Maths and English learning at The Colleton Friday

Maths and English learning at The Colleton Friday 21. 06. 19

Which ways of learning have you seen? asking questions investigating making things researching designing things practising skills writing down ideas and/or information solving problems feeding back ideas creating pictures presenting (including drama) discussing composing collaborating making decisions/choices making mistakes changing/adapting ideas and actions testing reflecting making links with other learning

How did the adults support and challenge? Asking questions (different types and levels for different purposes) Instructing and demonstrating Encouraging high order thinking Linking to previous learning Establishing a purpose (including cross-curricular linking) Encouraging children to ask questions Giving choice and time for collaboration Presenting learning opportunities in a range of forms to support different learning styles (how children perceive through experience and consideration and process through reflection and experimentation, including VAK) Giving discussion and ‘thinking’ time Encouraging children to reflect on their learning and giving opportunities to communicate it (many strategies) Aiming for ‘deep’ learning

Planning The planning for cross-curricular learning is quite detailed. At The Colleton we call this our Rolling Programme. The Rolling Programme runs for 2 years in YT (KS 1)and for 4 years in MT & OT (KS 2). The Rolling programme includes, over this period of time, all the skills and objectives in the National Curriculum for each year group. We review the Rolling Programme regularly and may change the topic but the skills and objectives remain the same. We ensure that there is no repetition, only extension of learning as the children progress up the school.

Teaching and Learning We balance the teaching of cross-curricular work with teaching key maths and English skills across the week. At the beginning of each term we put all the areas of the curriculum being studied for each team on the website. This is to help parents support learning at home if they should wish to. These can be found under; Parent/Carer – Team letters – Curriculum map under each team.

Climate’ and environment for learning (including our curriculum) Cross-curricular rolling programme of topics (planned and unplanned learning –beyond ‘learning objectives’) Valuing different intelligences Recognising and catering for different learning styles Recognising children as individuals and that they and learning change (‘whole’ child) Having high expectations Talking about the process of learning and new discoveries (understanding the brain) Valuing in the process of learning, not just the finished product

Continued Promoting independence and active, high level thinking Children and adults feel safe to have a go and take risks Team-teaching giving children and staff access to different teachers (skills, styles, personalities) Mixed ages to learn from each other (in and across teams) Setting, sharing and reflecting on learning targets/goals Praising efforts Flexible breaks and free access to water and snacks Flexible timetabling and grouping of children

How we teach maths In year groups mixed ability Establishing a real life purposeful context Building fluency using a range of strategies Developing problem solving skills Use of concrete pictorial and abstract Encouraging risk-taking and resilience Over learning and making links Providing opportunities to consolidate and extend understanding

2014 Math’s program of study The quality and variety of language that pupils hear and speak are key factors in developing their mathematical vocabulary and presenting a mathematical justification, argument or proof.

How can you as parents help? Calculations policy on learning platform Practice times tables Practical application of maths

How we teach Literacy Phonics Handwriting Spelling strategies Sharing stories and book talk Vocabulary development Talk for writing Exploring features of different type of texts Writing for a purpose Modelling Explicit grammar teaching (SPAG)

How can you help Read with them, to them and listen to them – give them a ‘bank of stories’ Ask questions about what they understand, predict and infer Expose them to different forms of writing Model a love of reading Practice spellings together Encourage purposeful writing

Questions & thank you We hope that you have enjoyed finding out about learning at The Colleton.