heartlands academy pupil premium 2013-2014

Heartlands Academy

Pupil Premium – 2013 -‐ 2014 Contents:

Basic Characteristics (Raiseonline) 1. Focus on Learning across the Curriculum. 2. Focus on social, emotional and behavioural issues. 3. Focus on enrichment beyond the Curriculum 4. Focus on families and communities. 5. Focus on alternative pathways and curricula 6. Expenditure

The academy serves a socially and economically disadvantaged community near the city centre of Birmingham. The vast majority of parents are supportive and want their children to be successful. Attainment on entry to KS3 and KS4 is well below the national average. The value added from KS2 to KS4 and the % of students achieving ‘expected levels of progress demonstrate that young people are making outstanding progress. At Heartland Academy, pupil premium is used to support young people in the following way:

1 Focus on Learning across the Curriculum – the curriculum is focussed around centres. Each centre has an additional member of staff to provide: § Collaborative teaching § Small group work for intervention § Cover for absent colleagues thus retaining continuity.

2 Focus on social, emotional and behavioural issues – at Heartlands the learning is supported by various teams and where appropriate outside support. The following enables these teams to function more efficiently and consistently:

� Time away from the traditional teaching role for Learning Managers. � A ‘home grown’ strategy to develop the Heartlands model

External support comes in the form of: � Additional Educational Psychologist time � Additional mentoring (as well as the in house training) � Home – academy liaison work particularly for more challenging groups/ individuals � Speech and language therapist

3. Focus on enrichment beyond the curriculum : � The academy supports 3 Creative Curriculum weeks – one per term. During this time students experience a wealth of experiences

and opportunities (Appendix 1 Creative Curriculum week breakdown). These weeks also contribute to the Personal, Social Emotional (PSE) and SMSC agendas.

� The additional staffing per centre and time availability of Learning Managers and Phase Leaders, also provide opportunities before, at lunch and at the end of the day.

� Free tuition to students keen to pursue, for example, music and drama; other specific activities are also supported as and when they arise for individuals and/or groups.

� Additional trips/visits subsidised. 4. Focus on families and communities:

� The academy employs home-‐academy liaison staff who work with specific groups. � In addition the academy employs consultants who specialise in working with individual families where the young person is

extremely challenging/disaffected. � The academy offers tutoring to parents and/or acts as a conduit to other opportunities through the work of the Community

Director. 5. Focus on alternative pathways and curricula:

� Much of the work done by the academy that has been referred to in sections 1 to 4 contribute to this.

� At Heartlands the curriculum is reviewed annually to address the needs of the different year groups. This includes the type of course and qualification.

� Alternative programmes may be set up on a full or part-‐time basis. � Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) form a major part of the development/improvement plan as it permeates into KS3.

Expenditure:

2012-‐2013

2013-‐2014 (FSM – 744

Pupil)

Examples of activities, resources, projects:

2013 -‐ 2014

Was the intervention effective

Section 1 Focus on Learning in the Curriculum

£312,873 of which £140,286 is PP

£257,098

ü Collaborative teaching ü Small group work for

intervention ü Cover for absent colleagues

thus retaining continuity.

Small group intervention on fresh start, students improved by: Year 7 all students engaged improved Year 8, 20 students all improved Year 9, 10 students all improved Year 10 3 students on the LIT programme (reading intervention) 2 out of 3 improved Year 11, 4 students (LIT programme) all improved. Lit intervention: year 7,8 and 9 followed the LIT programme as a whole class intervention Year 7 15 students improved their reading age Year 8 22 students-‐17 improved their reading age Year 9 15 students, 10 made progress and 13 made progress in sub levels All staff in English and HLTA staff were trained in delivering the LIT programme, this enhanced quality and continuity Ofsted: all groups of students regardless of their background or culture make outstanding progress. Ofsted: Real efforts are made to ensure that no student experiences any barrier to their learning Ofsted: students make outstanding progress in the majority of subjects Ofsted: The support provided for reading and literacy across the academy, including in the sixth form, is excellent. Students frequently read a wide range of material. Opportunities to read are given to students in all subjects. Ofsted: The Principal and governors have increased the number of qualified teachers so that in some groups students have access to two teachers with specialist subject knowledge.

