Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training Session 4 Leading Improvement

Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training Session 4 Objectives: to consider the role of the senior leaders in implementing the renewed frameworks to begin to evaluate PDMs 2

Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training The professional development meetings The PDMs are in 4 phases and focus on: PDM 1: An introduction to the renewed frameworks PDM 2: Pace and progression PDM 3: Pedagogy PDM 4: Review and evaluation of impact on children ’ s progress

Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training Leading a PDM What are the elements that need to be in place for a professional development meeting to be successful?

Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training Reflection and key messages Become familiar with the electronic framework Prepare for PDM1 and PDM2 Monitor the use of the agreed Unit from the framework Carry out the reading of the Guidance Papers Monitor the identification of the groups of children Undertake some first-hand experience of the action research that is taking place in each class after PDM2

Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training Pace and Progression – PDM2 Provides more detail than PDM1 as PDM1 is a joint meeting and has to be planned with literacy colleagues Designed to support schools with particular issues and these may require slightly different approaches and solutions Includes more material than it may be possible to include in a single PDM and will require thought and careful planning to ensure the key points are given sufficient attention in the meeting Follows a structure that is common to all PDM 2s Incorporates a whole-school action research follow- up task that can be adjusted as required to address the particular focus of the school

Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training PDM 2: Strengthening pace and progression LiteracyMathematics 1. Enhancing literacy2. Calculation 3. Underperforming pupils 4. Using and applying 5. Underperforming groups

Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training A reminder… Tailor the meetings to address the school ’ s priorities for improvement in mathematics Take a lead in developing and supporting the school learning community Make the PDMs a significant part of the school ’ s continued professional development Record, reflect on and monitor the agree actions arising from each meeting Retain an overview of the progress being made and the implications for their school on the teaching and learning of mathematics and the achievement of the children

Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training Discussion What are the key messages you want to share with colleagues when planning and running PDM1 and PDM2? How do PDM1 and PDM2 link? What would you need to do within and between meetings to make these links? How might you tailor these meetings to fit your school context? How will you ensure staff are clear about and committed to the actions they take after the meetings?