Literacy Across the Curriculum Secondary

OBJECTIVE   TIMESCALE   ACTION/RESOURCES   LEAD  PERSON   PD  REQUIREMNETS   IMPACT  

Mathematics      Ensure  staff  are  using  vocabulary  effectively  within  lessons  including  Communicate  in  Print  where  appropriate.    

November  2015   Monitoring    Resources   already  supplied  on  server  

AS   -­‐   Increased  understanding  

 Develop   verbal  reasoning   skill   in   our  more   able   young  people  to  support  their  mathematical   thinking  reasoning  and  fluency.    

July  2016   BPVS  measures  LASS  measures  BSquared   assessment   &  Caspa   data   for  comparative  measures  Different   approach   to  previous   teaching  groups.  

AS   Time  to  complete   Increased   passes   on  higher   than   ELC  examinations  

Monitor   and   compare  using   correlation  coefficient   or   similar  English/Maths  attainment   in   Y9   Y10  Y11      

Sept  2017   Collation  of  data   AS     Increased   passes   on  higher   than   ELC  examinations  

OBJECTIVE   TIMESCALE   ACTION/RESOURCES   LEAD  PERSON   PD  REQUIREMNETS   IMPACT  Art  and  Food  Technology    

 To  allow  pupils  to  be  more  independent  and  self  starting  within  the  art  room.  

   

 Easter  2016    New   clearer  labelling   on   drawers  and  portfolio  area  

L.  Hall      Pupils   will   have  more   control   over  the   pace   and   depth  of  learning/researching.    

 To   further   develop  independence   skills  within   the   food  tech  room.  

   

Easter  2016   Photographs   and  new   simpler  illustrations/labelling  on   drawers   and  cupboards.  

L.  Hall      More   effective  teaching/learning  through  better   room  management.  

 To   further   develop  AFL  assessment  and  make   the   use   of  numeracy   and  literacy   IET’s  explicit   on   daily  recording  system.  

   

October   half   term  2015  

 Create   assessment  form.  

L.  Hall     Accelerated   learning  and   better   informed  planning   for  individual  pupils.  

Music      To   use   a   symbol  support   timetable   to  structure  lessons.      

Sept  2016   CIP   symbols   produced  and  used  in  lessons.  

JS      

  Sept  2016      JS        

OBJECTIVE   TIMESCALE   ACTION/RESOURCES   LEAD  PERSON   PD  REQUIREMNETS   IMPACT  To   provide  opportunities   for  students   to   develop  new   subject   specific  vocabulary.    

New   vocabulary  displayed   and   discussed  at  appropriate  level.  

 Encourage   speech   and  language   development  through  singing.    

Sept  2016    Song   tubs/bags   to   be  produced   for   our   LA  primary   classes.   (  budget  required)    JS   to   deliver  training/demonstration.    

JS      

To   develop   the   use   of  new   technologies   for  composition   and  recording.  

Sept  2016   Investigate   apps   and  programmes  available.  Purchase   necessary  software.    

JS   Training   on   apps,  software/hardware  identified.  

 

PSHE    To  introduce  circle  time  to   PSHE   so   as   to  develop   speaking   and  listening  skills.  

September  2016     AF      

To   introduce   a   PSHE  file  to  each  form  which  displays   a   variety   of  work   from   the  children  which   defines  key   terminology   and  acts   as   a   reference  

September  2016     AF      

OBJECTIVE   TIMESCALE   ACTION/RESOURCES   LEAD  PERSON   PD  REQUIREMNETS   IMPACT  point  for  children.  To  use  the  'word  of  the  week'   within   PSHE   so  as   to   gain   knowledge  and   understanding   of  important  vocabulary.  

September  2016     AF      

DT    To   clearly   label  equipment   and   tools  around  the  work  room  

January  2016   Create   symbols   and  signage  to  display  

NW      

To   plan   specific  Literacy   tasks   within  the  SOW  

September  2016   Look   at   units   of   work  and   create  opportunities   to   plan  Literacy   activities   and  tasks  

NW      

To  display  keywords  for  topics   around   the  classroom   to   promote  understanding  

September  2016   Look   at   units   of   work.  Decide   which   keywords  are   applicable   and  create  them  for  display  

NW            

   

Farm  Studies    Introduce  I  can  statements  to  Farm  Studies  Curriculum  plus  create  a  Farm  Studies  Curriculum  which  introduces  Reading  Writing  and  Speaking  and  Listening  to  Farm  

 Achieved  (already  in  use)  

 New  Farm  Studies  Curriculum  

   R  Cole  

   This  has  allowed  a  more  accurate  pupil  assessment  process.  Has  also  introduced  Reading  Writing  and  Speaking  and  Listening  to  Farm  Curriculum.  

