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Unlocking potential Opening Doors

Unlocking potential Opening Doors. Preston Manor High School Science and Mathematics Specialist College Leading Edge School RAPP Mentor School Consultant School. 11-19 comprehensive 95% ethnic minorities 70% EAL 25% FSM SEN 198 SA & SA + 59 statemented

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Unlocking potential Opening Doors

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  1. Unlocking potential Opening Doors Preston Manor High School Science and Mathematics Specialist College Leading Edge School RAPP Mentor School Consultant School

  2. 11-19 comprehensive 95% ethnic minorities 70% EAL 25% FSM SEN 198 SA & SA + 59 statemented 12 Speech & Language Roll 1484, 255 post 16 PTR 12.9 (10.5 with SEN) Staffing 105 fte 30LSAs Speech therapist 1 part-time counsellor 3 child psychotherapists (pt) Intense learning mentor 17 admin support 9 technicians School context and characteristics

  3. Performance Indicators 1995 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007 SATs %5+ English 40 81 87 85 85 86 Maths 55 78 83 92 88 89 Science 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

  4. Working party Training days Heads of Department Clear focus Exemplar materials Reading (DARTs) Writing Oracy Raising staff awareness

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Speech and Language – therapeutic interventions Expressive language skills group Autism peer support programme Drarma-therapy with Roundabout Social skills group – crafting activities

  8. The English department leads the way

  9. Year 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 6/7

  10. 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

  11. Year 7 literacy discrete lesson Level 3 Progress units EAL learners work with EAL teacher English literacy level 4 programme Statemented, SA, SA+ children work with key workers Level 5 Latin

  12. 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 8 – 10 literacy intervention programme

  13. Year 9 English at a glance 6 x level 6a/7 Novel (24 + 24 = 48) 4 x level 5 (16 + 16 =32) 4 x level 5 (16 + 16 = 32 ) 232 5 x level 4 Shakespeare and SATs preparation (20 + 20 = 40) 5 x level 6/7 ( 20 + 20 = 40) 5 x level 4 Shakespeare and SATs preparation (20 + 20 = 40)

  14. Ricky’s story On entry : English SATS 2 Maths SATS 3 Science SATS 3 KS3 results English SATS 5 Maths SATS 6 Science SATS 6 FFT No 5 A* - C School’s predictions 5 A* - C Ricky’s 2008 results 5 A* -C ( including Maths, Double Science and English Lit ) Literacy programmes - the impact?

  15. Whole School Intervention Programmes English Learning Disabilities OtherGroups Mentoring Student Council Black boys Year 6 Summer school Writing Intervention Programme Lunch and After-school club Early morning Reading Club Year 7 discrete Literacy Refugees group Gifted And Talented Discrepancies Between Verbal And Non-verbal Early Morning Progress lessons Anger Management Emotional Intelligence Literacy Intervention Programme Years 8 - 11 Thinking Skills Groups Counselling Social Skills Circle of friends

  16. June 2010 London sarahcreasey@pmanor.brent.sch.uk

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