1. An integrated approach to literacy and numeracy in Year 7 Ian Gerrard Ysgol Eirias

2. Learners complete eight projects. Learners work on two projects at a time for a period of eight weeks. Project work will incorporate Level 2 themes, curriculum delivery, literacy and numeracy in context. 2 x PE, 2 x MFL, 2 x Welsh, 2 x numeracy and 2 x literacy lessons will be taught individually. The Year 7 project curriculum MonTuesWedsThursFri 1LiteracyWelsh Project A Project B PE 2 Project A MFLNumeracy 3 Project B Project A 4 Project B 5MFLWelsh 6PENumeracyLiteracy

3. Sustainability and the Environment The projects

4. Intellectual activities Enquiry and expression Reflection Persistence Organisation Reading accurately Use of written and spoken English Appreciating and expressing ideas in other languages Making sense of ideas and data Using computers to communicate and express Studying and memorising Application of knowledge beyond school Dealing with unpredictable situations

5. Promoting literacy skills Literacy coordinator – project word lists, writing frameworks Communication – group work, assessment for learning, evaluation Literacy lessons – transition, spelling, information retrieval, sentences, reading between the lines, writing organisation Literacy support Opportunities to practise application of skills in context Questioning styles Cross-curricular discussion Professional learning community (PLC)

6. Promoting numeracy skills Application of skills in context Numeracy lessons Enrichment club Liaison with primary schools Numeracy support Sixth form and teacher assistant support Numeracy coordinator

7. Assessing literacy and numeracy skills Annual reading and spelling test MidYIS (Middle Years Information System) Levelling tasks in literacy and numeracy lessons Focus on assessment for learning in project learning – spelling – grammar – sentence structure – communication – tables – number bonds

8. Involving learners Self-evaluation and peer evaluation Project outcomes Learners turn teachers Virtual learning environment (VLE) Newsletters Project evaluation and review

9. Impact on standards Year of entry Entry End of Y7 End of Y8 End of Y9 201113.18% 201017.57%5.88% 200915.09%6.22%6.03% 200814.76%4.05%1.86%2.54% % of learners below level of functional literacy School CSI Performance over time (2007–11)