What do we mean by Extending Learning Opportunities? Whose learning are we referring to? How far, and in which directions, are we doing the extending? Who is making, and benefiting from these opportunities? These key questions and some corresponding thoughts, ideas and examples of current practice will be shared to provide a context and some challenges to think about during and after, the All Members Conference.
Assessing Pupils’ Progress (APP) is the new national approach to assessment that equips teachers to make judgments on pupils’ progress, fine-tune their understanding of learners’ needs, and tailors their planning and teaching accordingly. QCA have recently piloted this approach in ICT to compliment those already developed for Science, Mathematics and English. The pilot has been greeted enthusiastically by the teachers involved.
This session will introduce the methodology and some of the materials developed in addition to hearing from one of the pilot schools about their experience.
ICT has opened up a world of opportunity; however we must all ensure that whilst the children and young people in our care enjoy the benefits they are also prepared for the risks. This session will aim to highlight the key policy messages and resources which are available to help safeguard our digital natives!
The ‘Real Time Reporting Journey’ covers our current setup in terms of what parents have access to, and how they access it securely. It will cover the problems and obstacles we have overcome along the way and the benefits to the learners, family and school.
Young people learn together; from each other, from adults in school and elsewhere. The challenge for the curriculum is to exploit natural links so that teaching and learning can come together to the benefit of each individual. This session will examine some of the possibilities in the design and presentation of a curriculum for the future.
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