Leadership Development Programme for Coordinators Programme Leadership Towards

Leadership Development Programme for Co-ordinators Programme Leadership Towards Creating an Outstanding Curriculum Bernice Gummer Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

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Today we will: ■ Consider what inspectors look for ➢ Key features of good to outstanding ➢ The new key features of the current CIF ➢ What OFSTED said in their report ■ ■ Ideas - case study Over to you ➢ Making ■ & managing change – an approach Meta – learning: T, L & A techniques to motivate learners Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

What do inspectors want? Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

For Good & Better Provision, Inspectors look for evidence of… Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

Focus on the new Common Inspection Framework: Personal development, behaviour and welfare Entirelynew features of inspection are: ■Where relevant, employability skills of learners so that they are well preparedfor the next stage of their education, employment, self-employment or training. “Inspectors will make a text based judgement for behaviour and a text based judgement for personal development and welfare. Inspectors will then reach one overall judgement for PDBW”.

And further: “Where relevant, English, mathematics and other skills necessary to function as an economically active member of British society and globally are promoted through teaching and learning. “ Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

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Your Turn - Knowledge Cafe This is it ! You have had the call - the inspection team will arrive in 2 days! In your groups , write on your tablecloths 1. What inspectors will look for to judge you as Good to Outstanding 2. What you would use as evidence of IMPACT 1. 2. Use your last Report! Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

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What OFSTED are telling you! Key points. ■ …success rates did not increase in 2013/14 …retention has declined ■ …attendance is low in too many subjects ■Teaching, learning and assessment are not yet sufficiently good to improve outcomes for all learners. …. . wide variations …from outstanding to inadequate ■Too few learners make the progress of which they are capable ■ Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

…and about T, L & A ■ ■ Too much teaching focuses on the minimum requirements to complete qualifications In their feedback on marked work, teachers do not give learners sufficient information on how to improve their work Too many teachers use undirected questions …do not routinely plan additional learning activities to extend learning outside the classroom Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

…and ■ … needs greater focus on meeting learners’ individual needs in lessons ■ …too many of the targets set are not specific enough ■ Monitoring of progress against target remains area for improvement ■ Too many teachers limit their planning to wholegroup activities ■ ……do not always plan carefully enough which learners should be working together in small groups Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

…and ■ ■ The development of learners’ English and mathematical skills alongside their main studies is variable and requires improvement … incorporating English and mathematics into teaching varies too much …do not routinely correct learners’ spelling and grammar …do not sufficiently reinforce with learners the need to adopt the professional standards expected Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

Your Turn Knowledge Snowballs Using your report ■ Quick wins - choose 2 improvements that can be made quickest with the biggest IMPACT. ■ Write these on individual pieces of paper. ■ Scrunch them up & throw them at the new Chief Inspector Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

Developing the curriculum – A Case Study BTEC L 3 Business Year 1 5 staff 95 learners Drivers. ■To improve success rates ■To improve high grades ■To improve attendance & punctuality ■To improve student satisfaction ■To maximise vocational relevance Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

Aims ■ ■ ■ To create a structure which, while covering qualification requirements, is also vocationally relevant To maximise opportunities to develop employability skills ( including behavioural) To increase the proportion of high grades To increase opportunities for experience with industry To fully challenge and engage the learner Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

Structure ■ ■ ■ Project delivery in terms 2 & 3 Broken into short tasks with short deadlines leading to final event Working in “business” teams working on 1 organisation (covers Team Work Unit) Following the flow of the Marketing Process Evidence linked across multiple units Focus on research, cooperative learning, collaboration & self evaluation Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

Tutor role ■ ■ ■ ■ Planning & matching against criteria Advice & guidance from tutor “consultants” Theory sessions & Team teaching Teaching of skills including for grades and employability Progress on tasks Support & tracking of evidence Quality control Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

Pizzaz! ■ ■ ■ ■ Pre-project review & progression day focusing on employability skills profile & targets Project launch day with employer input Task 1 - introducing group presentation Creating team resources online Open plan office environment for project sessions Employer panels & networking opportunities Final event – pitching to employer panel Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

Employability skills ■ ■ ■ ■ Working in teams Leadership Communication Negotiation Handling conflict Organisation Motivating teams Flexibility ■ ■ ■ ■ Attendance Punctuality Meeting deadlines Working under pressure Research & analysis Problem solving Creative thinking Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

Sanctions & Safety Nets ■ ■ ■ Unit “failure” for lack of input and evidence Lower value qualification Disciplinary process agreed by learner teams leading to ‘dismissal’ Reference affected Block on progression ■ ■ Replacement individual assessments Increasing support for targeted students Access to tutor-led resources covering pass criteria Opportunity to redo units in year 2 Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

Improvements to T, L & A ■ ■ ■ All tasks allow challenge to high grades & extension work Word walls show progress & offer hints for Q & A Career aspirations of learners allow linking of theory and skills to individuals ■ ■ More active learning More student-led learning through questioning More frequent learner input through presentations More co-operative learning Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

Measuring impact so far ■ ■ ■ Student satisfaction increased Attendance on project sessions improved- peer pressure 1 factor OFSTED – “most innovative delivery…how BTEC should be…. my benchmark for future inspections…most dynamic session observed in years…loved the use of career aspirations displayed” More active & cooperative learning & collaboration observed Greater opportunity for stretching observed Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

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T, L & A Techniques Knowledge Café - Tablecloth ■Can be used for any collating of ideas etc. ■Groups can then move around add or steal ideas ■The use of a tablecloth is illicit /naughty Knowledge Snowballs (or bombs or missiles ) ■Inclusive & anonymous - everyone will throw them at a target ■Even the most shy will read out another’s answer ■Ideas can then be explored, best selected, expanded, explained & recorded Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

T, L & A Techniques Word walls ■Could have different colours for employability, English, maths, technical language and even career aspirations ■Stick on walls from the entrance – shows progress ■Use them to ask questions & to help students answer directed questions Socratic questioning. ■Asks for detail, explanations and justification ■Asks for evaluation of others’ ideas ■Assesses understanding and gives feedback ■Pushes input up the grade scale Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

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Your Turn - last one! Which Employability, English & Maths skills did you just use? ■In groups, write on each card until you can’t think of any more. 5 minutes ■Stick them on the wall. Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

Over to you! Targets 1. 2 x Quick Wins Agree your “buddy” group & meeting times Create an improvement schedule – what, who, by when, how will you measure impact Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

Over to you! Long Term Targets Using your Report/QUIP 1. 2. Decide on an improvement to your programme e. g. structure & delivery Create an improvement schedule – what, who, by when, how will you measure impact Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®

And finally. . . Thanks for listening, Bernice Gummer Created with Mind. Genius Business 2005®