Education Scotland Leadership Conference September 2017 effective confident contributors individuals At the centre of everything we do responsible successful citizens @ScottishHead learners @ScottishHead
Our Context What is it like to be a learner at Middleton Park?
First Whole School Context World War One Autumn 2014 Engaged whole school community Partnerships Meaningful contexts Success in making links across learning Shared at SLF 15 Transformed how we deliver the curriculum First and Second Levels Early Level follow child centred / play based curriculum
World War One Powerful context for writing https://vimeo.com/111567768
World War One Technology - tanks https://vimeo.com/115921574
World War One Allotment Garden https://vimeo.com/113016594
Reviewing our curriculum August 2015 5:1 The Rationale and Design of the Curriculum - shared values and learners’ entitlements and developed the four capacities. Clear and shared strategy for raising attainment in literacy and numeracy (SSLN inform strategy). Health and Wellbeing - staff evaluate. Curriculum - based on 7 design principles - coherence and progression develop skills for life The development of the curriculum - staff develop and refresh, developing young workforce - work in partnership, collaborate across schools, share resources Programmes and courses Transitions Focus on literacy and numeracy - significant focus on numeracy World War One context - first time whole school approach - successful - vibrancy across the community Rationale Outdoor learning developing - impacting on behaviour, ethos, attainment Allotment Garden - valuable resource for whole school - look to develop RME - success of piloting use of bible stories as a context for learning Global Citizenship - start of partnership with China - Middle School Number 2 Rigorous evaluation of numeracy across the school - area for development Careful balance of initiatives including Big Maths, Outdoor context, peer learning, pupil led, digital technology - Looking inward focus on challenging most able, supporting least able Potential of rich learning opportunities of Eco Garden - not used to full potential RME - often an add on - not addressing SALs Transitions - Big Maths - looking at other schools Looking Working with forest school experts - to take numeracy outdoors Outside expertise for WW1 - writer in residence, artist in residence outward Food for thought - knowledge Looking for RME elsewhere - sharing with wider ASG schools Visit to China - reflection, partnership - opportunities Numeracy - build on success. Share practise with others, Outdoor learning conference, other schools visiting, Looking working with ASG, Using Live Learning to share numeracy. Whole school contexts - planning for progression of skills - building outside - WW1 -sharing at Scottish Learning Festival Success of artist in residence, dance specialist forward RME - expanding, working with other schools - sharing China - Mandarin Partnerships - strength of the school SLF - presentation about WW1 context Outdoor Learning - visit from Education Scotland Evidence Big Maths - other schools visiting, attainment rising Live Learning Films - partnership with parents, pupil led learning Space - IDL - films - evaluations - using live learning as a tool for self-evaluation
Curriculum Rationale Expressive Arts Social Subjects RME confident effective individuals Technologies contributors Sciences Health and Literacy Numeracy Wellbeing Technologies to enhance and share learning responsible successful citizens learners
Whole School Contexts Engaging whole school community Creating sustainable partnerships The overall quality of attainment in literacy is outstanding. The quality of the rich, varied learning Ensuring meaningful contexts experiences and highest quality teaching of literacy is among the best inspectors have observed. Successful in making links across Stimulating, creative and exciting learning contexts for writing promote very high standards. This was evidenced in observed lessons across the school. Transforming how we deliver the Teachers take a creative approach to curriculum planning and delivering writing lessons that excite and engage all learners. Writing is never in isolation Challenge and enjoyment and always has relevance. Breadth HMIE 2016 Progression Depth Personalisation and Choice Coherence Relevance
Whole School Contexts Termly open mornings Termly whole school home challenges Weekly films - Live Learning
Innovative use of digital technology Live Learning has been pivotal to the transformation of the curriculum at Middleton Park School. HMIE praised the ‘outstanding use of digital technology to develop and share learning’. 330 films Over 125,000 hits Watched in over 130 countries It is noteworthy how effectively children use digital technology to enhance and share learning and as a tool to lead and develop learning for others. Communication skills of the highest order are clearly demonstrated through children’s use of a range of media. They demonstrate highly effective thinking and problem solving skills. HMIE March 2016
Live Learning at Middleton Park School Every Friday, a film is uploaded to our How does it work? Vimeo Channel and the link is shared through the school website and by a groupcall to all our parents in the school. All classes watch the film on a Friday and Spans all curriculum areas as well as discussing it, offer feedback about it. Highlights strengths of the school Empowering bank of evidence Tackles cutting bureaucracy My son’s We love having a Grandparents window into their love watching school. On a Friday, the film from we all sit down and their home in watch the film and France. They feel talk about what’s it keeps them in going on. touch with their grandchild.
