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Discover the effective strategies that worked last year to improve student progress in English. Explore the importance of quality middle leadership and teaching, along with careful planning and time investment. Learn how mock exams, systematic teaching, targeted revision, and collaboration can contribute to student success.
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Maximising Student Progress Strategies that worked
What worked last year? Quality of middle leadership Quality of teaching
Improvements in English • Improvements take careful planning and time • No one strategy in isolation works
The English strategy Quality of teaching • Mock exams diagnostically marked and tracked • Systematic and methodical teaching of the exam which was shared at department meetings and internal CPD sessions • Discussions about key pupils with class teachers before and after whole school Year 11 achievement meetings • Collaborative input into resources and sharing good practice in faculty meetings • Mini-mock exams in class • All teachers involved in after school lessons to ensure targeted revision • GCSE skills built into KS3
Therapy Testing
The English strategy Quality of middle leadership • Get the course/curriculum right – iGCSE trialed in 2013 • Supporting teachers in the faculty • Use of Walking Talking Mocks • Careful long term planning (accounting for when pupils are in other exams) • Moderation of mock papers and coursework to ensure a consistent standard • Collaborative team work on long term plans/initiatives