The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School
“High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all” The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Objectives:
• Our Context • Our Purpose : Big Picture • Introduction to the Award • Preview of epraise live The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Fernwood School – A few facts about our context
Fernwood School enjoys a long history of high regard from its local community, having a deserved reputation for excellent and improving academic standards, outstanding care and discipline. The school is significantly over subscribed year on year. • Leading Edge School since 2004, following Beacon School Status (Lead school for Quadrant C Leading Edge Partnership) • Designated as a Specialist Technology College 2005 • 17 Outstanding Judgements OfSTED 2007 • Re-designated as a Specialist Maths & Science College 2010 • Fernwood is a Centre of Excellence for Modern Languages. • Converted to Academy Status May 2011 • Judged as Outstanding in all categories OfSTED April 2012 The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Pupils (Characteristics) Number on roll 1013 Gender balance, Boy/Girl % Boys 50.2% Girls 49.8% % Free school meals 22.2 % ethnic minority groups 44.3 % 1st language not English 24.5 % Special Educational Needs 18.2 # Looked after children 7 The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Respect
Dignity
Diversity Values Tolerance & driven compassion Happy The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
To underpin our values and the ‘Fernwood Way’ we have a simple motto: “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Core Purpose The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
“High Achievement • What kind of with Care & Discipline for all” achievement?
On the Sports Field On the Stage In the Arts & Music
Academic Outside the classroom Outdoor Education The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
“High Achievement • What kind of with Care & Discipline for all” people?
Self- assured Confident
Enquiring Minds Caring Strong Relationships The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all” The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
“High Achievement • What kind of with Care & Discipline for all” people? Resilient
Communication Initiative CBI
Developing Organisational Leadership the whole The person Edge The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Successful Learner
“High Achievement Confident with Care & Individual Discipline for all”
Responsible Citizen The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
“High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all” The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
The Fernwood 6
6 Holistic Learning Domains The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Improving my learning: Citizenship Application Caring for others: • Effort & Motivation • Helping others learn • Reflect & aspire • Peer counselling & • Resilience support Home Learning Social conscience: • Responsible learner • Promoting ethics & • Homework morality • Wider reading • Community cohesion • Study clubs Global & environmental awareness
Academic progress • Gains in sublevels Wider school • Closing in on contribution targets • Performing Arts Developing learning • Sport / teams & thinking skills • Events • Enquiry Community • Creativity participation & • Critical thinking responsible action New skills & Working with others: Looking after myself (mind & body) • Volunteering experiences • Self-aware, and assured • Charity aid • Personal attributes • Health and Fitness • Work related • Social & interpersonal skills • Food, Hygiene & Safety • Teamwork • Mental health • Leadership The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Building our “Big High Achievement Picture” with Care & Discipline for all (ECM)
For the individual For the group For whole school The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all” The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all” The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
The Fernwood Award The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Advanced Level Gold Christmas Y11
Intermediate Silver Level End of y9
Entry Level Bronze ChristmasY8 The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all” The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Bronze
You need to get 400 points The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
6 Milestones 1 Milestone Each milestone is representing the grey until its points Slider award Total points Value (50) is Shows progress reached, then it This milestone is towards reaching turns to colour grey until its points milestone points Value (400) is Value (50) reached, then it turns to colour
Reaching the Award
When all 7 milestones turn to colour the award is achieved Moving from Bronze to Silver
Start Silver Silver Milestone
AddMy 50 Learningpoints to reach the next milestone50
Reset points to Target = 100 150
The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Bronze Silver You need to get 1450 points Moving from Silver to Gold
Start Gold Gold Milestone
MyAdd 50 Learning points to reach the next milestone50
Reset points to Target = 200 250
Milestone Structure The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Bronze Gold You need to get 2500 points The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
How do I get points?
Rewards from your classroom ACE APS teacher
Personal Performance GRADES Transferred from your school report
Awarded on completion of school Achievements based challenges / endeavours Sustained and substantial Awarded for notable & recognised Accolades out-of-school achievements feats Discretionary points awarded by Hd Bonus of Year or SLT The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
All ACE Aps automatically count towards your Fernwood award
You can earn extra points if you do especially well with your ACE APS in a week / term. For example:
Tutor Gp champion The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
High Performance grades on your school report automatically count towards your Fernwood Award
Points are automatically added to FA Personal Average Points Score Pts performance your “My Learning” when the Average Points score for grades Effort/Behaviour/Homework is 3+ 5 good as shown opposite 3.5+ 10 3.9+ 15 The award of good Progress For every Grade O grades in your school report (on target) 1 automatically generates points for “My Progress” For every Grade A (above target) 3 The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Achievement Types There are 3 types of Achievement. It doesn’t matter how clever you are, all types are available for every student to collect points. Achievements are given for extra effort and endevour The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Achievement Point Ranges Each achievement is given a set number of points. This depends on how many hours it normally takes, or how many sessions a week is involved. The more time it takes the more points an achievement is worth. The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Accolades recognised by out of school bodies can also count towards your Fernwood award. Here are some examples:
The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all” The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
“High Achievement School with Care & Improvement Discipline for all” Agenda
Intervention Teaching & Learning Professional Development
No stone left unturned = improved life chances!
