Creating a culture where teachers lead school improvement

1. Creating a culture where teachers lead school improvement Simon Mason – Headteacher Dave Kuyper – Leadership Team AST

2. Honywood in 2002 11-16 - 885 pupils on role Specialism – None OFSTED 2000 – Grade 3

3. Key Stage 3 Data

4. Key Stage 4 Data

5. Key Issues in 2002 • Staff did not feel valued • View of CPD too simplistic • Communication poor • Poor pupil behaviour • Stalled outcomes at KS3 and KS4

6. School Bulletin - Headlines Exam Success This week we received the first of a number of pieces of information we expect to receive in the coming months which shows how well our pupils performed in examinations last year when compared to pupils attending other schools across England. Our current Year 10 pupils did every bit as well as we had thought in their National Tests last year. The progress our pupils had made placed them in the top 9% across England in Maths, the top 11% in Science and in the top 17% for all KS3 tested subjects.

7. School Bulletin – Pupil Information Peter 10ERy Peter is a very mature, pleasant, down to earth young man. He is aiming for 10A* - A grades at GCSE. His work review actions were to aim for 100% concentration and meet all deadlines to ask if unsure and to increase his contribution in class. His report effort grades were 2A’s and 6B’s (up from 1A and 7B’s for his work review- and his predicted grades (from his reports) were 3A*’s, 3A’s and 2B’s. He thinks things are all right at school. He has no idea of a career as yet, although he has considered police work and being a physiotherapist. He does want to go to college and then University. Outside of school he plays football for Coggeshall U15’s he also plays Golf at the Essex and … attends Art club on Wednesday afternoons... His target is to turn some of his B’s into A’s for effort.

8. School Bulletin – Headlines (Thanks) Thanks To Catherine Jedrzejewski, Mary Parrott and Mark Williams for their excellent contributions to David Belsey’s visit to the school this week,. Thanks also to Jo Palmer, for organising pupils to take David on a tour of the school. To Mark Williams for organising and to Cathy Bishop, David Calver, Sue Dilley, Nicola Francis, Dave Kuyper and Gemma Ward for supporting our HMI visit inspecting APU’s training programme this week. To Jo Brook and Jo Palmer, for delivering training to pupils who have joined the Coggeshall Youth Council. To Anne Mitchell who, following our staff conference has already taken on a project where our pupils will teach pupils in a local primary school. We will feedback the outcomes of Anne’s work in a subsequent Bulletin.

9. School Bulletin – Teaching Tip Teaching Tip “If you have a whiteboard why not start your lesson with a Powerpoint presentation in a loop, then when the students come in they immediately try and work out what the Powerpoint presentation is about. This gets them focussed on the lesson and what they are going to learn. Start the lesson with a set of questions that they are going to explore / answer through the lesson. It enables you to quickly assess what they already know and provides a ready made plenary. Not sure what they can remember from KS2 why not select a number of KS2 questions and using the “show me” boards get them to give you the answers. It gives you instant feedback about what they know. Note this can also work with elementsof KS3/4.”

10. Communication – Honywood Gazette

11. Training, Evaluation and Planning Cycle • Meetings for learning, not admin • Monday evening Research and Development Teams

12. Research and Development Teams Research and Development Brief 1 How can we improve our pupils’ ability to carry out extended writing tasks? What learning gains can we achieve through such a development? Research and Development Brief 2 Develop our curriculum model (including Focus Days) to ensure we are able to meet the challenges posed by national curriculum change in September 2008. Research and Development Brief 3 What strategies can we take to facilitate a better work life balance for staff at Honywood?

13. Training, Evaluation and Planning Cycle • Meetings for learning, not admin • Monday evening Research and Development Teams • Thursday evenings training – Subject, Tutor Team, Whole School • School Development planning – bottom up approach

14. Leadership Team School Research, Development & Training function Leadership Team School Maintenance function Leadership Team Core Group Re-Structure – School Leadership Core Group: Head 2 Senior Deputy Heads 2 Deputy Heads 2 ASTs R, D &T: Core Group PLUS 2 Assistant Heads ASTs TLR 1 staff Excellent Teachers Staff paid R&D grants SMF: Core Group PLUS 1 Assistant Head Heads of Subject Teams TLR1 Tutor Team Leaders TLR1

15. Subject Leader Tutor Team Leader Subject AST Research & Development Grant for Subject, Year or Whole School Project Excellent performance leads to accelerated move up the pay scale Join Honywood as Graduate Trainee or Newly Qualified Teacher Deputy Head Leadership Team Core Group AST Leadership Team Core Group Assistant Head School Maintenance Function Research Development and Training Function

16. R&D In Action

17. In House Training

18. In House Training

19. In House Training

20. In House Training

21. In House Training

22. Staff Views

23. Staff Views

24. Pupils’ Views

25. Pupils’ Views

26. Key Stage 3 Data

27. Key Stage 4 Data

28. Investors in People Quotes “We are part of the R & D Group but other people can come along and give input – we reflect upon how we do it and whether it is bringing benefit – if it wasn’t then we would give our views as to how this might be better”. “It’s great to see young staff so motivated and its great to see more experienced individuals helping them – we learn from each other but we also have a sense of fun”. “We would function without the Head; the whole staff own the success of the school and none of us would let that slip away”.

29. Investors in People Quotes “Despite heavy workloads, as well as pressure and changes in organisational structure, everyone interviewed confirmed that if they had a development need then it would be met - in fact staff confirmed that they were positively encouraged to progress. The school can see a difference in that much of its training is delivered in house by staff – this has improved performance as there is greater ownership and continuing mentoring once learning has been delivered.”

30. Investors in People Quotes “There was clarity linked to outcomes from learning. Many of those interviewed commented upon the fast pace of the school and how this fast pace had developed them. Sharing of learning across teams and with colleagues manifests itself in many ways the important point to make here is that the ethos of the school is about collegiate development and support. “I have been to two school conferences, I have conducted two assemblies and following research around Boys and Girls differentiation I was able to undertake a presentation to the whole school.””

31. OFSTED 2006 “The school has an accurate view of the quality of teaching and undertakes research to make it better. As a result, most lessons are at least good and some are outstanding..” “A particular achievement has been the creation of an unusually strong culture of improvement among the teachers. Research and development activities have raised expectations, improved teaching and benefited learners .” “Your teachers talk a lot about how to improve their teaching, and I know you have benefited because I watched some lessons.”

32. Honywood in 2002 11-16 - 885 pupils on role Specialism – None OFSTED 2000 – Grade 3

33. Honywood in 2007 11-16 - 996 pupils on role Specialism – Science, Leading Edge OFSTED 2006 – Grade 1

34. OFSTED 2006 “Honywood is an extremely effective school. It has improved a lot since the last inspection and has a strong capacity to improve further. The visitor … is immediately struck by the warm friendly atmosphere and the exceptionally positive attitudes of the pupils. Almost all of them really enjoy school… Not surprisingly, therefore, most pupils achieve very well and reach high standards.”