Learning environment Up to 2013, there was no All library books in the school have been recorded on the June 2014: School Library school library or reading area school DATABIZ LIBRARY system. This system will identify The BoM will arrange in the school. reluctant/avid readers, popular authors/titles etc. Classroom substitute cover for teachers libraries will be stocked with 150? books from the central to learn how to keep track of school library. Resource rooms will be stocked with 30? books on the system. books from the central library. Stock can be Parents have offered to help renewed/replaced easily from this central library. with the library and this support will be availed of. Learning to learn/ Following a review of 2nd PRIORITY 2013 - 2014 June 2014 Engagement in learning literacy, Comprehension A whole school plan for developing comprehension It is hoped that standardised Comprehension strategies strategies was identified by strategies has been developed. The whole school plan in test results at the end of staff as a priority. English has been revised with the updated version put on June will show an the school website. improvement in comprehension abilities of the children. Learning to learn/ Following a review of 3RD PRIORITY 2013 - 2014 June 2015 Engagement in learning literacy, writing in different A two-year plan for teaching writing Genres has been Teachers will design/decide was identified by developed on tools to assess children’s writing in different genres genres as a priority. What evidence understanding of the was used? different writing genre and report on same. Attainment of curriculum Learning objectives were 3RD PRIORITY 2012 - 2013 Is implemented by all objectives stated in all long-term plans Learning objectives will be stated clearly in all long-term and staff. Teachers don’t always share but were not stated in some short-term plans (evidence in planning documents) the learning outcomes of a short-term plans. lesson with the children. Teachers did not always share the learning objective All teachers share learning objectives with the children. with the children before they (evidence in planning documents). taught them.
Learning environment School Library Up to 2013, there was no school library or reading area in the school. All library books in the school have been recorded on the school DATABIZ LIBRARY system. This system will identify reluctant/avid readers, popular authors/titles etc. Classroom libraries will be stocked with 150? books from the central school library. Resource rooms will be stocked with 30? books from the central library. Stock can be renewed/replaced easily from this central library. June 2014: The BoM will arrange substitute cover for teachers to learn how to keep track of books on the system. Parents have offered to help with the library and this support will be availed of. Learning to learn/ Engagement in learning Comprehension strategies Following a review of literacy, Comprehension strategies was identified by staff as a priority. 2nd PRIORITY 2013 - 2014 A whole school plan for developing comprehension strategies has been developed. The whole school plan in English has been revised with the updated version put on the school website. June 2014 It is hoped that standardised test results at the end of June will show an improvement in comprehension abilities of the children. Learning to learn/ Engagement in learning writing in different genres Following a review of literacy, writing in different genres was identified by as a priority. What evidence was used? 3RD PRIORITY 2013 - 2014 A two-year plan for teaching writing Genres has been developed June 2015 Teachers will design/decide on tools to assess children’s understanding of the different writing genre and report on same. Attainment of curriculum objectives Teachers don’t always share the learning outcomes of a lesson with the children. Learning objectives were stated in all long-term plans but were not stated in some short-term plans. Teachers did not always share the learning objective with the children before they taught them. 3RD PRIORITY 2012 - 2013 Learning objectives will be stated clearly in all long-term and short-term plans (evidence in planning documents) All teachers share learning objectives with the children. (evidence in planning documents). Is implemented by all staff.
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