Parents’ Information EveningOfsted:

moving to at least goodTuesday 17th September

The Start of the New Year Very positive start Excellent Attitude to Learning Learning Environment much improved:

Sports Hall Art Block 11 Classrooms

New Cards to be issued soon Printing Cashless catering

Monitoring Visit ReportThe best we could have hoped for at this

stage

Key Highlights There has been a big focus on ensuring

lessons: are well-matched to the varying needs of students; provide suitable levels of challenge; and enable students to make strong demonstrable progress.

Key Highlights careful attention is being paid to the

accuracy of monitoring, assessment, marking and feedback, with more regular discussion about students’ learning and progress beginning to take place, with a view to intervening more quickly to effect improvements or nip in the bud any slower progress or regression apparent.

Key Highlights predictions indicate that, Year 11 and Year

13 students’ achievement in 2013, will be similar to those in 2012

Year 13 identical with a weaker year groupYear 11 good in Mathematics, Science and

English Literature

Key Highlights Members of the governing body have a

wealth of relevant experiences and expertise that they are bringing to bear in holding the academy’s leaders to account for its performance

Senior leaders and governors are taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement identified at the recent section 5 inspection

Action Pointslink formally with a good or better school to accelerate

further the school’s improvement make sure that all achievement targets are sufficiently

challenging and represent good or better progress for all students

establish a rigorous and reliable data management system that enables staff at all levels of the academy to accurately and regularly, record, report, review, and intervene to support, all students’ progress and attainment

Progress has already been made on each of these bullet points

Action PlanHMI very pleased with content and plans for

this yearVery detailedGood use of external supportNeed to ensure progress is maintained and is

rapid

What differences will you see?New marking policy; students should know

Where they areWhat they need to do to progressWhen they have reached the next level

6 week learning cycleRegular Enhanced Reporting Intervention to support underachieversCelebrating Good Progress

Quality of Teaching and Learning Improved

Other initiativesVertical Tutoring

Parent/tutors/student meeting to discuss progress Year 11 – week beginning 4th November Year 10 – week beginning 16th December Year 9 – week beginning 23rd June Year 8 – week beginning 31st March Year 7 – week beginning 10th February

Older students already supporting new/younger ones and able to focus on own progress in small groups

Subject Parents’ Evenings Year 13 – 5th December Year 12 - 27th November Year 11 – 12th February Year 10 – 3rd April Year 9 – 25th February Year 8 – 12th November Year 7 – 1st May