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What Makes a Great School?

What Makes a Great School?. Matt Butler. What Lies behind a Great School?. Great Leadership. What Makes Great Leadership?. Facilitation “Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance”. “Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance”. Why am I doing it?

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What Makes a Great School?

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  1. What Makes a Great School? Matt Butler

  2. What Lies behind a Great School?

  3. Great Leadership

  4. What Makes Great Leadership? Facilitation “Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance”

  5. “Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance” Why am I doing it? • Values • Integral • Justified

  6. Oasis Values & Ethos • Inclusion: a passion to include everyone • Equality: a desire to treat everyone equally, respecting differences • Relationships: a commitment to healthy and open relationships • Hope: a deep sense of hope that things can change and be transformed • Perseverance: a sense of perseverance to keep going for the long haul

  7. “Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance” Why am I doing it? • Values • Integral • Justified • Vision (the “stump speech”) • Simple • Compelling & aspirational • Meaningful (to you and them)

  8. Oasis Academy Brightstowe “Students with the confidence and range of skills to stand as equals in any circle and for any opportunity”

  9. The Key Fact It is well known that parental income in childhood is a stronger indicator of an individual’s later life outcomes than in many other developed countries Blanden, Gregg and Manchin 2005

  10. The Great Pinball Machine in the Sky

  11. Stable family • Income • Ethnicity • Postcode

  12. Private Schools in society… 67% 62% 70% 68% 55% 46% 54% 51% 37% • Cabinet • Lords • Judges • Barristers • Magic Circle Solicitors • CEOs • Journalists • Medics • Olympic medals

  13. Oasis Academy Brightstowe “Students with the confidence and range of skills to stand as equals in any circle and for any opportunity”

  14. “Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance” What am I doing? • Organisational Design • Simple & intuitive • Jobs not people • Capacity rich • Making the vision a reality - Accountability • 20 mile march • KPIs & SMART targets • Simple monitoring and measurement

  15. OAB Goals In 2 years • Ofsted ‘Outstanding In 4 years: • Provide best outcomes of any state school in Bristol

  16. KPIs

  17. “Ambiguity is the biggest killer of staff morale and performance” How do I do it? • Staff development • Coaching for performance • Best practice • Be a magpie

  18. Complementary Management • Get the basics right • Sweat the small stuff • Referencing values and vision • The helicopter • Sweeping oversight • Forensic detail

  19. Year 11 Outcomes

  20. Academy Leadership Team • ADP • SEF • Governance • OCL • DCSF • Ofsted Principal Matt Butler Principal’s PA Sam Russe-Jones • Policies • Staff Wellbeing • Academy Council Assistant Principal Aspiration Andrew Davidson Business & Finance Director Elaine Miller Assistant Principal Entitlement & Community Jules Godfrey Deputy Principal Excellence in Teaching Joe Docherty Assistant Principal Achievement Sally Ganner • Houses • Attendance • Student Progress & • interventions • Culture for • Learning • SEAL • Yr 6 Transition • Literacy Yr 7 & 8 • Literacy across the • curriculum • Library • Inclusion • CP • PSHE • Interventions (Pixl) • Data &Tracking • Targets & interventions • Reports • Exams • APP • BTEC IV • Challenge and Review • Timetable • Student Pathways • (options) • ICT Strategy &MLE • Teaching and Learning • Performance Management • MER • CPD • Numeracy across • the curriculum • NQTs/PGCEs/TF • Cover & Duties • EAL & celebrating • different cultures • MFL • Humanities • Maths • English • Science • Raising Aspirations • Primary Partnerships • Marketing & PR • Post 16 • Stakeholder • engagement • Student Leadership • Work related • learning & experience • EIAG • Teacher enrichment • activities • Creative Production • PE • Alternative • Accreditation • Budget • Revenue and Cost • Analysis • Three Year • Financial plans • Funding intiatives • Trips and Visits • Health and Safety • Managing PFI • contract • Third party contract • management • HR

  21. Year 11 Outcomes • “What Will It Take” approach • Challenging the ingrained stereotype • Embracing (stealing!) new things and being brave • Forensic focus on the data – everystudent • 1-1 tutors • Resetting (immediately!) • Covey scoreboards, walking talking mocks… • Water & bananas, masterclasses, calming music… • After school, Saturdays, holidays • Bribery!

  22. Great Leaders What makes a Great School? Who can be a Great Leader? We all can

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