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Post-Ofsted Parents’
Meeting
Wednesday 10th December 2014
Welcome
Helen Williamson
Alison Sutton
Serena Nicholls
Clare Edwards
Jacquie Wattam
Mel Walker
Deborah Angeli
James Collinson
Claire Wilson
Lucy Andrews
Headteacher
Chair of Governors
Deputy Headteacher
Assistant Head KS1 Leader
Assistant Head KS2 Leader
Leader Of EYFS
Inclusion Leader (SENCo)
Leader of Maths
Leader of English
Leader of Computing
What has happened since the last meeting with
parents?
• HMI (Melanie Cox) visit on 5th June 2014
• EYFS, KS1 and KS2 results summer 2014
• Appointment of full leadership team
HMI visit…what she said:
• Senior leaders and governors have responded to the
inspection judgements with determination and a resolve to
improve as quickly as possible.
• This positive approach is already making a difference
• The [] school improvement plan is logically sequenced with
sensible timings for new initiatives spread over the next few
terms to avoid overloading staff.
• You have rightly focused on the need to build further
leadership capacity in the school.
• Work is underway to ensure greater consistency in provision
across the school.
• The school’s policy for teaching and learning has also
been revised to include clear, non-negotiable
expectations for all staff and a new policy for
checking the quality of teaching has been written.
• There is a clear understanding of each teacher’s
strengths and this provides useful feedback to staff
following visits to classrooms.
• Initiatives such as the daily ‘magic maths meetings’
are helping to raise the profile of mathematics and
improve pupils’ confidence
• The governing body has been closely involved in the
post-inspection planning and is well briefed on the
progress of initiatives.
• The school’s improvement plan is fit for purpose.
• The local authority’s statement of action is fit for
purpose.
What HMI said we needed to do
next..
• There are no specific targets in the school’s plan to improve
the achievement of disabled pupils and those with special
educational needs in Key Stage 2. Nor are there targets to
raise the attainment of pupils eligible for support from the
pupil premium. This is particularly important given that
inspectors found that both groups of pupils make less
progress than similar pupils nationally.
• There is a clear understanding of each teacher’s strengths and
this provides useful feedback to staff following visits to
classrooms. However, this information has not been used to
draw up tailored support plans for individual teachers to help
them develop their skills quickly and securely.
Our immediate response…
• Targets for children with Special Educational Needs/Disability
and for children attracting Pupil Premium where added to the
School Improvement Plan
• The feedback process for teachers was adapted to include
time-scaled actions for improvement for every lesson
observed
• Teachers receive detailed feedback on all monitoring and each
teacher has an individual professional development file with
individual support programmes as required
• All monitoring is followed up to ensure improvements are
made and good practice is shared
• Impact: Quality of Teaching has risen and we are on track to
meet the milestone for improvement this January
Results: Summer 2014
EYFS:
• % of children achieving a ‘Good Level of
Development (GLD)’ = 62% (WS average 59%)
• Reading GLD 77% (WS average = 76%)
• Writing GLD 67% (WS average = 66%)
• Maths:
Number 77% (WS average 77%)
S,S & M 93% (WS average 83%)
Year 1 Phonics:
• 86% met the standard compared to the
national average of 74%
• 67% of ‘disadvantaged children’ met the
standard compared to national average of
63%
• 19 children ‘retook’ the test in Year 2 having
not passed in Year 1 and 15 passed
KS1:
Level 2b+:
• Reading 92% (WS 81%) 2013 94%
• Writing 75% (WS 71%) 2013 75%
• Maths 90% (WS 81%) 2013 87%
• RWM
91% (WS 86%) 2013 89%
Level 3:
• Reading 31% (WS 28%) 2013 25%
• Writing 17% (WS 15%) 2013 13%
• Maths 22% (WS 22%) 2913 20%
• RWM
11% (WS 11%) 2013 7%
All equal or above county averages
KS2 Attainment:
Level 4+
• Reading 92% (WS 90%)
• Writing 82% (WS 85%)
• Maths 92% (WS 86%)
• RWM 80% (WS 78%)
Level 5+
• Reading 42% (WS 50%)
• Writing 19% (WS 33%)
• Maths 36% (WS 42%)
• RWM 14% (WS 22%)
2013 85%
2013 83%
2013 72% **
2013 67% **
2013 43%
2013 23%
2013 19% **
2013 9%
KS2 Achievement
2 levels progress:
• Reading 78% (WS 89%) 2013 84%
• Writing 78% (WS 91%) 2013 94%
• Maths 83% (WS 86%) 2013 62% **
**Significant improvement in maths
In Year progress
• Year 1: Expected progress in reading and maths, good
progress in writing
• Year 2: Good progress in reading, writing and maths
• Year 3: Expected progress in reading, writing and maths
