Dyffryn Taf’s Hwb+ Journey

Rosemary DaviesDyffryn Taf’s Hwb+ Champion,

Teacher of History and WBQ Co-Ordinator

Welcome

• Rosemary (Rosie) Davies, Dyffryn Taf School – Whitland, Carmarthenshire

• Working with Hwb+ for around 15 months• Old to new ‘shell’• All experience is school based – not here to

‘market a product’.

What is ‘Hwb’ and ‘Hwb+’ ?

• Hwb – Resource repository – old ‘NGfL Cymru’• Many new resources.• Hwb+ - School Website AND Virtual Learning

Environment (VLE).• More than a filing cabinet for resources.• Documents, pictures, videos, surveys, wikis,

discussions, blogs.• Staff-only areas. Learner-centred content.

How did we implement Hwb+ across the school?

• Who would lead it? Where was the enthusiasm? Where was the engagement? Where was the expertise?

• Clear Action Plans with reviews• WG Digital Leader support• Sharing ‘good’ and ‘emerging’ practice within and

across departments• NOT a panacea, NOT the only way• Develop a team – back to the 3Es

Innovative & Collaborative uses:

• Very easy to be innovative on a ‘blank sheet of paper’.

• Hwb+ makes collaboration within / across / outside easy.

• ‘Can do’ attitude by DLs – eg new tabs.• Student engagement was easy.• Social media invaluable sharing tool – twitter

especially- #addcym #hwbdysgu .

How can Hwb+ Help?

Literacy & Numeracy Curriculum Poverty

Behaviour & Attendance

Assessment & Target setting

ALN & Inclusion

Child & Adolescent

Development

Reflective Practice &

Active EnquiryLeadership

Welsh Government’s ten ‘Improvement areas’

Literacy and Numeracy

• Tab• Staff supportive

resource sharing• Blogging• Wikis• Discussions

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Curriculum

• Limited timetable space

• ‘Flipped Classroom’ approach

• Supporting students on alternative pathways

• Collaborative course-sharing with other schools

Poverty

• Microsoft Office 365 embedded WITHIN the site, regardless of device or software on it.

• Support materials for all students, word lists, revision materials, past paper collections

• SLK – assignment lists and messages• Self regulation with metacognition support• Support for TA / Teacher collaborative work.

Behaviour and

Attendance

• Whole school shared pages to show of ‘rewards’ systems• Photos, announcements, direct messaging via email• Planned absences: snow days, trips, exclusions – learning

can be caught up.• Even when absence is forced through illness, learning can

still be supported at a distance in this way.

Assessment and Target

Setting• Opportunities for shared reporting within

teaching teams• Secure Staff Area for sharing class

assessment data with others.• SLK – offers assignment feedback with

comments and targets

ALN and Inclusion

• Storing, sharing and updating of IEPs in staff area• Resources to support both staff and students• Video area for instructions (repeat)• Differentiated assignment / task allocation via SLK• Extension activities without photocopying• Subject specific support• ALN team areas

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Child and Adolescent Development : 0-19 years

• Parent’s page with access to school policies on Sex Education, Religious Education, compulsory Physical Education, Internet Safety etc

• Links to ‘help’ pages and support groups for both children and parents

• ‘Worry Box’ feature• Support whole-school PSE / WBQ delivery• Student Voice Surveys with data collected and displayed for analysis

Reflective Practice and Active Enquiry

• Surveys• PLC sections in Staff Area• Useful links• Staff Discussions• Shared documents• Set-up separate ‘pilot’ groups for trials

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Leadership

• Place to keep records of CPD attended and discuss the impact in the classroom

• Easily do announcements• Whole-School policies and initiatives• Devolved Leadership / Delegation – managed or

led from a distance• Separate area could be created for PLCs / Middle

Leaders with useful links and shared docs• Accessible from home / out of school if necessary

eg during external training• Student leadership can be managed through Hwb++1