half termly conversion rates

Half termly level distribution graphs

Half Term

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