Development Plan for Priory Geography

1. Priory School Specialist Sports College
Geography @ Priory Plan 2011-2012
A strategy to make Geography a leading department at Priory School by:
Aims
1. Leading Learning
• Creating Inspiring Lessons and an inspiring environment.
2. Leading Improvement
• Focus on progress for all pupils
3. Leading Innovation
• Developing Independent learners.
4. Leading Enrichment
• Creating actively engaged pupils in an actively engaged school.
5. Leading Support
• Socially and emotionally aware staff and pupils
Objectives
Geography @ Priory should:
1. Further developing a co-constructed curriculum that motivates and
inspires pupils.
2. Improve the quality of teacher interventions linked to progress and
attainment data.
3. Develop a pedagogy that supports the use of mobile devices in learning.
4. Provide opportunities for young people to engage with curriculum and
whole school change.
5. Embedding the language of Rights, Respects and Responsibilities

2. Priory School Specialist Sports College
Objective 1: Leading Learning: Further developing a co-constructed curriculum
that motivates and inspires pupils.
Target : All lesson evaluations completed in Geography are judged Good or Outstanding.
Task Who When Resources Update June 2012
Evaluate and revise Key
Stage 3 Curriculum so
that it prepares students
for success at GCSE and
beyond.
Student Curriculum
Leaders to evaluate and
co-create a wider range
of the curriculum.
DRg,
Sat,
JDb,
Awe
JDb
Autumn term –
Year 9
Spring Term –
Year 8
Summer Term –
Year 7
Summer Term
Curriculum
meeting time.
PPA Time
Day off timetable
with students
and JDb
Changes to curriculum time
will be addressed during
away day. Y7-9 evaluated
In progress. Potential SCLs
identified through pupil
survey in May 2012 by DRg
and passed to JDb
Evaluate GCSE textbook
and other resources for
effectiveness. Investigate
other options if needed.
JDb Summer term
2012
Possible bit for
replacement
textbooks.
Decision not to buy a GCSE
textbook at present due to
potential impact of 2015
changes
Write GCSE Economic
Geography Scheme of
Work.
JDb In place by
Christmas 2011
Use DRg as
needed for
advice.
Done
Peer Observation and
Coaching. Observe each
other teaching and share
good practice /
pedagogic risks
All Aim to see each
other teach once
per term and
feed back in
Curriculum
Meetings.
Use curriculum
meetings to
share successes
and risks
including lessons
learned.
Occasional
Cover needed if
staff wish to see
a particular
feature.
Anticipate max 6
lessons in total
to cover.
Curriculum time
off site to inspire
in Summer Term
(July)
Done well in the Autumn
term; peer assessment of
marking between teachers in
place for summer term;
curriculum meetings allow
time for sharing pedagogic
risks and success but the
department is still relatively
poor at sharing resources
Staff to take a pro-active
continuous ‘drip’
approach to CPD by
engaging with the wider
geography community
and reflecting using
Weblogs
DRg,
JDb, Sat
Ongoing. Using
Curriculum
Meetings to
feedback.
Access to ICT
during PPA time.
Support with
travel /
accommodation
for conferences /
events
Whole department engaged
in CPD across the
Geography Community.
Priory Geography being
established as a ‘quality’
brand.
Only DRg keeps a weblog.
Evaluate the Curriculum All Summer Term Off-site away
day.
Create Department raffle SAt End of Autumn
Term
Department
funding £40 per
half term for
prizes
Done
Changes for 2012/13
Development of a pbWiki
as a departmental
handbook

3. Priory School Specialist Sports College
Task Who When Resources Update June 2012
Improve the sharing of
resources in the
department
Dropbox Teams
set up with 5
users (1 for
PGCE, 1 for
Hums) £320
Set up a KS3 afterschool
club based upon demand
from pupil survey (May
2012) (trips / fun / visits /
geocaching / creativity /
revise / extend classwork
/ homework support )
Set up for Sept
2012 with an
annual
programme
published
Self-funding
Make better use of
media by embedding into
Schemes of Work

4. Priory School Specialist Sports College
Objective 2: Leading Improvement: Improve the quality of teacher interventions
linked to progress and attainment data.
Target: GCSE A*-C results improve by at least 13% in 2012 with a reduced residual
Task Who When Resources June 2012 update
Ensure early contact
with parents when
LUCY data suggests
below target progress.
Focus on KS4 and Yr 9
DRg
JDb
SAt
Ongoing.
LM and NQT
meetings should
always start by
focusing on
pupil progress
Better access to
confidential
telephone
location.
LUCY Data
including
residual.
Better INSET
training for staff
in the use of
data.
Logging incidents using PARS
neutral. DRg has a much
clearer picture of intervention
across the department
(including the use of Google
Intervention Doc)
Intervention forms an
integral part of
Curriculum Meetings
DRg to
lead
Curriculum
Meetings
Curriculum
Meeting time.
Accurate, timely
data
Use of Google Doc to track
intervention to continue .
SISRA and data conversations
fully embedded. Staff
understand the data process.
DRg as CL has a very clear
overview of KS4, KS3 working
on.
Improve the use of
Marking a pupil
feedback. Key stage 4
pupils should get 1:1
feedback at least once
a term. Curriculum
meetings will focus
upon quality of marking
once per half term.
All staff In line with
school policy
Support through
LM meetings
Cycle of CL and peer
monitoring established and
demonstrating clear
improvements in marking.
Feedback 5’s being used to
develop student responses to
constructive feedback.
Assessment portfolios to be
introduced in Sept 2012 to
provide clear evidence of
progression.
Provide better revision
resources for Year 11
students.
DRg-
SDME
JDb – GI
SDME – Dec
2011
April 2012
Facebook page
and Twitter
feed; revision
resources
Done. FB Page 130 ‘likes’ and
resources downloaded more
often when compared to
previous years.