• Year 4: Expected progress in reading and writing, just below in
maths
• Year 5: Good progress in reading and maths, expected
progress in writing
• Year 6: Expected progress in reading, good progress in writing
and outstanding progress in maths
So…
• Many successes since the last Ofsted in
improving standards
but…
• Progress at KS2 and writing is our focus for
improvement as well as continuing to raise
standards at KS1 and Early Years
• All our targets for improvement are laid out in
the School Improvement plan
Improve the Quality of Teaching
• Judged as ‘inadequate’
• On track to meet target of 90% good or better
teaching and 20% outstanding in January
• Target for April is 100% good or better and
25% outstanding – on track
• Impact of new leadership team in raising
expectations and supporting teachers to
improve
Raise standards
• Continuing work with National Maths
Partnership to build on successes in maths for
2015
• BPS Year of writing: do with writing what we
have done with maths: new experienced
English Leader, Talk for Writing Project with
local schools, training for all staff and
improved curriculum for writing
• Interventions in for all children not on track
for targets or below ‘age-related expectations’
Targets 2015
KS1:
Reading
Writing
Maths
KS2:
Reading
Writing
Maths
2b+ 95%
2b+ 95%
2b+ 95%
3+
3+
3+
4+
4+
4+
40% 2 levels
40% 2 levels
44% 2 levels
90% 5+
90% 5+
90% 5+
36%
26%
35%
98%
98%
92%
Behaviour
• IRIS Adapt software system now monitoring the
few incidents of poor behaviour as well as
rewards
• Quality of teaching observations shows learning
behaviour at least good in 90% of lessons
• Behaviour audit reinforced good behaviour and
conduct of pupils
• Developing a Progression in Learning Behaviour
document to support learning progress further
Leadership
• Vacancies filled and full leadership team in place
• Revised roles, responsibilities and accountabilities
• New leader in English set to lead rapid improvements
in writing just as Leader of Maths has in last year
• Assistant Heads leading both Key Stages and working
together, supported by Outstanding Teaching School
• Leaders know all data related to school’s
performance and using it to support the
improvements
• Fabulous team, supporting each other and
supporting the Head and deputy in ensuring rapid
improvement
What you will notice:
• The BPS Year of Writing!! (and maths!) (and reading!)
• Extra teachers supporting children’s progress through
interventions
• Maths and writing workshops to help you support children
at home
• Homework tied into specific targets
• Individual Progress Books for every child showing key
development in their learning
• Updated and revised website to share documents, ideas,
links and to report on our progress, including Twitter
updates
• Enthusiastic children getting more and more excited about
their learning
What’s next for BPS?
• Awaiting second HMI visit early in the new year to assess our
progress
• Continued drive towards a good Ofsted in 2015/16
• Launch of BPS Year of Writing January 2015 (watch this
space…there may be knights in armour around and about…)
• Information on the new 2014 curriculum on the website
Questions received
‘We understand the most recent SATs results
were excellent. This is great news. Given that
Ofsted look at results over a number of years
will the previous poorer results still count
against the school when Ofsted come to do the
next inspection?’
Ofsted will look at our progress since the last
inspection so our previous results become less
of a factor. The framework for Ofsted has
changed in September 2014, as has assessment ,
so Ofsted will be looking very closely at the
quality of teaching in the classrooms and the
quality of learning evident in children’s work and
across the school. This was confirmed in recent
communications with our HMI, so our past
results should not hamper us. However we have
to ensure the very best teaching and very best
learning is consistently evident.
Any additional questions received
before 8th December…
Thank you
The support from parents during this very
challenging time for the school has been
astounding and will help to secure the success
of the school. Please keep coming to meetings,
talking to leaders and teachers, following our
work through the website, supporting your child
at home and asking questions.
Our commitment…
It is an enormous challenge, as most schools
move from ‘inadequate’ to the category
‘requiring improvement’ but we are absolutely
committed to getting a ‘good’ at the next
Ofsted. We will need your support but we
believe we can achieve this in the time we have.
Thank you for coming and we wish you all a very
Happy Christmas
And a very prosperous
New Year!!
From all the staff at
BPS