Hsis School Improvement Update Issue - 13
Summer Term 2019 Dear Colleagues, Welcome to our Summer Term 2019 School Improvement Update. I hope that you have all had a restful Easter break and that the summer term has begun smoothly.
Grahame Smith
What’s inside?
As always, the summer term is a busy one for all schools and academies – not least because of the assessment and testing season. This year, of course, we are also anticipating the new Ofsted Framework which will come in to operation from September 2019. Having seen the proposals as part of the national consultation, it does look as if there will be a number of significant changes from the current framework – not least the new ‘Quality of Education’ judgement that will focus not just on outcomes, but also the effectiveness of a school’s curriculum and its Intent, Implementation and Impact. Ofsted are keen to stress that this does not mean urgent wholesale reviews – no ‘reinventing wheels’, ‘babies and bathwater’ or any other cliché we can muster! It does mean, however, taking an intelligent look at the ‘substance’ of our offer to children: the experiences, opportunities, knowledge and skills that we pass on. I have no doubt there will be plenty more discussions around the curriculum in the coming months and we will do all we can to support leaders with the challenges ahead.
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Talking of leaders… this is a good time of year to visit the Havering Academy of Leadership website. Here, you can find a great range of Havering-based services:
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• Leadership development programmes from Hsis, the Havering teaching schools and other providers • Mentors for new or less experienced colleagues • On-site support from NLEs, NLGs, LLEs, SLEs and local consultants • Effective practice from schools and academies across the borough • Networking opportunities with other local schools • Blogs, a newsfeed, a noticeboard, resources and publications covering a range of leadership topics. Find out more: www.haveringacademyofleadership.co.uk Twitter: @HaveringAofL Facebook: www.facebook.com/HaveringAofL
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English – Knowledge Organisers
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Maths – Sumdog Maths Pilot and Maths Week London
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Science – Raising Science Capital
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Early Years Foundation Stage – Reception Baseline Assessment
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Music – New Model Curriculum
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Primary Languages –
Enhancing your Curriculum
Havering Academy of Leadership – 2019 Havering Headteachers' Conference highlights
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Key Stage Three
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Reducing Workload
10 Religious Education – New opportunities and guidance 10 Havering Train2Teach 11 Havering Sports Collective 11 SEND – Autism and Girls 12 EAL – Updates 12 Safeguarding – Families Facing Adversity
Wishing you all an enjoyable and successful summer term.
Grahame Smith School Improvement Manager e: grahame.smith@havering.gov.uk t: 01708 433942
Ofsted – The Curriculum
13 Wellbeing – Update 14 EdTech – Boosting Educational Technology in Schools 14 The Key – Update
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