JCG Six year Strategy

Six Year Strategy2014 to 2019

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JCG Six Year Strategy 2014 to 2019

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Foreword from the Chair and Vice Chair of Governors

We are very pleased to introduce our strategic plan for the next 6 years. Much has happened in the progress of the College in recent years and we can be very proud of the many successes that our students have achieved over the whole spectrum of the College’s activities.

The coming years will continue to see unprecedented change in Jersey and the world at large. Technological advances and growth in the developing world relative to the developed economies present great challenges to our students and it is our job to make sure that they are properly equipped to meet them so that they can look forward to lives which are fulfilling and contribute to the well being of society as a whole.

Change comes at an unprecedented rate and it is essential that our students are well placed to embrace and take all the opportunities that change presents. That is the essence of the plan which covers all aspects of the College’s activities and all age ranges from the Reception class to the A level student.

The underlying values that underpin College life and all we do - ASPIRE, INQUIRE, EXCEL and BELONG - are as relevant to the future as they are to the past and these values remain the cornerstone of the plan.

We start from a very strong position. The College is outstanding in much of what it does. Our aim now is to make it a great school in all that it does and the exemplar for the States Education system. Many of the targets we have set are very challenging and aspirational but we would not be doing the best for the students if they were any less so. We seek to achieve them all. We may not get there but it is a clear statement of intent.

We thank all those who have contributed to the development of the plan, parents, staff, students and governors and look forward to reporting regularly on the progress we make.

Nick Kershaw Karen RankineChairman Vice Chairman

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How we came to this point

JCG is a dynamic and inspirational place in which to learn and work. All our efforts are designed to bring our values of Aspire, Inquire, Excel and Belong to life. In short, we believe that if our students achieve what they are capable of achieving they will astound themselves and us.

Over recent years, through the combined efforts of the JCG community, JCG and JCGP have developed and embedded a strong vision, articulated clear and core values, increased educational excellence, nurtured the importance of service, brought about the JCG Foundation and amalgamated to form one College - JCG. These are significant developments, among many others, and ones that place the College in a strong position for future educational growth and excellence.

This document sets out the vision and values of the College and what high level changes we need to take as we aspire to achieve our vision for each of our students over the next six years. This strategy is born out of and encompasses the wide ranging and detailed consultations undertaken during the last eighteen months.

Consultations took place with senior teams at JCG and JCGP, Governors, Parents, Staff and Students. Their ideas, passion and drive to provide the very best educational experience for our students have resulted in a strategy which is challenging, ambitious and exciting.

We cannot afford to stand still. Our seriousness in achieving the very best for our students is expressed through five commitments:

Commitment One: A passion for Personal growth and fulfilment

Commitment Two: A reputation for Academic Excellence and Achievement

Commitment Three: A dynamic, challenging and engaging curriculum

Commitment Four: A campus of high quality facilities and resources

Commitment Five: A strong partnership with ESC

We thank everyone for their involvement so far and look forward to working together to take our College to the next level of excellence ensuring the very highest standard of experience for our students because every one of them deserves the very best that we can offer.

Carl Howarth Gill GrievePrincipal Head Teacher

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Our Vision

A pen portrait of a student leaving JCG at the end of Year 13.

You will enjoy life to the full, value your friendships and achieve balance in your life. You will have a thirst for knowledge and already possess a broad understanding of the cultural, historical, geographical and scientific events and ideas which have fashioned your island and your world, and an eagerness to discover more. You will be a rigorous and imaginative thinker.

You will have a good range of hobbies and interests, including the Arts and sport, which you want to pursue. You will leave us with an excellent record of achievement for an academically-demanding course at university or employment which will lead to a stimulating career. You will have the ambition, motivation and staying power which will equip you to study independently and successfully at either. You will apply for internships, work experience and voluntary work in your holidays.

You will have grown as an individual who is happy, well mannered and able to find fulfilment in your service to others. You will be thoughtful, open-minded and be able to lead. You will be conscious of the advantages you have enjoyed and of the opportunities and obligations such advantages should bring. You will want to have a positive impact on your community and the world.

You will have happy and lasting memories of your time at College and an admiration for those people who have nurtured and shaped your learning.

Our ambition for all students at JCG Prep

We aim to nurture happy, confident, caring students, who enjoy positive relationships and show compassion and respect for others. We want students to grow as individuals, to feel valued and to forge a strong and supportive community that reaches out around the world. We hope they will demonstrate a growing awareness about the choices they make and the impact these have on their environment.

We want to develop hardworking, independent learners and creative thinkers. Our students will be encouraged to take full advantage of opportunities and to aspire to the highest standards. We aim for our students to be inquisitive, ambitious and motivated in their approach to learning. We want them to grow in independence, to be reflective in their thinking, to be eager for challenges and to be able to cope with setbacks.

