What’s New This Year?...

Awareness & Understanding

Engagement

Commitment

I am aware

I need to know more

I understand

I think it’s a good thing

I want it to happen

I’m making it happen

It’s mine

Commitment Curve

Last Year

• Playground• Behaviour Policy• Home Learning• House System• Ofsted

This Year

• Language for Learning• Ofsted• Sharing best practice• Changes to the curriculum• Window walling replacement

Ofsted Priorities

Ensure that teaching is consistently good or better by continuing to work with teachers whose practice

requires improvement. 

Improve the consistency of teaching of early reading skills and spelling.

 Improving outcomes in English and mathematics for under performing groups, most notably pupils who are eligible for pupil premium funding, pupils

with special educational needs and boys.

School Plan 2013/14School Plan 2013/14

Quality of Teaching

All teaching & provision is consistently good or better.

Priority 1:Mathematics

Pupil progress in mathematics is accelerated, so that pupils reach the

highest standards.

ATTAINMENT

Level 4+   Reading = 100%      Writing=  98.2%        Maths = 86%Level 5+ Reading= 51%         Writing = 43.9%        Maths =  44%Level 6 Writing =     1.7%       Maths = 8.7% Average Point Scores:  (Expected = 27.0)Reading = 30.19   Writing = 29.74   Grammar & Spelling = 29.07    Maths = 29.42    Overall APS  = 29.69 (4A)

PROGRESS

English 2 levels progress       88.5%Maths 2 levels progress        84% 

KS1 – KS2 (4 years) Cohort Progress (expected = 12.0)Reading = 12.7                 Writing = 13.3                    Maths = 11.8           Overall = 12.5 In-Year Cohort Progress (expected = 3.0)Reading = 4.19                   Writing = 5.54                    Maths = 4.32

Priority 2:Closing the Gap

Improved outcomes in English and mathematics for under-performing groups

Impact on Early Reading and PhonicsImpact on Early Reading and Phonics• July 2013:• Nursery = 100% Phase 1+• Nursery = 32% Phase 2• Reception = 97% at Phase 3• Year 1 = 80% at Phase 5• Year 1 = 88% passed screening test                   (90.5% boys passed)• Year 2 = 79% at Phase 6• Year 2 = 95% now passed phonics screening

Priority 3:Curriculum

Curriculum pitch and progression are aligned with the revised

national expectations for September 2014.

Communication & Arts TeamKatie Reeve

Alison Elvery – LiteracyPat Tomlinson – Spelling & Grammar & LibraryCaroline Oakley – Early PhonicsKatie Reeve – HistoryJacqui Shelton – MusicVicki Brace - ArtChloe Lea

Global Dimensions TeamJulia White

Nicky Gifford – PSHE & BehaviourJulia White – Transition & InclusionAnnie New – Curriculum & Lang for LearningSophie Holland – GeographySam Forster – Modern LanguagesCharlotte Cooper - RE

Science & Technology TeamKate Kellner

Kate Kellner – MathsRia Garry - ScienceSteph Meedin – ICTVicky Hillier – MathsMike Comer - PEVicky Williams D & TLucy Stepto

School Effectiveness

AdviserPat McAteer

Sub-Committee ChairsJulian Crane (C of G)

Paula RawlinsonGraham BrightDebbie Tozer

Headteacher

Sharon Sanderson

Phase LeadersKatie Reeve (Y4-6)Alison Elvery (Y1-3)Julia White (EYFS)

Curriculum Team Leaders

Katie ReeveJulia White

Kate Kellner

Grove Road Primary

Focus: Teaching & Learning for Impact

on Pupil Progress

Deputy Head

Kate Kellner

Keep telling us what you think

http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/

Provision at Grove Road

Developing a shared Language for Learning

Learning to Learn

Why talk about Learning Habits?

• Our current world is constantly changing• Young people need to be able to cope with complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity.

• Our knowledge changes all the time.• Children and young people need to become aware of their own learning.

• Children can learn to learn• Children need to be able to overcome obstacles to their own learning. 

• 75% of jobs our children will do have yet to be invented! …. Learning habits will not become redundant

What can it mean for Grove Road?