Whole School Homework Challenge https://vimeo.com/111122795
Whole School Homework Challenge - the results https://vimeo.com/113041016
Open Mornings - sharing World War One with our community https://vimeo.com/111868903
Three Year Cycle P2 - 7 Whole School Contexts - First, Second, Third Levels Numeracy - whole school Context H&WB - Bounce Back Eco-school - Sustainability focus 2016/17 Core Values Making a Splash Measurement - Volume Water Review of School Aims A World of Imagination Emotions Fractions Litter World of Work People Bouncing Back Money Waste Minimisation 2017/18 Time Health and Wellbeing / Wars! Courage Food Habitats Looking on the bright side Measurement - Length Biodiversity Inventions and Relationships Shape Energy Discoveries 2018/19 Man in the Moon Humour Estimating and Rounding School Grounds Impact on the world - Walk in the Past Bullying Transport past, present and future Aberdeen, My Place in the STAR! (Success) Measurement - Weight Sustaining our World World
Planning - starting points Wars!
Planning - an example
Evaluating
World War One Whole School Context Christmas Truce https://vimeo.com/114475809
Starting to use benchmarks * benchmarks to assess pre knowledge and skills * helping to ensure there is challenge * opening up professional discussions about progression of skills * moving forward - discussions with secondary colleagues
Outdoor Learning at Middleton Park School Outdoors - an approach and a context World War One Context @ScottishHead
Outdoor Learning at Middleton Park School Our Wee Green Space - a changing space @ScottishHead
Outdoor Learning at Middleton Park School Whole School Contexts Looking forward Opportunity to use audit to extend outdoor learning - e.g. geographical features - mountains, rivers, beaches, forests Embedding outdoor learning into whole school contexts e.g. Making a Splash Floating and sinking challenges, raft building, SEPA rainfall, ASG moderation of Volume, Revealing Waterfronts, visits to harbour, rivers ….
RME in a war context
Remembrance
Remembrance Service Partnership Our WW1 Peace Poem All classes contributed to a collaborative Peace Poem P4 - 7 contributed poems they had written with Allan Burnett, our Writer in Residence P1 -3 created over 100 poppies with Graeme Milne, our Artist in Residence Sue Thomson and Louis Kinsey, a local Minister and TA Chaplain shared reflections with the school Allan Wilson, one of our parents played the Last Post on his bugle https://vimeo.com/111782306 Our School Choir performed WW1 songs
RME as a war context Our approach Looking forward Partnership approach with This P2 - 7 are exploring Ten school chaplain Commandments as part of our Wars Context Using ten bible stories as a context for learning We are using this as a springboard to explore the Empowering pupils to have a ‘rules’ of other World genuine voice in discussions Religions about believe and faith Engaging pupils in personal search for meaning and moral values https://tenbiblestories.org
Pupil Leadership
Collaboration - join our growing collection of films http://middletonpark.aberdeen.sch.uk/ 2017/06/29/danny-champion-of-the- world-3/
Connecting Classrooms Macbeth - from China to Aberdeen Connecting classrooms around the world Genuine purpose Authentic audience http://middletonpark.aberdeen.sch.uk/2016/07/25/macbeth-a-collaborative-project- with-china/
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