What Makes a Great School?

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What Makes a Great School? Matt Butler

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What Makes a Great School?

Matt Butler

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What Lies behind a Great School?

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Great Leadership

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What Makes Great Leadership?

Facilitation

“Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance”

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“Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance”

Why am I doing it?

1. Values– Integral– Justified

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Oasis Values & Ethos

• Inclusion: a passion to include everyone

• Equality: a desire to treat everyone equally, respecting differences

• Relationships: a commitment to healthy and open relationships

• Hope: a deep sense of hope that things can change and be transformed

• Perseverance: a sense of perseverance to keep going for the long haul

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“Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance”

Why am I doing it?

1. Values– Integral– Justified

2. Vision (the “stump speech”)– Simple– Compelling & aspirational– Meaningful (to you and them)

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Oasis Academy Brightstowe

“Students with the confidence and range of skills to stand as equals in any circle and for any

opportunity”

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It is well known that parental income in childhood is a stronger indicator of an individual’s later life outcomes than in many other developed countries

Blanden, Gregg and Manchin2005

The Key Fact

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The Great Pinball Machine in the Sky

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•Stable family

•Income

•Ethnicity

•Postcode

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Private Schools in society…• Cabinet• Lords• Judges• Barristers• Magic Circle Solicitors• CEOs• Journalists• Medics• Olympic medals

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Oasis Academy Brightstowe

“Students with the confidence and range of skills to stand as equals in any circle and for any

opportunity”

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What am I doing?

3. Organisational Design– Simple & intuitive– Jobs not people– Capacity rich

4. Making the vision a reality - Accountability– 20 mile march– KPIs & SMART targets– Simple monitoring and measurement

“Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance”

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OAB Goals

In 2 years• Ofsted ‘Outstanding

In 4 years:• Provide best outcomes of any state school in Bristol

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KPIs

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How do I do it?

5. Staff development– Coaching for performance

6. Best practice– Be a magpie

“Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance”

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Complementary Management

1. Get the basics right– Sweat the small stuff– Referencing values and vision

2. The helicopter– Sweeping oversight– Forensic detail

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Year 11 Outcomes

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Academy Leadership Team

• Interventions (Pixl)• Data &Tracking• Targets & interventions• Reports• Exams• APP• BTEC IV• Challenge and Review• Timetable• Student Pathways (options)• ICT Strategy &MLE

• Teaching and Learning• Performance Management• MER• CPD• Numeracy across the curriculum• NQTs/PGCEs/TF• Cover & Duties• EAL & celebrating different cultures• MFL• Humanities• Maths• English• Science

• Houses• Attendance• Student Progress & interventions• Culture for Learning• SEAL• Yr 6 Transition• Literacy Yr 7 & 8• Literacy across the curriculum• Library• Inclusion• CP• PSHE

• Budget• Revenue and Cost Analysis• Three Year Financial plans• Funding intiatives• Trips and Visits• Health and Safety• Managing PFI contract • Third party contract management• HR

• ADP• SEF• Governance• OCL• DCSF• Ofsted

• Raising Aspirations• Primary Partnerships• Marketing & PR• Post 16• Stakeholder engagement• Student Leadership• Work related learning & experience • EIAG• Teacher enrichment activities• Creative Production• PE• Alternative Accreditation

Principal

Matt Butler

Deputy Principal

Excellence in Teaching

Joe Docherty

Assistant Principal

Achievement

Sally Ganner

Assistant Principal

Aspiration

Andrew Davidson

• Policies• Staff Wellbeing• Academy Council

Principal’s PA

Sam Russe-Jones

Assistant Principal

Entitlement & Community

Jules Godfrey

Business & Finance Director

Elaine Miller

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Year 11 Outcomes• “What Will It Take” approach• Challenging the ingrained stereotype• Embracing (stealing!) new things and being brave• Forensic focus on the data – every student• 1-1 tutors• Resetting (immediately!)• Covey scoreboards, walking talking mocks…• Water & bananas, masterclasses, calming music…• After school, Saturdays, holidays• Bribery!

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What makes a Great School?

Great Leaders

Who can be a Great Leader?

We all can