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Specialist School Status & the co-operative working arrangements in the Dorchester pyramid - D orchester A rea S chools P artnership Ron Jenkinson Head teacher St. Osmond’s Middle School Gordon Redley Head teacher Dorchester Middle School. DASP aims to provide
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Specialist School Status & the co-operative working arrangements in the Dorchester pyramid - Dorchester Area Schools Partnership Ron Jenkinson Head teacher St. Osmond’s Middle School Gordon Redley Head teacher Dorchester Middle School
DASP aims to provide high quality education to all children in the Dorchester area Its key purpose is to enable all those children to achieve their full potential as learners and citizens
PARTNERS 1. Broadmayne C First*2. Cerne Abbas CE VC First3. St Mary's CE VC First4. Cheselbourne5. Damers C First6. Manor Park CE VC First *7. Milborne C First8. Frome Valley CE VC First9. Piddle Valley CE VA First10. The Prince of Wales First11. Puddletown CE VC First12. St Mary's RC VA First*13. Winterbourne Valley CE VA First14. Dorchester C Middle15. St. Osmund's CE VA Middle16. St Mary's CE VSA Middle 17. The Thomas Hardye VA Upper School and Science College18. Dorchester Learning Centre
17 years • 18 schools (13,3,1,1) • 5350 students (900 6th Form) • Levy : £37 per pupil • £200,000 • 55% of R&M budget • 2006/07 £230,000 • £50k LA grants
EXECUTIVE GROUP • HEADTEACHER MEETING –phase and partnership • CHAIRS & HEADS • DEVELOPMENT GROUP + • PUPIL & FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP • SUBJECT COORDINATOR GROUPS • ASSESSMENT GROUP • SENCO GROUP • DMIS Communication Accountability Involvement Direction
The Driver leading to meeting practical needs, providing opportunities and simulating innovation DASP Improvement Plan One/three year in School DP’s HTs/Executive Development Group
PROGRESSION CONTINUITY CURRICULUM ENTITLEMENT TRACKING AND MONITORING OUTCOMES 4 to 19
THE DASP AUTUMN PACKAGE ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING
Thomas Hardye School At points of transfer - First to Middle • Name/ UPN/attendance record • Feeder/s • Class teachers name • Key Stage 1 information: SAT results – Maths, reading & writing (test and task level combined into one) Teacher assessment for Science • Key Stage 2 information: Year 4 optional tests – Maths A or B (Marks) Mental Maths mark Total mark score for test and mental maths Test level (sub level)
Thomas Hardye School First to Middle cont. • Reading level (sub level) • Writing level (sub level) End of year 4: • Spelling Age - Vernon • Reading Age – Salford • Teacher Assessment (all to sub-levels) • Maths/reading/writing/speaking and listening • SEN stage and SEN area/s of concern • Areas where child is gifted/talented • Special interests • Projected end of Year 5 Targets (from Y4 teachers) in maths/reading/writing/science • Social/Medical background notes
Thomas Hardye School Middle to Upper (all preceding info. and data) • Feeder school and tutors name • KS 2 Information: Eng/ Maths/ Sci - test scores, test sub-levels and teacher sub-levels • KS 3 Information: Year 7 CAT results, KS3 and GCSE predictions Eng/Maths/Sci – test scores, test sub-levels and teacher sub-levels Foundation subject teacher assessed sub-levels Spelling Age SEN stage and area/s of SEN concern Areas where child is gifted/talented Special interests Social/ medical background notes
Early Intervention Nurture group
INCLUSION • Special Educational Needs • Behaviour Support
DASP Pupil & Family Support Group • Extended Schools Co-ordinator • 2 Nurse therapists • 2 Behaviour support teachers • Inclusion outreach worker • Connexions worker • Head of SEN at upper school • Police liaison officer • School Nurses • Education social workers
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
THE DASP MUSIC SERVICE Coordinator – Admin Staff 1830 Students- 43 Staff 288 hours/week Inclusive Fee Structure
See presentation DMIS The DASP Maintenance Indemnity Scheme
TEACHER EDUCATION & LEADERSHIP conference
Higher Level Teaching Assistants Fully Funded NVQ Training (Level 3) INVESTORS in PEOPLE
Initiatives LITERACY - the JUDE project Raising standards in writing - 2003 MFL – support and co-ordination in Years 3 and 4 - 2006
Cross phase collaboration • Citizenship “7c’s” • Unicef Rights Respecting School • Social Emotional Aspects of Learning • DASP Student Council Video
Pupil Voice Rights Respecting Schools conference ‘07 Head’s conference ‘06 Head’s conference’06
Dorchester Area Schools Partnership DASP Student Council Dorchester Town Hall with Cllr David Barrett
Phase and cross-phase collaboration 2 year KS3 in English, Maths and Science 2003 Specialist Status science/maths 2005 Shared benefits: UMF/FMU
STANDARDSGCSE 2006 : 83% 5+A*- C2007 : 79% (70%Ma & Eng)A Level 2006 : A-C 83%2007 : 78% (99% pass rate)
Key Stage 3 2 Year Programme of study in English maths and science
TEACHER THOUGHTS and FEELINGS Lower ability students find pace hard but that means we focus on the most important parts: all Top groups coping well with topics and key ideas: Science More curriculum opportunities becoming evident for the students in KS4: all /US Course can easily be taught in two years avoiding repetition in year 9 :Maths More opportunity to develop cross phase schemes of work - all Pro-active positive support from LEA consultants SAT to be used as benchmark within GCSE course: Upper school Most of P.O.S. can be covered in 2 years. The Shakespeare needs longer particularly for maturity of understanding:English
DASP KS3 Results 2005 - 07 2 year course
St Osmund’s, St Mary’s and Dorchester Middle SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST SCHOOLS
http://www.dasp.org.uk/ Executive Director: Peter Farrington Administrative Officer: John Macormack The Old Rectory Winterborne Monkton Dorchester DT2 9PS Telephone :DASP 01305250749 Email : office@dasp.org.uk
Three Key Questions • Is our Partnership an effective size to enable effective learning from 3-19? • Do we have sufficient trust and openness to work both cross and within phase? • What are the obstacles to our collaboration and partnership?