Elisabeth RitchieHM Assistant Chief
InspectorScottish Learning
Festival24 September 2008
Using Part 5 ofThe Journey to
Excellence
Assessment is for learning
Permeating – More Choices, More Chances for ALL young people
Getting it right for every child
Outcomes of Curriculum for Excellence
Determined to succeed
Who is it for?
teacherssupport staff
headteachers
quality improvemen
tofficers
parents
partners
children
What does it contain?
350+ movies
Key documents
Transformational
grids
Professional development
packsMovie finderglossar
y
Case studies
What do youuse it for?
planning for school or
centreimprovement
follow up to professional
review
personal professional development and
research
preparing presentations
and workshops
To kick off group
discussions
browsing
Planning for excellence
Example 1
Go with the grain
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Key elements of improvement planning: a reminder
• Aspirational• Focuses on learning and achievement• Informed by facts, intelligence or research• Expressed as outcomes for children
Priority: to improve learning by working more effectively with our partners• Explore issues using
JTE transformational grids
• With partners, look at movie exemplars
• Children become more confident in learning
• Staff learn from other professionals
• Families become more confident in supporting learning
Action Impact
Priority: to improve learning by working more effectively with our partners• Explore issues using
JTE transformational grids
• With partners, look at movie exemplars
• Plan & implement using QI 8.1 Partnerships and JTE Part 4
• Children become more confident in learning
• Staff learn from other professionals
• Families become more confident in supporting learning
• Evaluate using QI 2.1 Learners’/children’s experiences, QI 2.2 Involving parents etc and QI 3.1 engagement of staff
Action Impact
professional development
Example 2:
Preparing CPD sessions
Example 3
Forthcoming resources on JTE
• Early years• Additional support needs• Inclusion• Inter-agency working and partnerships• Curriculum for excellence• Classroom practice
hmie.gov.uk
ltscotland.org.uk
journeytoexcellence.org.uk