Our goal is to prepare our students for life beyond JCG Prep equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes for life-long learning.

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Our Values

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Our Values

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By 2019 we want JCG to be a place that has...

Commitment One: A passion for Personal growth and fulfilment

1.1 All students and staff live the values.

Indicated by:

• Our vision for a student leaving JCG and a member of staff working at JCG

• The atmosphere and culture of JCG

• The Annual School Report and external evaluations including measures of learning attitudes, behaviour and attendance

• Feedback from students, staff and parental surveys and governor qualitative interviews

• Our vision being consistently delivered across the College

What we will do:

• Provide an educational experience that allows all students to live out the vision

• Draft a vision for a member of staff working at JCG through whole college staff consultation

Monitored by the Safeguarding Sub-committee

1.2 All students serve their community.

Indicated by:

• A recognised desire by our students to serve

• Opportunities for involvement are planned within the curriculum

• Published hours of service and achievements

What we will do:

• Extend the JCG Serves programme to include the Jersey community

• Foster relationships with voluntary organisations

• Promote and publish service opportunities

• Celebrate students’ achievements in service and certificate their hours of service each year


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1.3 All students demonstrate healthy lifestyles, integrity, self assurance, confidence and initiative

Indicated by:

• The behaviours, attitudes and characteristics of our community

• The Annual School Report and external evaluations

• Feedback from students, staff and parental surveys

What we will do:

• Continue to provide opportunities for personal development through our curriculum, extra curriculum, trip and expedition programme


1.4 All students are highly effective communicators and strong self advocates of their ideas, opinions and feelings

Indicated by:

• A strong system of student voice which represents the feeling of students as evidenced by student interviews and surveys

What we will do:

• Provide a system where student opinions are listened to and acted upon

• Produce a policy on student voice that outlines our principles and roles and responsibilities

• Provide appropriate opportunities in the curriculum that allows students to participate and increase their skills in debates and public speaking


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1.5 All students are highly employable and enterprising.

Indicated by:

• Excellent examination results

• Work experience placements arranged and completed

• Volunteering experience completed through JCG Serves

• Experience outside JCG with CIM, Baker & Partners, IoD, Youth Parliament, Young Enterprise, etc

• Enterprise opportunities are planned aspects of the curriculum

• Management and leadership experience within JCG e.g. Heads of House etc

• JCG ethos of independent learning and development of transferable skills e.g. communication skills, self-starters etc

• Students’ employability skills are developed through an extensive programme of specialised workshops e.g. Partnerships with local businesses, Insight into Teaching, Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, CV writing, interview techniques etc

What we will do:

• Continue to achieve excellent examination results and end of key stage achievement and progress measures

• Develop a network of work experience opportunities through the new Employability Coordinator

• Increase volunteering opportunities for students

• Update technology used by students within the College to enable them to be fully conversant with the latest programmes and packages

• Plan and deliver an annual programme of Enterprise related events

Monitored by the Curriculum & Standards Sub-committee

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1.6 The JCG Foundation is active and relevant within the lives of our alumni, corporate partners and the local community.

Indicated by:

• An increase in Alumni membership and income targets met to support and develop the JCG Foundations objectives

• Links with the local community

What we will do:

• Build on the successful incorporation of the JCG Foundation and develop the long-term connections with our Alumni and local community

• Develop an Alumni activities plan

• Create a fundraising programme to support the college objectives

Monitored by the Foundation Trustees

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Commitment Two: A reputation for Academic Excellence and Achievement (should examination systems change, the targets will adapt to reflect these changes).

2.1 High Standards of achievement at A2 will be targeted with a 10% increase.

Indicated by:

A*/A = 55% (Following trend of 2% increase per year)

A*/B = 85%

A*/C = 95%

Positive value added progress by students exceeding expectations.


2.2 High standards of achievement at GCSE will be targeted with a 10% increase.

Indicated by:

A*/A = 65% (Following trend of 2% increase per year)

A*/B = 95%

A*/C = 100%

All subjects A* /C = 100%

5 x A* - B = 100%

Positive value added progress by students exceeding expectations.


2.3 High standards of achievement at the end of Key Stage 2 will be targeted with a 10% increase on the average number of students achieving ‘beyond expectation’ (Level 5) over the six year period.

Indicated by:

Above National expectation of Level 4b = 100%

All students to make 2 sub levels of progress per year


2.4 High standards of achievement at the end of Key Stage 1 will be targeted with a 10% increase on the average number of students achieving ‘beyond expectation’ (Level 3) over the six year period.

