1. Primary National Strategy Bedfordshire LA Middle School Intensifying Support Programme October 2006 © Crown Copyright 2006

2. Why do schools need to constantly improve?

3. © Crown Copyright 2004 3 What determines success? POVERTY YOUR FAMILY NEIGHBOURHOOD QUALITY OF SCHOOL (20xMORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THE OTHER FACTORS)

4. © Crown Copyright 2004 4 EXPECTATIONS

5. MIDDLE SCHOOLS INTENSIFYING SUPPORT PROGRAMME

6. © Crown Copyright 2004 6 Schools SIA PCs PSCL IPG DfES Main elements of support

7. © Crown Copyright 2004 7 Aims of the project In key stage 2: Raise standards and improve the quality of teaching and learning in English and mathematics; Improve the leadership and management of English and mathematics; Increase the involvement of School Improvement Partnership and SIAs in supporting the strategies to raise standards in English and mathematics;

8. © Crown Copyright 2004 8 Why key stage 2.........?

9. © Crown Copyright 2004 9 L A Commitments Select schools that fall into the category of low attainment and/or little progress since 2000; the Primary Strategy Manager to provide leadership/management for the development of the MSISP and to have oversight of the programme; commit a group of named SIAs from the LA’s school improvement team to support the identified schools; provide support from consultants, ASTs and member of the IPG and successful subject leaders

10. © Crown Copyright 2004 10 School Commitments for the HT and key staff to agree their commitment to the MSISP as their prime school improvement and self evaluation programme to focus on the improvements needed through a Raising Attainment Plan to use funding provided to provide release for coordinators/key teachers to track pupil progress across the year at eight week intervals

11. © Crown Copyright 2004 11 Model of Intervention POOR & ACUTE UNDERPERFORMING GOOD OR BETTER Category Schools Outstanding schools No choice offer solutions High Choice SCHOOLS

12. © Crown Copyright 2004 12 All partners involved in the MSISP will be expected to be able to: understand strategies for improving standards in literacy and mathematics; have a good knowledge of effective teaching and learning, have experience as a consultant and or as school SLT member have excellent presentation, communication and IT skills; analyse a range of data and information in order to make informed decisions; manage and handle information effectively, offer a clear analysis and identify key issues; produce considered opinions for the development and/or modification of local and national practice.

13. © Crown Copyright 2004 13 Project Cycle IPG to provide data on pupil progress IPG to provide data on pupil progress IPG to provide a profile on each school

14. © Crown Copyright 2004 14 Alignment and communication Resource Allocation Leadership of project (GB)25 days (total) PSCL8 days per school SIAs8 days per school PCs10 days per school Funding per school£3000

15. © Crown Copyright 2004 15 ISP school improvement cycle 1.Audit of Non-negotiables Collecting the evidence and identifying the priorities 2. Termly Raising Attainment Plan 3. Professional Development Meetings Setting whole school curricular targets Identifying teaching strategies 4. Carry out actions Assessment for Learning LA and school support and monitoring 5. RAP review evaluation of impact on pupil progress Challenge and Support

16. © Crown Copyright 2004 16 Pupil tracking linked to expectations Developing the role of the Leadership Team through: Effective use of pupil tracking data Mapping and planning the use of intervention Analysis of work and NC tests to identify school curricular target focus Plan subject specific support

17. © Crown Copyright 2004 17 Raising Attainment Plan reviews need to focus around the single key question; ‘To what extent are the actions we have carried out in the plan raising standards and accelerating the progress of target groups?’ Supplementary questions- –How do you know? (monitoring and evaluation evidence) –Are judgements accurate? (quality assured) Using RAP reviews to strengthen impact

18. © Crown Copyright 2004 18 IST – Pupil Tracking Performance Below Median Individual Target Half Termly Assessment Performance Above Median Comments

19. © Crown Copyright 2004 19 IST – Pupil Report Pupil contextual information Half termly results Progress versus target graphs Comments from Pupil data sheet

20. © Crown Copyright 2004 20 IST – Pupil Monitoring and Tracking Sheet Half Term Special Needs / under - performing Target Group On Track More Able (including Gifted and Talented)

21. © Crown Copyright 2004 21 IST – School / Group Report Group filter Half termly results Progress versus target graphs Half termly conversion rates Half termly level distribution graphs Half Term