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Tudor Grange Academy Redditch

Parent /Carer Forum

• Mrs. R Rees

Principal

Redditch Solihull

In outstanding schools leaders who take a school from good to outstanding focus on: improving all the conditions for learning; Commissioned research published 2011 CfBT

— Clean lines — De-cluttered (started) — Sophisticated spaces — New restaurant — New atrium — 14 refurbished classrooms — Student support services and staff to

ground floor atrium

— Grounds cleared

Aligning pastoral and academic

— Pastoral and HoY’s relocated to atrium — SLT relocated onto ground floor — Joint SLT, HoD’s and HoY’s meetings re

strategy and key priorities

— Monday department time for HoD’s to

embed & develop strategy, teaching & learning

Quieter environment

Quieter environment

— No bells (clock replacement programme underway) — No breaches of confidentiality on walkie talkies — SLT meet daily at 8.15 to discuss issues of previous day,

students, cover etc.

— SLT on gate at start and end of each day to manage and

ensure policies for standards and behaviour are in place

— SLT day on call each day — On call SLT are out and about for their day proactively

undertaking learning walks, assessing quality of teaching and learning and behaviour

— Isolation moved to main school from sports centre — MAB in main school

staff facilities

staff facilities

— Staff work room- PC’s, desks, phone,

copier, soft seating area & meeting room space

• Tea and coffee delivered to staff areas
• Staff planner

— Staff calendar/handbook

Catering changes

— Patio seating — Café seating — Restaurant seating — Hot and cold food

areas

— Water fountains

installed

Catering changes

Cleaning changes

— Cleaners into zones — De-cluttering means

they can do their job!

— Cleaning hours

during the day

— And toilets to be

refurbished

Role modelling

Teaching and learning is Key focus

— Revised Schemes of Work — Joint teacher planning of

lessons

— Clarity re outstanding practice — Revisited scaffolding of learning

& overlearning

— Modelling ways of classroom

assessment

— CPD re precision in teaching — Common assessments graded

using GCSE criteria

— Sharing of assessment criteria

with students

— Flight paths — Half Termly CPD on key levers — Weekly CPD reinforcing key

levers-sharing what works

— Whole Trust CPD- research/

pedagogy

GCSE 2014 outcomes we were disappointed but understand the national picture

2013 2014 Difference Arrow Vale RSA Academy 63 57

• 6

Baxter College 48 37

• 11

Bishop Perowne CofE College 57 51

• 6

Blessed Edward Oldcorne 70 67

• 3

Christopher Whitehead 60 53

• 7

Droitwich Spa High School 49 52 3 Dyson Perrins CofE Sports College 41 48 7 Evesham High School 54 37

• 17

Hagley Catholic High School 83 80

• 3

Hanley Castle High School 64 70 6 Haybridge High School and Sixth Form 78

• N/A

King Charles I Secondary School 60 55

• 5

North Bromsgrove High School 69 61

• 8

Nunnery Wood High School 64 69 5 Pershore High School 61 63 2 Prince Henry's High School 70 68

• 2

South Bromsgrove 70 67

• 3

St Augustine's Catholic High School 74 69

• 5

T enbury High School 51 54 3 The Bewdley School 68 55

• 13

The Chantry School 75 72

• 3

The Chase 61 72 11 The Stourport High School 69 58

• 11

Trinity High School 78 70

• 8

Tudor Grange Academy Redditch 63 56

• 7

Waseley Hills 54 59 5 Wolverley CofE Secondary School 46 46 Woodrush Community High School 76 64

• 12

Closing the gap we have some challenges

2014 Difference Male / Female

• 12%

2014 SEND

• 40%

2014 Disadvantaged Students

• 23%

2014 2013 Change Low Attainers (KS2<LV4)

• 46%
• 56%

10% 2014 2013 Change Middle Attainers (KS2=Lv4) 7% 13%

• 6%

2014 2013 Change High Attainers (KS2>LV4) 39% 37% 2%

Year 11 is major focus of school: changes in place to support better grades

— Unlikely to have an early leaving date not before at least maths exam — Each students timetable reviewed and modified — Personal intervention plans identified for each year 11 student — Learn from TGAW what they are doing that closes the gap for

disadvantaged students

— Learn from TGAS what they are doing for high performing students — Improve grades for other students :-

• Weekly exam paper (different subjects) in examination conditions
• Study skills from half term 1
• Tiered intervention programme developed
• Re-deploy staff differently - focus on intervention
• Co-ordinate intervention across maths and English so always looking at full picture for

every student

• Intervention meetings attended by SLT
• Progress overviewed by SLT
• Focus on classroom teaching & progress

AS & A level results

AS-level Data: 2013 to 2014. A-level Data: 2013 to 2014 2014 2013 National (2013) 2014 2013 National (2013) A*-E 89% 88% 90% 3 A*-E 92% 98% 79% A*-B 31% 31% 35% AAB or higher 3% 2% 12% APS per entry 90 89 92 APS per entry 205 188 213

Destinations

— 92% of students gained at least 3 A-Levels.

National Average is 79%

— Our APS is 205. National average is 213. — 94% of students who applied were offered

a university place. National average is 73%.

— 74% gain their 1st choice

6th form is a another key focus: changes

— Math and English students aligned to subject specialist

as tutors have extra revision

— Assessment in 2nd week assess skills/knowledge — Skills /knowledge support from Aut 1 — Study time more directed — Assessment against exam criteria embedded into

lessons

— Independence of learning embedded into lessons — Pre lesson preparation (e.g. precise material to read) — Revision programmes in place now — Review of AS into A2 making sure students are

making the right choices

— Review of A2 subjects for the new year 12 of 2015

2015 provisional offer

2015 Provisional offer

6th form developments 2015

• nwards

— TGAR is ‘hub’ for specialist courses — Worcester and Solihull students to

Redditch for key subjects e.g. Languages, music

— All day teaching on single subject on a

Tuesday or Wednesday, students from across Trust

— Students taught by teachers from across

the Trust in new specialist subjects

Block A ¡ Block B ¡ Block C ¡ Block D ¡ Block X – All Day Tuesday or Wednesday Joint Academy Day held at TGAR ¡ Art BTEC Applied Science Biology Business Studies Maths ¡ Physics Psychology BTEC Performing Arts Philosophy and Ethics ¡ Chemistry English Literature PE BTEC Sport Sociology ¡ Geography History Maths English Literature GCSE Maths Resit GCSE English Resit ¡ French – BTEC Health & Social Care - RM - German - Further Maths - Music Tech - Dance – BTEC Art (Photography) – BTEC Criminology – Food Tech – Graphics – Economics – Music - BTEC Applied Business - BTEC Dance - BTEC ICT – Computing – BTEC T&T – ¡