Success Strategies at Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show
Learn how to improve motivation and attainment at GCSE and A-level, sustain focus within the faculty, and achieve academic success. Discover effective teaching methods and revision techniques discussed by Rich Peters on 14th June 2011.
Success Strategies at Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show
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Attaining and sustaining Rich Peters Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
How to improve motivation and attainment at GCSE and A-level How to sustain that focus within the faculty Attaining and sustaining Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
How we improved motivation and attainment at GCSE and A-level How we sustained that focus within the faculty Attaining and sustaining Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
Burn-out How did you do it? Number of stands visited Goal incongruence Poorly planned Quantity of lunch consumed Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
What we did: • Significantly increased % C+ (70% to 84% and rising)…and sustained it • Increased % C+ Literature by 34% to 99% • How we did it? What have we learnt? Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
The way we were: • loose-leaf folders • mixed ability groupings • revision: content over technique • learning in class / practice essays for h/w • mass coursework sessions draining staff time; limitless drafts • no revision guides • ‘we’ve got nothing to revise’ • WW1 staff ‘Pop-tart’ teaching Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
The way we were: • Givens: what we already had… • Standard schemes of work • Teach same texts • Common systems of assessment • Leadership support! Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
Step change: where is your time spent most effectively? What else can we control? Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
Steps to success • 1. Changed exam board– forced rethink • 2. Shift in coursework ideology • 3. Bespoke revision material: • Countdown to success • Tailored poetry notes • Booklets of ALL past revision questions • Wiki • 4. Shift in revision philosophy: • Litlanglunch (2 classes – now 110 students) • Essay practice books • Essays in class… beat the teach • Staff writing exemplars under timed conditions • Supercram Saturdays • Revision day for C/D borderlines Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
Steps to success • 5. Exam marking! • Powerful • Evidence • Question spotting • The tricks you need to know Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
Any questions? rich.peters@sandringham.herts.sch.uk Rich Peters SSAT Achievement Show 14th June 2011
