Raising Aspiration and Achievement Transforming Learning School Leadership

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Raising Aspiration and Achievement
Transforming LearningSchool Leadership
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Opportunities v Risks

• Revamping the learning offer in primary schools.
• OR
• Raising expectations we cant meet.

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So what do we know?

• By the end of this investment programme
• - pupils in nursery will be 17 years of age
• - pupils at the end of KS1 will be 21
• - pupils in upper KS2 will be approaching 25
  and may well have already had a number of jobs
  and or a variety of training opportunities.
• SO WHAT DO THEY NEED FROM A GOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL?

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National Context

• Childrens Plan - 2020 goals
• 2020 Vision on teaching and learning
• Enhance childrens well being, particularly at
  key transition points in their lives.
• Every child ready for success at school with at
  least 90 developing well across all areas of FSP
  by age of 5.
• Every child ready for secondary school with at
  least 90 achieving at or above the expected
  level by the age of 11

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National Drivers

• Raising achievement/Closing the gap for
  disadvantaged children.
• Integration of services around the ECM agenda.
• Safeguarding the young and vulnerable
• Concern over health and well being of Primary
  aged pupils. (Skills for life)
• Active and productive participation in
  societykeeping children and young people on
  track for success.
• National Primary Curriculum Review.
• Overhaul of Secondary Learning Offer.
• Implications for LAS in changes in National
  Intervention protocols.

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What will success look like in Staffordshire?

• Staffordshire has badged itself as a Creative
  County characterised by 4 outcomes in its LAA.
• A vibrant, prosperous and sustainable economy
• Active, cohesive and safe communities
• Improved health and sense of well being
• An enhanced and respected environment

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IMPACT / IMPLICATIONS

• SO IF IM A CHILD IN A STAFFORDSHIRE PRIMARY
  SCHOOL WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN FOR ME OVER THE
  NEXT 10/14 YEARS?
• TO WHAT EXTENT WILL IT INFLUENCE THE LEARNING
  OFFER IM SUPPOSED TO ENGAGE IN?

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So where are we now?

• Positive profile of achievement in comparison to
  national and Statistical Neighbours at FS, KS1
  and KS2.
• Significant success with closing the gap agenda
  at Foundation Stage.
• Top 20 LAs in relation to pupils achieving
  expected level at KS1.
• Well into top 50 LAs at KS2
• Schools with the support of customised Staffs
  Primary Strategy have delivered best set of
  results 3 years running.

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Key Objectives of Staffordshire Primary Strategy

• Leading Improvement using the Primary Framework
  in order to
• To further raise standards in literacy and
  numeracy for ALL our pupils
• To increase the capacity of schools to deliver a
  broad and rich curriculum
• To further develop the confidence and capacity
  of schools to deliver creative and innovative
  learning
• To further develop CPD in schools to further
  improve learning, teaching, progress and
  attainment.

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BUT

• We can do EVEN better!
• We do have the highest ambition in relation to
  the closing the gap agenda.
• We do apply critical honesty to our own appraisal
  of the impact of our current offer on our
  children.
• DESPITE ALL THE SUCCESS THERE ARE STILL
  SIGNIFICANT ISSUES.

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Issues

• FSM gap
• Vulnerable groups (Children in Care, Pakistani
  pupils, EAL pupils, Boys)
• More able pupils.
• Conversion rates in writing.
• Many children lack support from home.
• IS IT STUCK SCHOOLS OR STUCK CHILDREN IN
  SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS?

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Positives

• Strong and positive leadership at Directorate
  level.
• Quality and commitment of our Headteachers and
  our school based workforce.
• Strong and diverse School Improvement Division.
• Emerging evidence of positive impact of joint
  and flexible working
• Positive and productive relationship between
  schools and LA.
• Potential of C and LPs.
• Strong national reputation
• Robust but positive relationship with National
  Strategies, Ofsted and DCSF.

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Barriers

• Central control - APA RAG ratings
• Ofsted too narrow
• Tension between national top down and LA
  bottom up approach to target setting.
• Move to single level testing could result in
  pupils being tested even more.
• Schools Causing Concern/ Ofsted profile
• More direct intervention from national.
• Low funding levels for Shire LAs
• Many of our children lack the language to
  explain their thinking and to express their
  emotions.
• Many of our teachers and TAs are playing catch
  up!

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Distance to travel

• This bid/strategy needs to relate to these
  changing national expectations expressed in the
  new PSA TARGETS for schools in 2011-
• 78 of 11 year olds achieve L4 in both English
  and Maths
• 92 make 2 levels progress in English KS1 to KS2
• 87 make 2 levels progress in Maths.

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So where are we now?

• TGT Nat. Staffs
• L4 English/Maths 78 71 72.4
• 2 levels prog. in Eng 92 83.5 82.7
• 2 levels prog. in Maths 87 75.7 76.1

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So what are the implications for School and LA
leadership?

• 30 of our Heads are likely to retire in short
  term.
• We need to design a vision that we can all sign
  up to that will impact on the learning offer for
  all children in schools that may not be directly
  touched by the Primary Capital funding.
• Is it a slow burn OR does the programme need to
  be front loaded?
• Freedom to inspire teachers and learners.
• Explore the power of innovation.
• Take risks!
• Pose the question is my school progression
  ready?

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So how might the learning offer change in
Staffordshire Primary Schools?

• Primary 221
• Junior 13
• Infant 17
• First 50
• 301
• Middle 14
• 315
• Size and diversity of schools and types.

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What is the future of Teaching and Learning?

• Learner centred personalised learning
• Creative, flexible thinkers
• High levels of individual and group engagement
  and motivation
• Teachers as facilitators ?
• Core skills reading, writing, talking,
  listening, numerate, ICT, presenting, making..
• Pupil competencies application of key skills,
  critical thinking and communicating
  (Multi-modes), social confidence

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Creative and Productive learning activity
designed to promote ENJOYMENT

• Taking account of childrens learning and
  thinking styles expressed in a wide variety of
  learning arenas to meet individual needs.
• Explicit instruction, integrated curriculum,
  project based, self directed, individual
  reflective, pupils as researchers, subject
  specific, distance learning, individual,
  collaborative, active, inter-active

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Whats the role of ICT in all of this?

• Individual Leaning Platforms
• To facilitate Personalised learning in way and
  time that helps the learner learn best.
• To enhance collaboration and creative learning.
• To support pupil research.
• Broadening the range of learning materials pupils
  can access
• Enable quick interactive assessment (AFL)

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Role of ICT?

• Promotion of broad range of knowledge, skills and
  understanding with access to virtual experts.
• Facilitating collaboration with peers in same and
  other schools.
• Using new media to increase variety of learning
  resources and communication tools.
• Extending the learning daylearning at home
• Blurring the distinction between formal and
  informal learninggiving children the ability to
  choose what they learn and when they learn it.
• Increasing relevance of learning to the modern
  world
• Increasing pupil motivation through pace and
  variety

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Key Questions?

• What is the Primary Function of a Primary School
  in Staffordshire?
• It exists to do what?
• Stretch your mind in the elastic classroom!
• What will success look like in Staffordshire?
  (Now, 2/3yrs 5-10yrs)

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Outturn Statement

• PUPILS LEAVING A STAFFORDSHIRE PRIMARY SCHOOL AT
  THE AGE OF ELEVEN SHOULD HAVE THE CAPACITY TO.