Remake of Thoughts and ideas on Value-Added (7-11) by https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf Please discuss in groups and insert your comments below en-us 2022-01-10 17:36:10 UTC 2026-02-03 08:16:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988686584 Boys may mature later than girls.]]> 2022-01-12 16:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988686584 Accessibility tools https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988686800 2022-01-12 16:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988686800 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988687566 Boys may lack maturity and awareness of the seriousness of study. Girls are more receptive to direction, support and instruction. ]]> 2022-01-12 16:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988687566 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988688680 Physically small site size and classrooms can allow for more distractions for SEN boys and make focussing them more challenging ]]> 2022-01-12 16:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988688680 Do the majority of our lessons suit boys? https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988689366 2022-01-12 16:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988689366 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988689746 Does a mixed gender environment impact this?]]> 2022-01-12 16:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988689746 Expectations? https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988690285 2022-01-12 16:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988690285 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988690647 Learning support teachers within lessons?]]> 2022-01-12 16:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988690647 A maturity issue for the boys- they come good later (in the sixth form). https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988691417 Possibly the boys focus on the subjects they enjoy and let the others slide to a certain extent?
Girls possibly more resilient as learners- not knocked so hard if they are not successful. ]]> 2022-01-12 16:59:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988691417 Targeted small group intervention https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988691922 2022-01-12 16:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988691922 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988692093 Possible bias towards computer adaptive test for boys? Gives them an overestimation compared to girls]]> 2022-01-12 16:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988692093 Early identification of key underachievers https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988692649 2022-01-12 16:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988692649 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988694141 Do boys need more space to exert more energy in their breaks to allow for better concentration in lessons?]]> 2022-01-12 17:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988694141 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988694626 More suitable distribution of curriculum time]]> 2022-01-12 17:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988694626 in class TAs? https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988696293 2022-01-12 17:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988696293 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988696335 Is the data valid? This is all based upon MIDYIS tests, is there a possibility these tests benefit boys more so they get higher scores and therefore less value added? ]]> 2022-01-12 17:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988696335 How big is the national VA gender gap and how do we compare with that? https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988696664 2022-01-12 17:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988696664 Poor VA at Leckford probably contributes to the good VA at 333 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988697669 Depends what you measure against]]> 2022-01-12 17:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988697669 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988698070 Cater lessons to boys  
Does sitting at a desk, writing copious amount for a set amount of time work?]]> 2022-01-12 17:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988698070 Use of MidYIS predictions https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988699134 We allow ourselves to lower targets in tracking sheets where they seem ridiculously high. This might be appropriate (eg there's a low skills score, or SEN, which is being ignored by MidYIS), but otherwise this may bear closer scrutiny.]]> 2022-01-12 17:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988699134 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988699341 Catch them early- look out for those who have not scored highly in the entrance exams. 
Subtle interventions in class to support the weaker students in the earlier years. ]]> 2022-01-12 17:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988699341 Transparency https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988704025 We don't tell students their MidYIS scores. In Sixth Form, we put ALIS grades on reports. There are obviously risks and benefits to both options! ]]> 2022-01-12 17:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988704025 promote better reading habits for boys from Year 7 onwards https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988704834 2022-01-12 17:05:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988704834 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988706515 Provide them with more scaffolding for writing extended answers. 

]]> 2022-01-12 17:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988706515 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988707230 More of a focus on revision techniques for SEN pupils. ]]> 2022-01-12 17:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988707230 Perhaps the boys are distracted by the girls (particularly in Y10 and 11), but not so much the other way around. https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988707465 2022-01-12 17:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988707465 Male teachers https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988708129 Assembly slots given by male teachers / role models to inspire and give strategies for success.


]]> 2022-01-12 17:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988708129 Are certain SEN (eg dyspraxia) more common in boys? https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988708757 2022-01-12 17:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988708757 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988709619 Girls seem more open in conversation- better at expressing anxieties etc about their work/progress. Boys internalise more and are harder to ‘reach’. Linked to emotional intelligence.  

Is more work needed around understanding how the SEN boys feel? Could we create some sort of safe forum for the boys to explore feelings? ]]> 2022-01-12 17:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988709619 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988709962 When marking sets of books - mark SEN boys first in a marking session]]> 2022-01-12 17:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988709962 Focus group with boys https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988710527 Ask for feedback and give strategies on how to progress academically.]]> 2022-01-12 17:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988710527 The thing is, sitting at a desk, writing copious amount for a set amount of time, is sort of exactly what they need to do - whether or not it works for them. So... maybe it's a question of finding a way to motivate the boys to put in more effort, to see why it matters? https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988711200 2022-01-12 17:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988711200 Reflect https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988712504 Reflect in Microsoft Teams for Education - Microsoft Educator Center]]> 2022-01-12 17:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988712504 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988713036 More structured time in study sessions, to develop skills etc. rather than just catching up with homework (useful though that can be). ]]> 2022-01-12 17:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988713036 Maybe have some good learning apps for SEN students (reviewed by the students) that we can recommend to particular students to help them help themselves? https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988713796 2022-01-12 17:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988713796 Also a few specialised TAs in classrooms would be incredibly helpful. https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988714907 2022-01-12 17:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988714907 https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988715515 What is the gender imbalance by subject and can we learn anything from that?]]> 2022-01-12 17:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988715515 Is this pattern of underperforming SEN boys the same in other schools? Are our issues unique or typical? Are there any schools with the opposite pattern that we could learn from? https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988715767 2022-01-12 17:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988715767 Encourage reading https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988715834 Display / sign on classroom door giving details of what staff are reading]]> 2022-01-12 17:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988715834 Male Mentors https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988716977 Try to recruit male teachers to help mentor those male students who are struggling with organisation, homework, reliance….]]> 2022-01-12 17:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988716977 Could our gap-year helpers sit with individual students to help them in class? https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988717408 2022-01-12 17:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988717408 MIDYIS seems very skewed in favour of more scientific or mathematical related skills or subjects, rather than the Arts or Humanities. The MIDYIS predictions often seem to be way off. https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988719619 2022-01-12 17:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988719619 Maybe the question is what is the hallmark of a successful GCSE student - what are their defining characteristics? And then how do we address differences between the observed characteristics of students and the desired competencies? That might form a framework for developing strategies https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988720210 2022-01-12 17:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_thanassoulis/xepbprx6z7mwkicf/wish/1988720210