Eggars School Hampshire, England A Comprehensive, semirural, mixed school 810 students 1116

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Eggars School Hampshire, EnglandA
Comprehensive, semi-rural, mixed school 810
students 11-16

• Raising Standards of Achievement

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Our Vision

• Eggars School will provide excellent education,
  which challenges and develops pupils of all
  abilities.
• Our pupils will achieve the best possible
  academic success and also will be equipped to
  take their place in their community as
  responsible, caring citizens who have a life long
  enthusiasm for learning.

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1997 - 2006

• GCSE results
• 1997 5 A-C grades - 49
• 2006 5 A-C grades - 76
• Increased parental preference
• Specialist school status achieved and targets met
• New Ofsted Inspection Outstanding

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Leadership of whole school improvement starting
in 1997

• School response to National agenda of raising
  standards for all, emphasis on Every Child
  Matters, raising results at age 14 and 16, more
  children into FE and HE
• Increased accountability
• High pressure and high challenge, through
  Inspection, parental involvement, publication of
  results
• Lots of support available, and after improvement,
  earned autonomy

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Improving the quality of learning and teaching
through development of the Key Stage 3 Strategy

• Initially, Strategy developed in core subjects,
  English, Mathematics, Science, then in all
  subjects
• 3 part lesson introduced, starter, development
  and plenary
• National resources used to inform schemes of work
  and lesson plans

Effective use of strategy improves consistency of
lesson quality across the school
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Targets and Assessment
School targets teacher targets student targets

• Every child assessed on entry
• Every child knows their target and how to improve
• Parents regularly and frequently involved

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Personalisation of individual learning through
data

• School systems are sensitive, flexible,
  frequently used, updated and involve parents
• Expectations of pupil progress are high high
  attainable targets set
• Teaching differentiated
• Intervention in place
• Every child understands their own learning style
• E-learning developed
• Assessment of and for learning in place
• Obstacles to individual learning are tackled

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Behaviour Management systems maximise learning
potential

• Work is interesting and enjoyable
• Pupils have key role in school improvement
• Ready to Learn procedure, clear in every
  classroom
• Teachers regular trained to refresh their
  classroom management techniques
• Praise, praise, praise!

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Specialising in Science with Maths means

• Increased resources
• New specialist staff
• Enhanced links with local primary and secondary
  schools

A focus for excellence
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Curriculum Development

• The National 14-19 curriculum now gives us a real
  say in determining the curriculum which will
  meet the needs of the children in our school and
  mean true personalisation
• Vocational courses in place
• Networking with local schools and Colleges to
  increase range of courses available

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Extended School

• partnership with independent College for the
  severely disabled, sharing use of our new Sports
  Hall and Fitness Centre
• plans to provide more courses for our Community
  and increased hours of child care and health
  education
• developing further work with other agencies, e.g.
  Health Centres, Social Services and the Police

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Challenge to Leadership

• Relentless focus on learning
• Sharp focus on use of data to improve progress
  for every individual child
• Development of leadership at all levels, sharing
  to expertise so that everyone becomes a school
  improver
• Sharing the passion