Effective Leadership for Closing Attainment Gap
This journey at Colquhoun Park Primary focuses on effective leadership at all levels to improve outcomes for children and close the attainment gap. The school's unique approach includes self-evaluation, improvement planning, and interventions centered around skills for life, learning, and work. Through dedicated efforts in PEF support, additional staffing, staff training, curriculum development, health and wellbeing initiatives, and more, the school is committed to raising attainment together and ensuring holistic growth for all students.
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Colquhoun Park Primary Our PEF Journey towards closing the attainment gap! Effective leadership at all levels to improve outcomes for children and close the attainment gap! Raising Attainment Together
PEF? What has had the biggest impact in your school? Raising Attainment Together
What makes us unique? Our Rationale and context 63% SIMD Deciles 1&2 %) Cross boundary challenges and opportunities! Wellbeing at our roots Nurture and Ethos! Teamwork! Whole Staff knowledge and care for ALL our pupils and families Our Curriculum developed for OUR learners 12 babies of Christmas! (SIMD 8&9 next biggest Raising Attainment Together
The Improvement Process 1.1 Self- evaluation 1.5 3.2 Improvement Planning Identify the gap Interventions 2.4 1.3 Wellbeing and knowing your families at the roots Raising Attainment Together
As a school team we decided to focus on... Skills for Life, Learning and Work Raising Attainment Together
What did our gap look like at CPPS? At school level At At classroom level individual level Raising Attainment Together
PEF to support Raising Attainment and Achievement Additional staffing RAT s; SLA; FLA Staff training and professional development Curriculum Development - Number Talks/SEAL/ [Commercial Numeracy Programme] Word aware and Phonological Awareness Play2Learn approaches Digital Learning Raising Attainment Together
......and Health and wellbeing! Nurture group ; Lego Therapy Group Autism Advisor Family Support Worker Family Learning programme Resources to support H&W Supporting wider achievements Raising Attainment Together
Leadership at all levels! Building on existing staff strengths and skills/ building capacity 1 fte teacher + probationers + creativity = impact! Health and Wellbeing targeted support Literacy - universal and targeted support Numeracy - universal and targeted support Raising Attainment Together
Raising Attainment Teachers (RATs!) Challenges Staff turnover! 1 teacher = many RAT s! Timetabling Consistency and continuity Shared approaches to learning and teaching Shared understanding of expectations and standards Knowledge of pupils as individuals Opportunities Staff development opportunities Sharing expertise and knowledge Collegiate opportunities! Staff plan, teach and assess together Moderation improved Increased motivation levels staff and pupils! IMPACT Raising Attainment Together
Nurture Group personal wellbeing RAT for Numeracy Laptop to support learning in class CEDAR referral and Group for parent and child Trumpet Lessons and Ski Trip Supporting Families for Mum Raising Attainment Together
Whole school tracking Whole school data analysis FME / SIMD 1&2 Attendance & Risk Matrix Identify trends! ASN already in place! Additional layer through PEF! WHAT? WHO? WHY? Raising Attainment Together
Maths attainment over time 120 100 18%9 14%% 27% 23% 80 below 30% 18% within 60 34% 23% well/very well 40 beyond 45% 32% 39% 20% 20 7% 2% 0 66% pupils in Deciles 1&2 P3 June 16 PTM May 17 Agree and define what the gap looks like in your school context. Raising Attainment Together
Maths attainment over time 120 100 18%9 14%% 27% 23% 30% 21% 80 below 30% 18% within 60 34% 23% well/very well 44% 23% 40 beyond 45% 32% 39% 20% 20 26% 12% 7% 2% 0 66% pupils in Deciles 1&2 / FME P3 June 16 PTM May 17 P5 March 18 Raising Attainment Together
Wellbeing Targeted Support Lego Therapy Staff Training Holistic screening and whole school tracking Group identified P3 Knowledge of kids! Raising Attainment Together
Evaluations and gathering voice Lego group has really pushed on his personal interest in Lego and creativity. He seems more confident and doesn t complain anymore about not playing with anyone during break time. I know if he s not complaining that he has friends and is happier. PARENT Piece Buddies makes my brain go whizzing with my imagination. I think I m better at making friends now because I can share and be fair. I feel happy and comfortable there because the staff guide me. PUPIL Raising Attainment Together
Lego Therapy Group AA strategies RAT literacy Challenge ASD parent support Group Music Group after school Supporting Families Worker Raising Attainment Together
Long term measures Whole school tracking ! Attainment for all with focus on SIMD1&2 Expected outcomes and beyond for some. If no improvement- why? ASN consultation and signposting JIGSAW not one intervention but effects of several pieced together! Raising Attainment Together
Fringe benefits = Sustainability! Increased H&W of pupils visible! Staff feel supported / shared responsibility Staff using data forensically! Relationships/trust of parents and families SMT safeguarding and signposting onto services huge impact for individual child and family! Partnerships strengthened 3D; CEDAR; Supporting Families; Young Carers; Quality resources! Wide reaching- raising attainment for ALL (domino effect!) Improvement in self evaluation processes eg comments gathered from visitors on pupil motivation, level of engagement, values, pupil voice, parent voice Increased % attendance at parents nights Pupil Led! Decreased Hot Spots! Raising Attainment Together
Parent voice The confidence my children have developed this year has been wonderful. New ideas, new ways of thinking ... all has been so positive ! The increase in confidence in my child has been very positive from reading & numeracy small group working has helped massively New technology has been purchased providing new opportunities and exciting learning for children I like how the children are working in smaller groups that are focussed on the level that each individual child is at, and helping push each child to their full potential Variety of staff and how their skills are used throughout the school to develop children learning, boost confidence and encourage independence Since PEF was implemented we ve noticed our son has been more challenged in his areas of strength such as maths this means he s more interested and engaged in these subjects and so his learning is progressing quickly Raising Attainment Together
Staff voice Professional dialogue and how the RAT model has been orchestrated from the top!! For example, utilising the skills of staff members Facing new challenges as a team but coming out of the other end and seeing the CONFIDENCE and buzz from ALL the children Being able to really target and tailor learning to much smaller groups and individuals increase in children confidence Opportunity to work with other CTs and share good practice, wide range of experience and communicate to develop stage/child appropriate activities to suit learners Trust and creativity has flourished Whole school approach to assessment and target setting leading to clear personalised goals for all abilities. Strong and very positive leadership Increased teacher confidence and motivation we are trusted and valued Raising Attainment Together
Building on strong foundations! IMPACT of PEF Be brave, be creative! Challenge the norm! Strong relationships with families Wellbeing & Ethos High Quality T&L Curricular framework coherent and progressive Raising Attainment Together
Questions? Raising Attainment Together
