LEARNING NETWORK COMMUNICATION & PROBLEM SOLVING BARMBY ON THE MARSH PRIMARY SCHOOL

THEME DAYS  Give children and teachers time to be more creative within the curriculum  They allow cross curricular links to be made by teaching subjects under one ‘umbrella’  They create superb opportunities for creative writing  The focus is on fun and engagement  The theme for this half term is ‘Ancient Egypt’  Children have been exploring the past using texts, internet and artefacts in pyramid role play area in KS2  Writing opportunities this term have included:  Diary of Howard Carter  Postcard from Egypt  Non-chronological report about the afterlife  Newspaper article regarding the discovery of Tutamkhamum’s tomb

TEACHING STYLES  Build up skills for a challenge  More time  More depth  More independence  Variety of teaching styles used

CLASSROOM ORGANISATION  Increased depth & time enables:  Whole class  Group  Independent  Focus  Accommodation facilitates this, small areas

RESOURCES TIME ALLOCATION  Valuable time enables:  Trial & error  Peer listening  Independent organisation and use of resources  With time comes upper KS2 learning through play

CURRICULUM AREAS  Focus day incorporated:  DT  Science  Geography  English  Other theme days address other areas

TO CONCLUDE  Children learn when given time to explore, make mistakes and get something finished  Content or subject area enables communication and problem solving when relevant to their lives and experiences  In depth or more profound learning requires personal investment and communication and problem solving skills regardless of curriculum title.

ROUND 2!!!! IMPACT ON ATTAINMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING

WRITING ANALYSIS NON THEMED AND THEMED Planning Planning Children’s use of planning time Children’s use of planning time Word choices Word choices Reader empathy Reader empathy Standards Standards

USE OF PLANNING TIME / TEXT STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION Results in thoughtful work Results in thoughtful work Plans are more evident in finished piece Plans are more evident in finished piece Writing is completed within deadline more often Writing is completed within deadline more often

WORD CHOICES / SENTENCE STRUCTURE Peer / purposeful talk provokes more adventurous choices Peer / purposeful talk provokes more adventurous choices Selected from a relevant vocabulary Selected from a relevant vocabulary Shows awareness of topic and language Shows awareness of topic and language

EMPATHY WITH READER / COMPOSITION AND EFFECT Viewpoints established and maintained Viewpoints established and maintained Stylistic choices maintain interest Stylistic choices maintain interest Writing is convincing and relevant Writing is convincing and relevant

INDEPENDENT PROBLEM SOLVING AND COMMUNICATION Produced a good plan Produced a good plan Made some excellent word choices Made some excellent word choices Engaged the reader Engaged the reader Forgot sub-headings – solved the problem Forgot sub-headings – solved the problem

WHAT NEXT? Excellence and enjoyment Excellence and enjoyment Attainment and achievement Attainment and achievement Real collaboration sharing expertise and resources Real collaboration sharing expertise and resources Measured progress against a definite criteria on every SDP Measured progress against a definite criteria on every SDP