1. How to REALLY
improve lessons!

2. TES, 5/3/2010
1 in 13 “failing schools”
Doubled since September

3. “pre-occupied with exam
results, meeting guidelines
introduced to safeguard
children from sex offenders”

5. Schools with “low” raw exam results
will be unable to achieve an overall
outstanding or good grade, except in
“the most exceptional circumstances”
new OFSTED FRAMEWORK

6. “In nine years of working on inspections I
have never known fear like it.”
KEITH DENNIS, INSPECTIONS CONSULTANT, ASCL
Judgements before and after the new framework (%)
outstanding good satisfactory inadequate
special 39 33.5 46 38.1 12 24.5 3 3.0
primary 16 7.1 52 42.6 29 43 3 7.3
secondary 22 9.5 41 36.7 31 44 6 9.7
all schools 19 9.2 50 41.3 28 42 4 7.5
Figures in red are percentage of schools receiving judgements in 2008/09
Figures in red are percentage of schools receiving judgements in between
Sept 09 and Feb 2010 under new framework

7. “Everything ratched up”
“We’re having to jump higher and higher
through more hoops to move forward”
“The expectation that the attainment of all children will
reach the national standard regardless of their starting
point is tough on schools like ours.”
JANET REID, HEADTEACHER

8. 5 Questions

9. Do we know our - strengths and weaknesses?
5 Questions

10. Do we know our - strengths and weaknesses?
Are our improvement priorities based on them?
5 Questions

11. Do we know our - strengths and weaknesses?
Are our improvement priorities based on them?
Are they the right priorities?
5 Questions

12. Do we know our - strengths and weaknesses?
Are our improvement priorities based on them?
Are they the right priorities?
Are they being acted on with sufficient urgency?
5 Questions

13. Do we know our - strengths and weaknesses?
Are our improvement priorities based on them?
Are they the right priorities?
Are they being acted on with sufficient urgency?
Are they resulting in better progress and rising standards?
5 Questions

14. National Challenge (exam results)
Literacy
Numeracy
Student Numbers at Malling
Pupil Attitudes
Insufficient Attainment by Specific
Groups of Students
Assessment (AfL)

15. Environment & Resources
ICT Infrastructure
The Federation
Student Numbers at Holmesdale
Student & Teacher Relationships
Growing Sixth Form
AEN
Extra-curricular activities
Trust Status
Strong Governing Body
TAs and LSAs
Sport Vertical Tutoring Libraries
Tydeman Centre
Specialist School Status
Community Links
Training School Curriculum Development

16. Better progress & raising standards
won’t come from increased monitoring or
trying to radically improve current practice...
...it’ll come from changes to
curriculum and aspirations to meet the
skills needs of the 21st Century!

17. Standards in many state
schools are "woefully
low" and employers
must "pick up the
pieces" SIR TERRY LEAHY, TESCO
40% of employers
seriously concerned
about school leavers’
employers want "an
literacy and numeracy;
education system that
17% providing remedial
equips young people
help JOHN CRIDLAND, CBI
with the right skills and
mindset for the world of
work" TOM IRONSIDE, BRITISH Economically Valuable Skills
RETAIL CONSORTIUM

18. Leith Report (2006)
over 1/3 school leavers unqualified
over 50% adults have trouble with numbers
1 in 7 are not functionally literate
UK has to become a world leader in skills
Skills = “economically valuable skills”
which are demand-led

19. TRANSFORMATION TEAM
Employers’ Consultation
Evening

20. Future Socio- 2020 targets
economic Trends
Parents
Exam Boards / QCDA
Staff
Curriculum
Students
Employers
Futher & Higher Education
Stakeholders
What Skills?

21. “Employers consistently identify the kinds of people they
want in their workplaces. They want people who are
literate and numerate and have information
technological skills. They look for people who can build
and maintain relationships, work productively in teams
and communicate effectively. They look for problem-
solvers, people who take responsibility and make
decisions and are flexible, adaptable and willing to learn
new skills.”
QCA Futures Programme

22. QCA Futures PLTS Opening Creative FutureLab Core Skills
Programme Minds Learning (study)
literate and
Literacy (includes speaking & listening)
numerate Numeracy
information
technological
managing
information
distributed
cognition
developing
ideas Digital Information (ICT)
skills (ICT)
building and effective relating to
maintaining participators people Interpersonal Skills
relationships
working Teamworkers managing community and collaboration
relating to others (social skills)
productively in
teams
people communication team-work, leadership & networking
problem-solving Creative making citizenship & career development
Thinkers connections
taking Self-Managers communication
responsibility and Learning Skills
and making collaboration
decisions Knowledge building & problem-solving (KS3)
flexibilty,
adaptability and
effective
participators
engagement independent enquiry
willingness to
work
Critical thinking (KS4)
reflective learning knowledge
learners builders
Self-management Skills
independent
enquirers decision-making & resourcefulness
citizenship engagement & perseverance
creating and
making work ethic & adaptability
Creativity Skills
Competencies conceptualising & imagining
What Skills?
creating & making
reflection & refinement

23. Better Lessons...

24. Better Lessons...
adopt a competencies-based (skills) approach
to learning
students understand and do rather than
acquire a body of knowledge
use new technologies
flexible, personalised learning takes place
there is “independent” rather than “receptive”
learning taking place

26. exam results
OFSTED National Curriculum
Develop Craft of
the Classroom
motivation
organisation
& behaviour
procedures management

27. support social skills
take skills-based approach to planning, develop critical
delivery & assessment thinkers
Innovate
exam results avoid “didactic” teaching
& “receptive” learning
OFSTED National Curriculum
students active: doing
Develop Craft of
& understanding
the Classroom
use ICT for
motivation collaborative,
organisation
communicative &
& behaviour creative activities
procedures management