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Gryffe High School Quality Assurance Calendar 2015-2016

Date Quality Assurance Strategy

Person(s) Responsible

Impact Evidence

August SQA Results analysis QIs: 1.1,5.9,8.4

Head Teacher SMT PT/FHs

• Identification of areas of strength and development

• Establish action plan for areas of development

• Build on areas of strength and identify opportunities to share effective practice

• Raise attainment of our learners

• Our learners continue to make very good progress from prior learning

• Continue to use external data on comparative performance effectively

• Continue to use benchmarking to improve learning

SMT minutes PTs Meeting minutes DM Minutes STACS

Update of Child Protection QIs: 1.1,5.8

DHT – P Holsgrove

• All staff fully trained in Child Protection procedures.

• Raise awareness of child protection issues and procedures

• Ensures provision for meeting the emotional, physical and social needs of our learners

August In Service Day Programme and staff evaluations Staff signatures to support accessing Child Protection literature Staff applications for CPD Update of central file regarding staff

Review of legislative requirements for pupils with ASN QIs: 1.2

DHT – AM Skillen

• Pupils identified with ASNs are well supported including those who have behavioural issues

EST minutes EST evaluation Pupil Support:SfL minutes

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Impact Evidence

• Pupils who are identified as at risk of exclusion from school are supported

• SHANARRI wellbeing indicators are used at EST

• All staff become familiar with ASN procedures

Pupil Support: Guidance minutes Pupil ASN information

Annual meeting with Chaplaincy Team QIs: 4.1, 5.6, 6.1, 6.2, 9.1

DHT – A Brown

• Agree programme for spiritual development of our learners– Christmas and Easter Services and themed input at year group Assemblies

Minute and agreement of meeting

Update on: Racist incidents Bullying incidents Returns to the Authority on the above QIs: 1.2, 4.2, 5.6, 9.1

SMT PTs Pupil Support: Guidance

• Incidents of bullying and anti racist behaviour monitored.

• Incidents dealt with quickly and effectively

• Pupils feel supported • Promotes an ethos of equality

and fairness • Pupils act as responsible

citizens

Monthly orange sheets recording incidents Racist Incident Blue folder.

Discussion of Parent Council meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9

Head Teacher

• Parent Council contributes towards improvements.

• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect change.

• Parent Council given a role within the school

Parent Council Minutes SMT minutes

School Fund Committee meeting QIs: 3.1, 8.2

BSM School Fund Committee

• Allows for planning to ensure that funding is available to support Learning and Teaching initiatives

Minutes of Committee meeting

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Impact Evidence

• Learners at risk of missing out due to finance can be participate in the full school programme. EG payment to HFT and contribution towards all school trips

Review of Department QA calendars QIs: 5.9, 9.4

SMT

• Ensures consistency across the school.

• Ensures consistency with whole school QA calendar

• Allows for planning to ensure that workload issues are not created

• Allows for planning of sampling of pupils work, parental view and pupils views across the session

Department QA calendars

Review of August In Service Day Programme QIs: 3.1, 5.9, 6.2

Head Teacher All staff

• Ensures that programme meets the needs of all teaching staff.

• Programme is current and meaningful

Staff evaluations of August In service day and action points

Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of e-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers

QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6

SMT • Early intervention is taken to ensure that potential barriers to learning are removed.

• Appropriate behaviour and attitude is reinforced and praised and inappropriate ones are challenged.

• Pupils become more responsible citizens

Authority exclusion data Demerits monthly data for whole school Analysis of e-room usage from SfL Uniform sticker book

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Impact Evidence

Scrutiny of Departmental minutes SMT • Effective practice highlighted and shared with others

• Issues dealt with promptly

Department minutes SMT response to department minutes

SMT attendance at link Dept DM Agenda items:

SMT • Staff work as professional teams and want to do well

• There is an ethos of openness • Learning and teaching is

enhanced and improved throughout the school

• Staff at all levels are confident about their roles

• Staff are encouraged to work in a solution focused and ‘can do’ way.

DM minutes SMT minutes

Classroom visits: Monitoring of Learning and Teaching QIs: 1.1, 2.1, 5.3, 5.9

SMT PTs/FHs

• Consistent approach to learning and teaching throughout the school

• Improved learning and teaching

• Staff become more reflective practitioners

• Pupil attainment and achievement is improved

• Pupils become successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens

Management observation returns Peer Observation returns Feedback from TLCs Pupil evaluations DM minutes

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Impact Evidence

September Review of CfE Curriculum structures SMT PTs/FHs

• Curriculum takes full account of the design principles, contexts and entitlements identified in CfE.

• Meets learners’ needs • Develops our learners as

successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors

SMT Minutes PT/FH meeting minutes


QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6








Update of Child Protection QIs: 1.1,5.8

DHT – P Holsgrove

• All staff fully trained in Child Protection procedures.

