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Stretford
Grammar School
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Summer School
Celebration Report 2014
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The Summer Schools Programme is funded by Sthe
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Department for Education to support disadvantaged pupils
in making a successful transition to secondary school.
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Ofsted research has demonstrated that this is a time when
many children show a significant dip in confidence and
academic performance.
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Funding is used to deliver a one or two week school based
programme to develop the key Personal, Social, Cognitive
and Creative skills of pupils to ensure they begin secondary
school as happy, confident learners who believe they can
achieve. This has a significant impact on attendance,
behaviour and achievement.
My Summer School
experience was...
Year 7 Pupil
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fun, epic and challenging!
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Create Development
Programme
School Performance Data
Average
Achievement
points per pupil
9
% Attendance
Create Development’s Summer Schools Programme is delivered in partnership with school staff and has six
key components:
Summer
School pupils
Term 1
98.05
l Personal, Social, Cognitive and Creative skills focus
l Literacy skills development
Overall
Year group
l Engagement of parents and carers
98.12
l Leadership training of student mentors
Average
Achievement
points per pupil
9
% Attendance
l Elite athlete visit
Eligible
non-attenders
93.45
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Summary of Impact Learning Skills and Confidence
Year 7 Pupils attended
over 1 week
10
Volunteer Student Mentors
attended over 1 week
Teachers assessed pupils’ Personal, Social, Cognitive and Creative skills at the start and end of Summer School using
Create Development learning journeys and success criteria. The pupils assessed and recorded their own Confidence to
Begin Year 7. The Create Development Wheel was used to track, monitor and evidence progress.
The green highlighted segments in the images show the highest skill stage demonstrated consistently at the start and
end of Summer School with the ‘information box’ providing an explanation of that skill.
START of Summer School
END of Summer School
Ability as assessed by teachers from Stretford Grammar School.
I am able to understand simple
challenges/ problems to be solved and
questions to be answered.
Creative
Ability as assessed by teachers from Stretford Grammar School.
I can say something that I would
like to do better.
I have developed some simple
strategies that I use to help me
solve problems or answer questions.
Creative
Cognitive
I am beginning to know how to
improve my performance/work.
Cognitive
Personal
Personal
I stay on task and try several
times if at first I don’t succeed.
No stages completed by pupils.
I actively seek challenges and
new responsibilities to help me
develop.
I can explain what it takes to be a
great learner.
Confidence
Social
3
Average
Achievement
points per pupil
12
% Attendance
l Profiling, tracking and celebrating progress
Confidence
Social
I can work sensibly with others,
taking turns and sharing.
I can share ideas with my partner
and can contribute to team/
group decisions.
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Dame Kelly Holmes
Legacy Trust Athlete Visit
Volunteer
Student Mentors
Charlotte Hartley spent a day at Summer School and inspired everyone with her life
story. The pupils learned how, through hard work, determination and perseverance, she
came to represent Team GB at Hockey. She challenged the pupils to learn the basics of
her sport and, of course, to respond positively to failure and to persevere.
Our Volunteer Student Mentors, who undergo a stringent recruitment and two day
training process, have a number of key roles. They lead many of the activities and
provide additional support to pupils. Daily duties also include writing a blog, taking
photographs and filming the activities.
A very big thank you to Charlotte for a brilliant day!
The mentors, in turn, follow their own Personal and Social development programme,
using Create Development tools and resources to monitor, assess and review progress.
Charlotte
Hartley
Team GB
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I have really...
enjoyed Summer
School. I have loved
meeting the new
students. Summer
School has improved my
social skills.
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Student Mentor
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Literacy Skills
Development
Many of the activities at Create Development Summer Schools support the National
Curriculum for English at KS2 and KS3. Pupils are given the opportunity to develop
their reading, writing and communication/language skills in a way that will help them
to access the KS3 curriculum.
Each day begins with a review of the previous day’s learning through group discussions,
drawing explanatory images/diagrams and writing about and repeating practical
experiences to recall the important aspects of learning.
All pupils keep a personal learning journal, allowing them to record their progress and
provide examples to evidence how they are meeting targets. In addition, they have their
own Create Development Wheel enabling them to upload photographic, video
and written evidence of their learning.
The end of week Celebration Assembly provides an opportunity for all pupils to present
and perform to an audience. This could take the form of:
l Writing and reading from a script
l Drawing and explaining a cartoon script
l Writing and reciting a poem or song
l Producing a drama script or performance
I learned...
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that I can push myself and get
higher levels.
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I learned...
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Year 7 Pupil
not to give up and to
challenge myself.
Year 7 Pupil
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At the beginning our son...
was a little bit worried about going to a new
school but now he has completely changed.
All he is now talking about is how quickly
he made new friends. He said the staff were
friendly and the atmosphere was fantastic.
As parents, we are looking forward to the
new journey. Thank you.
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Parent
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Lead Teacher’s Report
Summer school has afforded our students the opportunity to build up their confidence
and make new friends. As the week progressed you could see a real bond develop
between the mentors and the mentees. The wide range of personal growth and
development activities meant that everyone taking part, including the staff, gained
from the experience.
Pupil
Focus
The guidance of the Lead Tutor was a real factor in how well the week went. He was warm, accommodating
and created a special atmosphere amongst the group. By the end of the week it was clear from the
Celebration Assembly that what began as a group of quiet individuals had developed into a strong group
prepared for life in secondary school.
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I am more confident about...
meeting my new class because working
with people at Summer School who I
didn’t know very well proved easy and
I got to know them.
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Year 7 pupil
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Post Summer School
Developments
Continuing to close
the attainment gap...
Stretford Grammar School is undertaking a review of this cohort of students to evaluate
and assess their progress in Term 1. Initial feedback has been extremely positive.
The Summer School has undoubtedly made their transition a successful one.
This celebration report of Summer Schools does not signify an end but rather
a step on a journey that for our Year 7 pupils began several years ago and will
continue for many more.
The opportunities, experiences and progress made during Summer Schools can
create a spark that ignites the curiosity, creativity and resilience pupils need to
flourish. However, we also know that the barriers to learning have been lowered,
not removed, and that key learning habits have been improved or developed but
are not yet habitual.
In order to ensure pupils continue to make rapid sustained progress I would ask you
to reflect on the following questions:
l How do you plan to ensure your Year 7 pupils continue to use and celebrate the skills and learning habits developed at Summer School?
l How can your staff reinforce and build upon the key messages, language and skills developed at Summer School?
As you reflect, I would like to stress that our involvement does not end here. We will
continue to provide guidance throughout the year for staff and students and build
towards welcoming the next Year 7 cohort. Please keep sharing your success stories
and anecdotes with us as pupils progress in Key Stage 3.
It has been a pleasure to work with you on this exciting project to narrow the
attainment gap and we look forward to continuing our partnership well into
the future.
Phil Wylie
National Lead: Closing the Gap
Create Development
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Summer School...
has been insightful and
helpful. My child now feels
confident within her new school
environment. I would like to
thank the tutors who have put in
the effort to make this possible.
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Parent
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