SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE
Network Meeting 3rd April 2014
Welcome
Overview for the afternoon…
-Session 1: Catch-up
-Session 2: Planning
-Session 3: Assessment
-Rising Stars Rep
BREAK
-Session 4: Science Talk
-Date and agenda for next meeting
Session 1:
Catch-up
Aim…
What progress have you
made towards the
implementing
the new curriculum?
Where is
your school
now?
Session 2:
Planning
Find the planning at:
http://www.britanniateachingschool.co.uk/index.php?page=resources
Session 3:
Assessment
Westminster Briefing (December 2013):
• Levels will be removed and not replaced, because
–Parents don’t understand.
–Teachers worry about levels not what children can do.
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Schools should have more freedom to decide
Assessment should check what pupils have learned and are on track to meet expectations.
Schools must report regularly to parents
Decile and Progression as a proposed scale score system has not met with positive
feedback (NAHT) and is likely to not be implemented.
• OFSTED say that your tracking system must show progression. However, schools can
choose whether to retain the level system or adopt own system. (Must consider consistency in
clusters and with secondary schools.)
•January 2014 –examples of how you could report assessment will be provided by DFE.
DFE WEBSITE – UPDATED 27TH FEB
THE LONG AWAITED REFORMS TO PRIMARY ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WERE
PUBLISHED 27TH MARCH. HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT:
• CURRENT BALANCE OF TEACHER ASSESSMENT AND TESTING WILL REMAIN.
• WRITING WILL CONTINUE TO BE TEACHER ASSESSED FOR KS2 SATS.
• THE SPELLING, PUNCTUATION AND GRAMMAR TEST WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS THE
FLOOR STANDARD; THE WRITING ASSESSMENT WILL.
• KS1 WILL BE EXTERNALLY SET, INTERNALLY MARKED AND THEN MODERATED.
• THE LANGUAGE ON 'SECONDARY READINESS' HAS BEEN TONED DOWN CONSIDERABLY.
• NO DECILE RANKING OF PUPILS.
• THE GOVERNMENT DOES INTEND TO INTRODUCE A RECEPTION BASELINE. THIS WILL BE
TEACHER-ADMINISTERED IN THE FIRST TERM.
has met the new expected standard.
DFE DOCUMENT
HTTPS://WWW.GOV.UK/GOVERNMENT/CONSULTATIONS/NEWNATIONAL-CURRICULUM-PRIMARY-ASSESSMENT-AND-ACCOUNTABILITY
OR GOOGLE:
“DFE DOCUMENT 27TH MARCH ASSESSMENT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY”
NAHT
HTTP://WWW.NAHT.ORG.UK/WELCOME/NEWS-AND-MEDIA/KEYTOPICS/ASSESSMENT/PROFESSION-TAKES-LEAD-ON-ASSESSMENTAFTER-THE-END-OF-LEVELS/
• NAHT WEBSITE
• SEARCH FOR ‘ASSESSMENT’
• THIS DOCUMENT IS SECOND DOCUMENT LISTED ‘PROFESSION
TAKES LEAD ON ASSESSMENT’
• ALSO OTHER USEFUL PUBLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS
Thoughts?
On your table, colour
code each phase into
year group expectations
.
Year 1
Year 4
Year 2
Year 5
Year 3
Year 6
Feedback
Comments?
Session 4:
Science Talk
Upper key stage 2
Expectations-spoken language
The national curriculum for science reflects the importance of spoken
language in pupils’ development across the whole curriculum –
cognitively, socially and linguistically. The quality and variety of
language that pupils hear and speak are key factors in developing
their scientific vocabulary and articulating scientific concepts clearly
and precisely. They must be assisted in making their thinking clear,
both to themselves and others, and teachers should ensure that pupils
build secure foundations by using discussion to probe and remedy
their misconceptions.
Key Stage 1:
Pupils should read and spell scientific vocabulary at a level consistent
with their increasing word reading and spelling knowledge at key
stage 1.
Y3/4:
Pupils should read and spell scientific vocabulary correctly and with
confidence, using their growing word reading and spelling knowledge.
Y5/6:
Pupils should read, spell and pronounce scientific vocabulary correctly.
Working as a table,
go through the curriculum for the
Year group you have been
given. Write in the table any key
vocabulary that you feel
children need to know.
Concept Cartoons…
-Bingo
-Blockbusters
-‘I have……, what am I?’
-Vocabulary Relay
-What is happening here?
(photos/pictures)
Feedback?
Next network meeting…
Thursday
nd
22
May 1-4PM
Any Questions?
Julie- jriddell@sgfl.org.uk
Luci- lkendrick@belgrave.stoke.sch.uk