Senior phase progression

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Senior phase progression

• Andy Travis
• Head Teacher, Meldrum Academy

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Meldrum Academy
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Rationale for CfE

• This curriculum will
• Improve learning and teaching
• Raise standard of achievement for all
• Improve literacy, numeracy and health and well
  being of all

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School journey

• A long and winding road
• Not linear but the school community moved
  together
• Have taken opportunities to stop, catch our
  breath and regroup
• Main message to all this curriculum will keep
  evolving
• At all times keep up the conversation with
  pupils, parents, staff and partners.

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BGE to senior phase

• Developing approaches to LT across the school
• HOTS systems thinking
• Meldrum taxonomy
• I see, I think, I wonder
• Good practice reports
• Emphasis on skills development
• Within faculties
• Literacy numeracy school cluster approaches
• Health well being- HWB survey, Seasons for
  Growth,
• Transitions
• Interdisciplinary learning within between
  faculties

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Professional Learning

• School working groups. Leading learning for other
  staff.
• Provide numerous leadership opportunities
• Job embedded context specific (school/cluster)
• Mini lessons or good practice based around
  specific learning goals
• Encourage other teachers to try it and see
• For teachers led by teachers

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Design Faculty sketchbook
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Faculty of Design - Art Design Design
TechnologyDevelopment of agreed common skills
drawing designing Transition project P7-S1-S3.
Inset for primary colleaguesProfiling tool
reflective record of skills development,
communication between teacher and student
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Capacity Building Courses

• Skills development S1-S3- Learning, life work.
• Group work (Primary project style) 2 periods/week
• Planned and delivered by teams of teachers.
• 8 week blocks

• Research and investigation skills RISK
• Energy Oil/gas/renewables
• Finance
• Journalism
• Opito Lego challenge
• Youth Philanthropy Initiative -YPI

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S3 BGE

• Personalisation
• Limited choice
• Keep all options open for Senior Phase
• Develop skills for the senior phase
• Base courses on EOs at level 34
• Science with Chemistry, Social Subjects with
  History, Business with Finance, ICT with Admin,
  Technology

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Senior phase - Partnership

• FE colleges North East Scotland College
• NC H courses
• H Courses Mechanical Engineering, Accounting,
  Admin/ICT, Electronics, Computing
• S5 3 or 4 Higher courses 6 HNC credits
• S6 1 or 2 H or AH courses 6 HNC credits
• School teaches top-up engineering maths

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Stephens journey
College HNC Engineer
In S3 Stephen thought that he could would like to
work as a mechanical engineer. In S4 he chose to
spend one day a week at local college on
practical course. He enjoyed college and joined
the H scheme in S5. He did Higher maths and the
school supported him with classes in engineering
maths. He made a presentation to local employers
as part of a business engagement evening and then
was successful in getting an Oil and Gas Industry
apprenticeship with an oil supply company.
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Future challenges

• Personalising learning
• Professionalising teaching
• Intelligent accountability
• Innovation
• Networking