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St Anne’s: Ofsted Summary. Why is St Anne’s in Special Measures?. Achievement is poor. Progress is inconsistent Some weak teaching observed and over a sustained period of time will be the cause of insufficient progress in writing
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Why is St Anne’s in Special Measures? • Achievement is poor. Progress is inconsistent • Some weak teaching observed and over a sustained period of time will be the cause of insufficient progress in writing • The more able do not make sufficient progress because tracking has been poor over time • Progress for those who are eligible for the pupil premium is poor • In some classes at times differentiation is poor and pace of learning is slow • Issues with the number of Headteachers and monitoring by Governors
What does St Anne’s need to do to improve further? • Improve the quality of teaching so that it is consistently good or better by: • Accurately assessing pupils attainment • Raising expectations of what all pupils can achieve and setting tasks appropriate for their needs • Ensuring the pace of learning in all lessons is fast enough to ensure good progress • Raise achievement in writing by: • Providing more opportunities for pupils to write at length across the curriculum • Ensuring the writing policy is consistently applied in all classes • Improve leadership and management by ensuring that: • Weaknesses in teaching are eliminated rapidly with checks implemented • Performance management is linked to achievement and includes CPD
Improve the quality of teaching • To raise the quality of teaching to 100% good-outstanding • Every member of the teaching staff to be observed at least 4 times before the end of the academic year by SLT • Targets set, support given and progress monitored (pupil progress meetings and i-tracker) • To raise the quality of planning • Every member of the teaching staff to submit weekly plans that include clear objectives, differentiation and success criteria • Every member of teaching staff to have a scheme of work covering skills, attainment levels, cross curricular links
Improve the quality of teaching • TAs will be used appropriately in lessons to raise standards • Teachers will give clear direction to their TAs • TAs will seek guidance if they are unsure • CPD training • Assessment, Performance Management, literacy, SEN, numeracy, planning, i-tracker, writing, moderation of writing , AFL active learning, ‘Good-Outstanding’ teaching • Upcoming: Gifted and Talented, responding to learning, maths planning and teaching
Improve the quality of teaching • Improve the quality of verbal and written marking through the use of AFL and marking strategies • Audit books regularly and give written feedback to individual staff • The quality of verbal feedback to pupils- to be observed in lesson observations and drop ins • Pupil targets individualised in all learning books. • CPD training on questioning and feedback
Improving the achievement of pupils and improving the use of performance data • To monitor progress and attainment of all pupils thoroughly in Literacy and Numeracy • Formal assessment (Phonics test, spelling test & SATS) half term recorded by sub levels on i-tracker • Establish baseline minimum progress expectations/ targets (EYFS Profile + Year 2 SATS) • Analysis of the whole school tracker by SLT • Analysis of individual classes by teachers • Analysis to be discussed in pupil progress meetings
Improving the achievement of pupils and improving the use of performance data • To monitor progress and attainment of specific groups such as: Higher Achievers, SEN, EAL, Ever 6, FSM • Analysis of individual classes by teachers • Analysis to be discussed in pupil progress meetings • To develop intervention strategies to close the gaps • SENCos to work with teachers, support staff and SLT to establish good interventions to move children’s learning on
Improving the achievement of pupils and improving the use of performance data • For teachers to use performance data to set targets for individual children • Discuss progress in team meetings every 6 weeks and set targets for pupils • For SENCos to monitor interventions and provision maps to insure impact is being achieved • Support for SEN/SENCofrom SLT, ELT and external advisor • SENComonitoring timetable planned on annual plan • SENCOs to analyse SEN data on tracker and feedback to SLT as planned • To improve formative assessment of writing (Spring Term)and numeracy (Summer Term) • Introduce assessment grids for writing • Half termly pupil progress meetings in each key stage • Audits on planning and marking
Improve behaviour and safety • Continue to raise standards of behaviour by reviewing and improve the diamond rules to meet the needs of all of our children • Strict adherence to the Diamond rules by all staff • Review the behaviour policy • SEN pupils for behaviour to be assessed by Behaviour Support and IBPs written or PSP put in place • Improve the Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural aspects of the school • Increase number of extra-curricular clubs • Increase the number of educational visits • Increase external visitors • Improve Pupil Voice through school council • Re-launch House System through inter house competitions • Create stronger ties with St Anne’s Church
Improve leadership and management • Implement immediately and monitor regularly and consistently health and safety procedures including safeguarding • Introduce Performance Management • Improve long term communication within the school staff (Annual Plan) • Extended Leadership support to ensure capacity for sustained improvement • Build effective governance • Improve the school finances