Primary and Special School Headteachers’ Briefing 19 March 2014 CHILDREN’S & ADULTS’ SERVICES

2013 National Rankings based on number of pupils in good or outstanding schools Ealing Primary schools 13 th out of 150 (up 65 places) 6 London Authorities above Ealing in top 12 Ealing Secondary schools 82 nd out of London Authorities in top 20

Ambition for Ealing schools 2015 Securing Good – Moving to Outstanding Ealing schools to be in top half of London authorities (Currently 24/32 on pupil outcomes) Reduce school to school variation and inequality in different areas of LA - progress of low, middle, high 95% of schools to be providing at least a “good” standard of education (Currently 94% Pri, 100% Sp, 84% Sec) moving to 100% 2016 More outstanding primary schools….30% by 2015

Michael Wilshaw’s “Unlucky Child” Poverty no longer an excuse for poor performance Children with similar backgrounds, similar abilities attending different schools have different prospects “Local Authorities must ask their schools to do more…..education is their problem” November 2013

The Unlucky Child Endures low level disruption Endures less than good teaching Has poor access to basics – spelling; grammar Does not get a C in maths and English by 19 White British from low income

The most unlucky? White British low income Low teacher expectations Stereotyping Economic deprivation Curriculum barriers Feeling marginalised Low levels of literacy Parental low aspiration Lack of effective targeted support Lambeth study (16 schools)

Does the Ealing “lottery” mirror that of the UK?

The Lucky Child Lives in a Local Authority where…… 1 LA really knows its schools and the people who run them 2 LA challenges its headteachers about pupils’ progress 3 LA has a vision for its schools and communicates it well 4 LA uses its powers well 5 LA supports recruitment of the best headteachers 6 LA urges the best headteachers to support their colleagues 7 LA does not wait for Ofsted to tell them how well schools are doing

The Lucky Child Is in a school where…. 8 Governors hold the headteacher to account and scrutinise how well children are taught and how much they learn 9 The headteacher is motivated and does not make excuses or patronise poor children 10 Leaders use data and resources smartly to drive focused initiatives to improve pupil progress 11 There are high standards of behaviour – clear rules – clear direction 12 There is relentless focus on forging strong links with families and forging high expectations

The Lucky Child Is in a school where…. 13 A professional spirit permeates the whole school – boundaries are clear – teachers teach well 14 Teachers capture the attention and interests of pupils – they succeed in imparting knowledge 15 The basics of numeracy and literacy including spelling, grammar are well taught 16 Teachers use tests to benchmark progress at regular intervals to ensure that every child learns well

The Lucky Child Is in a school where…. 17 Pupils leave school with good qualifications and have access to highly rated qualifications through to 19 or high quality apprenticeships regardless of the income of their parents 18 He/she has secured at least a grade C in mathematics and English by The culture of the school supports its leaders and teachers to learn from the best 20 The best teachers and the best leaders are incentivised to go to areas that need them most

“The future is here - it’s just not very evenly distributed” 7 London boroughs with 100% good or outstanding secondary schools 5 London boroughs with less than 12% gap between FSM and non-FSM L4 R,W,M AND where over 80% get L4R,W,M* 10 Ealing Primary schools where over 60% attain L5+ in maths 3 Ealing Primary schools achieved 2 levels of progress for EVERY low attaining pupil in R, W, M In 14/35 Ealing Primary schools with large numbers of low attainers, 50% gained L4 R,W,M (NA 26%) * Camden; H&F; Hounslow; Islington; K&C; Tower H; Westminster ***Camden; Hackney; Greenwich; Lambeth; Wandsworth