The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Intervention Strategies
Literacy Numeracy Whole School SEND BESD
The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Teaching, Learning “High Achievement School & AfL with Care & Discipline Improvement How we teach and effective for all” learning. The “Fernwood Agenda Approach” to learning and assessment
ASTs & Lead INSET Practitioners T&L CPD Leadership Programme Team
Self-Review & Lead Learners Performance Management
Raising Teaching & Sharing Next Learning Quality & Best Communities Practice T&L The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Outward Facing
Beacon School Gaining Ground City Headteacher’s Partnership The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
LEADING LEARNING IN A LONG ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIP
• 4 Schools in Nottingham City • The Fernwood School • The Bulwell Academy • Farnborough School • Ellis Guilford School
• 10th Year of effective partnership working The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all” WHATS THE VISION? “Through sharing we can excel”
Sharp focus on teaching and learning, curriculum development, and leadership
Teachers talking to teachers The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all” WHAT DO WE DO? Teaching & Learning • Lead Learners innovation & excellence project - School innovation teams - Partnership training, development & ideas exchange sessions - Visits and links to other schools & partnerships - Action research - Conferences, seminars & visiting experts - ITP and OTP courses, Outstanding Facilitators
• Coaching - Peer Development Coaching & Aim Awards Qualification The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all” WHAT DO WE DO? • Self Help Groups Self help groups in Climate for Learning, Literacy, MFL, Practical Management and Coaching support run by ex National Curriculum advisors and our own staff including AST’s and SLE’s. • Fernwood’s Advanced Skill Teachers Fernwood’s team of ASTs deployed across the Partnership • Aspiring Leaders Programmes Leadership development programme developed by the partnership with emphasis on teaching & learning, and action research that reflects individual school needs. • CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Librarians Group: The Librarians work with school departments to produce an innovative programme of work for pupils inspired by a visiting: writer, explorer, illustrator, scientist etc • Critical Thinking The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
“ Achievement School High Full of with Care & Outstanding Discipline for all” Teachers
Professional Development Roadmap The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Recently Consultant Classroom Teacher Lead Teacher Qualified Teacher
Progression in Teaching and Learning
Aspirant Middle Senior Leader Leadership Leadership
Progression in Leadership The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Recently Consultant Classroom Teacher Lead Teacher Qualified Teacher
Recent / NQT Classroom Teacher Lead Teacher Consultant Teacher Adopting Excellent Sustaining and Sharing Excellence Reaching & Embedding Excellence Enabling, Spreading & Leading Excellence Practice (Substantial & Outstanding)
Threshold 1 2 3
Qualified Teacher (National Teacher Standards) Master Teacher – High Performing SLE
Getting to grips with Securing the basics Modelling & sharing Impact beyond own classroom Leading CPD programmes the basics good practice Coaching & mentoring colleagues Providing outreach support Getting involved in: Spreading good practice Assessing Q of T • Good practice Membership of T&L group: Professional Intervention & Support (Leading networks • Identifying CPD needs Personal Action Plans) • Coaching Contribute to S2S support partnerships • Contributing to CPD events Co-development
The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Recently Consultant Classroom Teacher Lead Teacher Qualified Teacher
Recent / NQT Classroom Teacher Lead Teacher Consultant Teacher Adopting Excellent Sustaining and Sharing Excellence Reaching & Embedding Excellence Enabling, Spreading & Leading Excellence Practice (Substantial & Outstanding)
Threshold 1 2 3
Qualified Teacher (National Teacher Standards) Master Teacher – High Performing SLE
Getting to grips with Securing the basics Modelling & sharing Impact beyond own classroom Leading CPD programmes the basics good practice Coaching & mentoring colleagues Providing outreach support Getting involved in: Spreading good practice Assessing Q of T • Good practice Membership of T&L group: Professional Intervention & Support (Leading networks • Identifying CPD needs Personal Action Plans) • Coaching Contribute to S2S support partnerships • Contributing to CPD events Co-development
OfSTED Securing Moving from Securing Good Moving from Sustaining Good Securing satisfactory Satisfactory to Good to with Outstanding Outstanding Quality of Good Outstanding features Teaching
The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Recently Consultant Classroom Teacher Lead Teacher Qualified Teacher
Recent / NQT Classroom Teacher Lead Teacher Consultant Teacher Adopting Excellent Sustaining and Sharing Excellence Reaching & Embedding Excellence Enabling, Spreading & Leading Excellence Practice (Substantial & Outstanding)
Threshold 1 2 3
Qualified Teacher (National Teacher Standards) Master Teacher – High Performing SLE
