Parents Forum 10.07.2018

Welcome Mr Jackson to share plans for the next academic year Update on Edulink Changes to target setting and reporting AOB

Previous meetings http://www.westlakesacademy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Minutes-parents-forum-15.05.18.pdf

Mr Jackson – Head of West Lakes Academy http://www. westlakesacademy Mr Jackson – Head of West Lakes Academy http://www.westlakesacademy.org.uk/wp- content/uploads/2018/07/3.7.18-Letter-from-the-Principal.pdf Do you remember the move from primary to secondary school? What were your fears and concerns? How were they alleviated?

Academy Development Plan 2018 / 2019 CHANGING LIVES THROUGH LEARNING Academy Development Plan 2018 / 2019 Developing the KS3 and KS4 curriculum Improving our feedback and assessment Refining the Y11 and Y13 experience Strengthening and targeting the students’ acquisition of vocabulary

Edulink

Parent survey – feedback 59% of students preferred Edulink 60% of parents preferred Edulink 67% of staff preferred Edulink 62% of students found it easier to use than MILK 60% of parents found it easier to use than MILK 62% of staff found it easier to use than MILK

Changes to Target Setting and Reporting

1 is the magic number!

Every student will achieve a P8 score of +1

Why have this? If students achieve this target their results will ensure they have access to any future pathway they aspire to If every student achieves this aspirational target WLA will be in the top 10 schools nationally It enables annual adjustments as we learn more about new KS2 and KS4 outcomes; keeping our targets inline with national achievement

How are they calculated? FFT Aspire top 5% predictions Removal of any national limiting difference weighting (PP and gender) Checked by WLA to ensure all students are on track to achieve P8=+1

Benefits Based on national data set Reflective of national subject performance Same methodology as the highest performing schools Updated inline with national changes and performance

Data collections (KS3) All students receive a numerical GCSE target At each data collection one of the five (yr. 7) or six (yr. 8) potential outcomes is selected Decision based on evidence driven assessment linked to KS4 curriculum embedded into KS3 skills Yr 7 Yr 8 7/8/9 8/9 7/8 5/6 3/4 1/2 Working below

Data collections (KS3) All students receive a numerical GCSE target At each data collection one of the five (yr. 7) or six (yr. 8) potential outcomes is selected Decision based on evidence driven assessment linked to KS4 curriculum embedded into KS3 skills Yr 7 Yr 8 7/8/9 8/9 7/8 5/6 3/4 1/2 Working below

What Does This Mean In Grades?