David Lammy’s independent review into the treatment of, and outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the Criminal Justice System has been in the news recently. It was timely that Haringey’s Raising BME Achievement Conference (part 2) took place on 28 November for school senior leaders and governors.
The aim was to present the work and support materials produced by the BME Raising Achievement Steering Group, which has met half termly since its launch conference in October 2016. The conference provided an opportunity to share the following attached documents:
Best practice Raising BME Achievement Self-Evaluation tool
Finalised BME Achievement Self-Evaluation Tool
This uses the same format as Haringey’s safeguarding audit and therefore builds in an automated scoring system to support accurate evaluation and inform future planning.
It’s anticipated that the school’s Chair of Governors will play a lead role in ensuring this is completed and updated annually with input from an appropriate range of stakeholders.
The audit tool is useful for driving improvement for any underperforming group.
The audit tool is useful in supporting schools towards an Ofsted judgement of ‘Outstanding’.
Vulnerable to Underachievement Checklist
Vulnerable to underachievement checklist and ETF additions (002)
Haringey’s data (over several years) shows BME pupils (especially Black Caribbean) have the same starting points in Early Years, then a gap opens at KS1 which widens as the pupils progress through primary and secondary phases.
This checklist was produced to support schools in earlier identification of pupils that might be at risk of under-attaining. Data shows that approximately 80% of pupils that did not attain the expected standard at KS2 and KS4 were NOT known to Haringey multi-agency services and might be deemed to have ‘quietly underperformed’. The checklist will be produced in electronic format with a scoring system that allows for ongoing tracking.
Additions to the Y6 to Y7 Early Transfer Form
Additions have been made to the Early Transfer Form to strengthen transition – outlined in the attached document. An aim of the Steering Group is to support schools in strengthening transition processes this year by including a focus on BME pupils who are at risk of under-attaining and by ensuring ongoing collaboration between feeder and receiver schools throughout the first term of Y6.
School and Governor Commitments and Actions and Next Steps
At the end of the conference, participants were asked to complete a ‘commitment post-it’. These were overwhelmingly committing to completing the Raising BME Achievement Self-Evaluation Tool and some noted the importance of wider dissemination in schools and across the LA as well as the need for more robust data analysis.
The agreed action at the end of the conference was for schools to complete the attached self-evaluation tool. The Steering Group will be meeting in January to agree next steps and deadlines.
Many thanks to the Steering Group for all of their contributions to the school support materials and conference presentations.
Collated Slides for Nov 2017 Conference
Jane Blakey, Head of School Standards and Performance