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Drapers Academy Governors' Conference

Published on Jan 10, 2018

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Drapers Academy Governors' Conference

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Fischer Family Trust

Charity - educational research
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The bad...

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  • Attainment took a dip this year
  • Progress 8 overall is (just) below the national average (-0.2)
  • White pupils did badly (though not too bad when compared to white pupils nationally)
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The ugly...

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  • Free school meal pupils progress is weak
  • Female progress is weak
  • White British progress is weak
  • Non-FSM students don't do as well as they should
  • Attendance is below average
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The good...

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Attainment

  • 3 year trend is upwards for attainment 8 - best 8 subjects
  • 3 year trend is upwards for English and Maths
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Progress

  • School is ranked 19th out of 100 for English and Maths Grade 4 or higher
  • School is popular and oversubscribed
  • The school is improving under the current head (Ofsted)
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FGCS

Some things that helped...
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Get lucky!

Promote winners

Strong governance

Roles and responsibilities

The right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus
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Systems and controls

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Observe

Watch it, measure it, compare it

Act quickly

Curriculum control

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Black box thinking

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Belief in human potential

Aim High

No blame mining

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Effective feedback

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Targeted practice

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Planning

Grids and milestones
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Avoid drains

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Difficult conversations

Make them them more normal

Plan and plan again

Everything changes
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Everything changes, everything is connected, pay attention

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