Recently Appointed Heads of English & Mathematics Literacy and Numeracy Coordinators

1. Recently Appointed Heads of English & MathematicsLiteracy and Numeracy Coordinators February 2013

2. Aim of the day To consider the role of the Head of Department/Coordinator in raising standards in English/Literacy and Mathematics/Numeracy.

3. Objectives Participants will have opportunities to consider: • the evolving role of the Head of Department/Coordinator; and • effective strategies for planning, monitoring and evaluation. 3

4. Programme 09:30 Introduction Setting the Scene Roles & Responsibilities 10:30 Coffee 11:00 School Improvement Cycle • Policy • Effective Use of Data • Auditing • Action planning 13:00 Lunch 13:45 Monitoring and Evaluating Plenary and Evaluation

5. Key Documents • Every School a Good School (ESaGS) • Count Read: Succeed (CRS) • Chief Inspector’s Report 2010-12 • Together Towards Improvement (TTI) • Better English • Better Mathematics Series

6. Every School a Good School To ensure that every learner fulfils his or her full potential at each stage of their development • Raising the educational standards for all • Closing the attainment gap between the highest and lowest achievers http://www.deni.gov.uk/index/curriculum-and-learningt-new/standards-and-school-improvements/every-school-a-good-school.htm

7. Count, Read: Succeed A Strategy to Improve Outcomes in Literacy and Numeracy (Department of Education, 2011) http://www.deni.gov.uk/index/curriculum-and-learningt-new/standards-and-school-improvements/03-literacy-and-numeracy/count-read-succeed--improving-outcomes-in-literacy-and-numeracy.htm

8. Overview of Count, Read: Succeed High level strategy • Sets targets and milestones • Contains an Action Plan 2011- 15 • Includes the Levels of progression • Sets expectation every child progresses a Level over the course of a Key Stage. • Sets out roles for: • school leaders • teachers • education bodies • Defines literacy, numeracy and underachievement

9. Overview of Count, Read: Succeed Aligns 6 strands: • Curriculum • Assessment • Role of teachers • Early intervention • Schools’ links with parents & communities • Sharing best practice

10. Targets for 2020 • Key Stage 2 – 90%+ • Key Stage 3 – 85%+ • 5+ GCSE A*-C inc English and maths – 70%+ overall; 65% for FSME • 5+ GCSE A*-C inc Gaeilge, English and maths (pupils in IM) – 70%+

11. Chief Inspector’s Report 2010-12 Going Forward There is a need to: • improve outcomes for all pupils at GCSE in English and mathematics given that only 59% of school leavers attain at least five GCSEs at grades A*- C, and equivalents including English and mathematics, and particularly for those entitled to free school meals, where less than one in three reach this standard; • ensure a greater emphasis on the effective monitoring and evaluation of the quality of provision, where actions to promote improvement were not good enough in nearly 50% of all schools inspected; and • improve the quality of leadership and management in around 39% of schools inspected. http://www.etini.gov.uk/index/support-material/support-material-general-documents-non-phase-related/the-chief-inspectors-report/the-chief-inspectors-report-2010-2012.htm

12. Together Towards Improvement The purpose of self-evaluation is to: • promote school effectiveness; • improve the quality of learning and teaching; • improve the experiences of the pupils; and • raise the standards which the pupils attain. http://www.etini.gov.uk/index/together-towards-improvement.htm

13. Better English/Mathematics http://www.etini.gov.uk/index/surveys-evaluations/surveys-evaluations-post-primary/surveys-evaluations-post-primary-2011/better-english.htm http://www.etini.gov.uk/index/surveys-evaluations/surveys-evaluations-post-primary/surveys-evaluations-post-primary-2010/follow-up-to-better-mathematics.htm

14. Role of the Curriculum Leader • What do you think the role of the Curriculum Leader entails? • Think: What do you think are the key priorities for you as a new Head of Department/Coordinator • Pair: Discuss priorities with your partner • Share with the whole group

15. Roles and ResponsibilitiesWorkshop Discuss the given statements and place them in the appropriate column of the recording sheet: • Responsibility of the Head of Department • Responsibility of the Coordinator • Not sure • Not our responsibility

16. CRS: School Leaders • Other school staff with leadership roles must ensure a focus on literacy and numeracy in their area of responsibility, in line with the whole-school approach. • They must hold their staff to account, and be accountable, for their contribution to developing and promoting literacy and numeracy. • They must ensure that all staff have high expectations for pupils. • School leaders should also embed a culture where monitoring and analysing pupil progress data is an integral part of their accountability processes. • School leaders should ensure that there is an integration of special needs provision, with a particular focus on literacy and numeracy, at individual pupil level, class level and whole-school level.

17. CRS: Teachers • At the centre of the strategy • Address underachievement as soon as it emerges • Continue to address underachievement with support from other staff in the school • Continue to address underachievement with support from outside the school • Meet the needs of pupils after a non-statutory assessment through the SEN framework

18. CRS: Teachers ‘To identify underachievement teachers will draw on their professional judgement and the data they consider relevant………It is expected that teachers will mainly use existing assessment information already routinely collected or generated by the teacher or school.’

