Leading Learning at Coleg Gwent

1. Leading Learning at Coleg Gwent

2. Frank Coffield Only Teachers can change Teaching (Geoff Petty 2009)

3. What do we need to do first? • Who needs to be involved? • How do we ensure reliability and validity of the project? • How do we involve all teachers? • Why isn’t Good, good enough? • What does Excellent look like for Teachers, Managers, Learners? Objectives and Questions we asked ourselves after Inspection in 2005

4. Project Improvement Team (PIT)2008 • VP Quality & Curriculum • Manager L & D • Manager Quality • Manager T & L • Manager e-learning • Academic Leaders

5. Reflective Practice - Joyce and Showers (Geoff Petty 2008)

6. Leading Learning Supported Experiments Better than the minimum standard Best Teachers in my team Minimum standard…………………………………………………………………………………………… Worst Worse than the minimum standard We need to work on the weakest, but not forget the best All teachers are improving, even the best

7. Leading Learning model Teaching & Learning booklet Observation training Systematic monitoring of observations Internal review Paired observations Learning Mentors (GROW) Teaching Development Observations Faculty agendas Curriculum meetings Classroom observation Reflective practice and mentoring Leading Learning INSPIRE Manager directed ILT Skills Audit Practical Toolkit training Staff Development

8. Staff Development2007-2012 Geoff Petty- Evidenced Based Teaching Academic Leaders-Inspire sessions Observation training to bespoke competency framework Learning Mentors – Inspire sessions and Mentoring Geoff Petty – Advanced Teaching Skills

9. The ‘Geoff Effect’ !2008-2011

10. Supported Experiments and Geoff Petty 2008-2011 • ALL teachers attended Geoff Petty training day by Faculty teams. • Heads of School required to be with their teams and lead them on the day. • Extra session for managers after the main training event. • 5 days in total on Evidenced Based Teaching Methods. • Academic Leaders supported experimentation. • Observation data supported the use and trial of methods.

11. 899 Teachers in 2 years!

12. Landbased and Sports Supported Experiments Case Study : Usk Campus 2008/9

13. Leading Learning 2010/11 • Learning Mentors x 4 @ 0.4 hrs • Observation training framework 63 staff and managers trained across the college • Paired Observations • Internal Review • Quality data bank of grades

14. Leading Learning 2011 – present 6 Full Time Learning Mentors Deliver 45 minute ‘Inspire’ sessions Coach and mentor individuals and teams Observe staff informally and formally Share best practice and encourage others to share Support teachers to achieve the ‘Olympic Challenge’ logbooks Targets for success 2012-2013

16. Mentees

17. Non Mentees

18. Student Data

19. Student Attainment Rates

20. A word from Geoff You have put together a most interesting report, it is rare to see such a rigorous evaluation of strategy and so useful. I would be most grateful if you could keep me up to date with any further analysis. Geoff Petty 2012

21. A word from our ‘Observation’ Trainer I have been working as a consultant for Coleg Gwent since Autumn 2009. In that time I have been impressed by the college’s commitment to improve and the joined-up thinking evidenced in the way they use consultants and manage professional development. They are determined to improve teaching and learning and this message is clear right through the organisation from the Principal down. They have worked hard at approaches that are often not easy to accommodate to ensure that real and meaningful improvements are made and sustained. Considerable resources are put into making these improvements and time is taken to monitor, review and revise their strategies as appropriate. This clear focus enables the college to use consultants effectively. Angela Myers 2012

22. Voxpops

23. Where do we go next?

24. Leading Learning at Coleg Gwent 2013……