OBJECTIVE   TIMESCALE   ACTION/RESOURCES   LEAD  PERSON   PD  REQUIREMNETS   IMPACT  Studies      Use  2  build  a  profile  for  recording  farm  studies  assessments  which  highlight  I  can  Statements  that  pupils  are  able  to  read.      

 Sept  2015  to  Sept  2016  

   I  Pads  

 R  Cole  and  A.  Staple  

   This  has  allowed  pictorial  evidence  of  pupil  progress.  

 Introduce  Clicker  and  Writing  with  symbols  to  the  Farm  curriculum      

 Achieved  

 Writing  with  Symbols  

 A  Staple  

   Allows  reading  access  for  less  able  pupils  on  the  farm  ie  reading  farm  rules  etc.  

PE  and  Outdoor  Learning    

1.  Equipment      

To  implement  mini  whiteboard  storage  in  the  sports  hall  and  a  bag  for  Outdoor  Education  so  all  can  access.      

 

Easter  2016   Purchase   FN/BN      

2.  Facility    

Smart  board  in  the  sports  hall  to  analyse  performances.    

September  2016   Purchase  and  fit   FN/BN      

OBJECTIVE   TIMESCALE   ACTION/RESOURCES   LEAD  PERSON   PD  REQUIREMNETS   IMPACT  

 

3.  Training      

CPD  course  for  staff  which  links  PE  /  OE  to  literacy.      

 

January  2017   Attend  course   FN/BN   Training  CPD    

Humanities    1-­‐  Create  a  key  words  board  for  each  humanities  subject/develop  through  each  term/teacher/help  to  embed  key  words  and  assist  with  spelling.    

Summer  2016   Create  resources   PCr      

2-­‐  Pupils  to  present  work  creatively  through  drama  or  ICT/each  term/  historical  re-­‐  enactment/  teacher/  consolidate  classroom  learning,  build  confidence  and  develops  speech  and  language  skills.    

Summer  Term  2016   Plan  into  SOW   PCr      

3-­‐To  be  familiar  with   Summer  Term  2016   Review   resources   and   PCr      

OBJECTIVE   TIMESCALE   ACTION/RESOURCES   LEAD  PERSON   PD  REQUIREMNETS   IMPACT  and  learn  from  subject  specific  text  &  media  (  books,  magazines,  and  DVD,  blogs/  Each  term  through  teaching/  teacher/to  be  familiar  and  actively  involved  in  using  a  range  of  information  and  technology.    

plan   oppoetunites   into  SOW  

Science    1.  To  integrate  group  reading  into  every  lesson  with  'reading  age'  Science  groups  as  soon  as  new  up  to  date  textbooks  have  arrived.    

Easter  2016   Order   books   and   make  integral  to  planning  

RH   None    

2.  To  increase  teacher  knowledge  and  use  of  Makaton  with  S5  and  S6,  Naomi  would  do  likewise  with  S11    

September  2016   See   KP   for   additional  Makaton  training  

RH   Makaton  training  by  KP    

3.  To  encourage  use  of  key  words  for  each  topic  by  providing  pupils  with  a  regular  word  list  and  

Easter  2016   Make   integral   to  planning  

RH      

OBJECTIVE   TIMESCALE   ACTION/RESOURCES   LEAD  PERSON   PD  REQUIREMNETS   IMPACT  reminders  of  key  vocab  for  each  lesson  on  the  white  board.    Computing    For  pupils  to  become  more  independent  when  logging  on  

Easter  2016   Make  integral  to  start  of  lesson  

PW      

For  pupils  to  remember  where  to  look  for  the  lesson  activities  (public  folder)  

Easter  2016   Make   integral   to  beginning   of     lesson  activity  

PW      

For  pupils  to  consistently  use  F12  to  save  their  work    

Easter  2016   Make   integral   to   end  of  lesson  

PW