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Montrose

Join us at Montrose Academy for an insightful session on supporting your child's learning and ensuring their success. Discover ways to enhance the curriculum, personal achievement, and wider opportunities for a brighter future.

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Montrose

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  1. Montrose Academy Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics 1. Delivering the highest levels of attainment and achievement 2. Ensuring every young person is a success and that success is celebrated 3. Ensuring every young person moves onto positive and aspirational destinations 4. Improving the lives and life chances of all

  2. S1 How to Support your Son/Daughter Montrose Academy Thursday 27th October, 2016 Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

  3. There are three main ways parents/carers can get involved in supporting their children’s learning: Learning at Home Home/School Partnership Parent/Carer Representation Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

  4. THE CURRICULUM Mr Cunningham Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

  5. 44% of young people in Montrose did not see the relevance of their curriculum in school • 93% of staff did not feel we had a curriculum that met the needs of all young people • IDL is non existent and is needed to allow young people opportunity to experience different contexts • Challenge and Enjoyment was in our top three in terms of importance • Relevance of learning needed to be made more explicit • Increased vocational learning opportunities • Opportunities for increased personalisation and choice were needed • Increase wider achievement opportunities for all pupils Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

  6. “Every young person achieving the highest levels of attainment and achievement they are capable of” “Every young person will be a success and that success will be celebrated ” “ All young people will move onto positive and aspirational destinations ” “ We will improve the lives and life chances of all of our young people” Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

  7. S1-3 Broad General Education • Rationale for Excellence • Curriculum areas and Subjects • Interdisciplinary learning • Skills for Learning, Life and Work • Personal Achievement Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

  8. Literacy • Learning Skills • Identifying • Recognising • Expressing • Evaluating • Analysing • Communication Skills • Presenting • Listening • Discussion • Decision Making • Empathy Health & Wellbeing Numeracy • Skills for Employment • Resilience • Working together • Responsibility • Time Management • Problem Solving Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

  9. S1 -3 Curriculum Areas Organised into following curricular areas: English Maths Modern Languages (French/Spanish/German) Science Expressive Arts (Art/Music/Drama) Social Subjects (Geography/History/Modern Studies) Technologies ( Business/Computing/Technical Education) Health Improvement ( PE/Home Economics) Core: SE/RME Form Time Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

  10. Progression through CfE Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

  11. S4-6 Senior Phase • Learner Pathways • Curriculum areas and Subjects • Skills for Learning, Life and Work • Personal Achievement Course Choice Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

  12. Course Choice • 6 Subjects in S4 • 5 Subjects in S5/S6 • National 3 & National 4 (Internally Assessed) • National 5 & Higher (Internal Assessment plus External Component) • Advanced Higher (Self study usually consisting of dissertation/project)

  13. Wider Achievement Niamh McGlynn & Owen Brannan Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

  14. Extracurricular Activities at Montrose Academy Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

  15. Roles in the community and helping at home/young carers, Employment Qualifications from supporting governing bodies and independent organisations (Coaching, refereeing, leadership) Personal success – e.g. Hobbies, playing musical instruments, singing, acting, dancing, writing, Poetry, public speaking, charity work, subject related achievements. Successes at a club/activity that you participate or compete in e.g debating club, sports clubs, chess, Voluntary roles e.g. Montrose Basin, Caledonian railways, afterschool clubs Something you feel proud of achieving – personal development e.g. overcoming a barrier, improving attitude to school What is Wider Achievement? Citizenship Recognised awards or Programmes Wider achievement awards evening to celebrate the awards below – Citizenship, Personal achievement award, Team of the year, Outstanding achievement award, Half colours ,Full colours, Young achiever of the year (BGE and senior Phases) Leadership Roles in and out with school e.g. Student Librarians, Buddying, maths tutoring, coaching, organising events, Brownie leaders. Learning important life skills through experiences and projects within and out with school Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

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  19. DEVELOPING THE YOUNG WORKFORCE AT MONTROSE ACADEMY Edge Give & Get Basics Buzz Dome

  20. Wood report • Developing the Young Workforce is a seven year programme that aims to better prepare children and young people from 3-18 for the world of work • This programme builds on the foundations already in place as part of Curriculum for Excellence • The programme’s headline aim is to reduce youth unemployment by 40% by 2021. This means that all of our young people are entitled to an educational experience that is relevant to the world of work.

