Progress for All (Pupil premium) Cycle 1 Reflection

After a successful cycle 1 both Donya Hancock and I (Natalie Mooney) reflected on what went well within the TLC sessions and what could be improved before the next cycle.

What went well:

1. Over 80% of staff are now using more progress checks within lessons.

Following cycle 1 we asked fellow colleagues within our TLC groups to complete a Survey Monkey to evaluate what impact the sessions had on their teaching within lessons, and more specifically progress checking. The results showed that over 80% of staff were using progress checks more often with only just fewer than 20% using them the same amount. Staff showed a range of ideas within their presentations showing how these checks were being implemented.

2. Excellent presentations showcased 

All staff produced a presentation within their triads to show how they have been using progression within lessons and what impact it had on teaching and learning. Each colleague had researched a progress checking technique and had implemented this within lessons. The presentations in both groups were completed to an extremely high standard which comprised of pictures, facts and examples of students work. 

3. All teachers aware of pupil premium students in their classes

Results from the survey monkey showed that all teachers involved within the progress for all TLC knew who their pupil premium students were and what stage of learning these were at. The main focus of the TLC sessions was to try and 'close the gap' for these students by progress checking them more often and effectively in lessons or providing extra support (resources, kit etc.) to aid their learning.

4. Sharing of ideas across facilities

The collaboration between staff was fantastic with them all showcasing different progress checking techniques within their lessons and departments. All these ideas created an excellent environment for teaching and learning to take place focusing on professional development with some great discussions.

5. Enabled colleagues to share a range of techniques

Staff were able to gain several new ideas from the TLC sessions and implement them within lessons to show progression with their own teaching and learning. Some techniques have been used previously but these were then refreshed and modified within the sessions making staff aware of the range of progress techniques available to them.

Even better if:

After discussing what went well during the first cycle of TLC sessions for progress for all we felt that there was an area that could have been improved. Both of us believe that during the second cycle we need to have a more specific focus on students that are pupil premium. The level of progress checking within lessons is excellent but we feel that we could 'close the gap' more through the use of these techniques. With this in mind we have arranged a meeting with the Pupil premium coordinator (Sarah Daly) within Rossett School to discuss this further.

Nat and Donya.