Omm OFMDFM Signature Project Improving Literacy and Numeracy Support and information session April 2014

OmmOFMDFM Signature Project

Improving Literacy and Numeracy

Support and information sessionApril 2014

This session aims to :

• Update on the developments within the Signature Project

• Highlight models of delivery• Monitoring and Evaluation 2013 / 2014• OFMDFM and DE Monitoring and Evaluation• Question and Answer Session

OFMDFM Signature Project

Aims: The Programme intends to:

•Increase the number of pupils in primary schools, including those entitled to free school meals, achieving at the expected level or above at the end of Key Stage 2 in both English and mathematics;

•Increase the number of young people in post-primary schools, in particular those entitled to free school meals, achieving a grade C or above in English and mathematics by the time they leave school; and

•Provide, through positive action measures, employment opportunities for 230 newly/recently graduated teachers.


Structure : OFMDFM

Department of Education

Strategic Oversight Group

WELB (Lead Board)HR Finance Admin ASEO Regional Adviser

Operational TeamBELB NEELB SEELB SELB WELB


Current position :

292 schools across NI 202 Backfill (69%)90 Centrally Recruited (31%)

267.2 FTE as part of the project 255.3 FTE posts filled (95.5%)

Tranche 5 in May / June 2014


Training to date :Centrally Recruited Teachers:Cohort 1 – 39 Teachers 4 DaysCohort 2 – 15 Teachers 4 DaysCohort 3 – 15 Teachers 4 DaysCohort 4 – 20 Teachers 3 Days

Seconded Teachers 208 teachers across 6 venues


5 Days over the year

Cohort 4:Day 4 – 13th May 2014Cohorts 1 – 4:Day 5 – 9th June 2014

Feedback from training

• Use of standardised tests to help select the children

• Analysis of the data moved staff to consider earlier intervention

• Teacher judgement of children

• Reporting back to the other staff & getting feedback

• Children feel valued, more confident, supported

• Opportunities for peer mentoring

• Schools having planned together

• Flexibility of moving children in & out of the target group


Feedback from Central Pool Training

• Very practical ideas for teaching. More clear about my role in school. Trainers were excellent.

• The literacy & Numeracy workshops give excellent practical useable advice.

• Really enjoyed the data section. Johnny from BELB was fantastic! Was very good to go through lines of progression and explore the different strands.


Feedback from Central Pool Training

• Be more confident in supporting pupils in their literacy and numeracy with the resources and strategies provided today, and I will be more aware of my questioning techniques as a method of assessment in the classroom.

• I have gained good resources for literacy & numeracy to enhance children's learning. I am now more confident with assessment monitoring children's levels.


Feedback from Seconded Training

• Very useful because it gave us a chance to talk about what we were doing with the Signature Project. Shared good practice. Mentioned resources that we were using and found useful.

• Relief. We weren't sure if we were doing things correctly.

• A very helpful day which clarified the role and informed very effectively - particularly in relation to monitoring and evaluation.


Feedback from Seconded Training

• Monitoring. Use diff. strategies in small groups exam focus. Seek meeting W/SMT and HOD to have timetable issues sorted. Go back to list of students, review those selected and action plan.

• I was very impressed by today's course. It was extremely useful and relevant. Both speakers were excellent. I feel a lot better about where we are as a college. Great to have made contacts within the Board and other schools. Motivational and inspirational.

• Spend more time on my monitoring and evaluation. Make plans for next year re-timetable implications.


Case Studies

• Seconded Teacher• Careful identification of students using data and

speaking to other relevant staff• Clear identification of areas for development• Permanent withdrawal and rotational support• Parents• Positive attitude staff & students• Constant monitoring and adapting to needs• Connect to relevant areas in school / ALC


Case Study

• Observe the class / use of data / behaviour / teacher discussions

• Cooperative learning and paired practical learning• Mental Maths Log / Process investigations• Relate to real life• Involving parents• Observation / Marking / Active strategies• Weekly meetings with staff• Termly monitoring


Monitoring and Evaluation (DE)

• Details of pupils identified, assessed and supported by the programme

• Details of the CPD provided to both the recent graduate teacher and the experienced teacher released.

• Types of intervention provided to pupils.• How the programme has supported the school

as a whole – best practice developed etc.



• The effectiveness of the process used to identify and assess pupils in need of extra support.

• The effectiveness of the additional support provided in improving a pupil’s educational attainment.

• The extent to which any effects were sustained in the mainstream classroom.

• The impact of the programme in raising standards in numeracy and literacy in the school as a whole.



• In relation to the OFMdFM programme and the DE expansion programme, ETI will evaluate the post primary schools regardless of whether the posts are funded by DE or OFMdFM as many posts are jointly funded.

• In relation to primary schools, some comparison will be undertaken of the effectiveness of the programme delivery by OFMdFM and DE funded schools as they were selected using different criteria.

• ETI will undertake to undertake a full evaluation of a sample of schools ensuring a representative sample of schools by sector, size and management type.

• During a standard inspection, ETI will look at the delivery of the programme as part of the inspection process.


Monitoring and Evaluation (OFMDFM)

• The impact of the Signature Programme on the aims of the Delivering Social Change Programme.

• The use of OFMdFM common metrics in the evaluation of the Signature Programmes will be incorporated where appropriate into the evaluation.

• Anonymous questionnaire - General Self Efficacy; Locus of Control; Well Being

• 2014 – 2015 Year 7 and Year 12• Delivered through the use of Fronter on C2k


Key Actions Timescale Outcomes Responsibility All schools to have uploaded their school’s action plan to the NISPLAN website

End March 2014

An action plan for each school involved in the project. Schools

All schools to have provided monitoring information on their project for year 1

End June 2014

Monitoring proforma completed for each school involved in the project.

Schools

Produce first annual report based on information included on the NISPLAN website

End September 2014

A report based on monitoring information held on NISPLAN.

Project Manager WELB

Produce a short report on the implementation of the project

End September 2014

A short report on the implementation of the project for year 1.

Project Manager WELB

Produce short interim evaluation report

End January 2015

An Interim Report on year 1 of the project, agreed with DE.

ETI; DE

Produce report on the implementation of the project by WELB

End September 2015

A report on the implementation of the project agreed with DE

Project Manager WELB; DE

Produce draft final evaluation report End January 2016

1. Draft Evaluation Report 2. Report agreed with DE and OFMdFM.

ETI; DE; OFMdFM

Publish Evaluation Report End March 2016

Published Evaluation Report DE

Post Project Evaluation End December 2015

Post Project Evaluation completed DE


Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitoring Period 1 – extend to end of April?• Monitoring Period 2 – May / June• Evaluation – September 2014

• Do the primary schools want monitoring open to them from June 2014?


Questions and answers


Documents

Omm OFMDFM Signature Project Improving Literacy and Numeracy Support and information session April 2014