Tracking Student Progress at Tiverton High School

The context New Headteacher Autumn 2004 Historical focus on pastoral A need to focus on standards A need to streamline assessment system A need to measure against national data - not Devon

Implications:immediate Accountability Lack of understanding about data Learning conversations Uses as a diagnostic tool Uses as a reporting tool

Implications: shaping the school Role of the Learning Manager Academic mentoring processes Quality assurance processes Line-management processes Appointment of an Assessment Officer

Issues... Bright students in Y7 getting red: the system or the teaching? Disparity between subjects: is a 5 the same in all areas? Need for training: managers; teachers; students and parents

Impact Standards are at the centre of everything Accountability Shows students that we know about them Clear, transparent messages to parents regarding academic focus Rising standards...

“Normal for Tiverton”