English Department

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English Department

• What makes an OUTSTANDING department?

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Headlines 2008

• GCSE English 2008 94 A-C
• GCSE English Literature 2008 98 A-C
• 116 pupils (42 of pupils) achieved A-A
• 54 boys (36 of boys) achieved A-A
• 62 girls (50 of girls) achieved A-A
• 221 pupils (80.1) achieved their predicted grade
  or higher

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Preparing for KS4 in KS3

• Teachers follow Department Curriculum Map in
  Y7,8,9
• Common Schemes of Work and Assessments
• SATs moved to Year 8
• Year 9 Enrichment Programme
• Schemes of work matched to KS4 / AQA objectives
• Year 9 Booster Set differentiated materials
  pace
• Max 20 pupils identified
• Create 2 groups of 10 pupils with LSA support

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Criteria used for KS4 groups

• Verbal CAT - scrutinised in relation to Mean CAT
• Teacher Assessment in Year 9
• Pupil behaviour
• Pupil needs
• Pupil / Teacher relationships
• Balance of pupils male and female
• Result of task completed under controlled
  conditions

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Putting the groups together

• Extension groups
• 60 pupil identified
• 2 classes of 30
• Mixed Ability groups
• Class sizes average of 20-23 pupils
• 10 classes
• Responsibility HOD / 2ic advised by HOY and
  SENCO

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Matching teacher to groups

• Considerations
• Workload
• Max of 3 KS4 classes for experienced teacher
• NQT or NQT 1 max of 2 KS4 classes
• HOD 4 KS4 classes to enable pupil movement

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Common approach to KS4

• All pupils entered for English and English
  Literature
• Pupils withdrawn from Lit if English C grade
  under threat
• Fixed plan for Year 10 and 11
• Coursework completed in Year 10 / Paper 1 Eng /
  Lit Exam text
• Exam preparation in Year 11 / opportunity to
  revisit coursework
• Shared resources
• Posted on the VLE
• NQTs follow prescribed Schemes of Work

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Understanding GCSE syllabus

• Planning and teaching the syllabus as a series of
  skills
• Department Inset / Professional development
• Standardisation of exam and coursework pieces
• An AQA GCSE Senior Examiner in the department
• Feedback to the dept. on the mechanics of the
  exam papers
• Inset delivered on how to teach / mark the GCSE
  skills
• Resources produced and shared

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Approach to Revision

• Revision Pack for all Year 11 pupils
• Distributed early and used as a teaching tool
• All key elements of the exams covered in one
  document
• Targeted Revision classes
• 6 focused sessions
• 20 key C / D borderline pupils identified and
  formally invited
• 25 30 A / A pupils nominated from mixed
  ability groups

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How is success achieved?

• Learning teaching styles
• Follow whole school Learning Teaching
  Guidelines
• High expectations from pupils and teachers / Year
  11 is priority
• Learn from successes failures at KS3
• Curriculum structure
• KS3 shortening
• Common Curriculum Maps at KS3 KS4
• Year 9 Enrichment follows GCSE syllabus
  objectives
• GCSEs in Year 10 ( x 5 periods) Year 11 (x 6
  periods)

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How is success achieved?

• Intervention Strategies
• HOD with 4 KS4 classes to give flexibility
• Common SOWs for NQTs available to whole
  department
• Planning and sharing information with HOY and
  SENCO
• Department Management Structure
• HOD responsible for department KS4 / NQTs KS4
• 2ic responsible for KS3 / NQTs KS3
• Leading Edge position new to 2008
• TLR Reading position at KS3 - new to 2008
• TLR Performance position at KS3 - new to 2008