Staffing Update Mrs Taylor – Acting Head Crichie House 5 th November Dr Davis – Fixed Term Biology Teacher 12 th November
Study Stress & Anxiety Mental Health Session for Students 26.11.18 – 12.30 – 13.15
Common Room Improvements Thanks to Ben Cunningham, Parent Council, The Fintray Community & Chevron!
Social Media Awareness Session for the Community – 15 th Nov. - 6.30 – 7.30 p.m. Sign-up http://bit.ly/CLCSocialMedia
Future Parent Council Topics Homework – 5 th June 2019 Philosophy, Policy, Consistency and Communication Equalities Policy – 7 th February or 16 th April 2019 Update and Next Steps from Mr Johnston
Over 16 – Some school related principles https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/Doc/268906/0079936.pdf
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Why focus on Learning & Teaching?
Why focus on Learning & Teaching?
Why focus on Learning & Teaching?
Why focus on Learning & Teaching? Planning for Follow Through (excerpt from Inspection Letter June 2018) Coordinate strategic priorities to focus on ensuring continuing improvements in outcomes for all young people. In order to raise attainment and achievement for all, develop a more rigorous system for monitoring and tracking the progress of young people which is based on reliable evidence. Improve learning, teaching and assessment to ensure better motivation and engagement of young people. Ensure appropriate pace and challenge for all young people to maximise progress in their learning. Review proposals for curriculum development, taking account of national advice, to provide appropriately flexible and progressive pathways for all learners. In designing learning pathways ensure all young people’s entitlements are being met in line with national expectations.
The Visit Processes Classroom Visits to Improve Teaching and Learning LNCT/16/ 01 1. Collaborative Learning Rounds / Learning Walks As part of a school’s plans to focus on improving learners’ experiences Collaborative Learning Rounds or Learning Walks may be planned as part of the agreed catalogue of CPD activities. These are events where a group of professional colleagues engage in a collaborative study of learning across a range of lessons and contexts. The focus will tend to be on what it is like to be a learner in those places. They do not make evaluative judgements on particular teachers.
The Visit Processes Learning Walks: Classroom Teacher/PTF/SLT http://bit.ly/IAlearningwalks Learning Walks (optional): students e.g. S6 Peer Support http://bit.ly/IAStudentLearningWalks
The Visit Processes Classroom Visits to Improve Teaching and Learning LNCT/16/ 01 2. Classroom Visits by Peer Professionals As a supportive measure, peer professionals may informally agree to visit each other’s lessons to observe and subsequently discuss aspects of learning and teaching. Such engagement has often resulted in significant growth in capacity and is being seen more and more in schools.
The Visit Processes Proposal Faculties would be able to ‘choose’ to follow Model 1 or Model 2, both of which would be operational during Session 2018-19.
The Visit Processes Classroom Visits (Model 1 – Modern Languages/ Maths) • Faculty organises classroom visits based the following statement “The lesson will be successful for every student”. These visits may be peer or Faculty PT led. As in the Learning Walks, the key themes will be ambition (pace), inclusion (differentiation) and respect (student voice). Learning visits will be recorded. • In addition, two hours will be removed from Staff Meetings and divided into half hours where a mini TLC discussion will be held as a faculty focusing on differentiation, pace or student voice. The faculties will include the Link DHT in these meetings.
The Visit Processes Classroom Visits (Model 2 – everyone else) • Faculties opting for this model will encourage their staff to divide into learning trios . These trios will meet (1) to identify an activity at the beginning of the year which has a focus on differentiation, pace or student voice. The first teacher will teach using this activity and be observed by the other two teachers in the trio. The trio will then meet (2) to discuss the successes of the activity and how the second teacher might improve / adapt the approach. The second teacher will then be observed by the trio before a further meeting (3) will take place to further reflect before the final teacher will be observed delivering a lesson including the activity. A simple sheet will be used to keep a note of reflections.
The Visit Processes
How the Trios will work in practice Graeme Cowie HWB The Trio John McGinnes TVE Brian Duncan Science
How the Trios will work in practice Initial Meeting 1 Graeme Cowie Trio identify an activity HWB within a lesson to use as their study (e.g. creating bar charts, use of plickers, John McGinnes QR codes, ‘ Nandos ’ etc.) TVE Trio decide who will be visited first and when. Brian Duncan Trio complete first part of Science one page form.
How the Trios will work in practice
How the Trios will work in practice Meeting 2 Graeme Cowie Following initial visit, trio HWB discuss what worked and how activity could be improved. John McGinnes Trio decide who will be TVE visited second and when. Trio complete second Brian Duncan part of one page form. Science
How the Trios will work in practice
How the Trios will work in practice Graeme Cowie Meeting 3 HWB Following second visit, trio discuss what worked and how activity could be John McGinnes improved. TVE Trio decide date for final visit. Trio complete third part Brian Duncan of one page form. Science
How the Trios will work in practice
How the Trios will work in practice Graeme Cowie Meeting 4 HWB Following final visit, trio reflect on successes of activity. John McGinnes Trio consider sharing TVE practice at a Staff Meeting / INSET Day. Trio complete final part of Brian Duncan one page form. Science
How the Trios will work in practice
How the Trios will work in practice
Timeline and Next Steps Monday 8 th October – Staff Meeting October – January Model 1 : Peer or Faculty PT visits conducted. “The lesson will be successful for every student” Four x 30 minute TLC meetings held inc. link DHT. Discussion using resources from shared area or of your own choosing around pace, differentiation and/or leadership of learning. Model 2 : Learning Trios formed Visits planned and conducted. Meetings held.
Timeline and Next Steps Next Steps L&T Group continue to meet (next meeting Thursday 8 th November) Will consider baseline data from learning walks • Will share progress of learning trios • Will pool resources around pace, differenation • and leadership of learning Will coordinate sharing of good practice identified • Will lead authority ‘Towards a Self -Improving • School’ initiative with Kemnay Academy and The Gordon Schools, Huntly
Any questions?
Options Process 2019-20 Parent Council – 7 November 2019
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