Development of Your Child’s Skills in Learning

1. Development of Your Child’s Skills in Learning Jane Tees Principal Teacher

2. A CfE Attainment • Early The pre-school years and P1, or later for some • First To the end of P4, but earlier or later for some • Second To the end of P7, but earlier or later for some • Third and Fourth S1 to S3, but earlier for some

3. Experiences and Outcomes • For every level of the curriculum the teachers use the experiences and outcomes to plan learning within their class. This can be done through topics as well as individual subjects. • e.g. Within Numeracy • Early level has 14 E+Os • First level has 27 E+Os • Second level has 35 E+Os

4. Experiences and Outcomes

5. Skills For every Experience and Outcome the skills needed to meet the E+O has been divided into a progression of skills Teachers use these skills to make an informed decision through pupil work to decide wither pupils are developing, consolidating or secure.

6. Experiences and Outcomes

7. A CfE Attainment

8. Tracking Individual Pupil Progress • Termly Tracking meetings- • Class Teachers and Principal Teacher/Depute Heads • identify which level pupil is on and which part of the cycle • i.e. Developing, Consolidating or Secure • discuss individual progress- MA, NEET, EAL • make any decisions about groupings • record findings and any action points • copy for CT and DHT

9. Tracking Individual Pupil Progress • Termly Tracking meetings- • Class Teachers and Principal Teacher/Depute Heads • Standardised Test results P3, P5, P7 • scrutinise results (I, 0 -) • drill down to find patterns • planning • information is shared with other stages to inform planning

10. Tracking Individual Pupil Progress • Termly STINT meetings- • Class Teachers and Principal Teacher/Depute Heads • each pupil with a STINT form is discussed • review targets • decide on next steps • new format for meetings

11. A CfE Attainment • Early The pre-school years and P1, or later for some • First To the end of P4, but earlier or later for some • Second To the end of P7, but earlier or later for some • Third and Fourth S1 to S3, but earlier for some

12. Developing • has started to engage in the work of the new level; and • is beginning to make progress in an increasing number of outcomes across the breadth of learning described in the experiences and outcomes for the level.

13. Consolidating • has achieved a breadth of learning across many of the experiences and outcomes for the level • can apply what he/she has learned in familiar situations; and • is beginning to undertake more challenging learning and to apply learning in unfamiliar contexts.

14. Secure • has achieved a breadth of learning across almost all of the experiences and outcomes for the level, including any significant aspects of the curriculum area • has responded consistently well to the level of challenge set out in these experiences and outcomes • has moved forward to more challenging learning in some aspects; and • has applied what he/she has learned in new and unfamiliar situations.

15. So what does this mean for reporting to parents? • Pupils will be developing for a short period of time • Pupils will be consolidating for the longest time e.g. this may mean that pupils could be second consolidating in P5 and still be second consolidating in P6 • Pupils will be secure for a short period time

16. Pupils will be consolidating for the longest time e.g. this may mean that pupils first consolidating in P5 and still be first consolidating in P6 • Pupils will be progressing through the Experiences and Outcomes • Pupils will be progressing through the skills linked to the E+Os and applying them in a variety of contexts • Teachers will be using school assessments to ensure progression and depth of learning taking place e.g. the new assessment record, check-ups, comprehension papers example test questions linked to the standardised tests • Tracking meetings will be termly to discuss individual pupils learning in literacy and numeracy