Case studies

Addressing pupils' weaknesses with Springboard 7

Sion Hill is a Middle School situated on the outskirts of Kidderminster, Worcestershire. It has approximately 450 pupils on roll, aged 8 to 13 years. The school has recently come out of special measures (Spring 2002).

How the catch-up programme fits in with the school's priorities

The school's first priority is to raise the achievement of its pupils by:  

• Improving and developing pupils' skills in numeracy and literacy
• Ensuring that both pupils and teachers are aware of and understand pupils' personal targets and recognising the improvements attained
• Improving the access and use of ICT across the curriculum
• Analysing data on a regular basis to identify key areas for development and improvement of pupils
• Improving the teaching of basic number skills particularly related to multiplication and division