Dunbar Primary SchoolPresentation to Parents
Our Journey to Excellence
Our focus every year…..
The commitment to raise attainment and pupils’ life
chances, to provide our pupils with an exciting, fun
and challenging school curriculum that develops
them to their full potential.
The Aims of Tonight ‘DPS – Improving, moving to
excellence’ – where we are now and where we are going next!
Share new School Improvement Plan ‘Together We Count’ - Dunbar Cluster
programme- part of our numeracy initiative
Meet class teacher and find out about the year ahead
Where have we come from? 2009 HMIe report:
August 2009 August 2013
Improvements in performance
satisfactory good with aspects of very good
Learners’ experiences good good with aspects of very good
Meeting learning needs satisfactory good with aspects of very good
The curriculum good Very good
Improvement through self-evaluation
good Very good
H Gillanders. Dunbar Primary School
Our successes.. Dunbar Reads Together – successful
school/community partnership High pupil involvement in planning & evaluation 91% reduction in no. of pupils excluded – since
2008/09 Accelerated Reader – impact on pupils Single Word Spelling Results Development of tracking programme in supporting
improvement in attainment and achievement PIPS results – improving (see later slides) £10k+ raised for charity over past 3 years
H Gillanders. Dunbar Primary School
Winners of EL Cross Country Championships – twice! Winners or Runners up in Meadowbank since 2009 Sporting success in hockey, swimming, Sportshall Athletics New behaviour policy P5 Scots Nativity – 1200+ worldwide hits! Space Night Bookworm bags in nursery Development of self and peer assessment focusing on
development of pupils identifying ‘next steps’ - “We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience.” Dewey
School Run – P4-P7 – over 130 pupils
Our successes..
Running: it’s child’s play Runners World
Researchers found that children who regularly competed in sporting activities were better at time-management, as well as more motivated to learn.
It builds on research showing that aerobic exercise helps preserve brain volume, improving memory, focus and attention span.
Please help us by encouraging your child to bring in their kit and participate in PE !
H Gillanders. Dunbar Primary School
Winners of Big pedal Regional Champions + 6th across the UK
Excellent Care Inspectorate Report in Nursery May 2013 Parent body - Winners of ‘Parents as Partners in Education’
– Scottish Education Awards 2013 Mentor groups, reading buddies, S6 volunteers, parental
volunteers….and many more Cursive Writing School – leading within the council and
beyond Highly motivated, innovative and positive staff team willing
‘to go the extra mile’ on behalf of the school and its pupils
Successful move to becoming two campuses but being identified as one school
Our successes..
School Improvement Priorities for session 2012/2013 – results and
evidence
Improving the attainment and achievement of our pupils in reading
Development of assessment and moderation programme
Development of Dunbar Primary School as a ‘Rights Respecting School’
Extend the integration and inclusion of Cove pupils into their mainstream classes and into the wider life of the school.
Impact of last session’s SIP Rise in reading attainment – PIPS/AR Pupil engagement up and motivation
levels significantly higher Pupils engaging more with Higher Order
Thinking Skills (HOTS) linked to Blooms Taxonomy
Development of individual pupil data spreadsheet – tracking progress in spelling, reading, PIPS and Curriculum for Excellence levels
DPS Tracking System Example
First Name
Last Name Chronolical Age
Sex Year Group
Progress in CfE
August 12
Progress in CfE
January 13
Progress in CfE
June 13
AR Reading
Age August 12
AR Reading
Age January
AR Reading Age June
13
Cron Age September
12
SWST September
12
Cron Age February 13
SWST February
13
Writing Progress in CfE August
12
Writing Progress in CfE January
13
Writing Progress in CfE June 13
Joe Bloggs 29-Oct-04M P41st Con 8.06 9.03 9.00 7.10 8.09 8.03 9.05 1st Con 1st Sec
Ann Other 25-Dec-04F P4Early Con 6.03 6.04 6.08 7.08 5.10 8.01 6.07 Early Con Eary Sec
Jim BInn 25-Dec-04M P41st Con 9.05 9.09 9.07 8.05 11.02 8.10 10.04 1st Con 1st Sec
Ali Ballie 25-Dec-04M P41st Con 9.05 9.08 9.09 7.08 8.09 8.01 9.09 1st Con 1st Sec
Minnie Mouse 25-Dec-04F P41st Con 9.09 12.07 11.00 8.03 10.07 8.08 10.07 1st Con 1st Sec
1
Example From DPS Literacy Tracker We also have Numeracy Tracker
Impact of last session’s SIP
In maths evidence indicates we are making ‘good’ but not ‘very good’ progress
Consistency in the teaching of science Rights, Responsibilities and Respect are tied
into all aspects of school - Our pupils are seen as caring, polite, well-behaved and engaged and motivated by school.
Our pupils from The Cove are joining in class and year group activities.
Whole School PIPS Reading Attainment
08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13
70.4 66.4 78.7 70.9 72.2
Data source - PIPS East Lothian P3, P5 and P7 Raw Data Files
Nat Norm Proportion of Pupils performing in line or better than expected = 75%
P7 Reading Attainment08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/1361.8 68.2 72.5 64.5 77.0
Data source - PIPS East Lothian P3, P5 and P7 Raw Data Files
Nat Norm Proportion of Pupils performing in line or better than expected = 75%
Performance Above Norm
P1 – reading 2012/13
School 2008-09 2009-10 2010-2011 2011-12 2012-13
Dunbar Primary School 64.18% 72.41% 72.66% 73.17% 85.37%
Data source - PIPS East Lothian P3, P5 and P7 Raw Data Files
Nat Norm Proportion of Pupils performing in line or better than expected = 75%
Performance Above Norm
2013/14 School Improvement Plan Raise attainment and achievement in numeracy &
mathematics over the next 3 years reflected in improved PIPS scores and pupil feedback
Ensure consistency and continuity in teaching and learning – a priority especially as we are a large school and are now split across two campuses
Provide pupils with 2 hours of quality PE each week
Continue to engage everyone in an ethos of respect within our school community, using UNICEF ‘Rights Respecting School’ – achieve Level 1 award
Other work this year… P7 – World of Work Fairtrade School Status Cursive School Continue to focus on reading Initial research on Co-operative
Learning Playground upgrade ‘We All Count Together’
08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13
62.8 58.5 65.8 65.5 70.0
Whole School Maths & Numeracy PIPS
Data source - PIPS East Lothian P3, P5 and P7 Raw Data Files
Nat Norm Proportion of Pupils performing in line or better than expected = 75%
Numeracy & Maths – P1
School 2008-09 2009-10 2010-2011 2011-12 2012-13
Dunbar Primary School 55.22% 70.11% 70.31% 83.74% 73.17%
P7 Maths08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/1346.1 54.1 66.3 53.3 69.0
Data source - PIPS East Lothian P3, P5 and P7 Raw Data Files
Nat Norm Proportion of Pupils performing in line or better than expected = 75%
Year on Year The highest level of Achievement for 5 years
Doing homework regularly
throughout their time at school has roughly the
same benefit as an extra year’s schooling.
The Scottish Government’s Skills for Scotland: a lifelong skills strategy highlights the 10 ‘softer’ employability skills.
These are:
managing time planning and organising undertaking tasks at short notice solving problems communicating working with others thinking critically and creatively learning and continuing to learn taking responsibility for own development managing and being managed by others.
Expectations Focus on numeracy and literacy Pupils attainment and achievement is
priority Focus on excellent teaching and learning in
the classroom Making our school an exciting and enjoyable
place to work Still and major focus on Respect, Rights and
Responsibility Continuing to develop our excellent
partnership work with parents