Section 2 Focus on social, emotional and Behavioural issues.

£272,130 of which £122,018 is PP

£242,264 ü Time away from the traditional teaching role for Learning Managers.

ü A ‘home grown’ strategy to develop the Heartlands model

In addition to local authority Educational Psychology (EP) the academy invested in an independent EP, one day a week. This has provided additional support. Speech and language therapist comes to the academy one day per week. Students engaged with the speech and language therapist in different year groups:

� Year 7, total students engaged all improved their reading age � Year 8, total 8 students all improved their reading age

ü Additional Educational Psychologist time

ü Additional mentoring (as well as the in house training)

ü Home – academy liaison work particularly for more challenging groups/ individuals

ü Speech and language therapist

� Year 9, 4 students engaged, 3 improved their reading age and one stayed the same.

� Year 10, 4 students engaged, one improved their reading age and 3 improved their working at grade in English.

� Year 11, 1 student engaged and improved ‘outstanding improvements in reading age from 7.2 to 11.4.

We continue to have year on year reduction in fixed term exclusions-‐students are more able to manage their behaviour as a consequence of the intervention from the pastoral team. Ofsted: Students’ attendance, including that for minority groups and those who are supported by the pupil premium grant, is above the national average for secondary schools. Ofsted: The academy has secured a harmonious environment in which students learn and thrive. Ofsted: The development of students’ e-‐safety ensures they are fully aware of the dangers of cyber bullying and the misuse of mobile phones including ‘sexting’.

Section 3 Focus on enrichment beyond the Curriculum

£64,601 of which £28,966 is PP

£85,621

ü The academy supports 3 Creative Curriculum weeks – one per term. During this time students experience a wealth of experiences and opportunities (Appendix 1 Creative Curriculum week breakdown). These weeks also contribute to the PSE and SMSC agendas.

ü Free tuition to students keen to pursue, for example, music and drama; other specific activities are also supported as and when they arise for individuals and/or groups.

ü Additional trips/visits subsidised.

Ofsted: Students particularly appreciate teachers’ willingness to provide additional support and guidance when they fall behind or need extra help. This included working on Saturdays and during school holidays.

� Students support events and conferences to develop skills, students are confident to communicate with a wider audience of people.

� Students have presented at the Conservative conference and Chambers of Commerce, participated on live radio and in successful projects, coming first. Students are aware of the skills required to be successful.

� The students participate in a rich creative curriculum programme that provides experiences to develop their soft skills for employment and social development.

� Students now have a greater awareness of theatres, museums and building of interest across the city of Birmingham and beyond.

� Students are culturally rich in diversity and understanding of each other’s cultures.

� Students subsidised for work experience uniform and transport have completed placements and been successful collecting a reference for future employment.

� Students participate on organised business enterprise projects with PwC and Deloitte. They now have a greater understanding of the skills required for

employment. � Businesses have a greater understanding of our student’s needs and work to

improve their knowledge of various pathways into different careers. � Ofsted: The academy proves an exceptionally calm and purposeful

environment in which to learn and flourish socially, personally and academically.

Section 4 Focus on families and Communities.

£47,752 of which £21,411 is PP

£12,107

ü The academy employs home-‐academy liaison staff that work with specific groups.

ü In addition the academy employs consultants who specialise in working with individual families where the young person is extremely challenging/disaffected.

ü The academy offers tutoring to parents and/or acts as a conduit to other opportunities through the work of the Community Director.

