© Crown Copyright 2003 Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004 Behaviour & Attendance The First Year
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004 Aims of the presentation An opportunity to reflect on the: introduction development impact of the B&A strand within the KS3 Strategy as a whole
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004 Aims of KS3 Behaviour and Attendance strand To secure positive behaviour and attendance by: Supporting school leaders to establish consistent and effective policy and practice Providing guidance, training and support to increase schools’ confidence in the management of behaviour and attendance Offering appropriate support to school staff to teach behaviour for learning so pupils learn positive behaviour and the habits of regular attendance
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004 Focus areas for a review of the behaviour and attendance strand Audit The First Year B&A Support materials Consultant support Attendance LEA services
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004 Consider links with: BiP Education welfare service LEMS/ CAMHS Healthy Schools ( Anti-bullying TA Others LEA services -
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004 GCSE Performance : high absence schools 1 compared with all other schools 1 Schools whose absence rates in and were 20% or more above the median for their FSM band High Absence Schools Schools All other Schools
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004 Measuring and monitoring behaviour How do you record incidents of (+/-) behaviour? How do you use the data gathered? Can you compare data to show trends? Is there a balance of subjective and objective evidence? Do conclusions drawn enable you to explore causal factors? Can you see a pattern of improvement?
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004 Clip from ‘Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools’ DfES 0354/2003
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004 How do we achieve consistency? SMT Leadership Whole school involvement in inception and development Emphasis on lesson structure – starters and plenaries, learning objectives and behaviour objectives Effective recording and use of data Frequent shared review of progress
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004 Focus areas for a review of the behaviour and attendance strand Audit The First Year B&A Support materials Consultant support Attendance LEA services
Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright 2004 Core Day Training this term 3 area meetings Tuesday 9 November Crofters, Garstang Thursday 11 November Novotel, Preston Friday 12 November Dunkenhalgh, Accrington