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Bloomsbury Publishing — Investor Presentation
21 slides from Bloomsbury Publishing's investor presentation
Slide 1: Aspiration, access and achievement
Aspiration, access and achievement
Slide 2: Developing aspiration, access and achievement
Developing aspiration, access and achievement Teachers and school leaders can have a profound impact on all children and young people by developing their achievement, access and aspirations. This means: • having high expectations of what they can achieve • working in partnership with parents to set
Slide 3: By changing teaching and learning behaviours pupils at risk of underachieving will achieve
By changing teaching and learning behaviours - pupils at risk of underachieving - will achieve. Access includes but is Achievement includes not limited to: but is not limited to: -engagement, -attainment, -exclusionary barriers, -experience of success, -opportunity, -progress. -participation. Aspira
Slide 4: In practice: creating a culture of high expectations for ALL pupils
In practice: this means creating a culture of high expectations for ALL pupils By focusing on: • Aspirations-teachers, pupils, parents • Access-what are the barriers for each pupil and how do we remove them? • Achievement
Slide 5: Defining aspiration
Defining aspiration • Aspiration relates to having high expectations about what learners can achieve. For pupils, it reflects a ‘can do’ mentality displayed when they decide to meet challenges and gain access to learning, thus believing that they can succeed. • Recall the adage ‘success breeds succe
Slide 6: In the classroom it means raising aspirations by…
In the classroom it means raising aspirations by… • Having high expectations about what learners can achieve. • Enabling pupils to have confidence in their competencies • Enabling pupils to meet challenges and gain access to learning, thus believing that they can succeed. • Focussing on attitudes, c
Slide 7: Raising aspirations: consider attitudes
Raising aspirations: consider • Attitudes- A pupil’s mind-set can greatly affect their desire to access school, achieve and improve their future. Pupils can be disengaged or negative for a number of reasons, ranging from established family views about education to their previous experiences in schoo
Slide 8: Raising aspirations: consider confidence
Raising aspirations: consider • Confidence- A sense of confidence is crucial for pupils navigating through school, giving them the strength to meet challenges and strive for what they want to achieve. The stigma attached to pupils with SEND/ FSM can sometimes reduce child confidence and consequently
Slide 9: Raising aspirations: consider parental engagement
Raising aspirations: consider • Parental engagement- has a very distinct and wide reaching effect on pupil aspirations. Parents with low aspirations often pass this on to children. • Furthermore, parents who do not understand the education system of which their child is a part may struggle to commun
Slide 10: Raising aspirations: consider motivation
Raising aspirations: consider • Motivation -relates to the desire to learn and have new experiences and achieve. • Motivation in pupils is an aspirational quality as it suggests that the pupil will not only possess a desire to achieve academically, but also in the wider context of extra-curricular a
Slide 11: Raising aspirations: consider teacher aspirations
Raising aspirations: consider • Teacher aspirations- In order for pupils to become aspirational in the school environment or to continue to raise their aspirations, it is crucial for staff to be aspirational for them. Without a whole school culture which models aspirational values and holds a strong
Slide 12: Reflection: Developing aspiration
Reflection: Developing aspiration Individually: • Reflect on all the ways you show children that you have high aspirations for them? (It helps to consider this from a child’s point of view. If someone were to ask the pupils in your class- what would they say?) In groups discuss: • How could you do t
Slide 13: Access…
Access… …is about breaking down barriers which often prevent some children from accessing all the opportunities the school has to offer.
Slide 14: Enabling all pupils to access learning by focussing on…
And enabling all pupils to access learning by focussing on… • Behaviour • Participation in wider school life • Parent or carer engagement • Developing positive relationships with others • Attendance (Blandford et al. 2011)
Slide 15: Increasing access: consider behaviour
Increasing access: consider • Behaviour- is an essential factor in determining how pupils make progress in their learning and access the wider opportunities of school life. However, the ‘intricate and profound’ link between behavioural standards and SEND (Steer, 2009) means these pupils may find it
Slide 16: Increasing access: consider participation in wider school
Increasing access: consider • Participation in wider school-Extracurricular activities allow children to develop positive relationships and raise their self-esteem, as well as leading to improvements in their academic and personal development. However, there is evidence to suggest that children iden
Slide 17: Increasing access: consider developing positive relationships
Increasing access: consider • Developing positive relationships with others- All young people have the right to enjoy school. The extent to which children can develop positive relationships with those around them is a crucial factor in determining whether they do so. What can you do-an example? One
Slide 18: Improving access: consider attendance
Improving access: consider • Attendance-Children must attend school in order to make progress in their learning. However, research shows that a disproportionate number of pupils identified with SEND or those from less advantaged families (from both mainstream and special schools) have poorer attenda
Slide 19: Reflection: increasing access
Reflection: increasing access Individually: • Consider what practices you currently use to support access to the curriculum and wider school activities for all children? In groups: • How could you do this better?
Slide 20: Achievement
Achievement • Achievement- is a term that has been devalued by the political drive to ‘count’ examination results as the single indicator of educational success or attainment. While it is essential that the workforce is literate and numerate, knowing what achievement is, having the self-efficacy to
Slide 21: Reflection: Raising Achievement
Reflection: Raising Achievement Consider the extent to which you do the following and how you could do them better: • Monitor pupil progress against targets • Put interventions in place only when needed • Have pupil progress meetings • Encourage pupils to take responsibility for their progress • Out