Indicated by:

Above National expectation of Level 2b = 100%

All students to make 2 sub levels of progress per year


English Reading Writing Maths Science

68% 72% 68% 74% 74%

English Reading Writing Maths Science

36% 52% 35% 32% 49%

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2.5 The College maintains its evaluation as ‘outstanding’ as judged by ESC performance measures.

Indicated by:

• ESC definition of outstanding and verified by the Annual School Report

• Rigorous and robust internal self evaluation and external evaluations

What we will do:

• Continue to pursue a rigorous self evaluation and external evaluation programme


2.6 All teachers are judged to be ‘outstanding’ by ESC performance measures.

Indicated by:

• ESC definition of outstanding and verified by external evaluation and internal appraisal

• Rigorous and robust self evaluation

What we will do:

• Continue to pursue a rigorous self evaluation programme

• Develop a programme of coaching and provide opportunities for staff to develop their skills of teaching

• Create a personalised professional development programme for all staff

• Refine the system of performance review and appraisal

Monitored by the Staffing Sub-committee

2.7 All departments are judged to be ‘outstanding’ by ESC performance measures.

Indicated by:

• Feedback from Ofsted inspectors and professional partner

What we will do:

• Continue to challenge and support departments through the self evaluation process and effective and targeted CPD

• Continue our cycle of external evaluations


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Commitment Three: A dynamic, challenging and engaging curriculum built on clear principles.

3.1 A responsive curriculum that meets the needs for students’ skills, knowledge and understanding within a rapidly changing society.

Indicated by:

• Our students and staff are engaged and active in the curriculum and take an active role in shaping it

What we will do:

• Annually review the curriculum provided across the College against our aims

• Engineer improvements that enhance the stated aims

• Engage all stakeholders in the process of refinement


3.2 A strong international focus.

Indicated by:

• Our students and staff actively seek and engage with the global community to extend knowledge, understanding and a desire to explore

What we will do:

• Seek to receive International school award status (British Council validation)

• Develop a range of school partnerships including China

• Explore Sixth form provision for international students

• Continue to plan for all students to be proficient in at least one foreign language with many proficient in two

• Continue to provide a high quality expedition programme


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3.3 A strong technological focus on creativity, innovation and application (the use of technology to enhance learning and attainment across the curriculum).

Indicated by:

• Participation in schemes such as the Arkwright Scholarship, encouraging and extending access to such schemes

• Greater use of technology to enhance learning

What we will do:

• Develop a three year investment strategy focusing on infrastructure, resources and training

• Be proactive in identifying ways of including technology to enhance learning


3.4 A high quality extra curricular programme to achieve the highest level of achievement in participation, competition and enjoyment.

Indicated by:

• 100% participation in an extra curricular activity

• Positive reaction by means of survey to our enrichment programme

What we will do:

• Provide an exciting and extensive extra curricular and enrichment provision to achieve balance and high levels of interest and engagement which reflect the opportunities and delights of ‘Campus Jersey’

• Create a JCG scheme which will identify minimum requirements that our extra curricular programme will provide

• Review the structure of the school day to facilitate this


3.5 Extension of the ‘In residence’ programme e.g. Musician, Architect, Artist, etc.

Indicated by:

• A range of ‘in residence’ associations with the College

What we will do:

• Identify areas for which it would be appropriate to develop these

• Actively identify and pursue personnel and funds to create these roles


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3.6 Our ‘Inquiring Minds’ lecture series and debating programme is open to the Island and supported by leading academics from across the world.

Indicated by:

• JCG to be noted for its regular programme of high quality lectures across a wide range of disciplines which attracts a broad audience from within the island

What we will do:

• Reinforce links already made

• Identify new and interesting areas and speakers


3.7 Strategic Partnerships with UK and international universities and local employers underpin a strong programme of higher education and career planning and mentoring

Indicated by:

• Partnership agreements with numerous universities

• Regular visits by university admissions tutors to JCG and the Careers Jersey weekly meeting

• Extensive support by local employers for further learning and employability skills

• Annual visit from ‘Study Options’ who are our contact for applications to universities in Australia and New Zealand

• Visits to and from outstanding UK schools

• Curricula links with international schools

• Strong cross-working links with VCP

What we will do:

• Organise an annual programme of work experience opportunities for students

• Continue to build new relationships with Jersey businesses

• Organise a Careers Fair to be held at JCG

• Organise a mentoring programme for JCG students by local business representatives

• Investigate and extend partnerships with renowned UK universities


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3.8 A JCG Summer camp for Channel Island students, similar to the Elizabeth College Music summer school in Guernsey.