Getting to grips with Securing the basics Modelling & sharing Impact beyond own classroom Leading CPD programmes the basics good practice Coaching & mentoring colleagues Providing outreach support Getting involved in: Spreading good practice Assessing Q of T • Good practice Membership of T&L group: Professional Intervention & Support (Leading networks • Identifying CPD needs Personal Action Plans) • Coaching Contribute to S2S support partnerships • Contributing to CPD events
Co-development
OfSTED Securing Moving from Securing Good Moving from Sustaining Good Securing satisfactory Satisfactory to Good to with Outstanding Outstanding Quality of Good Outstanding features Teaching
Practical Improving Lead Learner Outstanding Lead Consultant QC Development Strategies Teacher Programme Teacher Practitioner Teacher Programmes Programme Programme Programme Programme programme
QC Introduction to Coaching CPD / Courses
The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Recently Consultant Classroom Teacher Lead Teacher Qualified Teacher
Recent / NQT Classroom Teacher Lead Teacher Consultant Teacher Adopting Excellent Sustaining and Sharing Excellence Reaching & Embedding Excellence Enabling, Spreading & Leading Excellence Practice (Substantial & Outstanding)
Threshold 1 2 3
Qualified Teacher (National Teacher Standards) Master Teacher – High Performing SLE
Getting to grips with Securing the basics Modelling & sharing Impact beyond own classroom Leading CPD programmes the basics good practice Coaching & mentoring colleagues Providing outreach support Getting involved in: Spreading good practice Assessing Q of T • Good practice Membership of T&L group: Professional Intervention & Support (Leading networks Personal Action Plans) • Identifying CPD needs • Coaching Contribute to S2S support partnerships • Contributing to CPD events Co-development
OfSTED Securing Moving from Securing Good Moving from Sustaining Good Securing satisfactory Satisfactory to Good to with Outstanding Outstanding Quality of Good Outstanding features Teaching
Practical Improving Lead Learner Outstanding Lead Consultant QC Development Strategies Teacher Programme Teacher Practitioner Teacher Programmes Programme Programme Programme Programme programme
QC Introduction to Coaching CPD / Courses
The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Recently Consultant Classroom Teacher Lead Teacher Qualified Teacher
Recent / NQT Classroom Teacher Lead Teacher Consultant Teacher Adopting Excellent Sustaining and Sharing Excellence Reaching & Embedding Excellence Enabling, Spreading & Leading Excellence Practice (Substantial & Outstanding)
Threshold 1 2 3
Qualified Teacher (National Teacher Standards) Master Teacher – High Performing SLE
Getting to grips with Securing the basics Modelling & sharing Impact beyond own classroom Leading CPD programmes the basics good practice Coaching & mentoring colleagues Providing outreach support Getting involved in: Spreading good practice Assessing Q of T • Good practice Membership of T&L group: Professional Intervention & Support (Leading networks • Identifying CPD needs Personal Action Plans) • Coaching Contribute to S2S support partnerships • Contributing to CPD events Co-development AST
OfSTED Securing Moving from Securing Good Moving from Sustaining Good Securing satisfactory Satisfactory to Good to with Outstanding Outstanding Quality of Good Outstanding features Teaching
Practical Improving Lead Learner Outstanding Lead Consultant QC Development Strategies Teacher Programme Teacher Practitioner Teacher Programmes Programme Programme Programme Programme programme
QC Introduction to Coaching CPD / Courses
The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
Recently Consultant Classroom Teacher Lead Teacher Qualified Teacher
Recent / NQT Classroom Teacher Lead Teacher Consultant Teacher Adopting Excellent Sustaining and Sharing Excellence Reaching & Embedding Excellence Enabling, Spreading & Leading Excellence Practice (Substantial & Outstanding)
Threshold 1 2 3
Qualified Teacher (National Teacher Standards) Master Teacher – High Performing SLE
Getting to grips with Securing the basics Modelling & sharing Impact beyond own classroom Leading CPD programmes the basics good practice Coaching & mentoring colleagues Providing outreach support Getting involved in: Spreading good practice Assessing Q of T • Good practice Membership of T&L group: Professional Intervention & Support (Leading networks • Identifying CPD needs Personal Action Plans) • Coaching Contribute to S2S support partnerships • Contributing to CPD events
Co-development AST
OfSTED Securing Moving from Securing Good Moving from Sustaining Good Securing satisfactory Satisfactory to Good to with Outstanding Outstanding Quality of Good Outstanding features Teaching
Practical Improving Lead Learner Outstanding Lead Consultant QC Development Strategies Teacher Programme Teacher Practitioner Teacher Programmes Programme Programme Programme Programme programme
QC Introduction to Coaching CPD / Courses
The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”
The Future?
Leading Edge Partnership
Nottingham University Schools
LEAD Teaching School
School to Teaching & School Leadership ITT Learning Support The Fernwood School An Academy of academic excellence & Leading Edge School “High Achievement with Care & Discipline for all”