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Attaining and sustaining

Attaining and sustaining. Rich Peters. How to improve motivation and attainment at GCSE and A-level How to sustain that focus within the faculty. Attaining and sustaining. How we improved motivation and attainment at GCSE and A-level How we sustained that focus within the faculty.

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Attaining and sustaining

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  1. Attaining and sustaining Rich Peters Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

  2. How to improve motivation and attainment at GCSE and A-level How to sustain that focus within the faculty Attaining and sustaining Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

  3. How we improved motivation and attainment at GCSE and A-level How we sustained that focus within the faculty Attaining and sustaining Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

  4. Burn-out How did you do it? Number of stands visited Goal incongruence Poorly planned Quantity of lunch consumed Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

  5. What we did: • Significantly increased % C+ (70% to 84% and rising)…and sustained it • Increased % C+ Literature by 34% to 99% • How we did it? What have we learnt? Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

  6. The way we were: • loose-leaf folders • mixed ability groupings • revision: content over technique • learning in class / practice essays for h/w • mass coursework sessions draining staff time; limitless drafts • no revision guides • ‘we’ve got nothing to revise’ • WW1 staff ‘Pop-tart’ teaching Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

  7. The way we were: • Givens: what we already had… • Standard schemes of work • Teach same texts • Common systems of assessment • Leadership support! Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

  8. Step change: where is your time spent most effectively? What else can we control? Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

  9. Steps to success • 1. Changed exam board– forced rethink • 2. Shift in coursework ideology • 3. Bespoke revision material: • Countdown to success • Tailored poetry notes • Booklets of ALL past revision questions • Wiki • 4. Shift in revision philosophy: • Litlanglunch (2 classes – now 110 students) • Essay practice books • Essays in class… beat the teach • Staff writing exemplars under timed conditions • Supercram Saturdays • Revision day for C/D borderlines Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

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  13. Steps to success • 5. Exam marking! • Powerful • Evidence • Question spotting • The tricks you need to know Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

  14. Any questions? rich.peters@sandringham.herts.sch.uk Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

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