The home school liaison staff provides a link to the wider community. They have closed the barrier between parental communication during Parents’ Evenings and organised meetings. The academy employs 3D consultancy who work closely with the most challenging and disaffected students. This includes locating suitable alternative placement provision. They monitor on a weekly basis, this has proven to be successful. Parents are signposted to community learning workshops. The academy has a significant amount of community partnerships. The partnerships are now increasing students’ knowledge of their community and access to services for their families’. Students access community links through businesses based in the city, NHS, care homes and local schools. PP students benefit from being directed to contacts that can advise them and their families. Ofsted: Students particularly appreciate teachers’ willingness to provide additional support and guidance when they fall behind or need extra help. This included working on Saturdays and during school holidays. Ofsted: Parents and students agree that students are safe in the academy. Ofsted: Students’ attendance, including that for minority groups and those who are supported by the pupil premium grant, is above the national average for secondary schools. Ofsted: Students demonstrate a mature appreciation of their place in society. Students have been working with the ‘Friends in Nechells’, a group of senior citizens who live in the academy catchment area. This project has been successful in forging strong relationships with members of the community who previously felt vulnerable and has helped to break down barriers based on age, race and culture.

Section 5 Focus on alternative pathways

£31,265 of which £14,019 is PP

£32,658

ü Much of the work done by the academy that has been referred to in sections 1 to 4 contribute to this.

As a result of intervention and alternative pathways Ofsted: (ref sec 1plus 5) Disabled Students and those with special educational needs make significant progress from their starting point in English and Mathematics and in line with national figures in other subjects.

and curricula

ü At Heartlands the curriculum is reviewed annually to address the needs of the different year groups. This includes the type of course and qualification.

ü Alternative programmes may be set up on a full or part-‐time basis.

ü IAG form a major part of the development/improvement plan as it permeates into KS3.

ü Business Partners provide advice and guidance on the many different pathways into employment. They are promoting careers that may have previously been thought of as gender specific

Ofsted: The small numbers of students with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties who attend … alternative provision placements have good attendance and make good progress in a range of subjects including English and Mathematics. Ofsted: The academy prepares its students extremely well for their future education and careers. In 2013, all Year 11 students carried on into further education, employment or training. All sixth form students leaving the academy went to university, found employment or entered an apprenticeship. IAG: students that need additional support and guidance are targeted through the careers monitoring tracking report, students awareness of various pathways including vocational and apprenticeships has improved, and they now seek advice and know who are the key staff. A data sheet to measure additional opportunities focusing on PP students has been set up to monitor future pathways for students. Ofsted: Students from a diversity of cultures work together harmoniously to ensure the academy’s aim of ‘High Aspirations and High Expectations for All’ can be achieved. Ofsted: Students’ attendance, including that for minority groups and those who are supported by the pupil premium grant, is above the national average for secondary schools. All PP students now have access to the VLE community/careers updates The academy has invested in Careers Scape KUDOS: All PP students have access to KUDOS careers Scape. The academy utilises its business partners to prepare PP students for careers. The academy employs a careers advisor two days a week and PP students are now engaging with colleges and higher education establishments for their next steps.

Year 7 Catch Up £20,000 £15,000 ü Pupils involved in fresh start reading intervention

ü All pupils in the two lowest ability sets in key stage 3 followed the LIT programme

ü One to one and small group support

Ofsted: Year 7 ‘catch-‐up’ money is being used effectively to ensure students acquire the literacy and numeracy skills they need to be successful. Students benefit from one-‐to-‐one support, small group teaching, including excellent intervention to improve reading and comprehension skills. This programme has proven extremely successful in its support of literacy in all subjects. Since joining the academy, the reading ages of Year 7 students have, on average, increased by two years.

Pupil Premium – Funding

£326,700

£568991

Ofsted: There is an outstanding commitment to equality of opportunity. The large numbers of students who are eligible for the pupil premium funding make progress that is considerably above national figures especially in English, mathematics, modern foreign languages and humanities. As a result, GCSE results for this group of students are also above national figures. On average, students known to be eligible for free

school meals gained approximately a third of grade lower than other students in both English and mathematics at GCSE. This gap increased slightly in 2013. However, information provided by the academy shows that the gap has closed in 2014 in Years 10 and 11. Ofsted: Governors carefully monitor that resources are used for the benefit of students, including those eligible for the pupil premium. They regularly review statutory policies and ensure that all requirements are met, including those relating to students’ safety.

