Motivation Respect

Ambition

Enterprise

Co-operationCommitment

Enthusiasm

Determination

Parent CouncilAgenda

1. Welcome, Sederunt and Apologies

2. Minutes

3. Pupil Management Group

4. Achievements

5. Attainment: Senior Phase and Broad General Education

Reporting

6. Promoting Positive Relationships ... Carried over to the next meeting

7. Appointment of Depute Chair

8. National Parent Forum

9. Renfrewshire Parent Council Liaison Update

10.PTA Update

11.Head Teacher’s update

12.AOCB

School Captains Updates

Gryffe High SchoolS6 Assembly – Nov 2018

School Captains Remits

Shaun Matthew

Committee Link- Citizenship, Communities, Yearbook,

House Captains

Twitter

Head Pupil council

Improvement Plan with S4/5

Captains Conference

Speeches

Prefect Duties

Parent’s Night Organisation

Parent Council

Feedback at Assemblies

Social Area

Committee Link- Wellbeing, Charities, Eco,

Prom/Snowball

Facebook

Head Pupil council

P7 Parent’s Night

Pupil Management Agenda

Captains Conference

Speeches

Parent’s Night Organisation

Parent Council

Feedback at assemblies

Social Area

Gryffe High SchoolS6 Assembly – Nov 2018

Anti-Bullying

• S1-S5 were given anti-bullying training by Brian Donnely

• They then got into groups and create presentations and delivered to staff

• They will then deliver to a group of wellbeing ambassadors and school captains

who will then go on to train the rest of the year.

Participation and Achievement

Remit Overview

• Tracking and Monitoring

• Supporting Participation

• Recognising Achievement

Tracking and Monitoring

• Online surveys to track participation in extra curricular opportunities in school and in the wider community

Supporting Participation

• Focus Groups

• Highlighting importance of Achievement

• Information provided and letters sent home

• Assemblies and Achievements Ambassadors

SupportingParticipation

Supporting Participation

• Most commonly mentioned = trampolining, swimming, badminton, cheerleading and computing

• Some clubs mentioned are already available – information to be passed to pupils

Recognising Achievement

• Tokens

• Certificates

• Newsletter/social media and school website

• Formal accreditation – Saltire, Crest, Duke of Edinburgh, REHIS etc.

High Achievers S4NAME PARTICIPATES IN

Simran Kaur Drum lessons, netball, Duke of EdinburghBoxing, Police Scotland Youth Volunteering, Violin, Sikh Martial Arts, Teaching Assistant and Punjabi Academy and Harmonium Academy

Mhairi Reid Choir, Pupil Council, LGBT, Netball and School ShowRunning, guides and Blend Youth Café

Gregor Speir Choir, band, Badminton, running and Create Paisley

Calum Robertson Pupil Council, Youth Ambassador for Sport, FootballBoys Brigade and Football Team

Rachel Hopkins Skills ambassador, choir, band and school showGaelic Choir, running, Piano, National Youth Choir, Explorer Scouts

Gregor Hewitt Jazz Band, Concert BandScouts, Tennis, Renfrewshire Band, Riverside Youth Band

Daniel Evans Badminton, Boys Brigade, Pipe Band, Guitar

Alexandra Christie Choir, Gaelic choir, Guides, Netball, Piano, Harp, National Youth Choir

Jennifer Boyd Citizenship, school show, choir, violin and ice skating

Gwyn Devoy Archery, Clarinet, Badminton, Judo, Coderdojo

• Ann Marie Skillen – Depute Head Teacher• Sara Dhesi – PT Attainment• Chris Anderson – PT Attainment (Focus on

Primary Transition/BGE)• Alyson Lawson – Project Leader: Literacy• Craig Stewart – Project Leader: Numeracy

Parent CouncilMeeting – November 2018

Attainment Team

• School Leadership

• Teacher Professionalism

• Parental Engagement

• Assessment of Children’s Progress.

• School Improvement

• Performance Information

• Improve attainment in Literacy and Numeracy

• Closing the attainment gap – focus on those affected

by poverty

• Improvement in Health and Wellbeing

• Improve employability skills and positive school

leaver destinations

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National

Improvement

Framework –

Key Drivers

What we want

to achieve?

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School

Improvement

Plan

Attainment

Focus

Embedding and Consolidating:

• Consistent approach to and promotion of high quality and effective learning and

teaching

• Use of ICT to enhance learning and teaching

• Continue to build on our whole school Tracking data, Reporting and Profiling

systems to ensure our learners are provided with opportunities to engage in

discussion about their next steps in order to make good progression across their

subjects

• Maintaining high expectations with regards to attainment for ALL

New Actions for Session 2018/2019

• Continue to revisit BGE

• Revise and update SP courses in light of further changes to new qualifications

• Practised use of Insight data to ensure high standards of attainment by ALL

• Continued promotion and support of Learning and Teaching: RoA Group to

improvement attainment in literacy and numeracy

• Review of P7 Transition programme to ensure continuity and progression across all

curriculum areas

• Review of whole school self-evaluation policy and procedures

Attainment in the Senior PhaseSara Dhesi

Ann Marie Skillen

Reporting, Tracking & Monitoring

To ensure that all pupils are achieving their full potential

To ensure that pupils are correctly coursed

To ensure that pupils will have positive destinations

To ensure that pupils who may be experiencing financial hardship are attaining and achieving

To ensure pupils with significant barriers to learning are attaining and achieving

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Reporting, Tracking & Monitoring

Three reporting periods per session

Reporting data analysed and set against benchmarks

Attainment Meetings: HT/DHT; Pupil Support; FH/PT

‘Off-track’ pupils identified

Targeted interventions

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Interventions

Targeted Interventions

• Targeted Support Classes

– English & Maths

(N5&H)

• Targeted Tuition

• Reduced Timetables

• Support Plans

• Support Meetings

• Study Timetabling

• Learning Hub

• S6 Models of Excellence

Universal Support

• Learner

Conversations

• Supported Study

• Tracking Meetings

• Assemblies:

Reporting, Tracking

& Monitoring

Support

Growth Mindset

Stress Control

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Attainment in the BGEChris Anderson

Ann Marie Skillen

Reporting, Tracking & Monitoring

Two reporting periods per session

Reporting data analysed and measured against target levels to identify ‘off-track’ pupils.

Targeted interventions

Attainment Meetings: HT/DHT; Pupil Support; FH/PT

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Interventions

Parent CouncilMeeting – November 2018

Targeted Interventions

• Homework Club• Numeracy Club• S6 Models of Excellence• Paired Reading Programme • Attainment Check-ins • Transition Teacher Input• One-to-one Tuition • Peer Mentoring • Parents in Partnership • S2 Options Reconnect

Reporting

Reporting Group established 2017 (Representation from each faculty).

Actions:

Discussed consistency of reporting on BGE levels:

Creation of ‘Learner Journey’ to demonstrate progression

Discussed consistency of ‘Next Step’ comments:

Faculty QA of written comments to ensure they are specific and actionable

Discussed frequency of BGE reports:

Reduction from 3 reports to 2

Both reports to include next step comments to provide clarity around pupil attainment/progression

Next Steps:

Reporting Group will continue Session 2018-19

Parent Views – Focus Group on Wednesday 7th November 2018, 9.00am

Pupil Focus Group – date TBC

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