Raising Attainment for Disadvantaged Students
Formally known as John Bramston 1 of 2 Secondary Academies in Witham Part of the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) New build
980 students on roll (125 Sixth Form) Ofsted Requires Improvement (however praise for Pupil Premium provisions 27% of students qualify for Pupil Premium Funding Ofsted 4 th – 5 th March 2015
Year Group Profiles
Changing demographic of the Academy
Headline Figures 5 A*-C including English & Maths 63% English A*-C 81% 4 or more Levels of Progress 39% 3 or more Levels of Progress 89% Maths A*-C 72% 4 or more Levels of Progress 28% 3 or more Levels of Progress 78%
Disadvantaged Students Headline Figures 5 A*-C including English & Maths 49% English A*-C 72% 4 or more Levels of Progress 48% 3 or more Levels of Progress 88% Maths A*-C 65% 4 or more Levels of Progress 24% 3 or more Levels of Progress 76%
Trend Over Time 5 A*-C including English & Maths
Pupil Premium Expected Progress ENGLISH
Pupil Premium Expected Progress MATHS
Awareness & Understanding Breakfast Tutoring Trips & Visits Additional Subject Funding Tracking Students Progress Accountability
Principal John Szynal Passionate about the Pupil Premium Funding Pupil Premium Funding Promoted heavily through events and assemblies Commitment to tutoring and making an impact The Academy continues to use the term ‘Pupil Premium’
FREE breakfast offered to all students who qualify for the Pupil Premium funding
1 to 1 and small group Tutoring All Disadvantaged Students receive 1 additional hour English and 1 hour Maths per fortnight ARU students (potential Schools Direct candidates) External Tutors (Part Time) In house Tutors (Full Time) Sixth Form Tutors (English, Maths & Science)
Offered all subject areas the opportunity to bid for up to £2000 from the Pupil Premium funding. Bids scrutinise by SLT KEY IMPACT ON PUPIL PREMIUM STUDENTS £
Art & Photography – Digital Cameras & Printing Press Business & Economics – Guest Speaker Computing – Scientific Calculators English – Guest Speaker Health & Social Care – Sixth Form Tutoring Maths – (PET-XI) 5 day intervention Music – Peripatetic Lessons PE – Alternative sport provisions (Climbing & Archery) Science – Two KS3 Trips & KS4 Revision Resources SEND – Social Skills (Nurture Dogs Intervention Programme) Technology – Vinyl Cutter (3D modelling)
STUDENT FEEDBACK EVIDENCE OF IMPACT EVALUATION SYNOPSIS
CONTEXT
Keep it simple. Make it useful. Have an impact.
4 Levels or more 3 Levels 2 Levels or less Year 7-10 Current Teacher Assessment Vs Current Target Grades Year 11 Current Teacher Assessment Vs End of Course Target
SLT regularly reviews progress in English and Maths Disadvantaged Pupil compared to ‘Other Pupils’ Strong leaders in both English and Maths National transition matrices used to drive targets
KEY Disadvantaged Students in all year groups monitored in the same format.
Staff given ownership through simple understandable data format Data Team Ethos Teaching staff should be working with students not completing data analysis
1.SLT (Line Manage Departments) 2.Heads of Subjects / Heads of Year 3.Classroom Teachers / Form Tutors Partnership Academy – Student – Parent/Carer
1. 2.About Us 3.Pupil Premium