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East Sussex School Improvement Partners
Visit Terms 4-6, 2008
SCHOOL 6th FORMS
Annual review of 6th Form provision and performance
Name of school:
Report written by (SIP):
Date of visit: Time allocated (including preparation and report writing):
Report circulated to (please indicate):
Headteacher Head of Secondary Learning
Effectiveness: HELEN HOWARD
Chair of Governors 14-19 Development Manager:
JULIE DOUGILL
SIP Manager: FIONA WRIGHT East Sussex Partnership Director (LSC):
CHRIS PIPER
Head of School Improvement Service: Additional recipients (please specify)
BILL LYTTLE
Purpose of Visit
To review the impact of previously agreed actions.
To provide an external perspective on the school’s self evaluation of students’ achievement and
standards and the overall effectiveness of the 6th Form.
To identify barriers to raising standards further and actions to address them.
The school is currently in category
(please indicate): 1 2 3 3s 4 5
Descriptors
Where judgments are based on national benchmarking data, or relate to the school’s self evaluation as recorded in the
SEF, this report will use the following descriptors:
Attainment and achievement School’s SEF judgements
Above average Outstanding Good
Not significantly different from average
Satisfactory Inadequate
Below average
Following SEF judgment the SIP will record whether in
Trends: their view the evidence to support the judgement is:
Broadly static Fluctuating
Sufficient Insufficient
Rising Declining
Key activities undertaken (please indicate) Who was involved (please indicate)
Meetings and discussions Headteacher
Scrutiny of documentation Representative of Governing Body
Tour of school 6th Form Members of Senior Leadership Team
Lesson Observation Students
Scrutiny of pupils’ work Other (please specify)
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1. Progress since last visit
Note key outcomes from last visit and actions resulting. Comment on impact of agreed actions.
2. Achievement and standards
Note what the key strengths and priorities are in relation to achievement and standards including the
overall pattern of results in relation to achievement, retention and Value Added and targets set by Fischer
Family Trust; what actions have been planned to bring about further improvements and developments;
and what progress has been made in subject areas following analysis of results from last year.
3. Targets 2008
Comment on progress towards school’s 6th Form targets for 2007-08
Key Stage 5
ALL SUBJECTS
Average QCA points score for achieving Level 3 in 2006/07 was:
Per candidate...
Per entry.........
Targets for average QCA points score achieving Level 3:
Per candidate is …
Per entry is …
Current predictions indicate the school will exceed/meet /not meet target *
SUCCESS RATE: Overall success rate for 2006/07 was ...
Target success rate is .....
Current predictions indicate the school will exceed/meet /not meet target *
RETENTION RATE: Overall retention rate for 2006/07 was…
Target retention rate is ...........
Current predictions indicate the school will exceed/meet /not meet target *
*Please delete as appropriate.
Commentary
Note the areas where targets are not expected to be met, indicating actions planned to address the
underachievement:
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4. Summary of achievement and standards across the 6th Form
Commentary
(4a) School’s self-evaluation is that learners’ standards (of attainment) in their work are*:
Outstanding Good Satisfactory Inadequate
(4b) SIP judges that the evidence to support this is*:
Sufficient Insufficient
(4c) School’s self-evaluation is that learners’ achievement in their work is*:
Outstanding Good Satisfactory Inadequate
(4d) SIP judges that the evidence to support this is*:
Sufficient Insufficient
*Judgments should be in bold print and underlined
(4e) Where SIP judges evidence is insufficient it is because (please indicate):
1 Additional evidence is required: this includes …
2 Collection, interpretation or analysis of existing evidence does not support the
school’s self-evaluation: this is illustrated by …
(4f) What should the school do to improve the quality of 6th Form provision,
including teaching and learning? (Note specific actions that flow from the commentary
above.)
5. Overall effectiveness of the 6th Form
(5a) School’s self-evaluation is that overall effectiveness is*:
Outstanding Good Satisfactory Inadequate
(5b) SIP judges that the evidence to support this is*:
Sufficient Insufficient
(5c) Comment on 6th Form’s overall main strengths and weaknesses:
*Judgments should be in bold print and underlined
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6. Self-Evaluation of 6th Form’s capacity to improve
(6a) Commentary:
(6b) School’s self-evaluation is that the capacity to make further improvement in the 6th Form
is*:
Outstanding Good Satisfactory Inadequate
(6c) SIP judges that the evidence to support this is*:
Sufficient Insufficient
(6d) Comment on 6th Form’s overall main strengths and weaknesses:
*Judgments should be in bold print and underlined
7. The quality of the 6th Form’s provision, including teaching and learning
(7a) Commentary:
How effective is teaching and learning, assessment and tracking?
How well is the curriculum and teaching meeting the needs of learners?
What progress has been made on the priorities for development identified last year?
(7b) School’s self-evaluation is that teaching and learning in the 6th Form are*:
Outstanding Good Satisfactory Inadequate
(7c) SIP judges that the evidence to support this is*:
Sufficient Insufficient
(7d) Where SIP judges evidence is insufficient it is because (please indicate):
Additional evidence is required: this includes …
Collection, interpretation or analysis of existing evidence does not support the school’s self-
evaluation: this is illustrated by …
*Judgements should be in bold print and underlined
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8. Leadership and management
Note progress made on the priorities for development; how effectively leaders of the sixth form set clear
direction for improvement; how effectively performance is monitored and improved through quality
assurance and self assessment procedures; what courses are offered collaboratively across a partnership;
and how information from different groups e.g. Heads of Sixth Form meetings/LAPB meetings is shared.
SUMMARY OF VISIT
Agreed actions By whom By when
Note key outcomes from the visit and actions
resulting:
Support required
External support the school and/or SIP considers it needs to meet its priorities, indicating who will take
the actions noted.
SIP’s comments
Headteacher’s comments
Chair of Governors’ comments
SIP Name:
Signed:
Date:
To Headteacher/Principal and Chair of Governors:
If you would like to comment on any aspect of the visit or report, please contact:
Fiona Wright
SIP Manager, ESCC County Hall, Lewes BN7 1SG fiona.wright@eastsussex.gov.uk
Tel. 01273 481205
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