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Consultation on Highly Able Pupils Framework

You may be aware that a working party was set up last session to review and re-write education policy and practice guidance on Highly Able Pupils. As the next step in the consultation process, we would like to get feedback on the framework from parents/carers and children and young people.
Please find the framework and feedback form here:

Draft V2 Highly Able pupils framework

HAP-consultation

Please provide your feedback by March 31st 2016.
Lena Carter
Education Support Officer, ASN (Seconded)

Argyll and Bute Headteachers: Focus on Leadership

Leadership development is one of our key service priorities and on the 3rd September Headteacher meeting, we heard from four visiting contributors as well as Cleland Sneddon on the importance of leadership. We also heard some key messages about leadership and encountered many ‘conversation provocations’. This is very much part of an on-going focus on leadership in education in Argyll and Bute.

Below are copies of the slides which made up part of the presentations from Clive Dimmock (Qualities associated with High Performing School Leadership), John Daffurn (The Scottish College for Educational Leadership – Learning for Leadership, Leadership for Learning) and Iain White (Principal at Newlands Junior College).

Clive Dimmock InverarayqualitiesofhighperformanceleadersSept2014[1]

Iain White Leadership Argyll and Bute – 03.09.15

Leadership Slides – John Daffurn

Curriculum Design Days resources: Day 3, 4 and 5

See below to download materials from the recent Curriculum Design Days held during 2014/15.

Day 3 resources:

A Paterson pres Design Day 3
D McAllister pres Design Day 3
QI 5.1 illustration

Day 4 resources:

D McAllister pres Design Day 4
G Dickie Assessment_Moderation
Education Scotland website materials

Day 5 resources:

D McAllister pres Day 5
Port Ellen IDL presentation
Alison Drever documents:
Alison Drever change and impact presentation
Primary Resource Round-up and e-bulletin info and links
Inspection advice note grids and card sort activities:
5 9 primary and ey only overview grid updated 07.04.15
5.1 primary and ey only overview grid updated 07.04.15
2015 CARDS National expectations for 5.1 card sort activity UPDATED
2015 CARDS National expectations for 5.9 primary only
Primary toolkit question grids pdfs:
Curriculum Rationale questions grid
Interdisiplinary Learning questions grid
Monitoring and Tracking questions grid
Personalisation and Choice questions grid
Progression questions grid
Self-evaluation questions grid
Toolkt all questions grid
Small and large cards of toolkit questions:
IDL questions large
Monitoring and tracking questions large
personalisation and choice questions large
Progression questions large
Self evaluation questions large
IDL question cards
Monitoring and tracking question cards
Personalisation and choice question cards
Progression question cards
Self evaluation question cards
Wider Achievement Accreditation certificates:
Award All – Back
Award All – Front
Wider Achievement Accreditation for each year group:
Wider Achievement Accreditation Scheme P1 June 2014 – Copy
Wider Achievement Accreditation Scheme P2 June 2014 – Copy – Copy
Wider Achievement Accreditation Scheme P3 June 2014 – Copy – Copy
Wider Achievement Accreditation Scheme P4 June 2014 – Copy – Copy
Wider Achievement Accreditation Scheme P5 June 2014 – Copy – Copy
Wider Achievement Accreditation Scheme P6 June 2014 – Copy – Copy
Wider Achievement Accreditation Scheme P7 June 2014
Wider Achievement Accreditation general:
Kindness and Caring Wider Achievement Accreditation Scheme P7 June 2014
Leadership and Learning Wider Achievement Accreditation Scheme P7 June 2014
LfS Wider Achievement Accreditation Scheme P7 June 2014 – Copy
St Michael’s primary – Tracking Pupils Wider Achievement
Staying Healthy, Staying Safe Wider Achievement Accreditation Scheme P7 June 2014

Improvement Planning

Materials to support the Improvement Planning Cycle.

Improvement Planning – AP April 2015

Authority Priorities 2015

Key information related to Standards and Quality Report

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Example reports

Port Ellen PS – IP 2014-2015 and SQ Report 2013-2014

Campbeltown Grammar School – IP 2014-2015

Campbeltown Grammar School – SQ Report 2013-2014 sm

CGS SQR

 

Sample layouts

format 1

format 2

format 3

format 4

Curriculum Design Days resources: Day 1 and 2

See below to download materials from the recent Curriculum Design Days held during 2013/14

Day One resources:

Agenda Day 1

Day 1 letter

Curriculum presentation power point

Curriculum provision taxonomy summary

Curriculum provision taxonomy detail

Curriculum Jigsaw template

Curriculum Evaluation example

Curriculum Evaluation A

Curriculum Evaluation B

Day Two resources:

Agenda Day 2

Day 2 letter

A curriculum plan or statement

Design Principals:

Design Principles Resource

The Four Capacities:

Four Capacities Audit

The Four Contexts:

Four Contexts Resource (updated)

Working docs:

Audit – Curriculum areas and subjects

Audit – Ethos and life of the school 1

Audit – Ethos and life of the school 2

Audit – Interdisciplinary learning

Audit – Opportunities for personal achievement 1

Audit – Opportunities for Personal Achievement 2

NEW!! Opportunities for Personal Achievement 3

Vision, Values and Aims:

VVA presentation

Schools’ plans:

Dalintober

Curriculum Statement: Kilcreggan Primary

Curriculum map Kilcreggan

Kilmartin map

Rhunahaorine map

Lismore