Putting attendance under the spotlight using SIMS - BETT 2009
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SPROWSTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
PUTTING ATTENDANCE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT
JAMES WRIGHT – HEAD OF ICT SUPPORT SERVICES
STUART LEE – DATA MANAGER
Some facts about us
1750+ students KS3 and KS4 single site KS5 split site shared with 2 other
schools Students from both city and rural
locations Differing levels of parental
engagement and attitudes
Some key statistics
05 / 06 06 / 07 07 / 08
Absence % 9.2 9.61 6.9
GCSE A* - C % 42 55 60
HOW DID WE CHANGE...
FROM THIS...
TO THIS...
Key challenges and outcomes
Technical – understand the issues
Organisational – identify support needs
Procedural – support recording of accurate data
Technical
Desktops in every classroom Replacement of laptops Faster logon times
SIMS improvements Easier lesson mark recording
First Day Calling Schoolcomms for parental contact
Organisational
Appointment of a dedicated Attendance Officer
Member of SMT responsible for attendance
Behaviour Support Assistants responsible for truancy checks
Procedural
Identify – persistent absence in line with school policy
Follow up – regular communication home highlighting absence
Review – For those students monitored, did we make a positive change to their attendance
But how things have changed..
Attendance
SENAchievement
Behaviour
Assessment
G&T
WHAT NEXT?
SIMS LEARNING GATEWAY
TRNG\FAbbot
FURTHER INFORMATIONWWW.SIMS.CO.UK/BETTWWW.SCHOOLCOMMS.COM
JAMES WRIGHT – [email protected] LEE –[email protected]
THANKS FOR LISTENING