19. CRS: Central Role of Teachers ‘5 Things’ • High quality teaching of all pupils • Emerging underachievement • Continuing underachievement (within school) • Continuing underachievement (with external help) • After non-statutory assessment

20. Heads of English, Irish & maths Given time and authorityto: • Lead on identifying most effective pedagogy • Leadplanning for literacy and numeracy involving teachers across the school • Promotesharing of best practice • Set targets and assess outcomes in literacy and numeracy • Supported by feedback from other departments as appropriate

21. Heads of English, Irish & maths Expect pupils to normally get A* - C in GCSE English and maths, and for Irish-medium, Gaeilge

22. PIRLS & TIMSS Progress in International Reading Literacy Study Full report may be found at: http://www.nfer.ac.uk/nfer/publications/PRTI01/PRTI01.pdf Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study Executive summary may be found at: http://www.nfer.ac.uk/publications/PRTI01/PRTI01Summary.pdf

23. NI Audit Office Report • http://www.niauditoffice.gov.uk/index/publications/recent_reports/improving_literacy_and_numeracy_achievement_in_schools_2.htm

24. Literacy & Numeracy Policy Context Definitions What does a policy do? Child Centred Provision High Quality Teaching & Learning Effective Leadership Connected to Local Community Monitoring & Evaluation of Policy

25. Policy Workshop • Read the Guidance Document on the Development of a Literacy and Numeracy Policy • Compare your current policy with the handout • Use the worksheet to record strengths, areas for improvement, next steps and any additional comments.

26. DE Targets • Annual School targets for DE - based on a range of evidence - based on current cohorts of pupils • current levels of progression • Emphasis on FSME pupils • Action Plans support achievement of school’s DE targets

27. School Improvement Planning Cycle AUDIT UNDERSTANDING IN DETAIL WHAT IS GOING ON EVALUATE OUTCOMES AND IMPACT EVIDENCE BASE SET TARGETS QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE MONITOR PROGRESS MAKE CHANGES ACTION PLAN

28. Audit: Effective Use of Data

29. What can data be used for ? Data can provide information to help evaluate performance at: • Whole School Level • Class/Year Group Level • Individual Pupil Level

30. Whole School Level • Use End of Key Stage English/Communication and Mathematics/Using Maths outcomes to review progress annually (KS3 and 4) • Identify trends • Use benchmarking data to compare outcomes with other similar schools (%FSM) • Identify areas for improvement as result of initial analysis of whole school data.

31. Benchmarking Data • http://www.deni.gov.uk/index/curriculum-and-learningt-new/standards-and-school-improvements/03-schools_school_improvement_programme-school_development_planning_pg/03-schools_school_improvement_programme-target-setting_pg.htm

32. Year Group/Class Level • Track progress of each cohort (annually) as they move through school • Assessment Manager • Levels of Progression • Standardised scores • Identify areas for improvement • Analyse data from standardised tests • Use this information to set targets for each cohort on a yearly basis

33. Individual Pupil Level • Track progress of individual pupils (annually) as they move through the school • Assessment Manager • Standardised scores • Levels of Progression • Identify pupils at risk of underachievement • Identify areas for improvement • Use information from standardised tests • Use information from formative assessment • Use this information to set appropriate targets for individual pupils

34. Under Achievement Low Achievement Low achievement is different from underachievement. Low achievement is where a pupil is achieving to the full extent of her or his ability, but is well below average compared to her or his peers. • Underachievementis used to describe a situation where performance is below what is expected based on ability. It can apply at the level of an individual pupil or describe a class or school, or indeed a system.

35. AUDIT

36. Audit Process • Why? • Who? • What? -http://www.welb-cass.org/site/postprimary.asp?sector=pp • How? • When?

37. WELB English – Literacy AuditsUNDERSTANDING IN DETAIL WHAT IS GOING ON • Auditing English at KS 3/4/5 • Auditing Literacy Across the Curriculum • Better English Audit http://www.welb-cass.org/site/subpage.asp?sector=pp&page_area=11&subpage_id=246

38. WELB Mathematics-Numeracy AuditUNDERSTANDING IN DETAIL WHAT IS GOING ON • Planning • Teaching and learning • Assessment • Leadership and Management http://www.welb-cass.org/site/subpage.asp?sector=pp&page_area=22&subpage_id=305

39. Exemplar Numeracy Audits • Better Maths - Self-Evaluation Audit • Better Maths – The Quality of Monitoring and Evaluation • Audit based on Characteristics that Determine Effective Provision for Literacy & Numeracy • WELB Audit of Mathematics-Numeracy • Audit to Determine Areas for Improvement in Year 8 Mathematics

40. Audit Based on ETI Survey

41. Action Planning

42. Action Planning • Identify the focus for the plan • Establish the baseline • Set the targets • Identify the success criteria • Agree the approaches • Identify specific strategies for monitoring and evaluating • Agree the timescale • Cost the plan

43. Action PlanningWorkshop • 52% of pupils will achieve Grade A* - C in GCSE English/Mathematics (an increase of 3.6% on the previous year) • All teachers of English/Mathematics will use effective questioning to enhance pupil learning. • By June 2013 a whole school Literacy/Numeracy policy will be agreed and implemented. • In September 2013, an English/Mathematics support programme will be offered to parents of pupils in Year 11.

44. Action PlanningWorkshop In your group discuss the given ‘targets’. • Amend the target if you think it is necessary to do so; and • Agree on success criteria and approaches to support these targets

45. Planning in Action Review your own school action plan and consider the following: • Are all of the targets SMART? • Are there too many/few targets on the plan? • Have you identified appropriate success criteria? • Do your approaches support the development of your target?

46. Monitoring and Evaluation

47. MONITORING is the activity that is undertaken routinely to keep a check on progress and to check that what is supposed to be happening is happening in the way that was planned. EVALUATING Is the process of looking at the data/information gathered through the process of monitoring and making judgements about that data.

48. Monitoring and EvaluationWorkshop In your group discuss the given strategies and agree on the most appropriate ones to use in order to: • monitor; and • evaluate each of the targets.

49. Yvonne Mathers SWTC 028 6632 3240 yvonne_mathers@welbni.org Mary Quinn TEC 028 8224 0809 mary_quinn@welbni.org Maggi Clifford STC 028 7138 2632 maggi_clifford@welbni.org Contact Details