School Contribution

£60,757

Appendix I DRAFT Cc October 20th to 24th 2013 Key stage three Culture Week key stage 4 Careers-‐Employability -‐Option Visits

Monday 20th Tuesday 21st Wednesday 22nd Thursday 23rd Friday 24th Year 7 Croft Farm Residential

(half year) PSHE non-‐residential

Konflux Theatre 4 groups football crazy, click safe, no laughing matter, all

change

Croft Farm Residential (half year) PSHE non-‐residential

Anti-‐bullying leaflet

5 GROUPS OF 20 APPROX

Croft Farm Residential (half year) PSHE non-‐residential

(LESS STUDENTS APPROX 40) ICT rooms to finish design and complete leaflet

Croft farm Residential (half year) None-‐residential students Artis Education

Outside provider (transition building relations) 4 outside providers

Croft farm Residential (half year) None-‐residential students Artis

Education Outside provider (transition building relations) 4 providers theme settling in

and making friends

Theme PSHE And residential 1:10 dinner

Year 8 PSHE AND CULTURE 12:35 dinner

Culture week Science Day

Millennium point visit 11:am/12:00

Culture week Humanities Day

Culture week Year Group activity

RED Cross First Aid and Humanity training 80 am main hall 80 PSHE maths classrooms

On site

Culture week Maths Day

Culture week MFL/MU/DR/ART/DT Day

Year 9 Culture 1:10 dinner

Culture week

English Day

Culture week Science Day

Millennium point visit 11:am/12:00

Culture week Year Group activity

Get to know your city Birmingham bus tours

Culture week

Humanities Day

Culture week

PE Day Year 10 OPTIONS AND EMPLOYABILTY

OPT C OPT D PWC Employability Day over 60 volunteers

delivering workshops (main hall followed by classroom carousel of

employability skills)

All year 10

Main hall and science classrooms

OPT E OPT F

Careers-‐Employability and options 1:10 dinner

Art (14)Ikon gallery bham museum

BS (24)in school Art(30) sand sculpture western -‐super-‐mare Catering (12) Netherstowe house

BS (22)in school Catering(19) Netherstowe House BS(12) in school RE (21) Coventry cathedral Catering (15) Netherstowe

house Languages Spanish French(28) warwick

castle Catering(13) netherstowe house Geography (34)natural history museum

ICT (21)in school H&S(26) in school Drama(15) Stratford H&S (22) ICT BTEC (32)in school History(9) roman baths Geography(30) natural history museum History (16) roman baths

RE (22) Coventry cathedral L&T(11) Castleton speedwell cavern History (28) roman baths ICT (17) in school RM(9) Stratford museum RM(32)Stratford museum ICT(7) in school L&T (15) speedwell cavern Castleton

Triple Science(19) National space station Museum

out

Performing Arts (7) in school

RM (12) Stratford museum Music (16) in school Year 11 Study week 12:35 dinner

BTEC PE (67) BTEC ICT (14) BTEC H&S (28) BTEC Music (8) Maths (24)

BTEC ICT (53) GCSE ICT (44) PE BTEC (22)

Maths Day (14)

Year Group activity Study skills off site Learning Performance off site paragon hotel

English Day PE GCSE GROUP off site Ackers

Maths Day PE GCSE GROUP off site ackers

Drama/performing Arts GCSE Residential off site 8 students -‐Yr11 11 students -‐Yr10

Drama/performing Arts GCSE Residential Off site

8 students -‐Yr11 11 students -‐Yr10

NQT Residential p.m. only (after school 4p.m. onwards)

NQT Residential all day

Year 12 Perfume Business Project organised by 6th form plan

Cc week March 23rd to 27th 2014 Year group

Monday 23rd Tuesday 24th Wednesday 25th

Thursday 26th Friday 27th

Additional events that week: Yr 7 review day Additional events that week: Yr 9 options evening Monday 7th pm

