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Contraction of KS3 to 2 years/Accelerated Learning Skipton Girls’ High School

Two Year Key Stage 3 Tel: 01756 707600 Accelerated Curriculum KS4 & 5 Email:[email protected] Chatham Grammar School for Boys Accelerated Curriculum Tel: 01634 830083 Email:[email protected] Fort Pitt Grammar School, Chatham Accelerated learning Tel: 01634 842359 Email:[email protected] Lawrence Sheriff School NCSL case study on personalisation at the school. Tel: 01788 542074 Email:[email protected] Devonport High School for Boys Contraction of KS3 from 3 years to 2 Tel: 01752 208787 Email:[email protected]

Second year of SATS for Yr 8 Students moving to stage not age from Y8 KS2 in two years assessed in Yr.8. GCSEs mostly in Yr10. AS/GCSE Yr.11 AS/A2 Yr 10 A2/HE Modules/Cambridge Pre-U Yr.13 2 yr KS3, 2 yr KS4 Yr11 mixed (personalised). Currently about to be tweaked a little to offer even more personalisation. See attached papers. Drawing connection between subject areas, removing repetition in the curriculum and injecting more urgency and pace at KS3. The gained time in year 9 will be used to enable students to achieve CoPE awards, start GCSEs and take part in extended events designed to develop leadership and independent learning skills. Planning is underway for an 09 start for Year 7. A “curriculum wall” is being developed so that staff, governors and students can see what is currently studied each half term in each subject area – they will then be invited to suggest connections in a visitors’ book – before the best models and ideas are adopted.

Pupil Voice Lawrence Sheriff School

Student Voice: Are we Listening

Tel: 01788 542074 Email:[email protected] Fort Pitt Grammar School, Chatham Asking Students: Tel: 01634 842359 Email:[email protected] Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Alford Students as Observers Tel: 01507 462403 Email:[email protected]

Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School Student Voice Tel: 01524 32010 Email:[email protected]

Crossley Heath School

Pupil Voice

Tel: 01422 360272 Email:[email protected] Personalised Learning Lawrence Sheriff School Tel: 01788 542074 Email:[email protected] Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Tel: 01619 807173 Email:[email protected] Reading School Tel: 01189 015600 Email:[email protected]

The Key Elements Free option choice at KS4 and timetable build around Choices at KS5. Collegiate management structure and the Nine Gateways.

See attached papers Student Voice: skills, knowledge and attributes that they would like to have by the end of KS3. 15 x Yr 11 students trained (in house 2 days) after GCSEs. Observe and give feedback to teachers on lessons. Part of GTP and NQT programme of observations and many other teachers have volunteered to have lessons observed. Student perception is seen to be very valuable. Wells established peer mentoring programme. Learning walks in partner secondary schools. Pupil researchers – carried out a review of uniform and made a number of changes. Currently looking at pupils researching learning at LGGS. Some pupils will be trained with staff to observe learning in lessons. (Building Learning Power learning review programme). Enhanced Student Voice/Leadership opportunities, including annual student conference for students in 5 schools. The school defines personalised learning as giving every individual the equal opportunity to learn in a way and at a pace appropriate to them. Encourages personalised learning. Personalisation of the curriculum.

CPD Lawrence Sheriff School Tel: 01788 542074 Email:[email protected] Fort Pitt Grammar School, Chatham CPD as of September 09 Tel: 01634 842359 Email:[email protected] Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Robust CPD/Performance Management system. Tel: 01619 807173 Email:[email protected] Crossley Heath School Qualifications for staff. Tel: 01422 360272 Email:[email protected] Vertical Tutor Groups Lawrence Sheriff School Tel: 01788 542074 Email:[email protected] Fort Pitt Grammar School, Chatham Vertical Tutor Groups Tel: 01634 842359 Email:[email protected] Skipton Girls’ High School Vertical Tutor Groups across 11 – 18 Tel: 01756 707600 Email:[email protected] Diplomas and IB Devonport High School for Boys ICT Diploma Tel: 01752 208787 Email:[email protected]

Newstead Wood School for Girls Newstead leads an Engineering Diploma Tel: 01689 853626 Consortium. Email:[email protected]

See attached papaers. 5 Training Days to be added to holidays and all staff to undertake 25 hours of personalised training in lieu of these additional days. Some time will be central “whole school” training of course. Also for non-teaching staff. Masters Degree in Educational Leadership being provided specifically for staff in the partner schools by Edgehill University (at minimal cost). See attached papers. In place since 2005 – an evolved system not changing whole school at once. 2005 – family groupings – peer support and mentoring.

We are part of the city wide learning campus – delivering an unprecedented 10 Diploma lines of learning across Plymouth from September 2009. DHSB leads on Engineering at Level 2 and 3 and will have a significant role to play in the delivery of Level 3 ICT. In partnership with a boys’ secondary school and an FE college, we lead delivery of the Diploma at all 3 levels. We aim to increase the number of girls gong in to Engineering HE and employment. We

Torquay Boys’ Grammar School International Baccalaureate Tel:01803 615501 Email:[email protected] Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Alford 14 – 19 Diplomas Tel: 01507 462403 Email:[email protected] Skipton Girls’ High School Diploma in Engineering Tel: 01756 707600 Email:[email protected] Newstead Wood School for Girls Newstead is one of London’s designated IB Tel: 01689 853626 schools and will introduce it in 2010. Email:[email protected]

Reading School

IB from 2009.

