{"id":2444,"date":"2013-12-12T12:20:42","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T12:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/CurriculumSupport\/?p=2444"},"modified":"2013-12-12T12:20:42","modified_gmt":"2013-12-12T12:20:42","slug":"coffee-croissant-controversy-planning-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/CurriculumSupport\/2013\/12\/12\/coffee-croissant-controversy-planning-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee, croissant, controversy Planning Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Yvonne McBlain and Karen Thomson of Falkirk curriculum support team facilitated two lively sessions recently with principal teachers, depute and head teachers. The initial session explored how our establishments were including each element of the NAR planning flow chart in their planning processes. Discussion focused on the numbers of layers of planning being used, and how this was contributing to the improvement of teaching and learning. Participants requested\u00a0a second session to enable them to bring along and share their planning layers and documentation.<\/p>\n

So, on 10th December Julie McKenna shared how Airth Primary are using\u00a0a digital tool to manage their planning.\u00a0Staff use this system to create discrete and interdisciplinary units of work in the form of planning wheels with skills and other information noted. They are able to track both the depth and coverage of experiences and outcomes and the progression of skills. At Airth PS, all staff collaborate to create the annual long term plan, and\u00a0their planning wheels form the rest of their planning structure, with any other detail being recorded in the weekly plans. Julie and her staff now intend to develop how they integrate their\u00a0 assessment and recording into their planning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0Jill Stocks and Andrew Watson from Bonnybridge Primary shared how they use the Learning Unlimited tool “Realistic Record Keeping and Powerful Planning”.\u00a0Bonnybridge PS staff work from the experiences and outcomes\u00a0to create\u00a0annual\u00a0master plans for\u00a0literacy, numeracy,\u00a0and non core\u00a0learning. Further detailed planning takes place in weekly plans, meaning that the school has two layers of planning. You can click here<\/a> to see a collection of the master plans\u00a0for second level. Staff are also using maths pathways to support their planning of progression\u00a0in specific\u00a0numeracy skills – click here<\/a> to view. Jill and Andrew now intend to develop their tracking of coverage and depth of learning within the E & Os. They value the way this\u00a0planning tool has\u00a0enabled a significant shift away from a resource-led\u00a0approach to planning,\u00a0increased focus on the principles of curriculum design,\u00a0and\u00a0a reduction of paperwork for planning. Early years senior managers also\u00a0shared their development of floor books as their main planning layer\u00a0\u00a0in nursery settings. They value the way floor book planning makes visible the relevance, personalisation and choice and progression of learning for pre and ante-pre school children. It was noted that not all practitioners are comfortable yet with not having additional layers of planning and documentation.<\/p>\n

The rest of the meeting consisted of really valuable discussion\u00a0of how to effectively\u00a0integrate assessment, manage tracking and monitoring, and how to\u00a0enhance awareness of when each of the four contexts\u00a0for learning is being addressed. Click here <\/a>to see the power point presentation for this second meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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