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Director of Education |
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TO ALL HEADTEACHERS AND CHAIRS OF
GOVERNORS – SECONDARY SCHOOLS |
This document needs your action as detailed below:
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ACTION |
Title
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Target
Setting for 2006 – Key Stages 3 and 4; Norfolk
School Self Review (NSSR) |
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Summary of contents |
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Letter re
Target setting and NSSR arrangements and procedures ·
Target
Setting Timetable ·
RDA Agenda
Autumn Term |
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Associated documents |
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Target
setting website http://www.esinet.norfolk.gov.uk/core/targetsetting/ ·
Previous
target setting doc MI 184/03 ·
NSSR website
school self review database http://advisoryserviceactive.norfolk.gov.uk/ssr ·
Previous NSSR information MI 131/04 |
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Date |
10th
September 2004 |
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Summary of action required |
Schools to complete target setting and NSSR process |
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To be completed by |
17th
December 2004 |
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LEA Contact |
Terry Cook |
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01603-433276
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E-mail address |
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Norfolk Self Review reference |
1. How high are standards? 7. How well is the school led
and managed? |
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Document reference |
MI 164-04 |
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Target Setting for 2006 -
Key Stages 3 and 4;
Norfolk School Self
Review 2004
As you will know, all schools are
required to set targets this autumn for the current Y10 students’ GCSE results
in 2006, and the current Y8 students’ Key Stage 3 results in English,
Mathematics, Science and ICT (TA) in 2006. Schools are responsible for setting
and publishing their own targets for raising pupils’ attainment in discussion
with the LEA. The target setting regulations require schools to set the
statutory targets by the end of December 2004 for Summer 2006. In the interests
of continuous improvement, targets should be ambitious, rather than safe
predictions of pupil performance. The LEA is required to submit these targets to
the DfES in January 2005.
During August 2003, the DfES issued
detailed guidance on the setting of school targets. Although at the primary
level significant changes have been made, at the secondary level, particularly
Key Stage 3, the context is different. The Key Stage 3 Strategy, and the
accompanying target setting arrangements, have only been in place since 2001.
The Government takes the view that there should therefore be no change to the
existing target setting arrangements for Key Stages 3 and 4. A summary document
outlining the guidance and approach to target setting was attached to
management information sheet and letter (MI 184/03) sent to all secondary schools last autumn
(05/09/03).
There will be a change to KS4 in 2006, to
include approved qualifications other than GCSEs and GNVQs, and a new system of
point score equivalencies will be used. This year’s School and College
Achievement and Attainment Tables (previously School Performance Tables) will
be published using the wider range of qualifications and the new scoring
system. However, the Education (School
Performance Targets) (England) Regulations have yet to be amended, subject to
Parliamentary approval, therefore we are recommending that you to set targets
using the old scoring system at this time.
The LEA is committed to supporting
schools, through their RDAs, and by the provision of additional relevant data.
Once again this year the LEA will be providing you with customised data to
support the target setting process. The Key Stage 3 estimates will be for each
of the core subjects based upon rates of progress nationally from Key Stage 2.
The Key Stage 4 estimates will be for: 5+ GCSE grades A*-C; 5+ GCSE grades A*-G
including English and Maths; and average point scores, based upon rates of
progress nationally from Key Stage 3. To enable us to provide you with this
reliable data, on which to base your target setting, the LEA has continued
working in collaboration with the Fischer Family Trust (if you would like more
information on the work of the Fischer Family Trust please contact Chris
Jackson in the Management Information Centre, 01603 224223). Although the
Fischer Trust data for Key Stage 3 is already available, the Key Stage 4
estimates will not be available until October as they are based on the Summer
2004 results, which are currently being analysed. The Key Stage 4 estimates
will be forwarded to you by the end of October. The enclosed pack contains:
1. School summary estimates for 2006
(Key Stage 3)
This
has four columns of aggregated school data. Columns A and B provide estimates
for attainment, and C and D offer targets. If Norfolk schools are to continue
to meet national and local improvement targets your school’s minimum
target should be drawn from column C.
2. Pupil level estimates for 2006
(Key Stage 3)
This
includes estimates for each pupil. There are two sets of estimates, Type C
and Type D, which aggregate to produce the figures in columns C and D of
the school summary above. Please note that all Fischer Trust data is based on
pupils attending the school at the time of PLASC (January 2004) – so any new
pupils may not be included. For Key Stage 3 (current year 8) we have tried to
include pupils who had accepted a place in your school for September as
provided by the Admissions Department in July 2004. If you are given information about a pupil who has not joined
your school please ensure it is deleted immediately, as required by the Data
Protection Act.
