[PPT] - The Buckingham School A Specialist Sports College Parent & PowerPoint Presentation

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Parent & Community Forum

The Buckingham School

A Specialist Sports College Wednesday 26 February, 2014

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School Update

Miss Angela Wells Head Teacher

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OFSTED Key Priorities;

All of the following priorities and objectives are part of the development plan that has been drafted post OFSTED in December 2014. These will be updated at each Parent Forum to highlight progress being made. STANDARDS & ACHIEVEMENT

1. Raise Standards of attainment and progress in Maths, English and

Science – standards wil be above national average in 2014

2. Narrow the gap for Pupil Premium students
3. Raise achievement levels at KS5 in academic subjects.

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OFSTED Key Priorities;

TEACHING & LEARNING

1. Quality of teaching – rigorously address G3 teaching
2. Raise Expectations of staff on student attainment – high expectations for

student achievement for all staff and students

3. Improve differentiation in all lessons – lessons provide the right level of

challenge for all students

4. Assessment for learning – All assessments impact on improved student

progress rates

5. Staff CPD at all levels to impact on learning

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OFSTED Key Priorities;

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

1. Rewrite the school SEF to drive the improvement agenda
2. Effectiveness of leadership at all levels – leadership impacts on all key areas

across the school

3. Curriculum – The curriculum motivates, engages and meets the needs of all

students

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OFSTED Key Priorities;

BEHAVIOUR & SAFETY

1. Improve behaviour to ensure all students make progress – improve

attitudes to learning

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Behaviour & Attendance

Mr Matthew Wardle Assistant Headteacher

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You Said We Did
Additional information following

the joint TBS and RLS E safety evening.

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PC Briggenshaw attending all

parents evenings to discuss E safety concerns

Literature available throughout the

evening “digital parenting” magazine

Students have E safety advice in

anti – bullying week assemblies and within PSHE lessons

E Safety information for

Parents from G. Briggenshaw – event put in place

E Safety information for

students to access

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Behaviour

expectations

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Revision of behaviour

policy and values that students have discussed and finalised in SV

MWA met with

governors to discuss future strategies and improvements

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You Said We Did
Low level disruption

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Staff working party set up to

review current behaviour strategies and policy

MWA meeting with keynote

speaker on behaviour 28/2/14

Multiple strategies in place for

students who are causing persistent disruption

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You Said We Did
Low level disruption

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New behaviour procedures to

be transparent to all stakeholders ,students, staff and parents

Clear consequence system

placing the responsibility and choice of behaviour on the students

Projected implementation of

policy by June 2014

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Attendance and link

to attainment

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Current attendance : 95.3%
2012/13 attendance: 93.5%
Persistent Absence 2012/13:

6.8%

Oct – Dec 2013 = 34 PA's -

3.7%

Jan – Feb 2014 32 PA’s - 3.5%

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Attendance Matters!

69% of students with 94% or better attendance achieved

5 A*-C grades including English and Maths in their GCSE’s.

Only 34% students who had an attendance record below

94% achieved 5 A*-C inc English and Maths

Only 16% of students below 90% achieved 5A*-C inc

English and Maths

91% of students who attended less than 80% did not

achieve 5A*-C inc English and Maths

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Homework

Mr James Toyer Assistant Headteacher

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How do we know what

homework children have been set.

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All homework can be accessed

through the Buckingham school website. http://www.buckinghamschool.com/ CL provide a weekly homework log to their Senior link Weekly homework setting monitored and shows a positive increase.

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SMH - generally issues with it

not working at start of year and access

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A guide on class access for

students sent out to staff to be delivered in tutorial sessions.

All issues raised have been

actioned.

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Homework timetable for

KS3/4/5 not clear

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Homework is used to secure

understanding and can be used as a sequel or prequel to in class learning. Because learning is not a linear process it has been decided that there needs to be some flexibility in the day homework is set. CL’s have provided the senior team with the number of homeworks that their department area will be setting per week.

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How do we know if students do

not complete homework?

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Teachers, students, and parents now

have access to a much more powerful gradebook system. The new colour- coded charts make it easy to see at a glance the status of homework assignments.

https://showmyhomework.zendesk.

com/hc/en-gb/articles/201350606- Show-My-Homework-looks-different- What-s-changed-

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Mrs Emma Howard

Assistant Headteacher

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Progress for ALL
All groups make above expected

progress

Every student reaches their

potential

Literacy and Numeracy for

everyone

YEAR 11

Maximise
Fit for exams learning
Action Jackson
Girls v Boys progress

teams

Trip incentive
Weekly rewards
1:1 meeting with HT &

SLT OFSTED ACTION PLAN

Key Priorities

FUTURE ASPIRATION

Careers Café
Revision classes
Intervention groups
External speakers

EXAM TECHINIQUE

Weekly exam style

questions set for all students

After school tutoring in

Eng/Maths/Science

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You Said We Did
You asked that

communication be improved to parents

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Online parent evening booking system
Student data is sent out every half

term

Twitter
Parent Forum minutes of meetings
All letters are placed on the school

website

Text messages more frequently used

to inform parents

Email addresses being gather for all

parents to support contact

School bulletin being published more

regularly

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Why are lockers so expensive?
Issues with Show my Homework

(SMH) – why were strategies not put in place before September, consistency of homework.

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Since having the lockers installed the

school has not raised it prices

SMH is now up and running fully with

further improvements being put in place Update from Mr Toyer this evening.

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When will the school be

cashless

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The school cashless system is now

fully in place and being used by staff and students. Any queries please contact Tracy Waumsley twaumsley@bucksgfl.org.uk

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Question Feedback:

How does the new system work for setting in Core subjects work? How have pupils been set? This academic year The Buckingham school has introduced North and South band in English and Maths. The rationale behind this decision was to double the capacity of key members of staff by creating the opportunity for them to teach two groups in each year group. Each side of the year group is set in terms of ability and the side of the year group is decided by the form the students belongs to. Movement between sets is still possible and is reviewed every half term.

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Q & A

Mrs E Howard Assistant Headteacher

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Date for next meeting:

The Buckingham School A Specialist Sports College Parent & - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Parent & Community Forum

The Buckingham School

Miss Angela Wells Head Teacher

Mr Matthew Wardle Assistant Headteacher

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Mr James Toyer Assistant Headteacher

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Assistant Headteacher

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Mrs E Howard Assistant Headteacher

Wednesday 30 April, 2014 Agenda: OFSTED Actions update School Calendar – discussion E – Safety – PC Brigginshaw Thank you for your support