https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j Note down your thoughts from the Podcast en-us 2018-09-25 12:28:45 UTC 2020-10-05 12:14:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/288079400 Podcast- 
Day 1 - establishing ground rules for discipline. 
-setting expectations high, "treating every child as if they were your own"
-New uniform 
giving a sense of belonging by having small tutor groups of no more than 18
suggestion from parents was to change the name in order to give the school a completely new identity. 
punishments for not following rules:
e.g wrong uniform- noted in planner, having a chat with that pupil, parental meeting. 

no planner - evening detention

detentions in numbers:
day 1 - 80 children in detention 
day 4- 13 children in detention 

benefits of the new system is that the pupils are learning discipline and clearly by the drastic decrease in numbers in detention it is working. This will also mean that they will have more time to dedicate to learning which will improve their skills and life chances. 

However, the risk of such a system is that you take all the creativity out of the students, by dictating to them constantly, with the attitude that there is a correct way to do everything without the chance to put a different ideas into practice. 

]]> 2018-10-02 12:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/288079400 https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/288730010 2018-10-03 16:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/288730010 haileybennet96 https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/289313612 Discipline - number of students in detention went down rapidly over a short period. Thus meaning the new discipline is working and having a positive affect on the school.

High expectations - "treating every child as if they were your own" allows good bonds to be made between staff and students, meaning there will be better communication. Catching problems early, by punishing the smaller problems like uniform and missing equipment, means that students will avoid causing larger problems as they know strong sanctions will be in place.

New uniform  - allows the students to all feel as though they belong to the school and that they are all part of one big group. But how important is school uniform to education can be argued. New uniform gives a new look to the school and disassociates the school from the past.

New staff - not associated with the negatives of the last school, but have to form new bonds with all the students. Large staff turnover means bonds and relationships with staff can not be formed. Pupils could possibly feel unwanted when staff turnover is so high.

Smaller groups - more one-one time and stops some students from falling into the shadows of a bigger class. Smaller groups also allows from a better student-teacher bond. Teachers will find it easier to identify struggling students and will be able to the help the students who require it.

New name - allows the school to have a new identity and able to wipe away the past negative stories attached with the school. However a new name will not change the focus of the school and these changes need to be more internal then external. All the buildings and classrooms are still the same and so for returning staff and students the change in name will be large and possibly hard to adapt to.

Calm and orderly walking between lessons - removing social communication between the students and making the school less like a school and more formal like the army and prison, especially with the sanctions in place. The expectations of the students could possibly be too high]]> 2018-10-04 18:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/289313612 https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/289327073 In the new academic year, the school re-opened with a new name and new head teacher. This gave the school a new identity,  and essentially a clean slate to help enforce change to their previous philosophy and culture. Without the name change, the school may have enforced new philosophies, however, they would still have been associated with their past. Ground rules were established within the first day of the school being opened to ensure that all students were aware of the rules that needed to be followed and the consequences if rules were broken. This provides students with discipline which is vital for them to be familiar with if they are to be successful in future education and employment. Detentions were given for even the smallest offences and students were told why they were being disciplined. This reinforced that breech of rules would lead to punishment - explaining to students why they had been punished can help to prevent them from misbehaving again, which led to a decrease in students attending detention (day 1 - 80, day 4 -13). However, you could argue that giving detentions for small offences could minimise the affects of issuing the punishment as they become more normalised, lesser sanctions could be put in place for small rule breaks, such as warnings or going on uniform report. Students, staff and parents were informed of high expectations. Informing students of your high expectations of them will increase their own expectations of themselves, which should improve their work ethic. Informing parents of high expectations ensures that the same expectations are met at home, which will therefore improve student behaviour and effort when at school. However, these high expectations of students, may give them additional pressure that can lead to stress and worsen mental health if they worry that they are unable to meet said expectations. New uniform, with strict requirements (e.g. punishment if it's being worn incorrectly), increases the student's personal standards as they take pride in their appearance which should translate to their work. It also prepares them for future employment as they will be expected to dress smartly and appropriately for their position. The new uniform also gives them a sense of belonging and identity to the new school as opposed to the old school with the previous uniform. Smaller tutor groups ensures that all students receive more help and support as teachers are not stretched by a large number of students, this will aid their academic and personal development.]]> 2018-10-04 18:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/289327073 lukenevett https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/290017272 The school was completely changed when it last closed in July at the end of the academic year, it re-branded itself with a new head teacher and a brand new name which gives the school a fresh new start. School has a new set of rules ranging from uniform check and checking to see if the pupils have the right set of equipment for the day. The head teacher also talks about setting ground rules for any act of discipline. There is talk of "Treating every child as if they were your own" which could bring in the influence of family in the school and that everyone is treated like a family and forms a familial type of bond between teachers and students in the school. Setting boundaries for the students by motivating them by saying that they will have a successful career in the future. Another new rule is bringing in more serious detention offences such as not having their planner on them will result in staying after school for detention. If they do not have the correct uniform on, the teacher or the head teacher will make a note in the students planner and have a parental meeting arranged to ask about their child's behaviour and attitude towards the rules set for uniform, e.g. 80 students stayed on the first day due to wrong uniform.]]> 2018-10-07 12:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/290017272 https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/290070902 The school has used various mechanisms in an attempt to change its culture and philosophy. Firstly, the school changed its name, headteacher and uniform as a means of giving the school a new identity. This is effective because...

