Attaining and sustaining

Rich PetersRich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

Attaining and sustaining

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

• How to improve motivation and attainment at GCSE and A-level

• How to sustain that focus within the faculty

Attaining and sustaining

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

• How we improved motivation and attainment at GCSE and A-level

• How we sustained that focus within the faculty

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

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Goal incongruence

Burn-out

Poorly planned

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

What we did:• Significantly increased % C+

(70% to 84% and rising)…and sustained it

• Increased % C+ Literature by 34% to 99%

• How we did it? What have we learnt?

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

The way we were:• loose-leaf folders• mixed ability groupings• revision: content over technique• learning in class / practice essays for

h/w• mass coursework sessions draining

staff time; limitless drafts• no revision guides• ‘we’ve got nothing to revise’• WW1 staff

‘Pop-tart’ teaching

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

The way we were:• Givens: what we already had…• Standard schemes of work• Teach same texts• Common systems of assessment• Leadership support!

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

Step change: where is your time spent most effectively? What else

can we control?

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

Steps to success1. Changed exam board– forced rethink

2. Shift in coursework ideology

3. Bespoke revision material:• Countdown to success• Tailored poetry notes• Booklets of ALL past revision questions• Wiki

4. Shift in revision philosophy:• Litlanglunch (2 classes – now 110 students)• Essay practice books• Essays in class… beat the teach• Staff writing exemplars under timed

conditions• Supercram Saturdays• Revision day for C/D borderlines

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

Steps to success5. Exam marking!

• Powerful

• Evidence

• Question spotting

• The tricks you need to know

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011

Any questions?

rich.peters@sandringham.herts.sch.uk

Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011