The London Challenge
Service Area 3
Subject improvement
The Offer
(a) Subject specialist OfSTED trained inspectors, expert practitioners and ASTs are available in almost all secondary subjects to:
- Act as coaches for subject leaders and subject teachers and advise on curriculum, teaching and learning and assessment
- Carry out 1 or 2 day supported self review of subject departments leading to recommendations for subject teams
- Run specialist training courses
(b) Whole-school Improvement consultants deliver Subject Leader training for self evaluation as whole INSET days or as a series of twilight sessions.
The key components are:
- The Subject Leader Standard
- Using quantitative student level data to evaluate and plan for improvement
- Using a range of sources for subject self evaluation, how to run:
- moderation exercises
- student work scrutinies
- marking and assessment surveys
- students consultations about teaching and learning needs
- How to observe the classroom, feed back and take the right action
- Self evaluation as a team building tool
- Contributing to whole-school self evaluation
English and Maths Year 11 Student and Department Guides Available to download
- How To Succeed in GCSE English: A Guide for Year 11 Students in 2007 – 2008 following AQA Specification A
- How to Succeed in GCSE English: A Guide for Year 11 Students in 2007 – 2008 following Edexcel Specification A
- How to Succeed in GCSE English: A Guide for Year 11 Students in 2007 – 2008 following Edexcel Specification B
- How to Succeed in GCSE English: Department Guide for Year 11 in 2007 - 2008
- How to Succeed in Maths: A Guide for Year 11 Students in 2007 -2008
- How to Succeed in Maths: Department Guide for Year 11 in 2007 – 2008
Making it happen
To arrange any of these services, please contact Patricia Taylor or John McDermott in the Education London office: 01372 363 630 patricia.taylor@educationlondon.org.uk or use this electronic form (MS Word Doc)