SASH Day Conference Long Sutton GC 10 October 2014

INSPECTION OUTCOMES

Somerset Secondary Inspection Judgements

Improvement over time % of students in good or better schools National rank of 152 LA Areas September %108 October % Aspiration80%Exceeded

TEST AND EXAMINATION OUTCOMES

Key Stage 2

FSM Gap 2014

Key Stage 1-2 Progress Reading

Key Stage 1-2 Progress Writing

Key Stage 1-2 progress mathematics

Middle Schools v All Schools

Key Stage 4 Provisional - 5ACEM

2014 KS4 Projections v Actuals – 5ACEM

VERY provisional national data 5ACEM: 55% 3A*A: 24% Ebacc: 24% CAPS 308 A*CEM: 58% A*CEn: 68% A*Cma :67% 3LPEn: 71% 3LPMa: 65% 4LP En: 32% 4LP Ma: 29%

Post 16 School results only 976 students = approx. 20% of total 758 on academic courses 218 on vocational courses Not directly comparable with 2013 due to separating academic and vocational courses

Post 16 cntd Average points score per academic student Average points score per academic entry Average points score per vocational student Average points score per vocational entry A Level GradePoints score A*300 A270 B240 C210 D180 E150

Common Issues Stubborn gap between disadvantaged and other students Variation between and within schools Volatility

Year Two Delivery Plan Three key priorities for year 2 – Challenge – putting the challenge into the Somerset Challenge, challenging each other to improve and to ensure the maximum achievement of every student in every school and family – Collaboration – facilitating constructive collaboration and challenge through families of schools and providing a platform for joint practice development and the co- creation of solutions – Knowledge mobilisation – ensuring that knowledge of effective practice is captured, shared and transferred effectively

Challenge Partners

Somerset hub established led by Heathfield Challenge Partner activities – Hubs & hub funding – Quality Assurance Review – Teaching and learning – Subject Directory – Subject leadership – Challenge the gap

Quality Assurance Reviews Annual QA review and participation in reciprocal review Visit from a team of senior leaders and head teachers from other partner schools, led by an Ofsted accredited inspector Report covers 6 areas – Context of the school – Achievement – Quality of teaching – School improvement strategies – Quality of area of excellent practice – Partnerships

The Brilliant Club Employ outstanding PHD / Post Doctoral researchers to deliver programmes of university-style tutorials to small groups of high performing pupils in schools that serve communities with a traditionally low- participation rate in higher education

The Brilliant Club

Jonny Sobczyk prepared to present at next SASH Day conference Confident that a pilot programme could run in the summer term Roll out in the academic year Typical cost £150 per pupil

REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMISSIONER