Visible Learning at Hawthornden This is your life

Visible Learning at Hawthornden. . . This is your life. . . Reflection and Action Planning

Visible Learning - Reminder The five key strands of Visible Learning; • • • Visible learners Know the impact Inspired and passionate teachers Effective feedback Visible Learning school • Hattie’s Visible Learning research and its accompanying literature is not a prescriptive ‘off the shelf how to do it’ programme and there is no one way – one size fits one. • The Visible Learning approach invites us to consider a highly significant body of research into what works best in education. • The 5 key strands provide us with a coherent and evidenced based framework to support and challenge professional practice and further evaluate its impact in working towards the best outcomes for pupils learning. *Taken from EPS Visible Learning Spotlight

Where and when it all began. . . • Introduced to HT’s in May 2014 • Priority for the authority

For us at Hawthornden. . . • Appeared in our SIP for 2014/2015. (Know Thy Impact) • Introductory session with Yvonne in Nov 2014 – outline of VL and Relational Trust survey. • Learning Council ASG focus – P 5. • Kerry asked to join Practitioner Group – November 2014.

The Journey starts to gather pace in 2015. . . • P 6 begin work on VL – Start to write blog and share their work – Jan 2015. (Visible Learner , Inspired and Passionate Teacher ) • Sarah Philp gave input to all teaching staff – begin the gather evidence – What is a good learner? March 2015. (Know Thy Impact ) • Analyse Good Learner Data – clear areas to develop – behaviour focus as apposed to learning skills / strategies – March 2015. (Know Thy Impact )

The Journey starts to gather pace in 2015. . . • Whole staff engage in CSCC workshops – focus on Mindset – April 2015. (Inspired and Passionate Teachers) • Focus for Term 4 on mindsets in classes with staff engaging in own professional reading. (Inspired and Passionate Teachers) • Kerry attended Visible Learning Conference in London and shared key messages from Conference and impact on learners – May 2015. (Visible Learning School) • Visible Learning chosen as key area on SIP for 2015/2016. (Visible Learning School, Know Thy Impact)

New Session 2015/2016 • All teaching staff and support staff given Visible Learning input through foundation day course. (Inspired and Passionate Teachers, Know Thy Impact) • Establishment phase introduced at in-service day with key focuses for Term 1 – key elements of VL introduced and embedded. (Inspired and Passionate Teachers, Know Thy Impact, Visible Learners) • Fortnightly blog written to assess impact and share journey. (Know Thy Impact)

New Session 2015/2016 • Focus group of learners share pupil voice on the impact of the establishment phase with EPS member – key areas to continue to develop. (Know Thy Impact ) • Kerry Visits Bader Primary and brings back key messages – stuck stops, learning pit, learning powers. • PAT PAL session for parents with VL focus – booklet sent to parents. (Visible Learning School) • Baseline data on how you learn – whole school – will help us build our learning powers (Visible Learner)

2015 Continued • Consulted with parents at parents evening on “how do you learn” and sharing the Learning Pit. (Visible Learner) • Whole Staff Relational Trust survey completed and evaluated. . . Action Plan created with support from EPS. • Staff Professional Reading sessions provided by Working Party – 2 to date with more in the diary. (Inspired and Passionate Teachers) • Walk throughs and focus groups focus changed in line with VL – focus on the learning, skills and next steps/targets. (Visible Learners , Know Thy Impact) • Sharing Good Practice – Target setting (Know Thy Impact)

2015 Continued • Evidence gathered for all 5 strands of VL with support from EPS as a result of SLT attending EIA Days - shared evidence with staff. • Staff - self evaluation of mind-frames in line with Inspired and Passionate Teachers – targets and key areas chosen. (Inspired and Passionate Teachers) • Learning Council Focus group – analysed data from “How do you learn” key question and made baseline statements and created common list of learning skills – they will develop these further and share with the whole school. (Visible Learner)

Relational Trust Peer Observation / Trios / Sharing Good Practice Visible Learning School Know Thy Impact / Self Evaluation Visible Learner Visible Learning at Hawthornden. . . How it all fits together Walk Throughs and Focus Groups Learning Powers/Dispositions Effective Feedback Inspired and Passionate teachers Professional Development

So. . . What now? • Share Relational Trust Action Plan – Central Place e. g. staff room. • Working Party will continue to work on Action Plan and support staff and learners. • Learning Council will continue to develop the Learning Powers – aim to launch in Term 4. • P 6 Learning Council to support the continued development of the Language of Learning. • More Professional Reading groups and Sharing good practice.