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Attaining and sustaining. Rich Peters. How to improve motivation and attainment at GCSE and A-level How to sustain that focus within the faculty. Attaining and sustaining. How we improved motivation and attainment at GCSE and A-level How we sustained that focus within the faculty. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Attaining and sustaining
Rich PetersRich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
Attaining and sustaining
Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
• How to improve motivation and attainment at GCSE and A-level
• How to sustain that focus within the faculty
Attaining and sustaining
Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
• How we improved motivation and attainment at GCSE and A-level
• How we sustained that focus within the faculty
Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
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d How did you do it?
Goal incongruence
Burn-out
Poorly planned
Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
What we did:• Significantly increased % C+
(70% to 84% and rising)…and sustained it
• Increased % C+ Literature by 34% to 99%
• How we did it? What have we learnt?
Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
The way we were:• loose-leaf folders• mixed ability groupings• revision: content over technique• learning in class / practice essays for
h/w• mass coursework sessions draining
staff time; limitless drafts• no revision guides• ‘we’ve got nothing to revise’• WW1 staff
‘Pop-tart’ teaching
Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
The way we were:• Givens: what we already had…• Standard schemes of work• Teach same texts• Common systems of assessment• Leadership support!
Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
Step change: where is your time spent most effectively? What else
can we control?
Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
Steps to success1. Changed exam board– forced rethink
2. Shift in coursework ideology
3. Bespoke revision material:• Countdown to success• Tailored poetry notes• Booklets of ALL past revision questions• Wiki
4. Shift in revision philosophy:• Litlanglunch (2 classes – now 110 students)• Essay practice books• Essays in class… beat the teach• Staff writing exemplars under timed
conditions• Supercram Saturdays• Revision day for C/D borderlines
Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
Steps to success5. Exam marking!
• Powerful
• Evidence
• Question spotting
• The tricks you need to know
Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
