Clydeview Academy & Dunoon Grammar School
Clydeview Academy
Dunoon Grammar
Authority
Inverclyde
Argyll and Bute
School Roll
1026
796
Number of Secondary
Schools
6
10
Distance to closest
Secondary Schools
1.6 miles
2.1 miles
30 miles, 34 miles,
62 miles
Free School Meals
10.2%
15.6%
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School discussions
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School Improvement plans
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Areas for Improvement
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Focus – Numeracy/Profiles
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Planning meetings with Relevant staff
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Close the gap between high attaining
students and those with lower ability. Positive
impact on achievement of young people
through developing increased confidence in
numeracy
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Benefits of regular sharing of pupil progress
through profiling
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Support Learning and Teaching development
to enhance pupil learning
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Does an identified profiling champion with
responsibility for a group of young people lead to
improvements in their achievement?
Will regular sharing of student progress through
profiling, lead to improved achievement for
young people
Will increased regular professional dialogue
focused on profiling, within and across
establishments, lead to improved achievements
for young people
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School staff
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Funding for a 1 FTE Maths/Numeracy teacher
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1 FTE will be shared between establishments
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Glasgow University Education Research Team
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Staff from both establishments met to
discuss programme and partnership
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Maths/Numeracy teacher identified
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Pupils identified in both establishments
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Benchmarking assessment development
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Questionnaires developed
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Different approach in both establishments
Similarities
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Identification of pupils
Same questionnaires
Parental information evenings
Timeline and activities – both schools
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Pupils identified in August
Parental information evening
Maths/Numeracy periods (led by Numeracy teacher)
Baseline assessment
Questionnaires completed
Feedback from subject areas – helped direct the programme
Classwork – focus on multiplication, division, addition, subtractions,
fractions and problem solving
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Learning and Teaching approaches
Public perception of Numeracy
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Whole school numeracy booklet
Facebook page
Profiling – Thursday and Friday
Sustainability
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Identify staff
Adjust timetable
Identify S2 students.
Inform students and parents/carers
Questionnaires – self esteem, confidence in
numeracy skills, attitudes to school.
Improving number skills – subtraction, division,
long multiplication, problem solving, active
learning
Data, information handling & statistics
Charts, graphs, tables
Using logbooks,ICT (Mangahigh & Statista),profiles
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Numeracy homework booklet
Students research famous mathematicians and
current affairs using graphs/charts.
WHY is it presented like this?
Maths challenge
Parental info evening led by students
Queensferry crossing joint project
Teach the Parents’ Evening 3
Progression routes – Nat 3 lifeskills maths
- Nat 4 numeracy
- Nat 4 lifeskills maths
- Nat 4 maths
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Pupils have increased confidence in numeracy
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Regular pupil/teacher discussion
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Targets shared with staff and parents
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Increase in general confidence/self esteem
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Parental involvement in school
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No behaviour issues
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Questionnaire to be completed
Benefits so far
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Regular HT dialogue and support
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Subject support – Pupil Support/Science
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Sharing resources
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Maths and Numeracy support/discussion
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Joint Professional Learning opportunities
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Planning of School Improvement Plans
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Attainment and Achievement discussions across
establishments
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Continued joint working on developing Numeracy
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Support across establishments
QUESTIONS ?