gives staff the confidence to realise that what they are doing in a consistent way is working, and they want to carry on and develop their practice further. Staff have also noticed that pupils want to be in the majority and have become more academically driven. now fashionable to be an achiever, to be well behaved; “It’s all children regardless of their background want to be part of that, children are striving to move forward, they want to be part of that challenging ethos.” Teacher There is a common shared assumption that pupils clearly know that they are coming to school to work and focus on their attainment. Oakdale also has a reward system for GCSE exam results. Conversations about worth and value start at Year 10, and Year 11 leavers can potentially earn the following: Paper Grade Conditional Result Reward Higher tier English A* English Pass Maths £50.00 Higher tier Maths A* Maths Pass English £50.00 Higher tier English A - £20.00 Higher tier Maths A - £20.00 Foundation English C - £50.00 Foundation Maths C - £50.00 Any other level - 2 grades above FFT predictor £20.00 Rewards are paid as cash on collection of results. The highest pass score in English will win that pupil an ipad mini and the highest pass score Maths will win that pupil an ipad mini. know this is common practice and contracts are made “We at home up and down the country. We make our own deal with pupils as an additional incentive which eases the pressure at home for some of our parents.” Deputy Head Teaching and Learning According to staff at Oakdale the systems used for monitoring progress are rigorous and robust, and have been improved through the use of high quality data. The headteacher provides high quality data training for key staff and data is presented so that vulnerable groups, including Free School Meal (FSM) pupils in every subject can readily be tracked. our free school meal pupils early on, we know “We identify the background of the children; we know what is going on
gives staff the confidence to realise that what they are doing in a consistent way is working, and they want to carry on and develop their practice further. Staff have also noticed that pupils want to be in the majority and have become more academically driven. “It’s now fashionable to be an achiever, to be well behaved; all children regardless of their background want to be part of that, children are striving to move forward, they want to be part of that challenging ethos.” Teacher There is a common shared assumption that pupils clearly know that they are coming to school to work and focus on their attainment. Oakdale also has a reward system for GCSE exam results. Conversations about worth and value start at Year 10, and Year 11 leavers can potentially earn the following: Paper Grade Conditional Result Reward Higher tier English A* English Pass Maths £50.00 Higher tier Maths A* Maths Pass English £50.00 Higher tier English A - £20.00 Higher tier Maths A - £20.00 Foundation English C - £50.00 Foundation Maths C - £50.00 Any other level - 2 grades above FFT predictor £20.00 Rewards are paid as cash on collection of results. The highest pass score in English will win that pupil an ipad mini and the highest pass score Maths will win that pupil an ipad mini. “We know this is common practice and contracts are made at home up and down the country. We make our own deal with pupils as an additional incentive which eases the pressure at home for some of our parents.” Deputy Head Teaching and Learning According to staff at Oakdale the systems used for monitoring progress are rigorous and robust, and have been improved through the use of high quality data. The headteacher provides high quality data training for key staff and data is presented so that vulnerable groups, including Free School Meal (FSM) pupils in every subject can readily be tracked. “We identify our free school meal pupils early on, we know the background of the children; we know what is going on
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