Supporting & challenging your school Governor Dashboard

1. Supporting & challenging your schoolGovernor Dashboard Paul Charman Director of Strategy & Operations, FFT Chair of Governors, Dyson Perrins Church of England Academy, Malvern

2. Supporting & challenging your school • What information is now available to governors? • What questions should governors be asking? • Have a look at the FFT Governor Dashboard • DFE changes to school performance indicators in 2013 • What will Ofsted be looking at when judging pupil achievement?

3. “Understanding data ... requires governors, first and foremost, to access robust, objective data which they can use to ask challenging questions” “Governors need information that helps them compare their school to other schools” “ … accessing the data is one thing. Understanding it and having the confidence to act on it is quite another” Lord Nash “the best governing bodies know exactly how well their pupils perform across the curriculum and whether they are making sufficient progress in relation to similar schools” Sir Michael Wilshaw

4. Providing governors with better information School MIS Pupil tracking systems Quality of teaching Attendance & behaviour Governor Dashboard

5. Using data to support and challenge • School self evaluation (annual)  past performance • Setting challenging targets (annual)  future performance • Tracking in-year pupil progress against targets (termly)  current performance

6. Knowing your school guides Available from NGA and FFT websites

7. Key questions for governors • How does attainment and pupil progress at my school compare to the national average? • How are we performing in different subjects? • Do we have any under-performing groups of pupils? • How might the context of our school affect our performance? • How does pupil attendance compare to the national average? • What are the strengths and weaknesses of your school?

8. Attainment – Pupil Results

9. Achievement – Pupil Progress Attainment Actual attainment above estimate (above average progress) Estimated attainment based on typical national progress Actual attainment below estimate (below average progress) Time End of KS2 End of KS4

10. Achievement – an example

13. Subject and Pupil Group Performance

14. School context & pupil attendance

15. Self Evaluation: key questions for governors • How does attainment and pupil progress at my school compare to the national average? • How are we performing in different subjects? • Do we have any under-performing groups of pupils? • How might the context of our school affect our performance? • How does pupil attendance compare to the national average? • What are the strengths and weaknesses of your school?

16. Target Setting (future performance) FFT provides a range of estimates (predictions)for pupils and the school which take account of: • Prior attainment, month of birth and gender • School context • Rate of progress (i.e. how much challenge school wants) DFE provides a simple models to calculate and estimate expected progress: • Key stage 1 to 2 (2 levels progress) • Key stage 2 to 4 (3 levels progress) Schools use estimates to inform the setting of targets for pupils (and cohorts of pupils) at the end of a key stage Estimates are not targets

17. Target Setting (future performance)

18. Target Setting (future performance)

19. In-year pupil tracking (current performance) • Schools collect regular teacher assessments (predictions) for all pupils (every half term) • These are often ‘working at’ and/or ‘working towards’ grades • Teacher predictions can be compared to targets (for pupils and cohorts) • Governors should be looking at: • Latest predictions for cohorts (at end of key stage) • Compare predictions to targets(and previous predictions) • Predictions for overall overall cohorts, by subject and pupil groups (e.g. FSM) • Look for trends, patterns and exceptions (variance) Some questions from in-year pupil tracking: • What action and intervention will take place for pupils (or groups) who are not on course to achieve their target? • How accurate and reliable are the school/teacher predictions over a period of time?

20. In-year pupil tracking (current performance)

21. Achievement of pupils: what will Ofsted look at? • Learning and progress across year groups of different groups of pupils currently on roll • Pupils’ progress in the last three years • proportions making expected progress and the proportions exceeding expected progress in English and in mathematics • Value-added (progress) for the school overall and for different groups of pupils and subjects • Sixth Form performance and Early Years Foundation Stage Profile • any analysis of robust progress data presented by the school, including information provided by external organisations • Pupils’ attainment (results) over three years in relation to national standards: • performance significantly above or below national averages • trends of improvement or decline • inspection evidence of current pupils’ attainment across year groups using a range of indicators • Difference in achievement between those for whom the pupil premium provides support and other pupils in the school • Gaps in attainment (pupil results) and achievement (pupil progress) between Pupil Premium pupils (FSM in last 6 years) and all other pupils

22. Using data to support and challenge your school • Holding the school leadership team to account: ensuring that all pupils are making good progress • Self evaluation: understanding strengths and weaknesses • Setting the strategic vision for the school • School improvement: planning, development & monitoring • Preparing for Ofsted inspection and external accountability • Independent support for Headteacherperformance management

23. Training & support for governors • Knowing Your SchoolGuide FFT Governor Dashboard (NGA & FFT websites) • FFT Governor Dashboard training events • Free FFT training workshops in London (20th Nov), Birmingham (27th Nov) & Manchester (3rd Dec) • Book online through FFT website (www.fft.org.uk) • 20 regional events hosted by LAs and Local Governor Associations over next 3 months • New online e-learning module for governors (free) will launched in October • Introduction to FFT governor dashboard (with certificate on completion) • Follow us on Twitter: @FFTEdu • Email us: hello@fft.org.uk

24. Questions?