Improvement in employability skills and sustained positive school leaver destinations Assessment of children’s progress for all young people. School improvement Performance information 4 QI: 1.5 Management of resources to promote equity – 2.5 Family Learning – 2.7 Partnership – Progress and Impact: Parents are invited into the school on a more regular basis for both formal and informal sharing of learning. At the start of session 2017/18 parents came to our NLC Active Literacy showcase where they learned about the theory behind the practice and were able to see the resources, kinds of activities that would be given and had the opportunity to speak to staff about Literacy progress in the classroom. Following this an open afternoon was organised for parents to come and watch an Active Literacy lesson. Evaluations from this were very positive and showed that parents had been quite unsure as to the new language being used e.g. metalinguistics, visualisation etc. Parental information leaflets were also made and shared on our website and via our newsletter communications. We have a number of parents who continue to help as volunteers and also now have a number of parent helpers who help with our committees. Parents/Carers and the Parent Forum were asked for their contribution to the SIP for next session and what they would like to come and see in the school. Parents/carers are also now kept abreast of any interventions in school and have the opportunity to meet with SMT or the class teacher to discuss this further. At a recent Support for Learning workshop which explained our staged intervention process parents felt they now had a better understanding of how they could help their child at home. We have started working in partnership with the Lesmahagow Development and a small group of children visit elderly residents to play dominoes and chat about the local community twice per week. This has been very successful for both parties and a really valuable learning experience for our pupils. Next Steps: We have a number of children within our identified PEF group whose parents tend not to engage very much with the school. In the new session we hope to develop links through an informal hot chocolate and homework club and ICT club for children and their parents. The use of more digital technology including twitter and survey monkey will help inform parents of the work ongoing in Milton and canvas views in a quick and timeous manner.
Improvement in employability skills and sustained positive school leaver destinations for all young people. Assessment of children’s progress School improvement Performance information 4 QI: 1.5 – Management of resources to promote equity 2.5 – Family Learning 2.7 – Partnership Progress and Impact: Parents are invited into the school on a more regular basis for both formal and informal sharing of learning. At the start of session 2017/18 parents came to our NLC Active Literacy showcase where they learned about the theory behind the practice and were able to see the resources, kinds of activities that would be given and had the opportunity to speak to staff about Literacy progress in the classroom. Following this an open afternoon was organised for parents to come and watch an Active Literacy lesson. Evaluations from this were very positive and showed that parents had been quite unsure as to the new language being used e.g. metalinguistics, visualisation etc. Parental information leaflets were also made and shared on our website and via our newsletter communications. We have a number of parents who continue to help as volunteers and also now have a number of parent helpers who help with our committees. Parents/Carers and the Parent Forum were asked for their contribution to the SIP for next session and what they would like to come and see in the school. Parents/carers are also now kept abreast of any interventions in school and have the opportunity to meet with SMT or the class teacher to discuss this further. At a recent Support for Learning workshop which explained our staged intervention process parents felt they now had a better understanding of how they could help their child at home. We have started working in partnership with the Lesmahagow Development and a small group of children visit elderly residents to play dominoes and chat about the local community twice per week. This has been very successful for both parties and a really valuable learning experience for our pupils. Next Steps: We have a number of children within our identified PEF group whose parents tend not to engage very much with the school. In the new session we hope to develop links through an informal hot chocolate and homework club and ICT club for children and their parents. The use of more digital technology including twitter and survey monkey will help inform parents of the work ongoing in Milton and canvas views in a quick and timeous manner.