1. Claverham Community College Professional Development Programme

2. Making the links between pupil performance, school improvement, professional reviews and professional development Why is this important? It is about developing people …. ‘We require a workforce that provides young people with high quality learning and supports their development in and outside formal education.‘ Building Brighter Futures: Next Steps for the Children’s Workforce DCSF 2008 … and improving young lives …. ‘Our aim is to make England the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up in ….. to ensure that all children enjoy a happy, healthy, safe childhood and achieve their full potential.’ Children’s Plan December 2007

3. Embedding the Links

4. Meeting 1: 18 th October Logistics: Group to complete project/impact evaluation planning tool (next sheet) Organise peer pairing

5. Names: Project title: Outline of project: Stage:Evidence: INPUTS What can we put into the project to achieve the outcomes? OUTPUTS What will the ‘pupils/staff’ be able to do as a result of the inputs? INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES What aspects of the pupils/staff behaviour / attitudes / knowledge & skills do we hope to change? FINAL OUTCOMES What final outcomes to we expect to impact on through this project?

6. Names: Project title: Community / Independent Learners (please circle) Outline of project: Stage:Evidence: INPUTS What can we put into the project to achieve the outcomes? OUTPUTS What will the ‘pupils/staff’ be able to do as a result of the inputs? INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES What aspects of the pupils/staff behaviour / attitudes / knowledge & skills do we hope to change? FINAL OUTCOMES What final outcomes to we expect to impact on through this project? Register from sessions Increased number of L2 qualifications Provide literacy classes for parents to improve literacy of parents Change in attitudes Questionnaire feedback Structure written pieces of work Essays from participants Provide out of hours literacy sessions for local residents Exemplar

7. Meeting 2: 13 th December Review research* Review and update project/impact evaluation planning tool accordingly* Complete ‘postcards’ * Please link to Professional Standards

8. Meeting 2: 13 th December 2010 What actions will you have achieved, linked to your project, by the next meeting? Name: Action 1: Action 2: Met with …… to discuss….. Observed….. with the focus of…… Trialled a new strategy linked to…….

9. Meeting 3: 14 th February Staff to discuss and feedback observation/research findings – in pairs then to group* Complete individual evaluation Evaluate progress by reviewing the planning/Impact Evaluation tool – use the ‘star’ diagram if appropriate Complete flow diagram Complete second ‘postcard’ in pairs for meeting 4 * Please link to Professional Standards

10. Individual Interim Evaluation: What difference has completing this research activity made to pupil progress in lessons and your professional practice/role? How do you know this?

11. 1. How have we been working towards meeting these outcomes since the last meeting? (review actions) 2. What student improvements do we want? 3. How will we know when these student improvements have been achieved? 4. What now needs to happen / change so students can achieve these improvements? As a group, please review the Impact Evaluation Model that was planned at the first meeting. Consider how far the group is towards achieving the outcomes. PLC Group:

12. Mid-Project Impact Evaluation 14th February 2011 Aims What we wanted to do Implementation How we did it Next Steps What we will do differently now Review What we learnt Project Title: Names:

13. Meeting 3: 14 th February 2011 What actions will you have achieved, linked to your project, by the next meeting? Name: Action 1: Action 2: Met with …… to discuss….. Observed….. with the focus of…… Trialled a new strategy linked to…….

14. Meeting 4: 26 th April Staff to discuss and feedback observation/research findings – in pairs then to group * Complete individual evaluations using sheet * Evaluate progress by reviewing the planning/Impact Evaluation tool – use the ‘star’ diagram if appropriate – Have we done what we set out to do? How do we know? Complete flow diagram Staff submit examples of work/evidence/findings for leader to collate and disseminate in final meeting * * Please link to Professional Standards

15. Individual Evaluation: What difference has completing this CPD made to pupil progress in lessons and your professional practice/role? How do you know this? What difference will you, your department, your school, pupils see in you/your practice as a result of the programme?

16. 1. How have we been working towards meeting these outcomes since the last meeting? (review actions) 2. What student improvements do we want? 3. How will we know when these student improvements have been achieved? 4. What now needs to happen / change so students can achieve these improvements? As a group, please review the Impact Evaluation Model that was planned at the first meeting. Consider how far the group is towards achieving the outcomes. PLC Group:

17. Final Impact Evaluation 26 th April 2011 Aims What we wanted to do Implementation How we did it Next Steps What we will do differently now Review What we learnt Project Title: Names:

18. Names: Project title: Outline of project: Stage:Evidence: INPUTS What can we put into the project to achieve the outcomes? OUTPUTS What will the ‘pupils/staff’ be able to do as a result of the inputs? INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES What aspects of the pupils/staff behaviour / attitudes / knowledge & skills do we hope to change? FINAL OUTCOMES What final outcomes to we expect to impact on through this project?

19. Meeting 5: 16 th June Disseminating, sharing and celebrating best practice. Presentations/workshops and resources provided by each group for the rest of the college staff.