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The Creative Curriculum at Longwill School for Deaf Children

The Creative Curriculum at Longwill School for Deaf Children. Alison Carter Deputy Headteacher. Today’s presentation. The ingredients for a creative curriculum Some of the challenges Key factors for success Outcomes: What are they? How are these measured?.

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The Creative Curriculum at Longwill School for Deaf Children

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  1. The Creative Curriculum at Longwill School for Deaf Children Alison Carter Deputy Headteacher

  2. Today’s presentation... • The ingredients for a creative curriculum • Some of the challenges • Key factors for success • Outcomes: What are they? How are these measured?

  3. Context: Longwill School for Deaf • Special School for deaf children aged 3-11 • All 45 pupils in the school use BSL as their L1 • English is their L2…L3…L4! • A Creative Curriculum from 2004 onwards • Thinking curriculum encourages pupil reflection and participation.

  4. Creative Curriculum 2004 • Excellence and Enjoyment • Brainstorming new ideas – unclip those wings!!! • 2 year curriculum map • The fun but with the rigour ! • Add screen print of TLG5/6...

  5. Some of the Ingredients... • Highly focussed CPD programme • Experiential curriculum – visits/hands on • Creativity • Learning mentors introduced • Building Learning Power • High ICT profile • Learning culture throughout the school • Exciting interventions enhance achievement and engage both staff and Pupils

  6. And.....! • RISK TAKING CULTURE • ETHOS OF SUPPORT • NO BLAME CULTURE

  7. Highly focussed CPD programme • Peer Observation • Coaching • Non judgemental feedback (Mike Hughes influence) • Weekly twilights with T&L focus • TA observation • Teacher Self evaluation through Video • Learning Culture

  8. Learning culture throughout the school • Action Research • Degrees abound! (BA and MA level) • NCSL (NPQH, LP) • Teacher of the Deaf training • CACDP Exam Centre – level 1,2 and soon 3)

  9. Experiential curriculum • See it...Touch it...Do it... • Hands on curriculum • Lots of visits beyond the classroom

  10. Creativity • Joined up curriculum • Thematically based • Lots of fun and enjoyment • Interactive • Strong arts focus (Teachers & Artists, MAC Inclusion projects, CBSO...)

  11. Learning mentors introduced... • We have three in school – one in each department. • Put photo of our three LM here...

  12. Building Learning Power • Introduced in 2005 • Help children to stretch those ‘learning muscles’! • Aim to develop the 4Rs • Resilience • Reflective • Resourcefulness • Reciprocity

  13. Exciting interventions enhance achievement and engage both staff and Pupils • Thinking Curriculum (Lane Clark influences) • Forest Schools • SEAL • Structured Peer Tutoring • Reading Recovery • Video Conferencing • PSPs • Big Writing • School Council... SIG...

  14. All then… add the RIGOUR! • Distributed leadership enables capacity • Subject Leader role • Self Evaluation Policy & Cycle • Monitoring & Evaluation • Data Analysis (Prysm) • Awards to ensure we strive for always improve... (HSS, Gold Artsmark, IIP, Ofsted, Basic Skills…etc)

  15. High ICT profile • Interactive Whiteboards throughout • Digital cameras in every classroom • Espresso • Video Conferencing • PSP Project

  16. Outcomes: • Rates of Progress exceed 7 sublevels over 4 years (Prysm Data analysis package) • External evaluation: Ofsted • Awards: IIP, Basic Skills, Gold Artsmark, HSS • Behaviour monitoring evidence • Pupil and Parent Surveys • Lesson observation evidence re: T&L • Attendance figures exceed Special School targets • I see children learning and having fun!!!

  17. Any Questions…?

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