Supporting Improving Primary Schools

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of Figures and Tables......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Introduction......Page 9
Part 1 Overview and Main Findings......Page 15
The Context......Page 16
Outline of the Programme......Page 18
The LEA Focus......Page 21
Benefits to the LEA......Page 22
1 What use did the schools make of pupil and school data?......Page 23
2 Did the data enhance enquiry and reflection among the teaching staff?......Page 24
4 The Emphasis Placed on Pedagogy......Page 25
5 Did the OFSTED inspection motivate staff in these schools?......Page 26
Benefits to the Schools......Page 27
Benefits to the LEA......Page 28
Introduction......Page 30
Quantitative Data Findings......Page 31
Detailed Summary of Programme School Performance Data......Page 33
Results for English......Page 34
Science scores......Page 36
Essex School Improvement and Value Added Network Data......Page 38
Improvement of Schools in Difficulties......Page 39
Qualitative Data Findings......Page 40
OFSTED Revisits to a Sample of EPSI Schools......Page 41
Conclusions......Page 69
Part 2 School Insights......Page 71
Introduction......Page 72
Main Findings......Page 73
Emerging Themes......Page 80
Conclusions......Page 85
Pupil Data Used in the EPSI Programme......Page 89
Steering Group Pupil and School Level Data Sets......Page 90
Pupil Learning Outcome Data......Page 91
Staff Perception Data......Page 92
How the Data Were Used in Practice......Page 93
How Schools Used the EPSI Data Sets......Page 94
Pupil Perception Data......Page 96
Reading Data......Page 97
Use of More Quantitative Data......Page 98
How Schools Respond to Data......Page 99
Data That Triggered Action......Page 100
 Other Issues Important in the Work on Pupil Data......Page 102
Evaluating the Measures Themselves......Page 103
Triangulating a Grounded View of School Improvement......Page 104
Conclusion: What We Have Learnt as an LEA about Pupil Data Issues......Page 106
Introduction......Page 108
Establishing the Sample and Themes of the Enquiry......Page 109
Group Interviews......Page 110
Developing Manageable Data-gathering Processes......Page 111
Modifications......Page 112
Forms and Degrees of Analysis......Page 113
Handling Feedback......Page 114
Action Arising......Page 117
Pupil Perceptions and Primary School Improvement......Page 118
Future Directions—School Improvement......Page 120
Future Directions—Transformative Education......Page 121
Part 3 LEA Insights......Page 123
The Changing Role of LEAs......Page 124
Developing the LEA’s Capacity to Support School Improvement......Page 126
The Programme Teams......Page 127
Supporting the Programme Teams......Page 128
The Role of the Programme Teams with Schools......Page 130
How Effective Were the Multi-disciplinary Teams?......Page 131
Structured Interviews with LEA Staff......Page 132
Implications for Working Practice......Page 134
Conclusion......Page 136
Introduction......Page 138
Models of Consultancy......Page 139
Data Sources and Analysis......Page 142
Preparation......Page 143
Entry......Page 144
Action......Page 146
Conclusions and Key Lessons for the LEA......Page 147
Part 4 Wider Issues and Conclusions......Page 151
Introduction......Page 152
Inspection Reports and Post-inspection Action Plans......Page 153
Defining Success Criteria for School Improvement......Page 154
Data Collection and Analysis......Page 155
The Effectiveness of Data in Measuring Improvement......Page 156
How far did the data reflect school improvement?......Page 157
Conclusion......Page 167
Introduction......Page 170
Impact of EPSI on Essex LEA......Page 171
Research Questions Relating to the LEA’s Role......Page 177
The Programme Teams’ Views and Conclusions......Page 182
Focus Matters......Page 187
Auditing, Monitoring and Self-evaluation......Page 188
School Improvement is Differentiated......Page 189
The Formal Model of School Improvement......Page 191
Tracking School Improvement......Page 193
EPSI and Educational Research......Page 194
Conclusions......Page 198
Point 1......Page 199
Point 3......Page 200
Point 4......Page 201
Point 5......Page 202
Point 7......Page 203
AIM 1: To enable schools to develop strategies for improving the quality of teaching and learning provided for all pupils......Page 205
AIM 2: To increase the LEA’s capacity to support schools as they seek to improve the quality of education they provide......Page 206
AIM 3: To increase understanding of the process and outcomes of school improvement across the LEA and beyond......Page 207
Appendix 2 Common Measures Agreed Across All EPSI Programme Schools......Page 209
Appendix 3 Pupil Perception Interview......Page 211
Workshops for Programme Pairs......Page 213
Workshops for Schools......Page 214
Staff Development......Page 215
Enquiry and Reflection......Page 216
Collaborative Planning......Page 217
Notes on Contributors......Page 218
References......Page 220
Index......Page 225