5. Priory School Specialist Sports College
Objective 4: Leading Innovation: Develop a pedagogy that supports the use of
mobile devices in learning.
Target: Embed the use of student’s mobile devices in learning
Task Who When Resources June 2012 update
Use of teacher KS4
support blogs and
Facebook page to
celebrate success and
scaffold learning
DRg
JDb
SAt
October half
term
Access to
internet
PPA time
Facebook page
linked to twitter
feed has replaced
individual teacher
blogs. Some use of
Priory Cloud to
support learning of
those absent from
lessons, but not
consistent.
Complete research into
the pedagogy mobile
learning a)
a) Student WiFi
Access trial
b) Cross curricular
QR Code trails
around the
school
DRg
SAt
See separate
documentation
for timescales
but completed by
April 2012
April 2012
WiFi equipment
Technical
Support
Training for
staff to visit
other schools /
conferences to
see best
practice.
Creative
Practitioner
funding. Co-
construction
time with staff
and pupils
Student WiFi
almost in place,
now investigating
the infrastructure
needed to support
BYOD on laptops.
Mobile @ Priory
project extended to
EAL, DTRM, Music
and Spanish.
Create the first cohort of
Digital Leaders to support
the adoption of mobile
devices across the
school
DRg Feb 2012 Time for an
immersion
launch event
with staff and
students.
Done – now
looking at how to
maintain.
Design and implement an
exhibition Guerrilla Art
linked to Priory’s Space
and Place and the
curriculum changes
proposed.
SAt with
JDb
support
To match the
second call for
evidence in April.
Planning time.

6. Priory School Specialist Sports College
Objective 4: Leading Enrichment: provide opportunities for young people to
engage with curriculum and whole school change
Target: Secure the place of Geography at KS4 by maintaining uptake.
Task Who When Resources
BBC School report.
Identify a group of year
8 students to take part
in BBC School report,
creating a contribution
that attracts attention
from the city
JDb March 2012 After School
time, cameras,
green screen, I
Can Present
Software.
Done, using link
between Priory
geography and
Action Stations.
Students to Olympic
Park and
Geocaching news on
South Today.
Working with some
of the most
challenging students
and improving
engagement. Plans
to extend next year
to involve more
departments and
students (using JDb
possible link with
Careers role)
Dysarticulate. Allow all
of Year 7 to participate
in an on-site mock up of
the Dysarticulate project
linking to our place. Full
scale event to take part
with the University of
Portsmouth linking to
Our Place
SAt / JDb Spring Term Meeting space
(new link with
Action Stations
could be
explored here)
Done
Olympic Geocaching
Project. Run a Year 8
compettition to design a
Geocahe to be placed
on the site of the 2012
Olympic Road Race –
Box Hill
SAt March 2012 –
Eco Challenge
Geocaching
equipment
including mobile
dongles and
iPads
In place, need
caches to go live and
follow up activities for
Autumn Term Year
9. Application for
Microsoft Innovative
Teaching Award.
Student Curriculum
Leaders and Digital
Leaders as mentioned
above.
As above As Above As Above
Trail of SCL took
place in Summer
2011
Embed and sustain the
Duke of Edinburgh
Award Scheme with all
current cohort (21)
getting Bronze Awards
AWe July 2012 1hr planning
time.
Staffing issues.
Continue to provide
CPD and enrichment for
Staff around the City
through the Geography
Network hub at the
school. This will include
a joint project to create
DRg Summer Term RGS Funding
Planning time
for joint project
Done. Teachmeet
Pompey in place for
July 4th

7. Priory School Specialist Sports College
a pupil ‘Oceans
Academy’ in conjunction
with the BBC’s Frozen
Planet advisor and
Digital Explorer.

8. Priory School Specialist Sports College
Objective 5: Leading Support: Embedding the language of Rights, Respects
and Responsibility.
Target: R3
is evident throughout our curriculum
Task Who When Resources
Audit existing curriculum
for opportunities to link
to the UN Convention for
the Rights of the Child
DRg Jan 2012 Time needed
Develop resources and
language during
contraversional issues
such as Geography of
Sport / Conflict etc
As KS3
Curriculum
review
By July 2012 Training in
RRR.
Whole school training
needed for RRR.