Ashton Park School

1. Ashton Park School Direction 2020

2. 2020 Away Day Follow Up Actions • Student Engagement: Pupil Curriculum Committee • First Young Co-operative forming;Year 7 Boyswith Paul Miller • Students have been consulted over the design of their new student planner • 2 day “Kagan” training – Co-operative Learning principles for 2 key staff to roll out across all Year 7 September 2013 as part of ACE days. • Student Voice – Year 10 have been consulted over preferred Sixth Form choices to help shape the offer • Started consultation process on the structure of school day, 5 or 4 periods with only one in the afternoon • Pupil feedback will form part of the Action Research Projects undertaken by staff next year

3. 2020 Away Day Follow Up Actions • Student Engagement: Pupil Curriculum Committee • Year 10 heavily involved in 3 panels for Head of Year 10 interview • Pupil Curriculum now established, initial focus is on Co-operative Learning ( their choice!)

4. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions Sixth Form: We need a Greater Range of Courses A Pupil Curriculum Council to help decide on Courses and Learning • Student Voice – Year 10 have been consulted over preferred Sixth Form choices to help shape the offer • Year 10 have taken advantage of the ‘Deep Learning’ subject days to encourage aspiration Post 16 • Subject offer for 2013 Agreed. Majority of students in Year 10 have been consulted regarding course offer for 2014. • Foundation Level Course is underway with framework of course content – Potential students and parent consultation has taken place. • “Employability Passport” Level 2 Course offered 2014.

5. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions • Teaching: Moderate Class Work across KS2 and KS3 • Work Scrutiny undertaken with key English staff and the 4 Trust Heads • Teaching: Continue Good Practice re Literacy in feeder schools • Now have an appointed Assistant Headteacher, Paul Talarico to take this work further

6. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions Continue Good Practice re Literacy that begins in feeder Schools, e.g. Reading Cards, Guided Reading • Year 6 – Year 7 Literacy transition project initiated with all Trust Primaries and Southville Primary • Whole School Literacy work scrutiny undertaken and CPD workshop delivered.

7. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions Marketing: Profit making sports facilities • A small range of Adult Education courses will be trialled by the Sports Centre next academic year • Tennis Court re-surfacing agreed, to be completed January 2014

8. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions Marketing: Showcase our internal talent • Ashton unplugged 2013 was a great success • Reviewing format of Awards Evening for 2014 • UWE students and Real Ideas Organisation worked with with Year 9 students in an Ashton Park Dragons Den. The challenge was the best ideas to promote the school in the Community – Student Voice • To investigate methods to publicise ‘successes’ at APS - New School video for 2013-14 finished in time for Open Evening

9. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions Marketing: Continued Improvements in Marketing Ashton Park School • Answerphone changed to Year 8 Girl and Boy answering • APS App now in the Apple and Android Store • Fantastic new School video for 2013-14 completed • We have received quotes for radio ads which are being considered.

10. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions Marketing: Let pupils go into Primary Schools to help with Maths and English • This has been put in place for September 2013. We will have two groups of pupils working with our trust primary schools with a focus on numeracy as well as literacy

11. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions • Marketing: Run an allotment with community involvement – use the produce in our kitchens • Mark Bessell will be working with nurture group on the gardening area. • We have received 40 saplings from the Woodland Trust.

12. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions • Community: Make the School more accessible to Neighbours • Attending BARA Neighbourhood Meetings regarding Neighbours and School relationship. We are currently fact finding and taking advice as a follow up to previous meeting; specifically regarding the use of entrances at the back of school

13. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions Community: Photography Club • 2 new GCSE photography classes have been created to begin study in September 2013

14. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions Building: Finish the rebuild to give pupils the facilities they deserve • Sub-group met on a number of occasions with regard to the re-build (Staff and Governors) • Investigating options for joint capital ventures with Trust Partners Bristol City FC • We have developed a Memorandum of Understanding and are exploring ways we can work together.

15. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions • Marketing: Let pupils go into Primary Schools to help with Maths and English • This has been put in place for September 13. We will have two groups of pupils working with our trust primary schools. Mrs Thomashas discussed with Trust Head teachers and there will be a focus on numeracy as well as literacy

16. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions • Building: Dedicated area for companies to advertise part-time jobs • We have dedicated noticeboards for employment, careers info and guidance. We now need to make improved links with local employers • Inaugural Ashton Park Careers Fair with local employers planned for January 2014

17. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions • Sixth Form: What are our Unique Selling Points • USP’s reviewed, marketing materials updated and featured in the Evening Post ‘A’ Levels Results feature. • Booked into West of England Sixth Form Manual 2014 • Radio Ad quotes obtained, but costly and therefore being reviewed in terms of budget and economic climate

18. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions • Marketing: Create sellable products in DT Marketing: Develop a unit of work for Opening Minds focussed on Social Enterprise • We are using the Real Ideas Organisation to help us plan our new Opening Minds Curriculum for Year 7 next year( now called ACE) and each unit will contain a Social Enterprise Qualification

19. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions • Encourage local bands and under 18 bands to use the recording studio to investigate current provision to replace missing items • Component parts identified and order being considered

20. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions • Sixth Form: Provide Apprenticeships as part of 16-19 Education • For 2014 First Step to employment and training opportunity provision in place. ‘Employability Passport’ being developed for level 2 courses. Tentative links with Apprenticeship provisions made

21. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions • Community: Teach our inclusive values around the community educating the community on race and gender equality • PSHE now integrated to Year 7-9 tutor programme and Ace Programme, as well as lessons in Year 10 and 11

22. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions • Community: More investment into Co-operative membership to create value for the School • A meeting between Membership Secretary, Company Secretary and Chair of Trust to discuss strategy for re-vitalising membership took place on 24 April 2013 • A mailing and newsletter will go out September to all members of staff, parents and pupils in the four partner schools – outlining their automatic right to membership of the BS3 Trust – and what this means in terms of representation on the Forum and involvement in determining the direction taken by the Trust • Steve Smith leading strategic development of the Trust and Co-operative Identity Mark

23. 2020 Away Day • Follow Up Actions • Sixth Form: Put up Photographs of Pupils who progressed to University • We are hoping to have page on website for University destinations shortly