Launching GO 4 Schools as a whole school approach

Launching GO 4 Schools as a whole school approach

Claire Moulden, Deputy Head Nicola Moorhouse, Data Manager

We are all very proud of our school and our pupils. We care about learning, we care about each other, we know the importance of our community. In the centre of Rotherham 11-16, 1036 pupils on roll 32% Disadvantaged 28% First Language not English Priority Schools Building Programme

A range of systems being Everyone has an ipad SIMS is our MIS used idoceo or a book for markbooks Assessment Manager for data capture SISRA for data analysis SIMS for logging behaviour and achievement SIMS and Bromcom for attendance MyChildAtSchool for parental engagement

Our assessment system was in SIMS, 3 times a year; teacher assessment Current grade Most likely grade Personal learning ethos; analysis, tracking, intervening at each cycle; moderation, triangulation with work in books and test scores as and when; pupil progress review meetings to share data and strategies; snapshot reports to parents.

Pressure to show progress Fluctuating within year picture Unstable grade boundaries Higher v Foundation tier entry Accuracy? Confidence? Uncertainty around 9-1 Inaccuracies in teacher assessment Intervening with the wrong pupils Lots of hope

An opportunity to redefine the evidence base: in an uncertain world, how do you know how well a pupil is doing?

A vehicle for working with middle leaders What skills do you want to track? How do these contribute to an overall current grade? How will you assess these skills? When do you want to know? Curriculum and assessment plan Evidence based data collection Accountability, monitoring, review and evaluation

Online markbooks Consistency and Transparency School defined-grading systems Markbook columns determined by subject leaders Current grade automatically generated - subject leaders decide how Current grades feed instantly into whole school, subject, class teacher reports Intervention groups created and tracked Statistics update in real time Available to staff, parents and pupils

One-stop shop Behaviour Attendance Seating plans Homework Progress reports Parental access Pupil access The whole child The whole picture Joined-up statistics 360 o insight The whole school

We are all very proud of our school and our pupils. We care about learning, we care about each other, we know the importance of our community. Tutors as academic mentors Timetabling and tracking intervention Options based on evidence Review of consequence and rewards systems Accountability and reporting Parental and pupil engagement

New school, new systems

How?

How? Mixed group of advocates A leadership project for an aspirant colleague Whole staff training Removal of SIMS Meetings with every Head of Learning Zone to plan assessment

Gives me independence Shows me how much I ve achieved (or not!) Pupil view It s informative Focuses me on the areas I need to improve I can check my good and bad logs Helps me track my attendance Lets me see my results as they re marked Helps with homework

What do your parents Lets my parents keep track of my grades think? My parents look at it it s annoying My parents go on it every week My parents get texts about my logs each week; they greet me with it when I get home! Now my parents bug me about my homework

Parents tell us It s clear and easy They feel informed They like knowing what homework's been set

Tutor view It s easy! I check positive and negative logs daily I can monitor homework and progress Everything in one place, really know tutees Evidence-based conversations Better informed communication with parents Really easy to log frequent behaviours with priority log

Tracking Intervention Identified cohorts Short term targets Lots of effort it actually had very little impact!

Issues are clear Weighted assessments data is concrete ASL in lessons and homework built in Open and transparent results Higher and foundation on a page No excuse for staff not to enter data Very quick monitoring of staff Year on year comparisons of internal assessments Flexible and responsive use e.g. calculator use Maths Leaders Pupils engaged in their progress

Any questions?