Monitoring the Delivery of the Planned Curriculum

Raymond Pollock – Banbridge Academy

CONTEXT

• Banbridge Academy

• Town Location

• Rural Catchment Area

• Controlled Grammar School

• 11-18 mixed

• 1315 pupils

• 91 Teaching staff

Curriculum

• Planned• Balanced• Ethos• Vision

• Staffed• Requirements• Availability• Finance

• Timetabled• Efficient • Effective

Pupil Reality

• Affected by– Pupil Attendance– Teacher Absence

• Short term / Long term

• Occasional or recurrent

• Unexpected or Planned

– Substitute Teacher Availability – School Events

• Trips, visits etc

NovaT Cover

• Arrange Cover

• Teacher Absence Statistics

• Class Analysis• Individual Teacher

• Combined effect

• Pupil Analysis

NovaT Cover

• Arrange Cover

• Teacher Absence Statistics

Teacher Absence Statistics

Teacher Absence Statistics

NovaT Cover

• Arrange Cover

• Teacher Absence Statistics

• Class Analysis

Class AnalysisClass   Teacher

Absence Total   Dates of Absence

Cover Teacher Qual

12Ta/Bi3 E 2 06.09.2006 Wed 7 $ DM ~

12BA/Ca2 J 3 07.09.2006 Thu 4 $ DM ~

12TA/Ph2   C 74 07.09.2006 Thu 5 $ DM ~

12TA/Re1 P 1 13.09.2006 Wed 7 $ DM ~

12TA/Re2 A 1 14.09.2007 Thu 4 $ DM ~

13A/Ar1 R 6 14.09.2006 Thu 5 $ DM ~

13A/Bi1 S 34 20.09.2006 Wed 7 $ DM ~

21.09.2006 Thur 4 $ DM ~

20.10.2008 Wed 7 GH

NovaT Cover

• Arrange Cover

• Teacher Absence Statistics

• Class Analysis• Pupil Analysis

Pupil Analysis

Year Name Total Student's curriculum   Total absences

12 Bell, John Paul 254 12TA/Bi2 A 8

12TA/Ph2 C 123

12TA/Ca2 B 2

12A/Ar1 H 11

12ML/Sp1 D 55

12MA/Ma6 E 6

12TA/Ch2 P 2

12EN/En6 R 27

Using the Data• See the Big Picture

• Alert to problems• Eg Exam classes

• See the Detailed Picture• Class• Pupil• Teacher

Possible Actions

• Temporary Internal Arrangements

• Inform Future decisions

• Managing Staff Attendance• Return to work interviews