UP LBL880 Jim Spinks - Raising The Stakes

Department of Education Management and Policy StudiesDepartment of Education Management and Policy StudiesFaculty of Education, University of PretoriaFaculty of Education, University of Pretoria

Raising the StakesRaising the Stakes

Jim SpinksJim Spinks, Director, ‘All Across the Line’, Director, ‘All Across the Line’

South Africa, February 2010South Africa, February 2010

All across the line [email protected]

RAISING THE STAKESRAISING THE STAKES

Purposes of today’s presentationPurposes of today’s presentation

1. Outline progress in a world search for innovative practices to achieve success for all students.

2. Report key findings.

Raising the Stakes


TheThe National Goal for Public EducationNational Goal for Public Education

‘Success for all students in all settings

irrespective of circumstance.’


Can it be done?Can it be done? Persuasive evidence at the Persuasive evidence at the

individual school level.individual school level.

Persuasive evidence at the Persuasive evidence at the system level.system level.


Evidence at the school levelEvidence at the school level

Morpeth School, London – typical example of a Morpeth School, London – typical example of a transformed school.transformed school.

Passion for success personified by head teacher, Passion for success personified by head teacher, Sir Alisdair Macdonald.Sir Alisdair Macdonald.

Innovation and risk taking.Innovation and risk taking. High quality of teachersHigh quality of teachers Culture of student engagement.Culture of student engagement. Breadth of leadership. Leadership team.Breadth of leadership. Leadership team. Differential deployment of resources.Differential deployment of resources. Strong focus on the most vulnerable students.Strong focus on the most vulnerable students.

Evidence at the System LevelEvidence at the System Level

FinlandFinland, Canada, Japan, South Korea and others., Canada, Japan, South Korea and others. Success for all students irrespective of circumstance Success for all students irrespective of circumstance

(little correlation between success and home (little correlation between success and home background).background).

Strong focus on high quality of teachers.Strong focus on high quality of teachers. Strong focus on developing a culture/expectation of Strong focus on developing a culture/expectation of

success.success. Provision of sufficient resource levels to ensure Provision of sufficient resource levels to ensure

necessary support for every student.necessary support for every student.


‘‘Excellent outcomes for all students Excellent outcomes for all students irrespective of background and irrespective of background and circumstance must become the circumstance must become the default position for education in the default position for education in the 2121stst century.’ century.’ (Caldwell and Spinks, 2007)(Caldwell and Spinks, 2007)

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Raising the StakesRaising the Stakes[Caldwell and Spinks, 2008)[Caldwell and Spinks, 2008)

‘‘Raising the Stakes’ : What resources are neededRaising the Stakes’ : What resources are needed??

A model for resource alignment (Caldwell, 2007)

SOCIALCAPITAL

SPIRITUALCAPITAL

FINANCIALCAPITAL

INTELLECTUALCAPITAL

STUDENT

Level of knowledge and skill of those who work in or for

the school

Strength of moral purpose and

degree of coherence about

values, beliefs and attitudes

Monetary resources available to support

achieving success for all students

Strength of partnerships and

networks involving the school, parents, community and

industry


‘‘How the world’s best-performing school systems How the world’s best-performing school systems come out on top’, McKinsey & Co, (2007)come out on top’, McKinsey & Co, (2007)

‘‘The experiences of these top school systems The experiences of these top school systems suggest that three things matter most: suggest that three things matter most:

1. getting the right people to become teachers1. getting the right people to become teachers

2. developing them into effective instructors2. developing them into effective instructors

3. ensuring that the system is able to deliver the3. ensuring that the system is able to deliver the

best possible instruction for every child.’best possible instruction for every child.’

Financial CapitalFinancial Capital

Recurrent costs (annual per student)Recurrent costs (annual per student) Deployment is equally critical to quantityDeployment is equally critical to quantity Core + EquityCore + Equity Equity to compensate for any impediments to Equity to compensate for any impediments to

learninglearning Economies of scale Economies of scale Calculate on the basis of what effective schools Calculate on the basis of what effective schools

‘spend’‘spend’ Usually student focused (number, nature & need)Usually student focused (number, nature & need) Is the nature of the staff also a factor??????Is the nature of the staff also a factor?????? Is prior attainment another factor?Is prior attainment another factor?

Intellectual CapitalIntellectual Capital Staff knowledge, expertise and experience to Staff knowledge, expertise and experience to

deliver high quality learningdeliver high quality learning Vast differences between schools and within Vast differences between schools and within

schoolsschools Developed and maintained through strategic Developed and maintained through strategic

recruitment, professional learning and retentionrecruitment, professional learning and retention Related to school location, socio-economic Related to school location, socio-economic

circumstance and reputationcircumstance and reputation When in deficit (below a set standard), may require When in deficit (below a set standard), may require

additional resources to build to a sustainable leveladditional resources to build to a sustainable level Indicators of Intellectual Capital are being Indicators of Intellectual Capital are being

developeddeveloped

Social CapitalSocial Capital

Strength of partnerships and networksStrength of partnerships and networks Involve the school, parents, community and Involve the school, parents, community and

businessbusiness Provide a pool of resources that can be employed Provide a pool of resources that can be employed

to support the schoolto support the school Networks of Networks of mutualmutual support support Require building and sustaining. Need to be Require building and sustaining. Need to be

resourced.resourced.

Spiritual CapitalSpiritual Capital

Strength of moral purpose and degree of Strength of moral purpose and degree of coherence about values and beliefscoherence about values and beliefs

Identification and celebration of shared values Identification and celebration of shared values Walking the talkWalking the talk When values and beliefs are not shared????When values and beliefs are not shared???? Provide strategic foundationsProvide strategic foundations

Emerging System-wide StrategiesEmerging System-wide Strategies(from Australia, England and the USA)(from Australia, England and the USA)

Successful strategies can be culture specific.Successful strategies can be culture specific. Early identification and targeting of the most vulnerable Early identification and targeting of the most vulnerable

students.students. Need to develop predictors of potential failure.Need to develop predictors of potential failure. Inclusion of the most vulnerable students in ordinary Inclusion of the most vulnerable students in ordinary

mainstream schools (resisting the forces of ‘residualisation’)mainstream schools (resisting the forces of ‘residualisation’) Differentially allocating resources to schools on the basis of Differentially allocating resources to schools on the basis of

predicted need.predicted need. Differentially allocating resources within schools to target Differentially allocating resources within schools to target

the most vulnerable students.the most vulnerable students. Wise deployment of resources to optimise value to learners.Wise deployment of resources to optimise value to learners. Ensuring that school practices are ethical.Ensuring that school practices are ethical. Data driven planning.Data driven planning. Coaching to improve instruction.Coaching to improve instruction.


‘‘Excellent outcomes for all students Excellent outcomes for all students irrespective of background and irrespective of background and circumstance must become the circumstance must become the default position for education in the default position for education in the 2121stst century.’ century.’ (Caldwell and Spinks, 2007)(Caldwell and Spinks, 2007)

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