Kirsty Tonks
Assistant Principal
 Inner city academy in West
Midlands
 1,100 students; 11-18.
 Built over 100 years ago and
serves an area of substantial
deprivation
 38.2% of students have
eligibility for free school meals
(63% Pupil Premium)
 22% have Special Educational
Needs
 15% live safeguarding issues
 64.7% have English as a
second language
 Judged as Outstanding in
2006 / 2010 / 2013
Making technology work for us;
not being dictated to by
technology.
Finding solutions to
existing issues.
“Every teacher should
be an outstanding
teacher.”
“Behaviour and welfare
are the bedrock of
school improvement.”
Outstanding Teaching
Radical
Curriculum
Change
“Maximum
intervention with
students furthest
away.”
Behaviour
and
Welfare
Expectations and
Progress
“If we don’t do
something truly radical
we will never break the
cycle.”
All Staff are
at least
Good with at
least 20%
being
Outstanding
through
both
delivery and
outcomes
Objective
Delivery
Mechanism
Evidence
Owner
Refine our appraisal process
and associated CPD to drive an
improvement in delivery
AfL is
embedded in
all lessons
Lesson Observation and
All staff fully utilise
Subject Sites, Planning
Bank, Exemplification site
and the Portals
SMG
MA
Continued development of
Competencies into our KS4/5
delivery
Link all subject
areas with L4L
competencies
All subjects crossreferenced to L4L
MK
DI
AC
A creative curriculum which
provides for the successful
personal and academic
development of each individual
and cohort
Flipped
classroom
methodology in
place in every
curriculum area
using Class Sites
Implementation
of Homework
Central in L4L
Increase the % of
submitted and marked
homework
SMG
DI
MK
KT
To enhance further the
underpinning services which
support students and families
Support staff in
lessons are fully
integrated into
classroom
delivery
SMG
2.5 million hits last year
The Planning Bank – 17,000 lesson uploaded and shared by staff.
40% of our staff are classed as consistently Outstanding in lesson
observations with another 25% close to this.
Tutor Sites have improved punctuality by 40% in two years.
The informal chat in the morning has been replaced with “social learning”
of key themes – Science, Citizenship, PSHE and Religious Education.
HMI described these as the best sharing, monitoring and shaping
structure that they had ever seen.
Every Outstanding lesson in our March Inspection used technology well
Increases the effectiveness of lesson delivery and also changes the role that
students play – no more passive recipients – we send; they do; we adapt!
Knowledge; Video to watch / Chapter to read / website to study /
Photosynth to explore by students prior to lesson via Class Site
Understanding; Concepts / Knowledge / Skill.
A task, quiz, discussion or survey etc based on knowledge is set via
Class Site and completed
Interactions / Responses made by students inform
teacher of learning / misconceptions via class site and
therefore modifies lesson – enabling targeted focus
Application / Analysis / Synthesis / Evaluation; Class
Session builds upon or is constructed from responses,
feedback and interactions from the Flipped work set
on the Class Site moving towards higher tariff work
Linking it to something that is already familiar to staff has meant that it provides a
context and a form of discipline to help them understand it’s role and benefit.
Targeted
cohorts
Well
crafted
tasks
Class
Sites
Higher quality student
outcomes / attainment
It’s about quality and timing of interventions and targeted application.
Regular
Quality
Change in
teaching
pedagogy
Integrated into
Academy’s
Monitoring
Schedule
Qualitative
and Quantitate
analysis of
Gateway
elements
Technological
Competencies
assessed
across Key
Stage 3
Monitor
impact of
Projects /
Programmes
Not a bolt on or something that can be ignored
Half termly
Spend
time in
lessons
Monitor
Qualitatively and
Feedback
Lesson
Obs /
Planning
Senior and
Middle Leaders
Learning
Walks
Explicit Monitoring of the use of technology across Leadership teams and
within departments
Planning
Bank
Subject
Site
Class Sites
The Learning Gateway gives us a transparency of the quality of
experiences at a much clearer and deeper level.
Quantitative & Qualitative
TRACKING THE CONTINUUM OF
LEARNING
“Excellent progress is being
achieved by all iFamilies
students”.
L4l Teacher - Michael Banks
“iFamilies has inspired me to
learn and achieve more”.
Student - Mohamed
“The iFamilies programme has
allowed me to be more involved
with my daughters education ”.
Parent
“This is a prime example of
how technology can make what
we do in school more
accessible and engaging for
our families”
Sir Mark Grundy
“Outstanding schools,
which will take a leading
responsibility for providing
and quality assuring initial
teacher training (ITT) in
their area”. DfE 2012
Microsoft Partner
School
Apps for Good
Ninja School
International Gifted
& Talented Centre
Centre of Excellence
RMBooks Reference
Site
Make Waves Digital
Badges Reference Site
GCSEPOD
Expert School
Lead
School
UK Advanced School
Structures
T&L
Contact me on:07872 375 894
Kirsty.tonks@collegiateacademy.org.uk
@kirstytonkssca
5th
March
• Whole
Staff
Inset day
June /
July
• Drop in
Sessions
for Depts
15th Oct
Process of training for adoption
• Whole
Staff
Inset day
1) All staff to be
divided by
departments /
teams and
allocated an
online resource
2) Visit CPD /
Training Site via
T&L Site and
look at your
online resource
section
4) Task / Activity
/ Discussion /
Quiz etc –
should not take
any longer than
10 mins
3) It tells you
logon details –
please test and
let us know if
any issues
5) Respond /
Interact before
Tuesday 5th
March
ICT 1
ENG 1
ENG 2
Brainpo
p
ENG 3
ENG 5
ICT 2
ICT 3
GCSEPo
d
ENG 4
Team
1
(IT1)
ENG 6
Team 2
(IT2)
Maths 1
Resources
• Which resources are you taking
forward?
• How will you use them?
• Do you need any more training
Flipped
Learning /
Class Sites
• Do you have a clear plan for
Flipped Learning in your
Department?
• Do you need any training on how
to use aspects of Class Sites?
Flipped
Learning
Resources
Further
Training
Emerging
3 levels
Staff Self
Assessment
Developing
Proficient
Flipped
Tasks
Evaluation
& Planning
Regular
Quality
Change in
teaching
pedagogy