However, changes in the level of expectations and disciplinary sanctions from school authorities seem to be the most effective methods of changing the schools culture and philosophy. In the new academic year, the school set goals. These included the following:

>Every student qualifying in to higher education at university or qualifying for a career.  I feel this is an effective way of transforming from the old school culture as it gives students a purpose or reason to be motivated for school. Whereas in the last academic year students may not have been motivated to do well in school due to a lack of expectations from teachers.

>I also identified the idea of tutor groups as an effective mechanism of changing the schools culture and philosophy as it helps to give students a sense of belonging. This is because in the previous year students would regularly have a new substitute teacher. This may have deprived students the opportunity to build a professional relationship with their tutors as well as the chance to monitor their own progress through feedback from their regular teacher.

>The idea of providing students with a reason behind their detention or other punishments is an effective mechanism used by the school as it may steer individuals away from breaking sanctions in the future. This can eventually change the culture of the school by lowering the number of students in detention. For example:

 >>On day one the school recorded a total of 80 children in detention for various reasons. However, on day four the number had significantly reduced to 13 students only.


]]> 2018-10-07 19:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/290070902 https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/784750975 The main difference you can see is the higher expectations. This came in place due to a change in headteacher and new name. From the first day, rules and expectations were set and by following them strictly, the students have changed their behaviour and adapted to the new school. Introducing the new uniform and changing the name of the school allows for a new identity and a new reputation rather than continuing with the old reputation and risk making it worse. 

By creating smaller tutor groups, it allows for students to get to know their personal tutor and engage with them throughout their 5 years at the school. It allows for there to be someone they can go to if they have an issue. 

However, although there is some individuality present at the school (e.g. the choice of wearing a head scalf or not), there is little the students can do to stand out and have creativeness with their experience at school. This could lead to students thinking there is only 1 way of doing things and that it cant be done any other way - it limits their create ability in different situations. ]]> 2020-09-28 15:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/784750975 https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/787271569 In order to change the schools culture and philosophy, the new head-teacher re-branded the school through re-naming and changing the schools ethos and expectations. This impacted the students attending the school, as this provided almost a 'clean slate' for returning students and setting expectations for the new students. Additionally, this 'clean slate provides the school with a new beginning, 'cutting all ties' with the previous academy. 
 
As the podcast mentions 'day one is about setting the ground rules, details and disciplines, that are crucial.' Establishing this new ethos is vital for initiating the culture of the school along with setting the standards of employment. In turn, this alters students behaviours and their perception of education and work. 

In addition, school authorities have  ingrained the sense of belonging into the schools culture. Through 'treating every student like their your own' and establishing smaller tutor groups to give the students a sense of community. As a result, this community sense, supports student well-being and develops students confidence and character, creating a new philosophy.

However, the school limits individuality and the opportunity for students to project their personalities, as students are essentially guided into 'a one way system of achieving a career'. Essentially the standards may be unreasonable by limiting individuality. Upscale standards create the mentality that students cannot express their creativity/personalities, thus limiting student voices by establishing a 'model student image' that all students must be. ]]> 2020-09-29 10:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/787271569 https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/788935361 The school was going in the wrong direction so changes had to be made. Pupils, teachers and parents had to be on board for this change to work.

