PRIORITIES ACTIONS RESOURCES AUTUMN 2012 New Curriculum to collaborate with CB and KB CB, KB and EK to meet to discuss ways to move – Meeting time with CB to produce new science units for autumn and spring our science curriculum forward. EK to then and KB term. Hopefully time allocated in advance of formalise the plans onto MTP agreed format. autumn term, to produce autumn term plans for implementation from September 2012. Initiatives undertaken – EK to lead staff meeting where visual learning continue to improve the status of science in school, through display in corridor walk to be taken again with staff. Revisit aims of Science staff meeting areas, classrooms and the grounds to PSQM and what we have put in place last year. reflect the value that we give science. ensure that the Science Investigative planner implemented in January 2012 is being used accurately and purposefully Workbook scrutiny and planning scrutiny to be across school. carried out each term by EK. Monitoring of monitor use of child speak peer and self incerts usage for Sc2-4 and APP being completed assessment sheets in place for each unit from Year 1 upwards. for Sc1. monitor practical science and the size of groupings for these experiments. EK to monitor usage of adapted Northumberland Grid for learning sheets through workbook trawls Subject monitoring each term. time Raising Standards – ensure that half term assessment are being carried out, through use of Rising Planning scrutiny looking for evidence of Sc1. Stars Assessment and APP . Class observations and focused pupil discussion use of APP to better inform next steps to confirm views on groupings and children’s and to raise standards in science activities Groupings size – National Science Initiatives -ensure that the resources audit to school is up to date with movements in science ensure enough teaching and assessment nationally. EK to review solgrid data as part of subject leader equipment available to monitoring, to ensure that year groups are support paired work . compiling data. EK to look for evidence in plans that APP and levels is driving future planning in science. Phase moderation of science, with implementation of first cross phase moderation Phase meeting dedicated to science for science. moderation EK to read ASE website at least one a month to keep up to date with developments in science Time to be found by EK as personal CPD education
PRIORITIES ACTIONS RESOURCES AUTUMN 2012 New Curriculum – to collaborate with CB and KB to produce new science units for autumn and spring term. Hopefully time allocated in advance of autumn term, to produce autumn term plans for implementation from September 2012. Initiatives undertaken – continue to improve the status of science in school, through display in corridor areas, classrooms and the grounds to reflect the value that we give science. ensure that the Science Investigative planner implemented in January 2012 is being used accurately and purposefully across school. monitor use of child speak peer and self assessment sheets in place for each unit from Year 1 upwards. monitor practical science and the size of groupings for these experiments. Raising Standards – ensure that half term assessment are being carried out, through use of Rising Stars Assessment and APP . use of APP to better inform next steps and to raise standards in science National Science Initiatives -ensure that the school is up to date with movements in science teaching and assessment nationally. CB, KB and EK to meet to discuss ways to move our science curriculum forward. EK to then formalise the plans onto MTP agreed format. EK to lead staff meeting where visual learning walk to be taken again with staff. Revisit aims of PSQM and what we have put in place last year. Workbook scrutiny and planning scrutiny to be carried out each term by EK. Monitoring of incerts usage for Sc2-4 and APP being completed for Sc1. EK to monitor usage of adapted Northumberland Grid for learning sheets through workbook trawls each term. Planning scrutiny looking for evidence of Sc1. Class observations and focused pupil discussion to confirm children’s views on groupings and activities EK to review solgrid data as part of subject leader monitoring, to ensure that year groups are compiling data. EK to look for evidence in plans that APP and levels is driving future planning in science. Phase moderation of science, with implementation of first cross phase moderation for science. EK to read ASE website at least one a month to keep up to date with developments in science education Meeting time with CB and KB Science staff meeting Subject monitoring time Groupings size – resources audit to ensure enough equipment available to support paired work . Phase meeting dedicated to science moderation Time to be found by EK as personal CPD
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