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Sixth Form issues from our OfSTED. Hitchin Girls’ School June 2013 . Data . What grades are students currently working at What are they expected to achieve in the summer exams How do the current working grades and expected final outcomes compare with last years outcomes? What is the trend?
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Sixth Form issues from our OfSTED Hitchin Girls’ School June 2013
Data • What grades are students currently working at • What are they expected to achieve in the summer exams • How do the current working grades and expected final outcomes compare with last years outcomes? What is the trend? • Progress against targets • How do we know that they will make the final grade. • How do we monitor and track student performance?
Assessment • How do we know that teachers’ assessments are accurate? • Have we tracked how accurate teacher predictions have been against outcomes in the summer?
Quality of Teaching and Learning • How do we know what is being delivered in lessons? • How do we manage the quality of delivery in HGS and across the consortium? • What actions have we taken when problems have been identified within lessons? • Know your departments – we were asked about which departments were underperforming
Consortium • How do we check on students’ progress and follow up issues for students educated off site? • How do we check the quality of delivery?
Retention rates • How many students had we lost this year? • How did that compare with the previous year? • What had we done to improve retention rates?
Post 18 options • How do we prepare students and help them make choices about their future? • What support and guidance is given by the school – particularly for those not going to university?
Year 11 Options • What advice do we give to students when they are looking at options? • How do we ensure that students select the right options?
Advice • One person needs to absolutely know the data • Look at L3VA and Qualification Success Rate data (QSR) • Read the OfSTED subsidiary guidance for Sixth Form • Choose students carefully – they need to be able to speak positively about every aspect of their school experience