1 Delivery of Education 5:1 The Curriculum Lindsey Watt - Seconded HT City of Edinburgh Council [email protected].

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Delivery of Education 5:1 The Curriculum

Lindsey Watt - Seconded HT City of Edinburgh Council

[email protected]

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Apology

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Castleview 2004

HMIE – required a return visitHigh exclusion rateLow attainmentUnworkable behaviour policyPoor Attendance (staff and pupils)Disillusioned, sceptical staffLoss of Headteacher = 2 x Acting Headteachers School had not moved forward

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Create a shared vision and goals Share the leadership to achieve success

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Castleview high achieving school

Public perception Reality

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2011 Cabinet Secretary For Life Long Learning’s Attainment Group

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/Images/RaisingAttainmentLeaflet_tcm4-711135.pdf

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1.Increasing the ambition, aspiration and expectation of every child and young person.

• Class Teacher to set the aspirations• Communicate with learner and their school

and home family.• Encourage self-motivation• Feedback• Intervention

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2. Delivering excellent learning and teaching in every classroom, every day

• Define excellent inspiring teaching.• Reflect and seek feedback• Share good practice• Develop professional knowledge

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3. Developing effective leadership at all levels• School vision, culture and expectations.• Tracking and accountability• Strong one to one relationships • Leadership capacity

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4. Engaging family and the wider community• Inclusion and Engagement

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5. Focus on Literacy and numeracy as platforms on which to build future learning.

• Literacy and numeracy though all aspects of learning

• Whole school approach

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6.Using information intelligently to understand progress. • Tracking, advising and coaching.• Sources of information.• Intelligent use of benchmarking to

improve performance.

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Castleview 2013

HMIE Zero exclusionAttainment very goodExceptional EthosHigh Attendance (pupils – staff)Outstanding leadership of learningAll Areas Very Good plus Sector Leading - Curriculum and Meeting Learners needs.

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• Clear Rationale, shared values, scope for innovations to meet learners needs.

• Involve all staff and take account of learners and parents.

• Impact of the experiences and outcomes they achieve.• PLAN CAREFULLY opportunities for choice and

differentiation.• Stimulating, Challenging, Relevant and Enjoyable.• Timetabling supports progression.• Promote wider achievement & citizenship. • Continuity and progression at transitions

The Curriculum Level 5 illustration

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It’s a hard shift

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Top Tips!Decide and Share what the Vision is refer to it oftenHigh quality Organisation and Planning

SQIP - Responsibility and Sharing School Year Plan – after every event

What went well, what was tricky, what would we do differently.

Weekly Staff Meeting – Clear Purpose, Standing Agenda Items, input from all staff

Share the leadershipOrganise your time effectively you are not the sole

GIRFEC championDiary Dates & Evaluating for Success CalendarLead Learners for every area promotesCareer Long Professional Learning

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• Roles and Responsibilities Document• Lead Learner Folder updated and shared

regularly

• Climate for good learning created• Consistency of planning and delivering

Teaching and Learning• Development of policies & approaches• Teaching & Learning Policy is central

▪ Then the curricular areas• Appropriate and effective planning• Evaluating for Success

▪ Rigorous and regular monitoring▪ Effective Feedback to children

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• Creativity – High Quality School Performances, opportunity to learn out with the classroom

• Application of Literacy and Numeracy across learning

• Modelling and delivering high expectations of staff, pupils and parents

• Highly skilled staff.• Dynamic, positive and nurturing environment.• Enhance the curriculum with partnership working.• Record and celebrate achievement• Create a happy school and be involved in the learning.