• Raise awareness of child protection issues and procedures

• Ensures provision for meeting the emotional, physical and social needs of our learners

August In Service Day Programme and staff evaluations Staff applications for CPD Update of central file regarding staff

Review of pupil attendance and late SMT • Consistent approach to Attendance procedures

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Impact Evidence

coming procedures PTS Pupil Support

management of pupil attendance and late coming

• Reduction in attendance issues

• Reduction in pupil late coming • Pupils become more

responsible citizens

and letters Late coming sign in sheets and analysis SMT minutes Pupil Support DM Minutes


SMT PTs/FHs







Review of transfer arrangements for primary

A Brown All PTs/FHs Primary Staff CfE Committee

• All pupils will make appropriate progress in their learning

• All pupil data will be shared effectively and efficiently

• All staff will have a better understanding of pupils’ prior learning and capabilities

• Pupils are more confident, successful, respectful and effective contributors

Evaluation of S1 Surgeries and dissemination of information DM Minutes SMT minutes Cluster minutes CfE transition committee minutes

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Impact Evidence

Service level agreement with careers

(following review)

Psychological service level agreement (following review)


SMT PTs Pupil support: Guidance


• Incidents dealt with quickly and effectively.

• Pupils feel supported • Pupils become more


Monthly orange sheets recording incidents Racist Incident Blue folder. SMT minutes Pupil Support minutes

Discussion of PTA meetings and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9

P Holsgrove • PTA contributes towards improvements through fund raising


• PTA given a role within the school

PTA Minutes PTA department bid sheets for funding SMT minutes

DMR Committee meeting DMR Committee S Taylor C Johnson

• Ensure finance is sufficient to support school’s work

• Best use is made of finances • Clear procedures for financial

control • Expenditure is managed and

monitored • Priorities for the use of

DMR Committee Meeting minutes

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Impact Evidence

financial resources are clearly linked to our improvement priorities

Review of staff development/CPD

opportunities

Review of departments by HT and link DHT

HT Link DHT








Review of Gryffestyles Week G O’Hare All staff

Pupil focus group • Learners have a positive sense of responsibility to their school and others, and are developing their ability to make informed choices and decisions about issues which affect them. They take on roles

Pupil focus group agenda and minutes Student Council agenda and minutes Pupil Management Group minutes

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Impact Evidence

with increasing responsibility as they progress through the school

• Learners views are sought on a arrange of topics and acted on on a regular basis

• Learners have the

opportunity to participate in whole school decision making

Sampling parental views: Parent focus group

• Parents contribute actively to key aspects of their child’s education including the school’s priorities for improvement

• Parents participate in debates and discussions about education and use their skills to contribute to school improvements

• Parental views are actively sought both formally and informally and action taken

• Parents contribute to careers guidance through our Reading Programme,

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Impact Evidence

Careers Fair, Health Education etc

• Feedback to parents on

issues raised and action taken is given on a regular basis via the school website

Staff focus group

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Impact Evidence

October SMT attendance at link departments: Agenda item – STACs/SQA results analysis

Head Teacher SMT PT/FHs








SMT minutes PTs Meeting minutes DM Minutes STACS


QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6








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Link DHT





• Pupils feel supported



SMT PTs/FHs








Head Teacher

• Parental Council contributes towards improvements.






• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect


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change. • PTA given a role within the

school

Review of school handbook SMT Appropriate staff

DMR Committee meeting DMR Committee S Taylor C Johnson






DMR Committee meeting minutes

QIO visits

Review of departments by HT and link DHT

HT Link DHT

Review of October In Service Day Programme QIs: 3.1, 5.9, 6.2 School Improvement Plan Pages:

Head Teacher All staff

• Ensures that programme meets the needs of all teaching staff.

• Programme is current and meaningful

Staff evaluations of August In service day and action points

Review of Global diversity month R Sharp Citizenship Committee

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Pupil focus group

Sampling parental views: • Parents Evening survey – rolling

programme • Response to returns from pupil

reports

Staff Meeting - Staff focus groups

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Impact Evidence

November Review of evaluation of options process AM Skillen Guidance Staff


QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
















SMT PTs/FHs



Management observation returns Peer Observation returns Feedback from TLCs Pupil evaluations

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DM minutes

Monitoring of support plans • All pupils identified with ASNs are well supported and making good progress.

• All pupils identified at risk of missing out are well supported and making good progress






Monthly orange sheets recording incidents


Head Teacher





Review/deployment of staffing requirements

Pupil focus group

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reports

Staff focus group

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Impact Evidence

December Review of curriculum • Curriculum takes full account of the design principles, contexts and entitlements identified in CfE.



