A structured process for engaging with
Professional learning paper:
Assessing progress and
achievement in expressive arts
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Structure of the curriculum papers
The expressive arts paper has five main headings:
• Introduction
• Significant aspects of learning in the expressive arts
• What do breadth, challenge and application look like the expressive
arts?
• Planning for progression through breadth, challenge and application
in the expressive arts
• Further specific advice related to assessment in the expressive arts
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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 will be additional information in the papers that relate to
responsibilities of all.
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Professional learning paper: Assessing progress and
achievement
Readings
After reading the introduction assign each member of the group
sections from the following list.
Significant aspects of learning in the expressive arts
What do breadth, challenge and application look like the expressive
arts?
Planning for progression through breadth, challenge and application in
the expressive arts
Further specific advice related to assessment in the expressive arts
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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 the
section?
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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?
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(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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