School Effectiveness

 

 

‘Postcode lottery’ of Welsh school success - WalesOnline, Feb 27 2008 by Abbie Wightwick, Western Mail

 

"We must identify what works best and share it in schools across Wales," Jane Hutt,  SEF_WesternMail_26_6_08.png

 

'Now they all want to join!' Times Educational Supplement Cymru, 4 July, 2008 Now_they_all_want_to_join.png

 

'Framework pilot schools 'satisfactory', Times Educational Supplement Cymru, 11 July, 2008, TES Cymru 11_07_08.png

 

'Five trailblazers in Wales (5 successful Schools), David Egan, TES Cymru, 17 October 2008,

 

 

School Effectiveness Wales Education articles School Effectiveness Framework - download here... School Effectiveness in Wales Better Schools Fund RAISE Community Focused Schools 14-19 Learning Pathways Welsh Baccalaureate School Effectiveness around the world

 

 

Wales Education articles

• The rewards of going it alone are still evolving, TES Cymru, David Egan, 19 September 2008
• Innovation is only way to beat poverty, TES Cymru, David Egan, 26 September 2008
• Let loose the 'hot-wirers' in schools. TES Cymru, David Egan, 3 October 2008
• New boss vows to tackle low expectations, (RE:  David Hawker, DCELLS Director of Education, Wales) Nicola Porter, TES Cymru, 3 October 2008

 

 

School Effectiveness Framework - download here...

• SEF Launch Conference, February 2008 (includes presentations and copy of School Effectiveness Framework document
• Statement on the School Effectiveness Framework,  February 2008, Jane Hutt, Minister of Education, Wales 
• Approval of School Effectiveness Pilots, June 2008,  Decision report ...
• School Effectiveness Plenary Debate, June 2008, Jane Hutt, Minister of Education, Wales
• Photo's of SEF Associates residential training week, June-July 2008, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Click here...
• 99 School Effectiveness Pilot schools announced,  read more...
• Local Authority Effectiveness
  • Estyn report: The use of performance data in local authorities and schools (March 2008)
  • Estyn report: LEA strategies to challenge and support schools with weaknesses, especially where pupils are underachieving or where high standards could be achieved for larger numbers of pupils

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• Background research and resources
  • Estyn report: Excellent schools: A vision for schools in Wales in 21st century
  • Estyn report: Transforming Schools: A Discussion Paper
  • Estyn report: How linkages can be improved between continuing professional development, school development plans, performance management and raising standards
  • Estyn report: Closing the gap between boys' and girls' attainment in schools (March 2008)
  • Narrowing the Gap in performance of schools, WLGA Report 2003
  • Narrowing the Gap: reducing in school variation in pupils, narrowing-the-gap NCSL.pdf

     

  • How the world's best performing school systems come out on top.  McKinsey and Co. Septermber 2007Worlds_School_Systems_Final.pdf
  • High Reliability Schools (longitudinal research in 12 Welsh Schools) Cfbt
  • Bodies of knowledge on High Reliability Schools (High Reliability Website)
  • Michael Fullan:  video KeyNote speech Read more... 
  • School Effectiveness Seminars in Wales. decision report...
  • Professional Learning Communities Creating and Sustaining Effective Professional Learning Communities

     

  • Leadership - sources of information and research
  • Top Leadership: Taking the Inward Jouney, Rick Lash.

• Welsh Assembly Government 2004: Children and Young People: Rights to Action
• 2008 Children and Young People’s Well-being Monitor for Wales
• Combating Child Poverty in Wales
• Estyn report Having your say — Young people, participation and school councils
• School Councils Wales http://www.schoolcouncilswales.org.uk/
• ICSEI - International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement

 

School Effectiveness in Wales

• Cardiff High School: Professional Learning Communities, "The Endless Journey", Michael Griffiths, Sheila Bevin,
• South Wales and Mid Wales Consortium:  SEF Pilot. 2008 
• South East Wales Consortium:  Overview; CPD online.  Read more...
• North Wales Consortium: 
• South Central Wales Consortium  (ESIS)
• ADEW:  Consortia Cymru:  read more...

 

Better Schools Fund

• Welsh Assembly Government guidelines for grant funding of Better Schools Fund 2007-2008 - NAFWC20/06
• Estyn Report on the Impact of the Better Schools Fund on Curriculum Development, 4 June 2008
• Wales Audit Office report on Better Schools Fund, 08/02/2006

• Transforming schools with ICT: http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/2-0-0-0_national_initiatives.htm

 

RAISE

• Welsh Assembly Government RAISE Guidance
• Estyn Report on The impact of RAISE funding an interim report (July 2007)
• Estyn Report on The impact of RAISE: Evaluation of the impacrt of RAISE funding on schools' effectiveness in tackling the link between socio-economic disadvantage and underachievement. An interim report after the first 18 months.
• Raise Website:  Raise-Wales.org.uk, Rhagori-Cymru.org.uk

 

Community Focused Schools

• Community Focused Schools Guidance: Circular 34/03

• Welsh Assembly 2005 Guidance on the Community Focused Schools Grant

• ContinYOU Cymru support programme for out-of-school hours learning
• Play Wales - Chwarae Cymru
• Estyn Report on the Provision of community focused services and facilities by schools (May 2008)

 

14-19 Learning Pathways

Learning Pathways 14-19 is a commitment to the transformation of learning provision for all young people in Wales.  It addresses the need for a more flexible and balanced approach to the education of 14-19 year olds, providing a wider range of experiences which will suit the diverse needs of Wales' young people

www.wales.gov.uk/learningpathways

 

 

Welsh Baccalaureate

• Home page http://www.welshbaccalaureate.org.uk/
• Evaluation of Welsh Bac (University of Nottingham) 2007 download
• University of Bath evaluation of Welsh Bac read more...

 

School Effectiveness around the world

• England - scraps tests for 14 year olds and introduces school report cards for parents. read more...
• School Effectiveness in Scotland, "Raising Standards:  The improving schools effectiveness model.  read more...
• New York, USA,  school report card programme.  read more...
• High Reliability Schools Project:  CfBT. read more...
• Capacity for Change and Adaptation of Schools in the Case of Effective School Improvement. Creemers, Netherlands. 2001. read more...