Indicated by:

• A successful camp open to students from across the Channel Islands

• Places not dependent on individual financial means

• Clear focus on development of character and skill

• Strong utilisation of College resources during summer break

What we will do:

• Plan to run a summer camp at JCG in 2017

• Identify the focus of the programme

• Secure funding from range of corporate sponsors

• Create a management team to market, organise staffing including older students and implement


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Commitment Four: A campus of high quality facilities and resources (ranked according to what is least cost dependent).

4.1 The skills of staff, parents and the island community are volunteered and utilised.

Indicated by:

• A team of Voluntary Teaching Assistants come in to College to help in classes and to help individuals who need support. Parents and the community contribute to the Inquiring Minds Lecture series and other curriculum events

What we will do:

• Continue to build on the current programmes, ensuring that we maintain high standards

• Identify skills and expertise which people are willing to share

• Create a ‘skills bank’ to draw upon as appropriate


4.2 A technological environment that meets the demands of our students and staff.

Indicated by:

• A well resourced centre of technological excellence that is at the forefront of ICT education within the Island and UK

What we will do:

• Work in partnership with ESC and Digital Jersey to implement, monitor and review the College’s three year strategy and technology review in order to embrace change and adapt to the developing requirements of the College and the Island


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4.3 A strong bursary programme.

Indicated by:

• A budget to facilitate 10% of cohort on bursaries

• Wide public awareness of bursary programme

• The JCG Foundation provides a range of bursaries and scholarships

What we will do:

• Ensure and extend funds to provide bursaries

• Continue to advertise the availability of bursaries at every opportunity

• Create funds through the Foundation to identify and form a range of scholarships

Monitored by the Finance & Property Sub-committee

4.4 A College playing field to the east of JCGP.

Indicated by:

• Support from ESC and Jersey Property holdings secured

• Plans reviewed and change of use of the fields agreed

• Proposal included as part of Sports Divisions Island wide strategy

• Funds agreed by Governors and ESC

What we will do:

• Revisit the 2005 plans, investigate and reinstate the proposal of a playing field behind Jersey College for Girls Preparatory on fields 801/802

• Work with the ESC Sports Development team and the JCG Foundation to seek additional funding

• Develop a partnership with sports clubs and maximise the use and potential income of any new facilities


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4.5 A single campus which is safely accessible.

Indicated by:

• All students are able to access all areas of the campus safely

• Additional control measures for Claremont Road to increase safe crossing

What we will do:

• Work with ESC and the Roads Safety Committee to identify and implement additional control measures to Mont Millais

• Work with ESC and the Roads Safety Committee to consider, agree and implement options for Claremont Road to include:

• Closure, one-way system, 20mph speed limits, and safe crossing areas


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4.6 Explore ways of developing and extending the resources and facilities within the College grounds to promote and enhance learning.

Indicated by:

• Detailed business plan for agreement of Governors and ESC

What we will do:

• Develop a fully costed business plan with clear objectives to explain the rationale behind our proposal

• Engage with key stakeholders, JPH, ESC, JCG Foundation and an architect to scope out the works and implement a programme of activity and fund-raising


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Commitment Five: A strong partnership with ESC to recalibrate our relationship to achieve greater earned autonomy over the:

5.1 Staffing model to meet the needs of the College.

Indicated by:

• Governors are able to facilitate a staffing model, beyond the constraints of FTE and Headcount, which is within budget and enables the College to achieve its stated ambition

What we will do:

• Review with ESC the limitations created by Headcount and FTE

• Provide staffing models to demonstrate structure and educational benefits without these restrictions


5.2 Setting of fees.

Indicated by:

• Governors have the ability to set fees as required by the College within parameters agreed with the Minister

What we will do:

• Engage with ESC to provide 3 year forecasts

• Have agreement in principle for fee increases across a 3 year period


5.3 Size of intake.

Indicated by:

• A review of student numbers in Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

• An increase from 110 to 120 students per year in Year 7 into the senior school

What we will do:

• Develop a paper highlighting recommendations to any change to student numbers at JCGP

• Engage with ESC to discuss the advantage of removing the limit on Year 7 intake


5.4 Structure of the school day.

Indicated by:

• Governors have the autonomy to develop flexibility over the length of the school day thereby enabling the College to increase opportunities for students and provide more flexible contracts and timetables for staff

What we will do:

• Engage with VCJ to consider various models and advantages for change

• Present a detailed paper setting out all considerations to ESC for discussion


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Strategy Timelines

Objectives 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

1.11.21.31.41.51.6

2.12.22.32.42.52.62.7

3.13.23.33.43.53.63.73.8

4.14.24.34.44.54.6

5.15.25.35.4

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