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GRAMMAR SCHOOL HEADS’ ASSOCIATION

Interesting PracticeCurricular Themes Interesting Practice Details

Contraction of KS3 to 2 years/Accelerated Learning

Skipton Girls’ High School

Tel: 01756 707600Email:renouj@sshs.org.uk Two Year Key Stage 3Accelerated Curriculum KS4 & 5Second year of SATS for Yr 8Students moving to stage not age from Y8

Chatham Grammar School for Boys

Tel: 01634 830083Email:wendy.tanner@cgsb.co.uk Accelerated Curriculum KS2 in two years assessed in Yr.8. GCSEs mostlyin Yr10. AS/GCSE Yr.11 AS/A2 Yr 10 A2/HEModules/Cambridge Pre-U Yr.13

Fort Pitt Grammar School, Chatham

Tel: 01634 842359Email:office@fortpitt.medway.sch.uk Accelerated learning 2 yr KS3, 2 yr KS4 Yr11 mixed (personalised).Currently about to be tweaked a little to offer evenmore personalisation.

Lawrence Sheriff School

Tel: 01788 542074Email:lss@lawrencesheriffschool.com

NCSL case study on personalisation at the school. See attached papers.

Devonport High School for Boys

Tel: 01752 208787Email:headteacher@dhsb.orgContraction of KS3 from 3 years to 2 Drawing connection between subject areas,removing repetition in the curriculum and injectingmore urgency and pace at KS3. The gained time inyear 9 will be used to enable students to achieveCoPE awards, start GCSEs and take part inextended events designed to develop leadershipand independent learning skills. Planning isunderway for an 09 start for Year 7. A“curriculum wall” is being developed so that staff,governors and students can see what is currentlystudied each half term in each subject area – theywill then be invited to suggest connections in avisitors’ book – before the best models and ideasare adopted.

Pupil Voice

Lawrence Sheriff School

Tel: 01788 542074Email:lss@lawrencesheriffschool.com

Student Voice: Are we Listening See attached papers

Fort Pitt Grammar School, Chatham

Tel: 01634 842359Email:office@fortpitt.medway.sch.uk Asking Students: Student Voice: skills, knowledge and attributesthat they would like to have by the end of KS3.

Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Alford

Tel: 01507 462403Email:reception@qegs.co.uk Students as Observers 15 x Yr 11 students trained (in house 2 days) after GCSEs. Observe and give feedback to teachers onlessons. Part of GTP and NQT programme of observations and many other teachers havevolunteered to have lessons observed. Student perception is seen to be very valuable.

Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School

Tel: 01524 32010Email:lggs@lggs.lancs.sch.uk Student Voice Wells established peer mentoring programme.Learning walks in partner secondary schools.Pupil researchers – carried out a review of uniformand made a number of changes. Currently lookingat pupils researching learning at LGGS. Some pupils will be trained with staff to observe learningin lessons. (Building Learning Power learningreview programme).

Crossley Heath School

Tel: 01422 360272Email:admin@crossleyheath.org.uk Pupil Voice Enhanced Student Voice/Leadership opportunities,including annual student conference for students in5 schools.

Personalised Learning

Lawrence Sheriff School

Tel: 01788 542074Email:lss@lawrencesheriffschool.com

The Key Elements The school defines personalised learning as givingevery individual the equal opportunity to learn in away and at a pace appropriate to them.

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls

Tel: 01619 807173Email:admin@aggs.trafford.sch.uk Free option choice at KS4 and timetable buildaround Choices at KS5.Encourages personalised learning.

Reading School

Tel: 01189 015600Email:secretary@readingschool.sch.uk Collegiate management structure and the NineGateways.Personalisation of the curriculum.

CPD

Lawrence Sheriff School

Tel: 01788 542074Email:lss@lawrencesheriffschool.com

See attached papaers.

Fort Pitt Grammar School, Chatham

Tel: 01634 842359Email:office@fortpitt.medway.sch.uk CPD as of September 09 5 Training Days to be added to holidays and allstaff to undertake 25 hours of personalised trainingin lieu of these additional days. Some time will becentral “whole school” training of course.

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls

Tel: 01619 807173Email:admin@aggs.trafford.sch.uk Robust CPD/Performance Management system. Also for non-teaching staff.

Crossley Heath School

Tel: 01422 360272Email:admin@crossleyheath.org.uk Qualifications for staff. Masters Degree in Educational Leadership being provided specifically for staff in the partner schools by Edgehill University (at minimal cost).

Vertical Tutor Groups

Lawrence Sheriff School

Tel: 01788 542074Email:lss@lawrencesheriffschool.com

See attached papers.

Fort Pitt Grammar School, Chatham

Tel: 01634 842359Email:office@fortpitt.medway.sch.uk Vertical Tutor Groups In place since 2005 – an evolved system notchanging whole school at once.

Skipton Girls’ High School

Tel: 01756 707600Email:renouj@sshs.org.uk Vertical Tutor Groups across 11 – 18 2005 – family groupings – peer support andmentoring.

Diplomas and IB

Devonport High School for Boys

Tel: 01752 208787Email:headteacher@dhsb.orgICT Diploma We are part of the city wide learning campus – delivering an unprecedented 10 Diploma lines of learning across Plymouth from September 2009.DHSB leads on Engineering at Level 2 and 3 andwill have a significant role to play in the deliveryof Level 3 ICT.

Newstead Wood School for Girls

Tel: 01689 853626Email:office@newsteadwood.bromley.sch.uk Newstead leads an Engineering DiplomaConsortium.In partnership with a boys’ secondary school andan FE college, we lead delivery of the Diploma atall 3 levels. We aim to increase the number of girlsgong in to Engineering HE and employment. We