System Redesign : SSAT

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• System Re-design SSAT
• November 26th 2008.
• William Cotterell Principal
• w.cotterell_at_homewood.kent.sch.uk
• Homewood School Sixth Form Centre

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• Context 1

• 11 18 Mixed Comprehensive
• 360 students intake - oversubscribed
• 2200 students growing to 1800 plus 500 in the
  Sixth Form
• 5 Term Year
• Timetable turnover in June not September
• Condensed KS3 ( in 2 years ) with KS4 commencing
  in Year 9
• 5 mini schools ( 300 students at 11 16
  attached 6th Form )
• Regular target setting / reporting every 8 weeks

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• Context 2

• Performing Arts Specialist College with Primary
  linkage
• Sports Co-Ordinator links with Angley Primary
  linkage
• International Links
• On site Day Nursery
• Community Education
• School Farm
• Leading Edge Partnership
• Cluster 23 primary schools Homewood
• Second Specialism in Vocational Education
• Collaborative developments re Specialist Diploma

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Homewood School Sixth Form Centre

• WHERE ARE WE GOING ?
• Age 18 Year 13 end of Key Stage 5
• Breadth opportunity A, A/S, AVCE, NVQ
  BTEC, SDIP
• Age 15 Year 10 end Key Stage 4
• Breadth opportunity GCSE, VGCSE, NVQ
  et al
• Age 11 Year 7 start Key Stage 3
• Breadth, preparation, experience, range,
  grounding

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CURRICULUM OVERVIEW KS3

• Year 7 Year 8

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Homewood School Sixth Form Centre

• Skills based curriculum
• Soft and hard skills
• Team Building / Problem solving et al
• Digital platform
• Assessment for Learning
• Emotional Intelligence
• Collaboration between subjects
• National Curriculum honoured
• Movement towards personalisation ..

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Homewood School Sixth Form Centre

• Use of time
• Personalised learning is not for the faint of
• heart. It requires schools to radically rethink
• how they operate.
• Secondary schools
• Large numbers work at same time,
• In the same place, centrally devised schedule.
  

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Homewood School Sixth Form Centre

• Personalisation
• Schools will not personalise learning within the
• confines of the standard 8 5 working day.
• If schools cannot match the organisational
• innovation and creativity of the business sector
  then
• there is little chance they will match it for
  customer
• service.

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VERTICAL CURRICULUM

• Personalised Learning and an integration of Year
  11 and Year 12 and 13 opportunities
• Progression from KS3 to KS5 and beyond
• Some students completing some KS4 courses in 2
  years and the remainder in 3
• An identification of the most appropriate range
  of opportunities for students without inhibiting
  or diverting from their aspirations

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VERTICAL CURRICULUM

• It is our aim for each individual student to meet
  their expected targets or exceed them
• Every student is an individual and will achieve
  at their own personal level, which may not be
  within the A - C range

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CORE CURRICULUM

• 7 periods
• PE - 1 period
• English - 3
• Maths - 3
• Advice and Guidance - Citizenship
• Supervised Study for 1 hour of each AS course

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ALLOCATION FOR 25 PERIOD WEEK
Hours 1 3
6 9 12
15 18
21 24
2007
OPT B
OPT C
ENG
OPT D
OPT A
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MATHS
SCIENCE
IT
PE
2008
OPT B
OPT C
ENG
OPT D
OPT A
10
MATHS
SCIENCE
IT
PE
2009
OPT C
OPT B
OPT A
11
ENG
MATHS
Ci
PE
or
L3 DIPLOMA
ENG
MATHS
Ci
PE
2010
OPT C
OPT B
OPT A
OPT D
12
or
L3 DIPLOMA
OPT D
2011
OPT C
OPT B
OPT A
OPT D
13
or
L3 DIPLOMA
OPT D
Open university Degree Modules
Denotes study time supervised for year 11/12
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VERTICAL CURRICULUM

• Year 1 What have we learned ?
• Students change their mind ( a lot )
• Students have risen to the challenge of higher
  level work
• Its a lot of hard work but I feel like
  Im being
• stretched and challenged. RB
  Year 11
• Doing these exams early has been a real
  wake-
• up call I know Ive got to work hard
  in this next
• year
  AS Year 11

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VERTICAL CURRICULUM

• Year 1 What have we learned ?
• Personalisation takes time to arrange but it is
  worth it.
• By taking a mixture of A/S and GCSEs it means
  I get
• more choice at what I do when I get to the
  end of
• Year 11
  AT Year 11
• I have found it really scary but thank you
  for
• helping me make a choice TH
  Year 11

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Yes but .. does it work ?
Year 11 GCSE / BTEC

• 2006 2007 2008
• 1 A - G 98 100 99.4
• 5 A - G 95 97.4 97.8
• 5 A - C 58 67 69

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Yes but .. does it work ?
Year 11 5 A-C inc Eng Maths

• 2006 35
• 2007 35
• 2008 38

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Yes but .. does it work ?
Year 11 A/S results 2008
94.3 pass rate - 50 achieved A- C grades NB
Overall rate 78 - 41 achieved A C grades
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Homewood School Sixth Form Centre

• The curriculum is innovative and outstanding,
  designed to personalise learning and promote
  achievement in its widest sense.
• In Years 911 and the sixth form an outstanding
  range of courses meets individual needs and
  aspirations.
• Vocational opportunities, in partnership with
  local providers, lead to nationally recognised
  awards and serve many students well. Having
  completed their GCSE programme in Year 10, a
  number of students progress to AS study or
  further vocational courses in Year 11.
• Teaching groups are not age related but match
  students capabilities and interests, which
  ensures readiness to sit appropriate examinations
  and extends choice.
• OFSTED report November 2007

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VERTICAL CURRICULUM

• Caution with bravery
• Beware the you dont fit mentality
• Recognise you may have to take a hit
• Succesion plan your timetabler
• Commitment to the learner
• Innovation takes risks and courage
• Personalised Learning
• Progression is essential
• Trust