1. Maintaining outstanding teaching, learning and motivating staff following an Ofsted Shelagh Legrave

2. What are the challenges? Maths & English Can we experiment without affecting success rates Funding cuts, including professional development budgets Staff could be complacent Staff are tired

3. Always questioning.... How do you continue to drive innovation? How do you motivate staff How do you continue to increase our students’ confidence and self belief? How do you crack English and Maths?

4. So what can you do?

5. Key components New Vision People Teaching & Learning

6. Vision What does ‘maintain outstanding’ or continue outstanding mean? Why are we here – what drives us ‘Changing lives through learning’

8. People We are people delivered business How do you motivate with no money?

9. People Motivate with little cash Vision which staff buy in to RecognitionFlexibility Allow staff to take risks Celebrate

10. Inspirational Teachers Award

11. Teaching & Learning

12. Licence to Observe…. Five one hour modules: collecting evidence, report writing, making key judgements, target setting…. Feedback using a COACHING model…. All Observers completed an ILM Level 3 Coaching Award

13. 2013/14 pilot in five curriculum areas 2014/15 pilot increased to include three more areas 2015/16 all college teaching observations – non graded Introduction of non graded lesson observations....

14. Belief – It was the right thing to do Innovation flourished and teachers took risks There is no limit! Confidence in Observers - level of maturity One size doesn’t fit all Trust Success!

15. Licence to ??? Licence to Peer Observe Licence to Assess Licence to Mentor Licence to Appraise

16. Teaching and Learning Road shows - anytime, any place, anywhere 4 Road shows = extra days leave Innovation groups Innovation blog Spotlight sessions ‘Open lessons’ Teaching and Learning Takeaway

20. Innovation groups…

21. Trust Coaching

22. Commitment to coaching.... All College managers have ILM level 3 Coaching Award All PLCs have ILM level 3 Coaching Award All student tutors have ILM level 3 Coaching Award The ‘Licence to Mentor’ is being rolled out to all Study Programme Leaders Coaching has become a way of being....

23. Trust

24. In the annual staff survey 90% of staff say they are encouraged to take risks without fear of failure

25. In the non graded lesson observation survey 93% say the process has encouraged risk taking and the discussion of new ideas

26. Relentless focus.... “ We made the college outstanding for our students, our customers, not just for Ofsted; the badge of honour from Ofsted was just part of the journey. We are still on that journey and now our ambition is to continue to be outstanding, to be the best of the best....” Andy Green - Deputy Principal

27. Always questioning.... The passion for continuous improvement must live on Inspire that extra mile

28. ‘Despite facing difficult times, the overriding majority of staff at the College continue to pull together and support each other because they have absolute belief in the value of the education we provide. This makes ther College a great place to work