St mary’s rc high school departmental audit for more able students

ST MARY’S RC HIGH SCHOOL

DEPARTMENTAL AUDIT FOR MORE ABLE STUDENTS

Area of audit	Current position	Action required	Date to be achieved by	Responsibility	Review
Staff training	Staff have received training as part of the whole school INSET	- Departmental INSET on specific aspects of provision for more able students - Staff monitored through performance management
Study support	- Staff available on an informal basis - GCSE revision classes	- Lunchtime/homework club to be established - Improved support for independent learning
Resources	- No formal budget - Standard range of course books for all students	- Improved access to ICT facilities - Purchase specific materials for more able students, including subscription to websites - Set up resource lending system
Schemes of work	- A lack of emphasis on extension for more able students	- Review schemes of work and add depth where necessary
Extension, differentiation and acceleration	- Extension activities built into lesson planning but lack of differentiation for able underachievers and those of exceptional ability	- Consider early entrance for examinations

Area of audit	Current position	Action required	Date to be achieved by	Responsibility	Review
Extra-curricular /enrichment provision	- Annual departmental visit to France??	- Establish weekly after-school club - Explore links with relevant university
Motivation and reward system	- Displays of student work - Merit award system	- Develop the merit award system to celebrate student success - Update display of students’ work more regularly
Assessment	- Use of attainment data in planning - Annual departmental reports	- Self-assessment, individual target-setting and review - Include teaching styles that encourage students to reflect on progress
Monitoring and evaluation	- Monitoring and evaluation of provision is ad hoc and not distinct from other provision	- Provision to be planned against clear objectives at whole school and departmental level - Regular monitoring and evaluation against objectives to be incorporated - Students involved in process - Outcomes to inform future practice