Helping School to Improve Challenge and Support!

1. Helping School to Improve Challenge and Support! mtfl –More Time for Learning Maria Landy

2. Maria Landy provides • Specialist school improvement services especially to all types of special schools • SENCOs • SEN specialist providers • Supported Self Evaluation and Validation – Maria helps you to improve and develop yourself!

3. Maria Landy is a specialist in: • School Improvement • Governor support and development • Supporting school’s self evaluation • Verifying Senior Leaders judgements • Mentoring new Headteachers & Senior Leaders • Observing teaching and Learning • Giving direct feedback to teachers and TAs • Headteacher performance review • Presentation and analysis of outcomes & data • Preparing for OfSTED inspections

4. Specialist school improvement advice to Governors • Maria provides specialist recruitment advice to Governors on appointing Headteachers and Senior Leaders. • Assistance with the process, the job description, the person specification and especially at the interviews checking specialist knowledge and experience. • Personalised mentoring support to new Headteachers, Senior Leaders and Governors.

5. Maria Landy Courses • Maria provides bespoke CPD • Training tailored to your needs • Focussed on improving: • Quality of Teaching and Learning • Showcasing outcomes/achievements • Leadership & Management • Safeguarding • Governance

6. OfSTED From 27 to 4 key areas REVISED INSPECTION from Sept 2011 • PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT • QUALITY OF TEACHING • LEADERSHIP and MANAGEMENT • BEHAVIOUR and SAFETY of pupils. • Plus a particular focus on SEND • Para 6.18 page 69 • Therefore our focus!

7. Each visit SIP needs update since last visit and brings any new trends nationally or really good ideas. We focus on: • PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT – Autumn especially data analysis and exam results linked to progress over time and the Progression Guidance • QUALITY OF TEACHING – Each visit check on latest evidence, observe any new staff or if there are concerns – carry out themed learning walks each visit

8. PLUS 3. LEADERSHIP and MANAGEMENT – each visit but especially Autumn for Head’s Performance Management with Governors and School Development Plan Spring and summer re curriculum with SLT and subject Leaders plus other leaders Specialism, Therapy, Care and Finance etc…. Support L&M at ALL levels 4. BEHAVIOUR and SAFETY of pupils- each visit check on any safeguarding issues, attendance, exclusions, students not in class or on personalised programmes. • Plus a particular focus on SEND – any individuals or groups – I like to see the students and the staff!

9. What’s Missing? • CURRICULUM • SMSC • Community Cohesion • Multidisciplinary Team- Therapy • Specialism • Links with care and education • Extended learning and links • Plus the rest – important to keep all strong!

10. SELF EVALUATION • Retain and review the SEF or SIEF • Reflect the revised slimmed OfSTED framework – due Autumn 2011 • Keep evidence base strong! • Provide external experienced validation • Support improvement and development • Offer CPD to staff especially teachers

11. Teaching and Leadership • Open classroom culture is vital • More SEN training by reforming initial teacher training • Teachers learning from each other • National network of teaching schools • No 3 hour limit for teacher observations (para 2.26) Systematic synthetic phonics best way to teach reading

12. DISCUSS • Plan best use of SIP time each visit • What is best for you? • What sort of report? • What do you want? • What do you need? • Best use of expertise, experience and time?

13. Autumn Visit –L&M/Achievement • Update since last visit-numbers/news Nationally changes/Good ideas to share • Focus on Achievement – Data/Progression Guidance and exam results • SEF/SIEF & SDP – Priorities for Improvement • Learning Walk/Observe/meet new staff • Headteacher Performance Management • Overall Quality of Teaching summary? • Safeguarding check issues? • Observe lunchtime – staff, students and sample the food!

14. Spring visit – T&L and Curriculum • Focus on Quality of Teaching – checking evidence and validating judgements – observe and feedback • Coaching /CPD • Check progress of SDP priorities • Curriculum leaders and files • Overview of each area and subject • Students on personalised plans? • Update on any changes since last visit

15. Summer visit- Specialism Therapy and Care • Update since last visit • Issues priorities and plans • Learning walk and or observations • SMSC/CC evidence • Case study progress – samples of IEPs/Annual Reviews/Reports/Students’ work • Annual Report for Governors???

16. Discuss Report • Supported Self Evaluation • Self review validated • Provide Support and Challenge • Clarify priorities • Time • Value • Use – for who? Governors?

17. School Improvement • Makes clear that schools –‘governors, head teachers and teachers’ have responsibility for improvement. If schools are providing a good education they will be free to set their own targets and improvement priorities. • Schools below the floor standard not progressing, or are judged inadequate will be subject to intervention with the presumption they will be converting into Academy Status.

18. Stay up to date and look out for: • Keep up to date and look out for SEN Green Paper due March 2011 • The Early Years and Vocational Education Reports due out in Spring 2011 • The Chinese curse evidently is: • “ May you live in interesting times” • Lots of changes on the way………