A structured process for engaging with

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A structured process for engaging with

• Professional learning paper Assessing progress
  and achievement in Literacy and English

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Structure of the curriculum papers

• The Literacy and English paper has five main
  headings
• Introduction
• Significant aspects of learning
• What do breadth, challenge and application look
  like in Literacy and English?
• Planning for progression in Literacy and English
• Further specific advice related to assessment in
  literacy and English

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Points to remember

• The number of significant aspects of learning
  varies from paper to
• paper.
• Although breadth, challenge and application apply
  to all curriculum
• areas the advice on each will be specific to
  the curriculum area.
• The advice on planning for progression will be
  particular to that curriculum area.
• There is additional information in the Literacy
  and English paper that relating to
  responsibilities of all.

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Professional learning paper Assessing progress
and achievement

• Readings
• After reading the introduction assign each member
  of the group
• sections from the following list.
• Significant aspects of learning
• What do breadth, challenge and application look
  like in Literacy and
• English?
• Planning for progression in Literacy and English
• Further specific advice related to assessment in
  Literacy and English
• and responsibility of all Literacy and English

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Step 1Individual reading and reflective
thinking

• Read your section(s) of the paper.
• As you read, consider the question
• What are the three most important points in the
• section?

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Step 2 Group Sharing

• Work round the table.
• Everyone shares the most important messages from
  their section of the reading

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Step 3 Convergent Thinking

• Consider all the responses shared
• at your table.
• In light of your readings, what are
• the main messages in the
• curriculum paper which
• will need to be considered?
• (list up to 5 suggestions)

Bullet point your suggestions in the middle of
the paper. Leave space around the outside.
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Step 4 Divergent Thinking

• How might the bullet
• points be addressed?

Mindmap your suggestions around the outside of
the bullets. Try to be as concrete as possible
in your suggestions.
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Step 5 Large group feedback

• Share the 5 most important messages and your
• top 2 or 3 recommendations with the larger
• group.

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