I became director of progress and attainment at an academy in Bradford in 2015 and at the same time I began the Teaching Leaders leadership development programme. Our academy had recently undergone a restructure and the focus of my role changed from head of house, with a vertical tutoring system, to leading on strategy for our year 11 pupils.
While the school had made improvements in some areas in recent years, overall outcomes were not improving at the same rate. The school had just under 50 per cent disadvantaged pupils, and I wanted to raise the aspirations of our young people.
I decided to take advantage of the school improvement impact initiative I was required to do as part of Teaching Leaders to focus on the new Progress 8 measure.
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