Secondary School Improvement Groups 5 & 8 The establishment and running of the “Super” SIG Sefydlu a gweithredu’r “Super” SIG Grwpiau Gwella Ysgol Uwchradd 5 & 8

The journey – from inception to implementation Y daith – o sefydlu i weithredu Conveners Initial event (March 2014) Combine 2 SIGs Strategic and Operational Cynullwyr Gweithgaredd cychwynnol (Mawrth 2014) Cyfuno 2 GGY Strategol a Gweithredol

SIG Structure – Original Idea

Strategic SIG – draft terms of reference To act as an overall management board for the work of the operational SIGs To manage any financial allocations to the SIG To ensure that all member schools share openly and honestly any school data or other information as agreed by the SIG To receive reports on progress, monitoring etc by the working SIGs To commission any overarching strategies that would benefit SIG member schools The group will share school performance data in common format to include headline data from “My Local School”. Data will be used to drive decisions on the work of the group. The group will agree to share policies, procedures etc. The group will meet once every half term. The group will establish an initial programme for the work of the operational groups. The group will investigate common ways of working to achieve efficiency savings where possible. The strategic SIG will looking at different aspects of school improvement, e.g. self evaluation, teaching and learning, monitoring standards, tracking progress, LNF, L2+ etc.

Structure and Management Strategic SIG Chair Vice chair Secretary Treasurer Each operational SIG has a named leader responsible for agenda and minutes Strwythur a Rheolaeth GGY Strategol Cadeirydd Is-gadeirydd Ysgrifennydd Trysorydd Arweinydd penodol i bob GGY gweithredol yn gyfrifol am agenda a chofnodion Principles Agreement to be open and honest Sharing data Named contact in each school for communications Rhinweddau Cytundeb i fod yn agored ac onest Rhannu data Enw cyswllt ymhob ysgol ar gyfer cyfathrebu

The SIG at work: working groups, school to school working 8 working groups Attendance KS3 MAT Raising L2+ threshold: English Raising L2+ threshold: Mathematics Literacy Numeracy Emerging Technologies Welsh BAC School to school working PRU outreach project Y GGY ar waith: gweithgorau, gweithio rhyng-ysgol 8 gweithgor Presenoldeb MAT CA3 Codi Trothwy 2+: Saesneg Codi Trothwy 2+: Mathemateg Llythrennedd Rhifedd Technoleg Datblygol BAC Cymru Cydweithio ysgol i ysgol Prosiect estyn allan UCD

Logistics Half termly Headteachers’ meetings (Strategic SIG) Operational group meetings (3 per group) Funding SIG Wiki Site Onedrive Logisteg Cyfarfodydd pob hanner tymor i Benaethiaid (GGY Strategol) Gweithgorau (3 cyfarfod i bob grŵp) Cyllido Gwefan Wiki GGY “Onedrive”

SIG Wiki Site

Onedrive StructureStrwythur “Onedrive” A folder for each working group Additional folders for sharing Policies Job descriptions Spending plans (e.g PDG) Any other good practice Ffolder ar gyfer pob gweithgor Ffolderi ychwanegol ar gyfer rhannu Polisiau Disgrifiadau swyddi Cynlluniau gwariant (e.g. GAD) Unrhyw arfer dda arall

Benefits and Initial Outcomes Not all schools have engaged Early days but some aspects of good practice already implemented Buddion a Deilliannau Cychwynnol Nid yw pob ysgol wedi ymuno Dyddiadau cynnar ond rhai agweddau o arfer dda eisoes wedi gweithredu Working across different sectors Additional network of schools Gweithio ar draws sectorau gwahanol Rhwydwaith ysgolion ychwanegol

Next steps Chase up logistics (minutes/agendas) School departmental reviews – use of subject experts One-off task & finish single meetings: Curriculum Deputies meeting: school curricula at KS Assessment of LNF English group – resource production Camau Nesaf Cwrso logisteg (cofnodion/agendau) Adolygiadau adran – defnydd o arbenigwyr pwnc Cyfarfodydd unigol tasg & gorffen: Cyfarfod Dirprwyon Cwricwlwm: cwricwla CA4 ysgolion ar gyfer 2015 Asesu’r FfRhLl Grŵp Saesneg – creu adnoddau

Diolch yn fawrThank you Any questions?Unrhyw gwestiynau?