• becoming a better learner means you have a language to talk about learning and are aware of using and strengthening learning behaviours

• being a better learner helps you to tackle problems more confidently because you are using a broad range of learning behaviours

DETERMINATIONbeing ready, willing and able to

LOCK ON TO LEARNING

CURIOSITYbeing ready, willing and able toLEARN IN DIFFERENT WAYS

Absorption Learning Muscle; you become engrossed in what you are doing; you are unaware of time passingManaging Distraction Learning Muscle; you know what distracts you, you try to minimise distractions, you settle back quickly after an interruptionNoticing Learning Muscle; you notice how things look, what they are made of, or how they behave, you can identify significant detailPerseverance Learning Muscle; you are not put off by being stuck, you keep on going despite difficulties and find ways to overcome them, you recognise that learning can be a struggle

Questioning Learning Muscle; you are curious about things and people, you often wonder why, you play with ideas, asking "How come?" and "What if?"Making Links Learning Muscle; you look for connections between experiences or ideas, you find pleasure in seeing how things fit together, you make patternsImagining Learning Muscle; you picture how things might look, sound, feel, be; you let your mind explore and play with possibilities and ideasReasoning Learning Muscle; you create logical arguments, you deduce what might happen, you look for evidence

INDEPENDENCEbeing ready, willing and able to becomeMORE STRATEGIC ABOUT LEARNING

COMMUNICATIONbeing ready, willing and able to

LEARN ALONE AND WITH OTHERS

Planning Learning Muscle; you think about what you want to get out of learning, you plan the steps you might take, you access which resources you may needRevising Learning Muscle; you are ready to revise your plans as you go along, monitor how things are going, change your plans when you've had a better ideaDistilling Learning Muscle; you mull over experiences, draw out useful lessons from experiences, think about where else you might use these lessonsMeta-Learning Muscle; you are interested in how you learn as an individual, know your strengths and weaknesses as a learner, are interested in becoming a better learner

Interdependence Learning Muscle; you know how much interaction you need with others to assist your learning, you make informed choices about working on your own or with othersCollaboration Learning Muscle; you manage your feelings when working with others, you understand the ground rules of team work, you are able to work effectively as part of a pair or teamEmpathy and Listening Learning Muscle; you put yourself in other people's shoes to see the world from their point of view, show you are listening by eye contact and body language, hear feelings and thoughts behind someone's wordsImitation Learning Muscle; you are ready to learn from others, notice the approach and detail of how others do things

  

Tring Learning HabitsDeterminationDetermination IndependenceIndependence

Don’t be afraid to get it wrong Have a desire to improve Find a solution Be resilient

Take responsibility Use your initiative Be

organised

Review your own progress

CuriosityCuriosity CommunicatioCommunicationn

Be inventive Be open minded

Challenge accepted views Take risks

Have a voice Work within a team

Value different opinions Listen

Determination…

DeterminationDetermination• Don’t be afraid to

get it wrong• Have a desire to

improve• Find a solution• Be resilient

Will-Power the Determined Will-Power the Determined WoodpeckerWoodpecker

I will keep trying, I won’t give up.

I will find a way, there is always a solution.

I will stay focused, I can manage my distractions.

I will improve, there are no limits to what I can achieve.

I will succeed despite difficulties.

I have the willpower to always try my best.

CuriosityCuriosity• Be inventive• Be open minded• Challenge

accepted views• Take risks

Colin the Curious OwlColin the Curious Owl

Can I be open minded?

Can I try something new?

Can I ask an interesting question?

(Who? What? When? Where? Why?)

Can I think of a different way?

Can I find links and patterns within my learning?

CommunicationCommunication• Have a voice• Work within a

team• Value different

options• Listen

Buzz-bee the Buzz-bee the Confident CommunicatorConfident Communicator

Be a good listener and hear the buzz.

Be adventurous and share your ideas.

Being part of a team helps us to learn.

Be empathetic and try to see things from another viewpoint.

Be brave and speak with confidence.

IndependenceIndependence• Take

responsibility• Use your

initiative• Be organised• Review your

own progress

Indie the Independent SquirrelIndie the Independent SquirrelI like to take charge of my own learning.

I use my mistakes to learn more.I can plan my steps to success.

I know what I need to help me become an independent learner.

I know what I am good at and where I need to improve.

Curriculum sessionsCurriculum sessions

Tuesday 19th November 7-8pmThursday 6th February 7-8pm