The Hayesbrook School

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The Hayesbrook School
The Power of SIMS for School Improvement
Nigel Blackburn Debbie Coslett Joint
Headteachers and National Leaders of Education
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• The only goal worth talking about is
  transforming the current school system so that
  large-scale, sustainable, continuous reform
  becomes built in.Michael Fullan, 2003

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The Hayesbrook School

• A secondary modern 11-18 boys school
• A specialist Sports College, Training School and
  Vocational Specialist School
• HMCI Outstanding School
• 900 pupils, 130 staff
• 33 AEN including 4.3 statements

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The Hayesbrook School

• 1996 20 5 A-C grades
• 2007 66 5 A-C grades
• 2007 53 5 A-C including English mathematics
• CVA KS2-KS4 in top 10 nationally

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• This is a very effective school which gives its
  students a very good quality of education
• Leadership and management are outstanding, and
  are bringing about sustained improvement.
• (Ofsted)

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Key focus areas

• Data and assessment
• The whole curriculum
• Learning and teaching
• Leadership, professionalism and empowerment at
  all levels
• Building a culture of success

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Data at the heart of transformation
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Data and assessment

• Self-evaluation is excellent and is informed by
  rigorous analysis of data. (Ofsted)
• Everything is underpinned by excellent use of
  data to analyse outcomes of all kinds and to
  inform future planning
• Very effective review, based on a wide range of
  high quality information, supports improvement
• Coherent planning through strong links between
  the school improvement plan, departmental
  planning and whole school foci

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Data and assessment Benefits

• Allows us to plan, set and get appropriate
  targets
• Allows us to measure progress
• As a data rich school we are able to analyse
  trends and patterns
• We can challenge complacency forward thinking
  school
• We can foresee challenges
• Ensures our school is accountable

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Data and assessment External View

• Effective assessment procedures provide students
  with the information they need to improve their
  performance
• Marking and recording inform lesson planning and
  target setting
• Self-review informs continuing improvement

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The main vehicleSIMS

• Assessment
• Financial Management
• Core database
• Timetable Curriculum Organisation

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Implementing the use of data

• Where to start
• How and what targets to set
• Historic
• Comfort
• Challenging
• Unlikely
• Setting targets makes you focus on what children
  are actually learning, not what you think you are
  teaching

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Impact Attainment and Achievement

• 1996 20 5 A-C grades
• 2007 66 5 A-C grades
• 2007 53 5 A-C including English mathematics
• CVA KS2-KS4 in top 10 nationally

• SIMS - The Assessment Suite
• Managing Pupil Assessment
• Performance
• Examination Data

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Impact - Attendance

• SIMS Features
• Lesson Monitor

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Impact - Behaviour

• The school has an excellent behaviour policy and
  this, allied with very high expectations which
  are consistently followed through, results in
  very good behaviour.
• (Ofsted)

• SIMS Features
• Monitor Behaviour

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