Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
To develop an un-relenting no excuse culture where everyone achieves
What problems were in your school and how did you identify them?
Low aspirations, lack of parental engagement, low starting points with low literacy baselines on entry.
Testing on entry, Quality First Teaching, Speech and Language intervention, profiles of need, ks2 data.
What actions did you take?
Solutions:
- Personalised tracking and regular meetings with the Principal
- Home visit programme
- No excuses culture
- Academy vision
- Focused intervention at the right time
- Improved parental involvement
- Exceptionally high expectations that are constantly reinforced all of the time
- Regular P8 reviews with senior team
- Centrally set tests and standardisation processes
- Appropriate curriculum pathways and reviews
What were the outcomes?
- High attainment for low attaining pupils
- High attendance for low attaining pupils
- High progress for low attainment pupils
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