Literacy Co-ordinator Session Monitoring Progress - Book Trawls/Scrutinies

1. Literacy Co-ordinator Session Monitoring Progress - Book Trawls/Scrutinies Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training

2. Monitoring Progess • Aims of the session • To share some rationales of monitoring through the use of book trawls/scrutinies • To share the process and practice. Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training

3. Monitoring Progress – Book Trawls/Scrutinies • Monitoring progress: • involves the whole school • is part of the monitoring toolkit • is an element of raising standards • allows for monitoring progression, • monitoring continuity, • monitoring teaching and learning • is part of the review process in school • requires effective feedback • needs to consider who should be involved. Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training

4. Monitoring Progress • Involves the whole school • in terms of the information gathered • shared feedback of key points • agreed format for monitored work Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training

5. Monitoring Progress • Part of the monitoring toolkit • Ways of monitoring: • informal discussions • moderation of work • formal assessments • classroom observations • workshops Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training

6. Monitoring Progress • As an element of raising standards • effective leadership • processes in place to ensure effective • teaching and learning • processes in place to ensure effective monitoring Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training

7. Monitoring Progress • Monitoring Progression • seeing children are on track • that learning is developing • that learning is extending Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training

8. Monitoring Progress • Monitoring Continuity • links across the curriculum • linking strands within the framework Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training

9. Monitoring Progress • Monitoring Teaching and Learning • input • application • process • outcomes • differentiation Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training

10. Monitoring Progress Part of the review process There are many elements to the review process of teaching and learning in school. Book scrutinies/trawls are one aspect – they need to be both regular and timetabled. Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training

11. Monitoring Progress • Effective Feedback • Is achieved when: • it is sensitively approached • honest • positive • has clear points for development Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training

12. Monitoring Progress • ACTIVITY • In pairs - choose one scrutiny proforma. • Decide on an initial focus. • Look at the samples of writing and make notes. • Apply the audit. • Prepare notes for feedback to teachers. Birmingham Primary Strategy Team Subject Leader Training