7 Enabling Enterprise

Inventions PE

Inventions ENGLISH Day

Inventions Maths Day

Year 7 review day

Tutor day

Inventions Offsite MAGNA booked

Inventions Science

8 Enabling Enterprise

Bright futures Enterprise Science

Bright futures Enterprise PERFORMING ARTS Art,

Drama Music (only half year group)

Bright futures Enterprise Tutor day

Bright futures Enterprise DT/Humanities

Bright futures Enterprise Maths

9 amended with Nicola 10th Dec

Museums OFF SITE

Manchester MOSI Liverpool World Museum National Space Centre

Bristol Museum Leicester Museum

Study Skills Day Learning Performance in school

Tutors plus support

Enabling Enterprise options day Off Tally Ho

9 till 3

Universities Wednesday Off site

Loughborough Oxford

Staffordshire Birmingham

Bristol Worcester Manchester

Options Day On site

ENGLISH DEPT

Options interviews with leadership throughout the day

10 Work Experience Work Experience Work Experience Work Experience Work experience 11 example

Maths/ICT Science/humanities Tutors Day Off -‐site Army day

English/DT performing arts drama music art

Options day?

11 all yr Maths Science Tutors?? PE ICT 12 Planned Planned Planned Planned Planned 13 Planned Planned Planned Planned Planned

Year 11 residential will be the first week of the Easter Holiday

Cc Plan July 14-‐19th 2014

Year

Monday 14th July Tuesday 15th July Wednesday 16th July Thursday 17th July Friday 18th July

7

Form Tutor Trip 7ALS Royal Air Force 7 FAS Go Karting /bowling 7GIA adventure way to go 7JOR London 7LEJ London bus tour 7MOL bike riding gorge walking 7STKwarwick castle

Humanities and Performing Arts a.m. and p.m. Humanities Half year a.m. Performing arts half year a.m.

Change groups over pm

E-‐ACT GAMES PE

Practical workshops-‐external providers Pottery paint workshop Kite making Graffiti workshop Recycled book making Wax candle workshop Capoeira Street Cheer dance Camouflage Circus Skills

Twycross Zoo Learning Managers Day

Assembly Tutor Activity

8

Practical workshops-‐external providers Pottery Kitemaking Gadgets and Gismos Street dance Circus skills Brazilian drumming Capoeira Cartoon Drawing Cookery with Chef nutritionist

English/DT and MFL a.m. and p.m. English half year a.m. DT and MFL half year a.m.


Form Tutor Trip 8HAM London boat trip 8HIJ edge Adventure 8KHA Royal Air Force 8SAR Nottingham Castle Caves 8SHL Cadbury World 8SMK Madame Tussauds 8VAM Kingsbury Water Park

Ironbridge Learning Managers Day


9

Form Tutor Trip 9AHG star city adventure day 9BUC bowling/carting teamworks 9CLG kingswood adventure 9FAM Ackers 9LEE laser quest pizza hut 9MCF pizza making bowling 9POJ canal boat trip and pizza making

Maths and ICT a.m. and p.m. Maths half year group a.m ICT half Year group a.m.


Practical workshops-‐external providers Football Bumper balls Big ball team challenge Kinex team challenge Archery x 2 groups Bike maintainance Bush craft Tent building

Safari Park Learning Managers Day


10

Practical workshops-‐external providers Football Big Ball team challenge Kinex team challenge Archery x 2 groups Bike maintenance Bush craft Tent building

Art and Science a.m. and p.m. Art half year group a.m science half year group a.m.


Form Tutor Trip 10AKI Go Karting/bowling 10ALV Kings wood Adventure 10BAG pioneer adventure 10FLS Go Carting/cinema 10HUN Blackwell adventure 10JAE carting laser 10WIJ/HUS Kingsbury water park

Drayton Manor Learning Managers Day


12

LRC LRC LRC Drayton Manor LRC/Tutor Activity

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