My Journey

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My Journey

• Class teacher
• Staff Tutor
• HT St Jamess
• HT St James/Mossvale
• HT St Josephs
• HT St Cadocs
• Acting HT Calderwood Lodge

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Also

• Tutor on
• PSO
• SRC Management Modules
• Leadership ER
• Comenius
• Glasgow/Strathclyde Universities
• Open University
• SQH assessor

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Qualifications

• Teaching Qualification
• Doctorate in EducationStrathclyde
• MA in Education Management
• BA
• Advanced Diploma in Educational Management
• Diploma in Reading Development
• CMLS
• Orienteering

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Other Information

• Personal
• Leisure
• General

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The Beginning

• Membership of the interview Panel
• Request by Director
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First impressions - Becoming familiar with the
school

• Having a good look around
• Talking to the staff, pupils and parents
• Forging links with CJE
• Establishing a vision to be shared and amended
• Devising a plan of action

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Initial Thoughts

• First few weeks
• Next steps

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Calderwood Lodge Priorities

• Calderwood LodgeSchool Priorities
• Establish a new programme for listening and
  talking
• Review the programme for Writing
• Improve performance in National and standardised
  tests
• Revise and update all forward planning formats
• Promote leadership development for all staff
• Improve Communication
• Further develop Active Play
• Revise arrangements for Homework
• Develop and implement new guidelines for Art and
  Design
• Review and develop the present Reading Programme
• Raise attainment in reading
• Introduce new phonics programme
• Review the programme for Writing
• Improve Health Education
• Continue to raise awareness of Gender issues in
  childrens learning
• Provide for the development of the More Able
  Child
• Revise structures and strategies for support

• Kodesh and Ivrit Priorities
• Investgate New Reading Scheme Tal Am
• Integrate aspects of Kodesh with secular
  curriculum
• Update policy and procedures for learning and
  teaching in Ivrit and Kodesh
• Put procedures in place for future staff
  reduction
• Raise awareness of important Jewish festivals
• Nursery Priorities
• Emphasise health and well-being
• Increase pupil participation
• Improve Choice
• Introduce more musical instruments
• Develop Self Evaluation
• Cluster Priorities
• Implement shared methodology for the teaching of
  Writing
• Share good practice in Maths
• Work together to share standards in AIfL
• J. Duffy October 06

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Main purpose To improve the service

• Framework
• Raise achievement and Attainment
• Citizenship
• Lifelong Learning
• Enterprise
• Inclusion

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Internal Quality Assurance

• Monitoring formal and informal
• Review and Development for all staff
• Tracking attainment
• No- blame
• culture

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Focus

• Leadership
• Ethos
• Framework
• A curriculum for Excellence
• Assessment is for Learning
• The Additional Support Needs Act
• The Parental Involvement Act

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External Quality Assurance

• Standards and Quality Inspection
• Internal Audit
• Care Commission
• The Education Authority

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Standards and Quality Inspection December 2006

• The team
• Strategies
• Feedback
• Moving forward the action plan

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Attainment

• National Testing
• Level A-F
• Based on..Teachers predictions
• ..Ongoing classwork
• ..6-8 week check on every
  pupil
• Standardised Tests
• P1,3,5,7 p1 scores highest in Authority other
  tests in February

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Attainment continued

• ER is consistently the highest achieving
  authority
• Calderwoods National Test results very good for
  2006 rigorous monitoring required
• Need to improve Standardised test scores and
  maintain high performance

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Strengths of the School

• Size, pupil/staff ratio
• Ethos
• Safe, caring environment
• Synagogue/home/school triangle
• Level of care
• Partnership
• Pupils
• Staff
• CJE
• Nursery on site
• Support of parents and the Jewish community
• Attainment
• Extra curricular activities
• Jewish values

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What has Changed

• New spelling, handwriting,phonics, Art schemes
• Appointment of music specialist
• Increase in support staff/improved support
• New non-fiction library area
• improved communication with staff and with
  parents
• Building stronger relationships with other
  schools
• More formative assessment
• Better use of summative assessment information
• Staff taking on responsibilities/sharing
  leadership
• Smoother transitions
• Striving to be more welcoming
• More active methodology
• Higher attainment

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The Future

• No plans to close Calderwood Lodge. However
• To remain viable we need to attract more pupils
• We need the support of more Jewish families
• We must integrate the study of other world
  religions into the curriculum
• Q Should non-Jewish children be required to study
  Hebrew and Kodesh?
• Q What about the voluntary contributions for
  non-Jewish families?

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Challenges

• Continuity and change
• Effects of an increasingly secular society
• Declining population
• Parental choice
• Absence of a catchment area
• Increased focus on raising attainment and
  celebrating achievement
• Build on strengths and Identify and eradicate
  weaknesses

• Maintaining the ethos
• Competing with other establishments in attracting
  pupils
• The lure of the private sector particularly p4/5
• Funding teachers
• Attracting quality staff
• Integrating Jewish and secular education
• Providing for non-Jewish pupils
• Appointing an excellent head teacher

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Remember

• Calderwood Lodge is an excellent school
• Attainment is at an all time high
• Our pupils go on to achieve great things
• We need the support of the entire Jewish
  community in order to continue to prosper
• We need YOU!

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