Putting attendance under the spotlight using SIMS - BETT 2009
1. SPROWSTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
PUTTING ATTENDANCE UNDER THE
SPOTLIGHT
JAMES WRIGHT – HEAD OF ICT SUPPORT
SERVICES
STUART LEE – DATA MANAGER
2. Some facts about us
1750+ students
KS3 and KS4 single site
KS5 split site shared with 2 other
schools
Students from both city and rural
locations
Differing levels of parental
engagement and attitudes
7. Key challenges and outcomes
Technical – understand the issues
Organisational – identify support
needs
Procedural – support recording of
accurate data
8. Technical
Desktops in every classroom
Replacement
of laptops
Faster logon times
SIMS improvements
Easier
lesson mark recording
First Day Calling
Schoolcomms
for parental contact
9. Organisational
Appointment of a dedicated
Attendance Officer
Member of SMT responsible for
attendance
Behaviour Support Assistants
responsible for truancy checks
10. Procedural
Identify – persistent absence in line
with school policy
Follow up – regular communication
home highlighting absence
Review – For those students
monitored, did we make a positive
change to their attendance
11. But how things have changed..
Assessment
Behaviour
Attendance
G&T
Achievement
SEN
The increased used of SIMS in the classroom has enabled use to embrace the 5 outcomes of ECM;Be healthy Stay safe Enjoy and achieve Make a positive contribution Achieve economic well-being We are no longer just using SIMS for attendance.
For us the next step is SIMS Learning Gateway for parent and teacher home access.