Special Measures
Challenges faced
• Typically poor quality of teaching
• No culture of sharing – working in isolation
• No conversations about learning
• No analysis of teaching – non judgemental data
• Below floor achievement and attainment
What did we do?• Establish a shared vision and values system:
RM3 vs RM14
• Teacher standards & CSE
• Checklist to establish high performing
baseline
• Introduced Iris cameras
• Coaching & appraisal process
Good to Great
Measuring pupil activity:
“In our writing starters I always
thought that the ratio of my input
to pupil activity was 10:90
When I used the counters I
found that I was leading as
much 40% of the session –
feedback needed to be much
snappier”
Beyond lesson grades
• Created bank of model videos: excellence
and errors
• Coaching time in staff meetings
• Removed lesson gradings
Impact• Weekly coaching visits
• Small action points – marginal gains
• Tiny tweaks lead to huge gains: 53%, 86%,
97.5%...
100% Level 4 English & Maths @ KS2
Top 1% for progress two years running
Value added of 103+
Broadford Primary is an
exciting and dynamic place to
learn
High expectations of staff have
resulted in exceptional
advances since the previous
inspection
Staff have had, and continue to
have, the necessary support
and training to improve their
practise. The school has used
the Teachers’ Standards
extremely well to set out what
is expected.
What next?
Ensure that teachers consistently teach
outstanding lessons by sharing excellent practice
to help each other refine their performance and
increase their already high levels of achievement
in reading, writing and mathematics.
Professional
culture• Staff reading library & twitter
• Additional Iris Cameras purchased
• Built up culture of sharing, talking about teaching,
always looking for tweaks
• Empowered teachers to take ownership of
development
• Constantly tweaking and refining – growth
mindsets
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