3.
Schools’ target setting timetable and
4.
RDA agenda Autumn 2004
Schools are requested to use the Fischer
Trust data and other local and national data to support their own internal data
analysis systems to set proposed school targets. The proposed targets will then
be discussed with the RDA and, if possible, a Governing Body representative,
when the RDA visits the school in the second half of the Autumn Term. At this
meeting the school will need to agree the final 2006 targets, which must be
ratified by the Governors, and submitted to the LEA via EsiNet:
http://www.esinet.norfolk.gov.uk/core/targetsetting/,
by Friday 17th December 2004 at the
latest. This will enable us to forward all targets to the DfES as required and
for Governors to meet the statutory 30th December deadline.
To enable this programme to be carried
out effectively we would like to work to the timescales indicated on the
attached timetable. The RDA will be available to discuss and advise on these
procedures and, at the end of the process, we will be evaluating the
effectiveness of this approach.
NORFOLK SCHOOL SELF-REVIEW
The details and arrangements for the completion of
the Norfolk School Self-Review (NSSR) summative statement are as given in the
Management Information Sheet ref MI 132/04 sent to schools via the Intranet on
11th June 2004. However, I
would like to clarify one procedural detail.
To assist Headteachers in the completion of the NSSR, it has been
suggested that the original data should be available to update and amend,
instead of redoing from the beginning each time. We have therefore returned all School Self Review data to the
Headteacher’s site http://advisoryserviceactive/ssr. This means that when entering the site it is
now not necessary to create a new record, you will need to click onto View and Amend Prepared Data, which
will enable editing in the usual way.
Always remember to ‘save’ each time you exit the site, or the
information will be lost.
We apologise that the target setting data submission
process and the NSSR website currently have to be accessed separately; we are
working towards a more integrated system for the future.
I hope that you find this information
useful. Your RDA looks forward to meeting you in the second half of the Autumn
Term to agree your 2006 targets and NSSR summative statement. If you require
any further guidance or clarification on any of the above, please do not
hesitate to contact Terry Cook.
Yours sincerely,
Bryan Slater
Director of Education
SCHOOLS’ TARGET
SETTING TIMETABLE
SECONDARY SCHOOLS – AUTUMN 2004
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September
2004
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Schools receive Management Information
sheet and reminder letter outlining the target setting process and Key Stage
3 Fischer Family Trust data. Letter details timescales and activities to be
undertaken. |
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First half of Autumn term |
Schools bring together school data and
discuss with staff to initiate the process of compiling proposed targets. |
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End of October |
Schools receive Key Stage 4 Fischer
data and Autumn package. |
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Second half of Autumn Term 2004 |
RDA, Headteacher and Governor
representative agree targets for the school. |
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By 17th December 2004 |
Governors agree targets; Chair of
Governors, Headteacher and RDA verify targets, which are then submitted to
the LEA via EsiNet: |
Use the evidence
gained from this process to contribute to your School Self Review e.g. standards
section for how well the school cares for its pupils.
RDA AGENDA AUTUMN TERM 2004
1. School Self Review Process
1a. Discussion
of PANDA and other data services i.e.
eIPSS and Pupil
Achievement Tracker (PAT) or AssessIT
1b. Monitoring
activity linked to self review areas negotiated between schools and the RDA
1c. Completion
of the self-review summative form by the Headteacher with the Chair of
Governors; negotiation with the RDA of the LEA category for the school; completion
of the RDA quality checklist.
Website for school self review: http://advisoryserviceactive.norfolk.gov.uk/ssr
2. Target
Setting
2a. Analysis of Performance Data
For
each Key Stage:-
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Size of cohort
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Test and teacher assessment results/exam results
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Trends over time
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Attainment against the school’s targets
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Any anomalies in these results
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Autumn package analysis (if available)
2b. Setting
Targets
As per target setting timetable and guidance sent to schools and RDAs at
the start of the Autumn Term 2004.
Targets to be submitted to the LEA via EsiNet:
http://www.esinet.norfolk.gov.uk/core/targetsetting
3. Other School and LEA Agenda Items
4. Key Issues and Recommendations