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

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Structure of the curriculum papersThe 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

ReadingsAfter reading the introduction assign each member of the groupsections from the following list.

Significant aspects of learning

What do breadth, challenge and application look like in Literacy andEnglish?

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 1

Individual 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 thesection?

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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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