Early Years Head Teacher Meeting 3 rd June 2008 Learning Stories

5 Questions? Learning Stories Why are we doing them? Who are they for? How do we do them? When do we do them? Where are we going with them?

Learning Stories

Why are we doing them?

Who are they for?

How do we do them?

When do we do them?

Where are we going with them?

Why are we doing them? For children – meaningful For staff, parents and children as a discussion document For parents – record of achievement Agreement across establishments that they are of value Transition – discuss nursery –P1 Tool to discuss progress Involves children in their own learning- formative assessment - Next steps

For children – meaningful

For staff, parents and children as a discussion document

For parents – record of achievement

Agreement across establishments that they are of value

Transition – discuss nursery –P1

Tool to discuss progress

Involves children in their own learning- formative assessment - Next steps

Who are they for? Children Teachers Nursery staff Parents, extended family and other agencies HMIE

Children

Teachers

Nursery staff

Parents, extended family and other agencies

HMIE

How do we do them? Ring binders? Use of CfE capacities/I can statements/next steps Tips: photographs of painting – rather than painting itself Active involvement of children to record own learning – sitting with child – ownership Not told how to do it – response to context and setting Learning story and transition document still necessary Quantity? Planned system – dated entries Chronologically – felt to be best practice (other tracking, annotation-CFE capacities)

Ring binders?

Use of CfE capacities/I can statements/next steps

Tips: photographs of painting – rather than painting itself

Active involvement of children to record own learning – sitting with child – ownership

Not told how to do it – response to context and setting

Learning story and transition document still necessary

Quantity?

Planned system – dated entries

Chronologically – felt to be best practice (other tracking, annotation-CFE capacities)

When do we do them? Ongoing – with children throughout Some time set aside for staff to look at children’s stories and review/develop Making sure every term there is evidence for each capacity With individuals

Ongoing – with children throughout

Some time set aside for staff to look at children’s stories and review/develop

Making sure every term there is evidence for each capacity

With individuals

Where are we going with them? Take them beyond the nursery – P1 learning logs – important to build on formative assessment from nursery Cost? Storage? Files?

Take them beyond the nursery – P1 learning logs – important to build on formative assessment from nursery

Cost? Storage? Files?