One of the key changes that had to be made was the school name and uniform. This mechanism brought a different Identity to the school and made a good Segway to set some new ground rules for pupils. Rules in how they dress which represents the school, not forgetting school equipment for daily schooling activities. A failure to produce new standards will result in pupils being punished which sets a foundation on the the new standards and what pupils can and cannot do.
The first assembly consisted of an announcement from the head teacher announcing high none negotiable expectations for all the pupils on what they are going to achieve academically. This initiative was going to be encouraged with new tutor groups consisting of 18 students only, this will help pupils feel a sense of belonging in class.  ]]> 2020-09-29 17:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/788935361 https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/794164713 The school applied numerous mechanisms in order to change its culture and philosophy. 
The new headteacher re-named the school in order to emphasise a brand new start for the students and the teachers. This key change is an  effective way to enforce a new culture and philosophy by providing a clean slate and a new beginning for the returning students. 

The new uniform gives students a new identity and the headteacher enforces the high expectations she has of the students. 

The use of small tutor groups is an effective mechanism by making sure that all students feel part of the school - the small groups gives the students a sense of belonging by meeting with tutors at the end of the day. This is also effective to create meaningful relationships and provide the students with support. 

Although the school has used new mechanisms to change its culture and philosophy, changing the name of the school, uniform, behaviour systems, class sizes can only change the culture and philosophy in a limited way - changes also need to be applied to teaching and learning if they wish their students to succeed.

]]> 2020-10-01 11:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/794164713 https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/800961967 In changing culture and philosophy in schools, there had been appointed a new headmaster which carried high expectations within certain implications being implemented.  Additionally, a key aspect of being most effective in turning around a school gives students a high standard of achieving most highly in their academics. Furthermore, students being successful in qualifying in higher education csn be most effective in transforming old school implementations in giving students a reason of obtaining a purpose or reason to be motivated in school. In past times within the school students may not be  motivated in achieving highly due to the lack of expectations being applied from their teachers. Changing the school name can give a sense of new beginning within students and staff. However, a complication of this can be for returning students and staff will perhaps find it hard to adapt to.   ‘treating every child as they were your own’ can bridge that gap in building good bonds between staff and children which concludes in better communication. However, students may feel unwanted with the large staff turnover meaning relationships cannot be formed. Discipline in regard to uniform being at its up most best sets expectations for students in being important for dissociating itself with the school’s past. Moreover,  benefits can be found in a ‘new system’ where students are learning in discipline from the decrease in detentions, consequently evolving into more dedication in their learning. Social communication between lessons can leave students question the expectations the school are implementing in being too high and stressful for example making the school less than a school and more formal like the military,  especially with punishments being sanctioned the expectations of students can be too high which in turn can demotivate students. Smaller tutor groups were identified in changing the culture and philosophy in helping students feeling they belong. Students in the past would regularly have a substitute teacher, this can essentially leave students feeling denied from an opportunity of building a relationship with their tutors in supervising their progress through constructive feedback from their regular teacher. A risk of a ‘new system’ can in turn deny creativity from students by instructing them constantly with the approach there’s only one correct way in doing everything without giving students the chance to implement their different ideas in to practice. 

]]> 2020-10-04 16:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/800961967 https://padlet.com/nichola_kentzer/4voxat7gnl0j/wish/802585022 The school underwent some major changes to improve. The most substantial change was the increased levels of expectations from the students, staff and parents. The main expectation differences were:   

Uniform: The uniform changed to give the children a new identity. There is a uniform check at the start of every school day. Teachers would give students detention and bring parents into the school if uniform did not meet the schools standards. Although this is good for maintaining exceptional uniform, i feel the implications are too harsh. Children are going to be put under too much pressure to keep up a standard that can be seen as too high, leading to lower attendance at schools. What if one of the students have holes in their shoes and their parents can not afford to buy new ones for them straight away? 

Smaller tutor group: They are reduced the size of the tutor groups to give the students a scene of belonging. I agree with this change, the children can feel more comfortable approaching the teacher if they can get to know them more. 

Changing name of school: This is the give the school a brand new identify. I understand that the school want to start fresh but i do not feel changing the name of the school will make a huge difference long term. Once the school have got used to the name, students and staff can just tune into old habits.  

These are some of the changes, however there is no mention of changes to lessons, additional resources, additional help for weaker students or increased after school actives. All the changes this school have made have been physical ones, which may not have long-term lasting effects. There needs to be changes to how teachers teach eg more student inclusive. More after school activities, to make sure the students actually like coming to school.

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