Tel: 01189 015600 Email:[email protected] KS3 Deep Learning; Enquiry Based Learning; Metacognition The Skinners’ School KS3 metacognition programme Tel: 01892 520732 Email: [email protected] Newstead Wood School for Girls Key Stage 3 ‘Deep Learnng’ curriculum. Tel: 01689 853626 Email:[email protected] Gravesend Grammar School KS3 Curriculum Development Tel: 01474 331893 Email:[email protected]

support he LA’s 14 -19 consortium arrangements to create access to all courses for all students and to raise standards, particularly at KS5. Introducing IB 2009. Schools interested in IB might like to hear of requirements up to accreditation. Running Level 3 Engineering Diploma. Increased uptake in Science A Levels especially Physics and Further Maths. Substantial increase in number moving into engineering and science at HE. Offering Level 3. The IB will be on offer to all post-16 students in the area. It will give students a 3rd learning progression route from KS4 and into HE (Adding to A levels and Level 3 Diploma). It will help us to retain our most able students who currently leave to study the IB elsewhere. We can help others with application and establishment

Designed in house and delivered in a weekly lesson, with principles rolled out across subject teaching. Thematic, PLT-based study. Learning Journals for assessment. Cross-curricular and AOL staff team. Enquiry based Learning in Year 7, delivered through teams a of ‘generalist’ and fewer ‘specialists’.

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Learning to Learn Tel: 01803 842289 Email:[email protected] Skipton Girls’ High School Hub School for SSAT on Deep Learning Tel: 01756 707600 Email:[email protected] International Links

We have been piloting a series of activities aimed at developing effective learners. This involves curriculum structures and curriculum days. Thinking Student – use of VLE for learning conversations. Students as Lead Learners.

Torquay Boys’ Grammar School Language College Tel:01803 615501 Email:[email protected]

The Crypt School Tel: 01452 530291 Email:[email protected] Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School Tel: 01524 32010 Email:[email protected]

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Tel: 01200 423118 Email:[email protected] Sustainability The Skinners’ School Tel: 01892 520732 Email: [email protected]

Working with CILT, Goethe Institute, Reuters and 13 schools – Making Languages our Business. Partner schools abroad for e.g. Work Experience. Uniting the two specialisms of language and business and enterprise. Business Language award with international business. Spanish School of the Year with the Spanish Embassy. Link with Suzhou Foreign Language School, China Independently set up link, now established for two years, with a teacher from Suzhou coming to us for 10 weeks each Autumn, teaching Mandarin to boys, and also in partner secondary schools. Study visit being arranged. Very strong international links. International school and now working on a UKIERI project. Fifth year of exchanges with an Indian school. Several Comenius projects successfully completed currently working with 5 European schools on a Physics based project. Participate in the International Science Fair. Our Science students have visited Korea, Japan and Thailand. Wide range of International Links Exchanges with China, France, German, Spain. Work Experience in France and Germany.

School-wide focus upon sustainability.

Very strong focus upon sustainability – national finalists for Ashden Award and DCSF Sustainable Schools Award.

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Lead School for sustainability. Tel: 01803 842289 Email:[email protected] Partnerships Devonport High School for Boys Teaching students not on roll. Tel: 01752 208787 Email:[email protected] Lawrence Sheriff School

Executive Headship

Tel: 01788 542074 Email:[email protected] Kendrick

Soft Federation and Joint Trust status formed with Tel: 0118 9015859 Reading Girls’ School which we helped move out Email:[email protected] of special measures. I am now Exec Head of both schools at request of LA. Herschel Grammar School Exclusions unit for consortium. Tel: 01753 520950 Email:[email protected] Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Support for non-selective schools. Tel: 01619 807173 Email:[email protected] The Henrietta Barnett School ISSP partnerships with 2 other state schools and 2 Tel: 0208 458 8999 independent, facilitated by London Gifted and Email:[email protected] Talented. Poole Grammar School

Strong links with Devon Wildlife Park and schools in Peru. Lots of in house work done with primary schools. We belong to The Link Partnership – a group of 5 schools in our region committed to providing access to a range of additional courses to learners post 16 if they are not available in their ‘home’ school. Head is executive Headteacher of an inner city comprehensive school in Coventry (for this year only). Deputy Headteacher is also associate headteacher of the school. Shared Inset, good practice, practical support for core subjects and MFL and business studies. Help with marketing school and strategic leadership. We run an exclusions unit for 10 schools. (7 nonselective). Supporting inner city comprehensive. Joint Science project at planning stage; meting of Heads of 6th Form to share practice took place in Autumn Term, with a second planned for May.

Poole LSS PRU support.

Poole PRU in special measures – SLT supporting PRU management and leadership in coming out of special measures.

Local Poole EBD school.

A local EBD school uses us to start the return to school programmes for pupils. Ie. they come into a comparatively calm learning environment and so start to get used to school again before going back

Tel: 01202 692132 Email:[email protected]

to their mainstream school. Staff at EBD school give inset to PGS staff re behaviour management. The Skinners’ School Tel: 01892 520732 Email: [email protected] Bournemouth School Tel: 01202 512609 Email:[email protected] Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School Tel: 01524 32010 Email:[email protected] Torquay Boys’ Grammar School Tel:01803 615501 Email:[email protected] Chatham House Grammar School Tel: Email:[email protected]

Academy sponsors

We are the Lead Sponsor for an Academy. Detailed information can be given to others thinking of taking the same route.

Academy sponsors Support for non-selective school

Support local 11 – 16 comprehensives.

Support for non-selective school

Support local Nat.Challenge school. Trust status.

Support for 3 local National Challenge Schools

HPSS bid this term to assist 3 schools with English and establishment of rugby academy for Thanet including secondary schools which don’t play the game. Through our Humanities Specialism we have provided both teachers and LSAs to support the teaching of Geography in our partner comprehensive with consequent rise in GCSE results.

Torquay Girls’ Grammar School Specialist school partnership with Torquay Tel:01803 613215 community college. Email:[email protected]