{"id":4383,"date":"2020-09-01T12:50:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T12:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/?p=4383"},"modified":"2020-09-01T13:09:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T13:09:45","slug":"west-partnership-online-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2020\/09\/01\/west-partnership-online-school\/","title":{"rendered":"West Partnership \u2013 Online school"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2020\/09\/01130856\/westoslogo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4392\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2020\/09\/01\/west-partnership-online-school\/westoslogo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2020\/09\/01130856\/westoslogo.png\" data-orig-size=\"536,357\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"westoslogo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2020\/09\/01130856\/westoslogo.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2020\/09\/01130856\/westoslogo.png\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4392\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2020\/09\/01130856\/westoslogo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h1>\n<p>Over summer 2020 The West Partnership launched a significant initiative to develop online learning materials. The initiative is called <strong>West OS\u00a0<\/strong> &#8211; for <strong>West Partnership Online School.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>What is it?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>West OS<\/strong> is a collaborative, teacher led response to feedback from learners. It seeks to improve outcomes for learners by providing teacher led lessons online which can be accessed at a time and place of their choosing. The aim is to promote equity by ensuring access to excellent learning experiences regardless of circumstances, including challenges which prevent full time attendance.<\/p>\n<p>In the initial development phase, <strong>West OS<\/strong> aims to achieve its goal by producing and collating short, quality assured video lessons covering all elements of the 3-18 curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>There is significant potential to develop <strong>West OS<\/strong> to facilitate a wider range of ways to deliver the curriculum and enhance the learning experience for all learners.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video to find out more:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1ISoRWPxvUw\"><strong>https:\/\/youtu.be\/1ISoRWPxvUw<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Get involved \u2013 a call to action<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At present there are over 100 practitioners creating content and a bank of over 200 video lessons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>West OS needs you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Practitioners who volunteer for this role should have the following skills and experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a skilled classroom practitioner<\/li>\n<li>Have a detailed knowledge and a depth of experience in teaching the relevant curriculum area<\/li>\n<li>Have an interest in digital learning and have key basic knowledge of recording voiceover for PowerPoint or similar base level skills in recording a learning episode<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nWhat does it involve?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Express interest in being a learning video presenter \u2013 complete the Microsoft form via this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKXLy86slMVhHurPgdWCeAwlUNVM4V082N1pFRkpLSlE1MFo4UFRNMldLUC4u\">https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKXLy86slMVhHurPgdWCeAwlUNVM4V082N1pFRkpLSlE1MFo4UFRNMldLUC4u<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Depending on numbers of applicants, the West Partnership and your local authority will approve your application to be involved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information please contact <a href=\"mailto:gw14downiepaul@glow.ea.glasgow.sch.uk\">gw14downiepaul@glow.ea.glasgow.sch.uk<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:John.Stuart@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk\">John.Stuart@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over summer 2020 The West Partnership launched a significant initiative to develop online learning materials. The initiative is called West OS\u00a0 &#8211; for West Partnership Online School. What is it? 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