Unlocking potential Opening DoorsPreston Manor High School

Science and Mathematics Specialist CollegeLeading Edge SchoolRAPP Mentor School

Consultant School

School context and characteristics

11-19 comprehensive95% ethnic minorities70% EAL

25% FSMSEN

198 SA & SA + 59 statemented 12 Speech & Language

Roll 1484, 255 post 16

PTR 12.9 (10.5 with SEN)Staffing

105 fte30LSAsSpeech therapist1 part-time counsellor 3 child psychotherapists

(pt)Intense learning mentor17 admin support 9 technicians

Performance Indicators

1995 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007

SATs %5+English 40 81 87 85

85 86 Maths 55 78 83 92

88 89Science 44 73 73 81

86 84

GCSE 5+ 45 68 70 72 74 (69EM) 79(72EM)

A’Level APC 12.6 18.2 270 295 316 298

“The literacy strategy started several years ago has had a major impact on students’ achievement and underpins the continual rise in standards.” OfSTED Nov. 2005

Raising staff awareness

Working party

Training days

Heads of Department Clear focus Exemplar materials

Reading (DARTs) Writing Oracy

Whole school Whole school literacy policy Green pen policy

Literacy\Green Penning\GREEN PEN POLICY.docx

Skills grid in planners

Literacy\Green Penning\Green Penning - Paragraphs.doc

Reading record cards Reading books at all times Post 16 support in reading during registration Focus on teaching and learning CLC – Blaze Radio

Literacy co-ordinator’s role Supports departments – revising SOWs, team

teaching Monitors whole school literacy initiatives across

departments Spelling Bee competition Reading clubs BBC News Report Collaborative learning in science- CSI projects

Speech and Language – therapeutic interventions

Expressive language skills group

Autism peer support programme

Drarma-therapy with Roundabout

Social skills group – crafting activities

The English department leads the way

Year 6/7Year 6/7 literacy summer school

1-2 weeks Target group - level 3 Confidence building Skills based Re-assessed at the end of

the course

Year 6/7 summer work pack

Year 7 Early Morning Literacy Club

3 times a week 35 minutes Involves 8 students per

group Follow Progress Units Entered for progress tests in

May –check improvement

Year 7 Writing Intervention Project Started in April 2004 Involves 16 students Targets underachieving Level

4 students Includes cross curricular

element Involves booster classes and

motivational activities Involves collaborative

assessment and target setting

www.writingworkshop.150m.com

Year 7 literacy discrete lesson

English literacy level 4 programme

Level 3 Progress units

Level 5 Latin

Statemented, SA, SA+ children

work with key workers

EAL learners work with

EAL teacher

Year 8 – 10 literacy intervention programme

Blocking in two halves in English Create extra class – the intervention room Programme of withdrawal For ½ a term Same SATs level Focused literacy support

Year 11 Top set created Mix of mixed ability and set teaching 2 lessons in mixed ability groups 2 lessons in setted groups English Lang: 82% (24%A*A)

English Lit: 91% (42%A*A)

Year 9 English at a glance 6 x level 6a/7

Novel (24 + 24 = 48)

5 x level 4Shakespeare and SATs

preparation(20 + 20 = 40)

5 x level 6/7

( 20 + 20 = 40)

4 x level 5

(16 + 16 =32)

5 x level 4Shakespeare and SATs

preparation(20 + 20 = 40)

4 x level 5

(16 + 16 = 32 ) 232

Literacy programmes - the impact?

Ricky’s storyOn entry :English SATS

2Maths SATS

3Science SATS

3KS3 resultsEnglish SATS

5Maths SATS

6Science SATS

6

FFT No 5 A* - CSchool’s

predictions5 A* - CRicky’s 2008

results5 A* -C

( including Maths, Double Science and English Lit )

Whole School Intervention Programmes

English Learning Disabilities

Other Groups

Year 6 Summer school

Year 7 discrete Literacy

Early Morning Progress lessons

Writing Intervention Programme

Lunch and After-school

club Early morningReading Club

Discrepancies BetweenVerbalAnd

Non-verbal

Thinking Skills Groups

Social Skills Circle of friends

Literacy Intervention ProgrammeYears 8 - 11

Emotional Intelligence

Black boys

Gifted And

Talented

Anger Management

Counselling

Refugeesgroup

Student Council

Mentoring

June 2010 Londonsarahcreasey@pmanor.brent.sch.uk