Headteacher Walton Girls High School Lincolnshire LEA

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Ros Gulson

• Headteacher Walton Girls High SchoolLincolnshire
  LEA

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Walton Girls High School
Enabling individuals to fulfil their potential
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Facts

• 11 16 community school
• 554 pupils, rising roll
• Serves rural and urban SRB area
• Single sex secondary modern
• 31 teaching staff

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Ethos

• High expectations
• Centred on learning and success and continuous
  improvement
• Based on traditional values of hard work and good
  behaviour
• Keep abreast of new initiatives and developments
• Adapt to change in a positive manner
• Staff development is well embedded
• Welcoming environment where celebration and
  recognition are important

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A Learning Community

• Professional development is at the heart of the
  school
• Professional development is regarded as an
  entitlement for all staff

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Professional Development

• Begins with induction
• Ongoing
• Provides career development opportunities
• Values staff, provides job satisfaction
• Moves school forward

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Quality Marks

• Investor in People 1995, 1998
• Schools Curriculum Award 2000
• Basic Skills Quality Mark 2000
• Sports Mark 2000
• Charter Mark 2000
• Artsmark Gold 2001
• Career Mark 2001
• DfEE School Achievement 2001
• National Healthy In preparationSchool Standard

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Excellence Models

• Benefits
• Opportunity to celebrate achievement
• Achievement of quality marks is integral part of
  SDP all staff aware of where school is going
• Represent quality - help attract not only pupils
  but recruit staff
• Provide tools for self-evaluation
• Highlight the development and contribution made
  by the people within the organisation
• Enable the organisation to become more effective
• Raise standards in the classroom