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Tudor Grange Academy Redditch Redditch Parent /Carer Forum Solihull Mrs. R Rees Principal

In outstanding schools leaders who take a school from good to outstanding focus on: improving all the conditions for learning; Commissioned research published 2011 CfBT

— Clean lines — De-cluttered (started) — Sophisticated spaces — New restaurant — New atrium — 14 refurbished classrooms — Student support services and staff to ground floor atrium — Grounds cleared

Aligning pastoral and academic — Pastoral and HoY’s relocated to atrium — SLT relocated onto ground floor — Joint SLT, HoD’s and HoY’s meetings re strategy and key priorities — Monday department time for HoD’s to embed & develop strategy, teaching & learning

Quieter environment

Quieter environment — No bells (clock replacement programme underway) — No breaches of confidentiality on walkie talkies — SLT meet daily at 8.15 to discuss issues of previous day, students, cover etc. — SLT on gate at start and end of each day to manage and ensure policies for standards and behaviour are in place — SLT day on call each day — On call SLT are out and about for their day proactively undertaking learning walks, assessing quality of teaching and learning and behaviour — Isolation moved to main school from sports centre — MAB in main school

staff facilities

staff facilities — Staff work room- PC’s, desks, phone, copier, soft seating area & meeting room space • Tea and coffee delivered to staff areas • Staff planner — Staff calendar/handbook

Catering changes — Patio seating — Café seating — Restaurant seating — Hot and cold food areas — Water fountains installed

Catering changes

Cleaning changes — Cleaners into zones — De-cluttering means they can do their job! — Cleaning hours during the day — And toilets to be refurbished

Role modelling

Teaching and learning is Key focus — Revised Schemes of Work — Joint teacher planning of lessons — Clarity re outstanding practice — Revisited scaffolding of learning & overlearning — Modelling ways of classroom assessment — CPD re precision in teaching — Common assessments graded using GCSE criteria — Sharing of assessment criteria with students — Flight paths — Half Termly CPD on key levers — Weekly CPD reinforcing key levers-sharing what works — Whole Trust CPD- research/ pedagogy

GCSE 2014 outcomes we were disappointed but understand the national picture 2013 2014 Difference Vale RSA Academy 63 57 -6 Arrow Baxter College 48 37 -11 Bishop Perowne CofE College 57 51 -6 Blessed Edward Oldcorne 70 67 -3 Christopher Whitehead 60 53 -7 Droitwich Spa High School 49 52 3 Dyson Perrins CofE Sports College 41 48 7 Evesham High School 54 37 -17 Hagley Catholic High School 83 80 -3 Hanley Castle High School 64 70 6 Haybridge High School and Sixth Form 78 - N/A King Charles I Secondary School 60 55 -5 North Bromsgrove High School 69 61 -8 Nunnery Wood High School 64 69 5 Pershore High School 61 63 2 Prince Henry's High School 70 68 -2 South Bromsgrove 70 67 -3 St Augustine's Catholic High School 74 69 -5 T enbury High School 51 54 3 The Bewdley School 68 55 -13 The Chantry School 75 72 -3 The Chase 61 72 11 The Stourport High School 69 58 -11 Trinity High School 78 70 -8 Tudor Grange Academy Redditch 63 56 -7 Waseley Hills 54 59 5 Wolverley CofE Secondary School 46 46 0 Woodrush Community High School 76 64 -12

Closing the gap we have some challenges 2014 Difference Male / Female -12% 2014 SEND -40% 2014 Disadvantaged Students -23% 2014 2013 Change Low Attainers (KS2<LV4) -46% -56% 10% 2014 2013 Change Middle Attainers (KS2=Lv4) 7% 13% -6% 2014 2013 Change High Attainers (KS2>LV4) 39% 37% 2%

Year 11 is major focus of school: changes in place to support better grades — Unlikely to have an early leaving date not before at least maths exam — Each students timetable reviewed and modified — Personal intervention plans identified for each year 11 student — Learn from TGAW what they are doing that closes the gap for disadvantaged students — Learn from TGAS what they are doing for high performing students — Improve grades for other students :- ◦ Weekly exam paper (different subjects) in examination conditions ◦ Study skills from half term 1 ◦ Tiered intervention programme developed ◦ Re-deploy staff differently - focus on intervention ◦ Co-ordinate intervention across maths and English so always looking at full picture for every student ◦ Intervention meetings attended by SLT ◦ Progress overviewed by SLT ◦ Focus on classroom teaching & progress

AS & A level results AS-level Data: 2013 to 2014. A-level Data: 2013 to 2014 National National 2014 2013 2014 2013 (2013) (2013) A*-E 89% 88% 90% 3 A*-E 92% 98% 79% AAB or A*-B 31% 31% 35% 3% 2% 12% higher APS per APS per entry 90 89 92 205 188 213 entry

Destinations — 92% of students gained at least 3 A-Levels. National Average is 79% — Our APS is 205. National average is 213. — 94% of students who applied were offered a university place. National average is 73%. — 74% gain their 1 st choice

6 th form is a another key focus: changes — Math and English students aligned to subject specialist as tutors have extra revision — Assessment in 2 nd week assess skills/knowledge — Skills /knowledge support from Aut 1 — Study time more directed — Assessment against exam criteria embedded into lessons — Independence of learning embedded into lessons — Pre lesson preparation (e.g. precise material to read) — Revision programmes in place now — Review of AS into A2 making sure students are making the right choices — Review of A2 subjects for the new year 12 of 2015

2015 provisional offer

2015 Provisional offer

6 th form developments 2015 onwards — TGAR is ‘hub’ for specialist courses — Worcester and Solihull students to Redditch for key subjects e.g. Languages, music — All day teaching on single subject on a Tuesday or Wednesday, students from across Trust — Students taught by teachers from across the Trust in new specialist subjects

Block A ¡ Block B ¡ Block C ¡ Block D ¡ Block X – All Day Tuesday or Wednesday Joint Academy Day held at TGAR ¡ Art Physics Chemistry Geography French – BTEC Applied Science Psychology English Literature History BTEC Health & Social Care - Biology BTEC Performing Arts PE Maths RM - Business Studies Philosophy and Ethics ¡ BTEC Sport English Literature German - Maths ¡ Sociology GCSE Maths Resit Further Maths - ¡ GCSE English Resit Music Tech - ¡ Dance – BTEC Art (Photography) – BTEC Criminology – Food Tech – Graphics – Economics – Music - BTEC Applied Business - BTEC Dance - BTEC ICT – Computing – BTEC T&T – ¡