SSLN (Literacy) Professional Learning Workshops
Group Discussion – First Level
Document title
Transforming lives through learning
Before you continue…
Document title
Transforming lives through learning
Resources
To complete this workshop each participant
will need:
 Real Life Superheroes video clip
 Life Essentials video clip
Document title
Transforming lives through learning
Introduction to SSLN (Literacy)
Professional Learning Workshops
Welcome to the SSLN (Literacy) Professional Learning Workshops.
These workshops are designed to support practitioners with the areas for development
identified by the survey. Before using this material you may wish to view the results of the
survey in the Scottish Government report.
This workshop focuses on group discussion. There are additional workshops available for
writing and reading.
The material in each workshop is taken from Education Scotland’s SSLN (Literacy) online
Professional Learning Resources.
Document title
Transforming lives through learning
SSLN (Literacy) 2014 Listening and Talking –
Professional Learning Workshop
Purposes of this workshop:

To reflect on current practice in the learning and teaching of listening and talking skills in
your establishment

To develop practitioners’ understanding of listening and talking at first level in order to
improve learners’ attainment
Document title
Transforming lives through learning
Outline of workshop
Focus
Slides
Time (approx)
Part 1
Examples of First Level group
discussion and reflective questions
8-9
45 mins – 1 hour
Part 2
Reflection and planning
10
10 mins
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Transforming lives through learning
FIRST LEVEL GROUP
DISCUSSION
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Transforming lives through learning
Real Life Superheroes – First Level
1. In what ways can you see the
learners applying group
discussion skills?
2. What might the next steps be
for these learners and how
might you create opportunities
for them to develop and apply
these skills across learning?
Video on Group discussion – first level workshop page.
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningandteaching/assessment/ssln/resources/literacydiscussionnew/firstlevel/performance.asp
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Transforming lives through learning
“Life Essentials” – First Level
1. In what ways can you see the
learners applying group
discussion skills?
2. What might the next steps be for
these learners and how might
you create opportunities for
them to develop and apply these
skills across learning?
Video on Group discussion – first level workshop page.
Document title
Transforming lives through learning
Reflection and planning
As a result of this workshop, what
changes will you make to your
practice?
Resources/further reading/support needed
to complete your target.
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Next session
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Transforming lives through learning
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Document title
Transforming lives through learning