1. What is the Policy context?
Why RAfA?
Raising attainment means improving life chances; looking at attainment in its widest sense
What is the Policy context?
Raising Attainment (Mar 2012)
Closing The Gap (Autumn 2014)
Raising Attainment for All (Mar 2015)
The Scottish Attainment Challenge (Oct 2015)
National Improvement Framework - Achieving Excellence & Equity (Jan 2016)
CfE
GIRFEC
HGIOS 4
What are KHS priority actions & next steps?
Planning for Progress - Initiating S4/5/6 Learning Conversations For <6 in 4 below Target Grade
Meaningful May for S4
Non-Curricular support groups for supported pupils
Mentoring 1:1 S4/5/6 cultivating Aspirations, Attitudes and Behaviour
Challenges?
Evidence based not anecdotal
Sustainability & BGE S1 to S3?
What approaches RAfA?
Increasing the ambition, aspiration and expectations of every child and young person
Delivering excellent learning & teaching in every classroom, every day
Engaging family & the wider community
Focusing on Literacy & Numeracy & H&WB as platforms on which to build future learning
Using information intelligently to understand progress
Developing effective leadership at all levels
What is the process for improvement to RAfA?
Many are already doing!
Chosen Planning tool - PDSA
What is the aim of RAfA?
What does the Research say?
The James Rowantree Foundation
Closing The Attainment Gap In Scottish Education
The Role of Aspirations, Attitudes and Behaviour in Closing The Educational Attainment Gap
John Hattie
Visible Learning (Jul 2015)
Equality to Equity

2. The Improvement Process . . . The Research says . . .
The Policy context
Raising Attainment (Mar 2012)
Closing The Gap (Autumn 2014)
Raising Attainment for All (Mar 2015)
The Scottish Attainment Challenge (Oct 2015)
National Improvement Framework - Achieving Excellence & Equity (Jan 2016)
The Improvement Process . . .
PDSA - The 3-Step Improvement Framework for Scoltand’s Public Services
The Research says . . .
Closing The Attainment Gap In Scottish Education May 2014
The Role of Aspirations, Attitudes and Behaviour in Closing The Educational Attainment Gap (Apr 2012)
Visible Learning – J.Hattie (Jul 2015)
Contacts . . .
KHS Raising Attainment For All
Emma McMinn
Jennifer Mackenzie
Kevin Hodgson
Kinross High School
2016

5. What is the process for improvement to RAfA?

6. What is the aim of RAfA?
Equality to Equity