LITERACY AND ENGLISH IMPROVEMENT PLAN2010-2011

2 Year Flexible Plan

5 Broad Areas of Excellence

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increase confidence in effective learning and teaching to ensure opportunities for pupils’ learning in literacy across the curriculum.

* *Skills Progression within Curriculum for Excellence.

To develop a progression of Literacy and English skills, within curriculum for excellence outcomes, to support planning, assessment and consistent practice within the authority.

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Literacy across learning. To evaluate and continue to promote opportunities for learning in literacy across the curriculum. * *

Assessment of English and Literacy To share good practice and examples of a variety of assessment records/folios to continue to develop consistency in the assessment process throughout the authority..

* *To assess and evaluate the impact on the consistency of assessment using the skills framework developed. * *

Area of Development: Literacy across learningDesired Outcome(s) Implementation Process (Actions) By whom? Time Scale Monitoring

by whom ? how?

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Updated West Lothian English and Literacy Policy completed and approved.

Review and update the current language policy in line with Curriculum for Excellence to produce a draft and then final policy for approval.This has been done

David McLean , Julie Renfrew , Steve Athwal, Primary & secondary head.

Draft - Dec 2010Final – Feb 2011

David McLean. Completed draft and approved final policy.

Increased awareness of the responsibility of all for the learning and teaching of literacy.

Develop literacy across learning resources based on the ‘Write to the top’ and ‘Reading Routes’ resources. Ongoing March 2011

Julie Renfrew, Mairi Easter.

May 2011 David McLean & Julie Renfrew. Development Post Holder meetings and resources shared.Organise and co-ordinate short, focused blocks to raise awareness

of specific literacy skills across all curricular areas. Gemma Ritchie

Impact on the professional development of staff and enhance the learning experiences of pupils.

Share models of good practice and current developments within English and literacy using GLOW and termly newsletter.

GLOW ready Newsletters 2

Lisa Davies, Julie Renfrew, Nicola Hamilton & Development Post Holders

4 x newsletters – 1 per term.

Weekly update of GLOW once relaunched - Jan 2011.

Lisa Davies & Julie Renfrew – Newsletter produced and circulated.

Nicola Hamilton – GLOW print outs of hits to group.

Improve and update the current GLOW Group to be an engaging and informative group in order to encourage population.

Relaunch Literacy GLOW group with updated presentation, easy to use tools and resources.

Develop ‘Text Talk’, a weekly GLOW meet to discuss a variety of texts with other schools.

Nicola Hamilton, Lisa Davies & Julie Renfrew

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Feb 2011

March 2011

Nicola Hamilton, Lisa Davies & Julie Renfrew - GLOW print outs of hits to group

Increase awareness and use of resources available to support the additional learning needs of pupils and impact on their skills, abilities and confidence.

Collate additional learning needs resources developed by other agencies within West Lothian and make available to all through Literacy GLOW group.

Lisa Davies, Educational Psychology & Occupational Therapy Departments

Jan 2011 Lisa Davies – Resources added to GLOW group and link added to home page.

Continued use of debating, as a tool to promote English and Literacy, within schools throughout the authority.

Organise school debating competition and entries to cross-authority and national events.

Lauren Competition –

Other events - ongoing

David McLean & Julie Renfrew.

Increased awareness of learning and teaching strategies which can be used to develop the extended writing skills of pupils.

Review current practice and develop CPD to meet needs and impact on learning, teaching and attainment.

Julie Renfrew Mar 2011 David McLean & Julie Renfrew – Completed CPD opportunity and resources uploaded to GLOW.

Evaluation: Evidence (How do we know?)

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Has West Lothian Literacy and English policy been updated?

Have a range of strategies and resources been developed to support English and Literacy across learning?

The following evidence will be gathered to support evaluations –

A draft policy has been shared with all key stakeholders with comments sought before approved final policy is published.

Resources shared through CPD, GLOW and/or Learning Festival.

Newsletters produced and circulated.

GLOW group relaunched and population of group increasing.

‘Text Talk’ has been developed and is taking place on a weekly basis. Population to the group is increasing.

ALN resources have been added to GLOW Group.

Debating competition held.

CPD sessions held.

Area of Development: Consistency in the progression of skills within Curriculum for Excellence levels.Desired Outcome(s) Implementation Process (Actions) By whom? Time Scale Monitoring

by whom ? how?Produce a coherent, consistent progression of skills for within

Create a working group of interested, knowledgeable practitioners to develop a framework of skills in Literacy and English.

Lisa Davies, Julie Renfrew, Alison

Dec 2010 David McLean & Lisa Davies.

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the Curriculum for Excellence Levels to help support planning and assessment.

MacDonald, Secondary Network Leader and x2 group members.

To gather evidence and review emerging practice towards developing framework of skills.

Lisa Davies Dec 2010 Lisa Davies

Consult with staff within/across authorities and develop a framework to increase consistency in Literacy and English skills across the authority. Pilot framework within planning and assessment formats of at least two schools.

Lisa Davies, Julie Renfrew, Alison MacDonald, Secondary Network Leader and x2 group members., cross authority development group.

Mar 2011 David McLean

Share skills framework with authority using CPD, GLOW and email .

Measure impact of skills framework using pre/post skills framework questionnaires.

Lisa Davies Mar 2011 & May 2011

Lisa Davies, David McLean

Evaluation: Evidence (How do we know?)

Is there some consistency in the progression of Literacy and English skills within the authority?

Has the skills framework been incorporated into the planning and assessment formats of schools within the authority?

The following evidence will be gathered to support evaluations –

Pre/post skills framework questionnaire. Collated evidence. Resource and evidence shared through CPD, GLOW and/or

Learning Festival.

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