  21. MONTROSE ACADEMY AND DYW • The school/college partnership now provides better opportunities for our young people i.e. foundation apprenticeships • Skill Development Scotland are now available from S3 onwards for individual interviews and advice • Skills Development Scotland in partnership with the school are now implementing S1 group work to dispense the myth of gender specific careers • Work shadowing for our senior pupils • Individualised work experience placements • Visiting speakers deliver assemblies/ PSE presentations regarding the world of work • S3 electives

  22. MONTROSE ACADEMY AND DYW GE OIL and GAS • We are continuing with our award winning partnership with GE OIL AND GAS, under the auspices of GIRLS GET SET an initiative to encourage girls into STEM careers (Science Technology Mathematics and Engineering). • A group of S3 girls have received an introduction (Sept 26th) by GE apprentices on a project to design an “ecophone” which they will present to a group of GE engineers in the New Year • Some S5 girls are liaising with engineers at GE in order to design a subsea Xmas tree. They have made their first visit to GE Silverburn House on Wednesday Sept 21st and will be working on this project all session • A group of S1 girls attended the first of three activity days with GE on 28th September

  23. MONTROSE ACADEMY AND DYW GSK LONGSTANDING CONNECTION PROVIDING • MENTORS FOR S2GO4SETINDUSTRIAL CADETS COMPETITION • LUNCH AND LEARN / FACTORY TOURS • WORK SHADOWING PROGRAMME FOR S6 – 6X1/2 DAY IN ENGINEERING , LABORATORY AND MANUFACTURING DEPTS • OUR CHOIR / BAROQUE ENSEMBLE HAVE PLAYED FOR GSK AT EVENTS • HIGHER PHOTOGRAPHY PUPILS HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED PRODUCTS WHICH THE COMPANY HAVE USED IN PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE

  24. MONTROSE ACADEMY AND DYW • Charity Fundraising for Save The Children with GSK • House charities will be contributing 25% of their fundraising to Save The Children this session . GSK have undertaken to match any monies which each House raises for Save The Children as part of the company's global support for this charity. • Fundraising Teams from each house will also attend sessions throughout the session at the plant in Montrose to liaise with mentors from the company who will also provide training in event management and offer help and advice on how to build effective teams, conduct meetings etc. • GSK have also offered to fund a prize for the most effective house fundraising team. This will be judged on criteria such as how well the team conducted their meetings and functioned as a well organised team . This will be presented at our wider achievement ceremony at the end of session.

  25. How do OUR young people get there? For staff: • Increased knowledge and understanding of DYW for all staff in Montrose Academy • Increased relevance to the world of work in the lessons we deliver • Ensure it is part of our School and Department Improvement Plans For pupils: • To become familiar with the links between the classroom and the world of work • Leave school for a positive destination.

  26. Literacy • Learning Skills • Identifying • Recognising • Expressing • Evaluating • Analysing • Communication Skills • Presenting • Listening • Discussion • Decision Making • Empathy Health & Wellbeing Numeracy Skills for Employment • Resilience • Working together • Responsibility • Time Management • Problem Solving

  27. Growth Mind Set Buzz Dome Edge Give & Get Basics

  28. Fixed Mindset v Growth Mindset FIXED Mindset Intelligence is a FIXED trait. GROWTH Mindset Intelligence can be developed

  29. Dweck’s findings: Two Mindsets • Fixed mindset: • Intelligence and talent -fixed • Innate talent creates success • Effort will not make a difference • You either get it or you don’t • Growth mindset: • Intelligence can be developed • Brains and talent are just the starting point • Enjoy effort and process of learning • You can always grow and learn

  30. Mindset Indicators Growth Mindset • “I can be better at that.” • “I want to learn how…” • “I’m not giving up.” Fixed Mindset 1. “I’m not good at that.” 2. “That’s too hard for me.” 3. “I don’t want to look daft.”

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  32. The Power of Praise • People are very sensitive to the messages they receive about themselves. • The way we interact with young people can foster either a growth or a fixed mindset. • Praise for effort v. praise for ability.

  33. FOOD FOR THOUGHT… • As a parent, do I praise effort or ability?

  34. “Jackson’s a natural with language and maths…” “Phoebe’s great at art and craft.”

  35. “I’m not good at climbing; I’m not good at sports…”

  36. MY EXPERIENCE “You said I could do cartwheels if I just kept trying…”

  37. WORKSHOPS

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