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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
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Education Scotland Leadership Conference September 2017 effective contributors successful learners responsible citizens confident individuals
At the centre of everything we do @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
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
Rationale
Focus on literacy and numeracy - significant focus on numeracy World War One context - first time whole school approach - successful - vibrancy across the community 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
Looking inward
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 - 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 -
Looking
Big Maths - looking at other schools Working with forest school experts - to take numeracy outdoors Outside expertise for WW1 - writer in residence, artist in residence Food for thought - knowledge Looking for RME elsewhere - sharing with wider ASG schools Visit to China - reflection, partnership - opportunities
Looking forward
Numeracy - build on success. Share practise with others, Outdoor learning conference, other schools visiting, 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 RME - expanding, working with other schools - sharing China - Mandarin Partnerships - strength of the school
Evidence
SLF - presentation about WW1 context Outdoor Learning - visit from Education Scotland 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
confident individuals responsible citizens effective contributors successful learners
Technologies to enhance and share learning Literacy Health and Wellbeing Numeracy Expressive Arts Social Subjects RME Technologies Sciences
Whole School Contexts
Engaging whole school community Creating sustainable partnerships Ensuring meaningful contexts Successful in making links across learning Transforming how we deliver the curriculum
The overall quality of attainment in literacy is outstanding. The quality of the rich, varied learning experiences and highest quality teaching of literacy is among the best inspectors have observed. Stimulating, creative and exciting contexts for writing promote very high
Teachers take a creative approach to planning and delivering writing lessons that excite and engage all
and always has relevance. HMIE 2016
Challenge and enjoyment Breadth Progression Depth Personalisation and Choice Coherence Relevance
Termly open mornings Weekly films - Live Learning Termly whole school home challenges
Whole School Contexts
It is noteworthy how effectively children use digital technology to enhance and share learning and as a tool to lead and develop learning for
are clearly demonstrated through children’s use
effective thinking and problem solving skills.
HMIE March 2016
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
Innovative use of digital technology
Every Friday, a film is uploaded to our 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 as well as discussing it, offer feedback about it.
We love having a window into their
we all sit down and watch the film and talk about what’s going on. My son’s Grandparents love watching the film from their home in
it keeps them in touch with their grandchild.
Spans all curriculum areas Highlights strengths of the school Empowering bank of evidence Tackles cutting bureaucracy
Whole School Homework Challenge https://vimeo.com/111122795
Whole School Homework Challenge
https://vimeo.com/113041016
Open Mornings - sharing World War One with our community https://vimeo.com/111868903
Whole School Contexts - First, Second, Third Levels Context H&WB - Bounce Back Numeracy - whole school focus Eco-school - Sustainability 2016/17 Making a Splash Core Values Review of School Aims Measurement - Volume Water A World of Imagination Emotions Fractions Litter World of Work People Bouncing Back Money Waste Minimisation 2017/18 Wars! Courage Time Health and Wellbeing / Food Habitats Looking on the bright side Measurement - Length Biodiversity Inventions and Discoveries Relationships Shape Energy 2018/19 Man in the Moon Humour Estimating and Rounding School Grounds Walk in the Past Bullying Impact on the world - past, present and future Transport Aberdeen, My Place in the World STAR! (Success) Measurement - Weight Sustaining our World
Three Year Cycle P2 - 7
Planning - starting points
Wars!
Planning - an example
Evaluating
World War One Whole School Context 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
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Whole School Contexts 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 ….
Partnership
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 Our School Choir performed WW1 songs
https://vimeo.com/111782306
Our WW1 Peace Poem
Our approach Partnership approach with school chaplain Using ten bible stories as a context for learning Empowering pupils to have a genuine voice in discussions about believe and faith Engaging pupils in personal search for meaning and moral values Looking forward This P2 - 7 are exploring Ten Commandments as part of
We are using this as a springboard to explore the ‘rules’ of other World Religions
https://tenbiblestories.org
Collaboration - join our growing collection of films http://middletonpark.aberdeen.sch.uk/ 2017/06/29/danny-champion-of-the- world-3/
Macbeth - from China to Aberdeen Connecting classrooms around the world Genuine purpose Authentic audience
Connecting Classrooms
http://middletonpark.aberdeen.sch.uk/2016/07/25/macbeth-a-collaborative-project- with-china/
https://vimeo.com/158540435
https://vimeo.com/176195191
https://vimeo.com/171826401
Attainment Exclusion Attendance Engagement Participation
TES Creative School of 2016 The judges said, “An innovative curriculum model that has children ‘live’ in their learning and embraces fresh ideas, make Middleton Park the natural winner in this category. The impact of everything that this outstanding school is achieving is clear, attainment has increased across all stages and pupils are highly engaged and enthusiastic about their learning.”