Review of pupil attendance and late coming procedures

SMT PTs Pupil Support

• Consistent approach to management of pupil attendance and late coming




Attendance procedures and letters Late coming sign in sheets and analysis SMT minutes


QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6








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Link DHT •


SMT PTs/FHs














Head Teacher





Progress of Improvement Plan A Brown DHT

Pupil focus group

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reports

Staff focus group

Scrutiny of Student Council Minutes

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Impact Evidence

January Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of e-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers

QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
















SMT PTs/FHs




• Pupil attainment and


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achievement is improved • Pupils become successful

learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens

Review of curriculum • Curriculum takes full account of the design principles, contexts and entitlements identified in CfE.










Prelim Analysis Head Teacher SMT PT/FHs





SMT minutes PTs Meeting minutes DM Minutes Dept/Faculty prelim analysis return

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Corporate IT Service level Agreement (following review)

•

Review of legislative requirements for pupils with ASN QIs: 1.2

DHT – AM Skillen

• Pupils identified with ASNs are well supported including those who have behavioural issues

• Pupils who are identified as at risk of exclusion from school are supported

• SHANARRI wellbeing indicators are used at EST

• All staff become familiar with ASN procedures

EST minutes EST evaluation Pupil Support:SfL minutes Pupil Support: Guidance minutes Pupil ASN information








Head Teacher


• Parental voice consulted and listened to in order to effect


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change. • Parent Council given a role

within the school






DMR Committee Meetings DMR Committee S Taylor C Johnson






DMR Committee Meeting minutes

School Fund Committee meeting QIs: 3.1, 8.2

BSM School Fund Committee

• Allows for planning to ensure that funding is available to support Learning and Teaching initiatives

• Learners at risk of missing out due to finance can be participate in the full school programme. EG payment to HFT and contribution towards all school trips

Review of Departments by HT and DHT •

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link

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Impact Evidence

February Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of e-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers

QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6





















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SMT PTs Pupil Support








Head Teacher





Review/deployment of staffing requirements

•

Review of Departments by HT and DHT link

HT Link DHT

•

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Impact Evidence

March Review of curriculum structures • Curriculum takes full account of the design principles, contexts and entitlements identified in CfE.



•

Prelim Analysis Head Teacher SMT PT/FHs








SMT minutes PTs Meeting minutes DM Minutes Dept/Faculty prelim analysis return

Review of pupil attendance and late coming procedures

DHT PTs Pupil Support

• Consistent approach to management of pupil attendance and late coming

Attendance procedures and letters Late coming sign in

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sheets and analysis SMT minutes

Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of E-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers

QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6






SMT PTs/FHs













enhanced and improved


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throughout the school • Staff at all levels are confident

about their roles • Staff are encouraged to work

in a solution focused and ‘can do’ way.






Monthly blue sheets recording incidents



QIO visits • Discussion of Parent Council meetings

and minutes QIs: 2.2, 5.2, 5.9

Head Teacher









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DMR Committee Meetings DMR Committee S Taylor C Johnson






DMR Committee Meeting Minutes

Scrutiny of Student Council Minutes SMT Pupil Support: Guidance

• New ideas/suggestions highlighted and shared with others

• Issues dealt with promptly • Learners are involved in

decision making about the life and work of the school. Their views are regularly sought, discussed with them and taken account of

• Learners suggest improvements to the school environment and wider community

Student Council minutes SMT /Pupil Support/response to Student Council minutes

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Impact Evidence

April Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of E-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers

QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
















SMT PTs/FHs





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citizens

Monthly blue sheets recording incidents Racist Incident Blue folder.

Review/evaluation of options process AM Skillen Guidance Staff

• Learners needs are met • To allow our learners to

continue to make very good progress from prior learning



• Clarity of roles and responsibilities

Consultation on pupil course choice Pupil Support minutes SMT minutes Attainment STACs Accurate course choices for pupils

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Impact Evidence

May Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of E-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers

QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
















SMT PTs/FHs






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citizens









Scrutiny of Student Council Minutes SMT Pupil Support: Guidance

• New ideas/suggestions highlighted and shared with others

• Issues dealt with promptly • Learners are involved in

decision making about the life and work of the school. Their views are regularly sought, discussed with them and taken account of

Student Council minutes SMT /Pupil Supportresponse to Student Council minutes

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• Learners suggest improvements to the school environment and wider community


Head Teacher










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Impact Evidence

June Review of pupil discipline: • Scrutiny of exclusions • Scrutiny of demerits • Scrutiny of referrals • Scrutiny of E-room • Scrutiny of uniform stickers

QIs: 1.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6





Scrutiny of Departmental minutes • Effective practice highlighted and shared with others











SMT PTs/FHs






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citizens

Monthly blue sheets recording incidents Racist Incident Blue folder.

Annual meeting/round robin e-mail with Chaplaincy Team QIs: 4.1, 5.6, 6.1, 6.2, 9.1

DHT – A Brown

• Agree programme for spiritual development of our learners– Christmas and Easter Services and themed input at year group Assemblies

Chaplains input in to Assembly calendar


Head Teacher







Pupil IEPs Discussion at EST and minute

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