ASHBY MATURITY MATRIX DATA

Vision, Values and Culture

Ashby Primary School staff place themselves in the EMBEDDING phase of the Maturity Matrix for Vision, Values, Culture.

Some of the work involved has included:

All staff created a 20 second 'Elevator Speech' answering What is Ashby like?
Wordle was created using staff elevator speeches
Shared creation of school PLC Vision using Wordle
PD on Simon Sinek's work about 'The Why' - our morale purpose
Development of norms for each PLC
PD for Leadership Team - Balanced Leadership (McRel)
Employed Learning Specialist
Selected School Link Leader

Building PLCs through a culture of collaboration for improvement

Ashby Primary School staff place themselves in the EMBEDDING phase of the Maturity Matrix for Culture of Collaboration.

Some of the work involved has included:

Development of whole staff Professional Learning Calendar (2 sessions per week)
Continuous Professional Learning of DET Improvement Cycle
Timetabling & administration logistics to ensure shared PLC times
Professional Learning of HITS
Whole staff surveys on Explicit Teaching, including observations
Challenging/Critical Conversations Professional Learning
Whole staff Peer Observations
Professional Learning of Instructional Core to evaluate Teacher Impact.

Data used to focus and drive collaborative improvement and evaluate impact on learning

Ashby Primary School staff place themselves in the EXCELLING phase of the Maturity Matrix for Data used to focus and drive collaborative improvement and evaluate impact on learning.

Some of the work involved has included:

Development of Google Form to track staff views of where Ashby is on Maturity Matrix
Professional Learning on ways to use MM
Whole staff sharing with important data sets, including ATSS, SOS, NAPLAN
Use of PIVOT to gather additional student response data (Agency & Voice)
Professional Learning about importance of using data and skills to analyse data
Development of whole school data tracking systems
Professional Learning in Critical/Challenging Conversations
Implementation & development of F & P and Essential Assessment

Structures and systems to support collaboration for improvement with a focus on strategic resource and management

Ashby Primary School staff place themselves in the EXCELLING phase of the Maturity Matrix for Structures and Systems.

Some of the work involved has included:

Development of specialist timetables to support PLC collaboration & planning
Unpacking '10 Key Principles for Effective PLCs' with whole staff - order in importance
Guidelines around effective use of Professional Practice Days within PLCs, including visits to local schools to see best practice
Consolidation on Community of Practice with shared AIP focus in writing
Professional Learning about use of norms and consistent documentation within PLCs
Development of Puzzle of Practice using DET Improvement Cycle

Curriculum, Planning and Assessment

Ashby Primary School staff place themselves in the EMBEDDING phase of the Maturity Matrix for Curriculum. Planning and Assessment.

Some of the work involved has included:

All PLCs (whole staff) developed two year Inquiry Cycles
Leadership Team observations with focus on Explicit Teaching
Data Assessment Schedule consolidated and streamlined
Collaborative development of planning expectations and documentation
Sharing of student data (whole school) spreadsheet

Building Practice Excellence

Ashby Primary School staff place themselves in the EMBEDDING phase of the Maturity Matrix for building practice excellence.

Some of the work involved has included:

Professional Learning about DET Improvement Cycle - ongoing since 2017
Use of DET resources to support consolidation of HITS
Development of Instructional Model in Writing
Implementation of Peer Observations, with specific focuses on HITS
Development of PLC guidelines and Puzzle of Practice considerations
Professional learning for whole staff in giving and receiving feedback
Members of Leadership completing PD with Helen Timperley on Professional Learning Conversations

Empowering students and building school pride

Ashby Primary School staff place themselves in the EVOLVING phase of the Maturity Matrix for empowering students and building school pride.

Some of the work involved has included:

Data collected on student engagement: PIVOT, AtSS
Students involved in goal setting
Teachers providing purposeful feedback to students