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Raising Attainment and closing the gap in the Senior Phase. Terry Lanagan Executive Director of Educational Services. Learning and Teaching. IDL & Cooperative Learning in S enior Phase S4 – S6 timetabled together in some schools
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Raising Attainment and closing the gap in the Senior Phase Terry Lanagan Executive Director of Educational Services
Learning and Teaching • IDL & Cooperative Learning in Senior Phase • S4 – S6 timetabled together in some schools • Enhanced vocational education for all: both in-school and at college • Enhanced consortia arrangements • Bespoke model of work experience • Embracing the principles of DYW
Support Mechanisms • Monitoring and target-setting • Mentoring • Supported Study • Saturday morning classes • Easter Revision School • Authority Masterclasses • Raising Attainment teachers
Scrutiny • Leadership for Learning visits – action plans • Improvement Plans and Standards & Quality Reports • The support & challenge role of the QIO • Educational Services Committee – standing item on Raising Attainment (16 reports so far)
Data Analysis • Robust analysis of SQA data – authority, school, department and teacher levels • Challenging underachievement • Analysis of specific factors: gender, poverty etc • Robust tracking of leaver destinations • Insight
3-18 Raising Attainment Strategy • Improvement Framework • Learning Community approach • Cross-sectoral work • Developing a 3-18 curriculum which is progressive, coherent and challenging
Closing the Gap • Year-on year improvement S4- S6 across all measures • 39.1% of learners in WD in SIMDs 1 & 2 • 5.8% of learners in WD in SIMDs 9 & 10 • WDC placed 3rd in Scotland for SOLACE Benchmark of % of students from SIMDs 1 & 2 achieving 5+ Level 6 by end of S6