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Gaining and Sustaining Momentum - Case Studies
Island School – a Seeking Momentum School
Island School is an all-through school (having been an 11-16 comprehensive until September 2014). The majority of students (86%) are from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and the proportion of students who speak English as an additional language is well above average (around 40%). Over half (56%[1]) of students at Island School are eligible for Free School Meals. The proportion of students with special educational needs is close to the national average.
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Gaining and Sustaining Momentum - River School Case Study
River School – a gaining momentum school
River School is a 4-18 community school and sixth form in London. The primary school opened in January 2014 at the behest of the local authority and extended to year two at the time of the research. Total student numbers are roughly 1600 and primary numbers are increasing fast. The school operates across two campuses in different locations. Provision is duplicated across the two sites, each of which is assigned two deputy heads.
Gaining and Sustaining Momentum - Forest School Case Study
Forest School- an Approaching Momentum School
Forest School is an 11-18 comprehensive school in London. Total student numbers are around 943, 56% boys and 44% girls. The school is extremely diverse, with over 60% with EAL and around 20% eligible for free school meals. The percentage of students achieving five or more A*-C GCSEs including English and maths has fluctuated over recent years (between 55% and 42%), reaching 50% in 2014 (nearly 10% below the LA average and 3.5% below the national average).
Gaining and Sustaining Momentum - Island School Case Study
Island School – a Seeking Momentum School
Island School is an all-through school (having been an 11-16 comprehensive until September 2014). The majority of students (86%) are from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and the proportion of students who speak English as an additional language is well above average (around 40%). Over half (56%[1]) of students at Island School are eligible for Free School Meals. The proportion of students with special educational needs is close to the national average.
How does SKEIN Momentum relate to the Professional Standard in CPD?
Skein Momentum is fully aligned with the Professional Standard, and CUREE’s CEO Philippa Cordingley is a key member of the expert panel that developed the Standard.
The process includes consideration of your school’s professional development environment so giving you an insight into how CPDL (continuing professional development and learning) can be further strengthened. This will help you use the Standard to support your school improvement.
How does SKEIN Momentum relate to OfSTED?
SKEIN momentum is not simply a mock Ofsted but it does support schools in fulfilling Ofsted expectations. The service focuses on enabling schools to increase their capacity to accelerate school improvement leading to improved pupil outcomes. Skein Momentum give schools practical strategies to move forwards which align with Ofsted.
You claim that the service is rooted in the evidence about effective school improvement. What is this evidence?
The service is based on research that was carried out with Teach First. You can read one of the reports highlighting the evidence here.