Ofsted and Sixth Form Funding BriefingMonday 1st December 2014
Dr. Chris IngateHeadteacher Birchwood High School
I think its because we’ve made everyone stay on and kept the budget the same
Why are all these schools moaning about cuts to Sixth Form Funding?
And you know you lot have been moaning about AS – so lets get rid of it and also introduce new A-Level Specifications
And while we’re at it, let’s inspect Sixth Forms separately
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Ofsted Section 5 judgements
6 Grades:• Achievement (attainment + progress)• Quality of Teaching• Behaviour and Safety• Leadership and Management• Quality of provision in Sixth Form• Overall judgement
Contexts Achievement
GCSE A-Level Quality of Teaching Overall judgement
RI Good RI ?
Good RI Good ?
Outstanding RI Good ?
Good Outstanding Outstanding ?
Sixth Form – Key Data
• IAG scrutiny• Suitability of curriculum• Year 11 12 retention• Year 12 13 retention• Year 13 UCAS / Apprenticeship / Employment• Attendance• Level 3 Data – last three years • Within school / between subject variation• Year 12 / 13 Forecasts• Subgroup performance – particularly PP / CoP
Top tips – lesson observations
• Avoid complacency• Lesson plan / context / seating plan• Subject knowledge / use of correct terminology• Marking and feedback is a key indicator of progress
over time• Student presentation / organisation of work• Participation of all students during lesson
observation• Student voice very important
Any questions?
Thank you for listening
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