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1. I am learning – Providing a fun, challenging
experience for SATS preparation.
CASE STUDY
A new engaging
way of working with
Year 5 & 6 students
for end of unit
assessment and SATS
preparation.
Arksey Primary School
Arksey Primary is a small school with Transition
limited budgets making choosing the Not only were students able to
correct curriculum resources for start on the Year 7 work early but
maximum impact essential. the whole pyramid has now gone
on to purchase I am learning
The school first trialled I am learning meaning that students have a
having heard positive feedback from familiar system and way of working
staff in other local schools and wanted t o c o n t i n ue t hr o u gh t h e i r
to explore the potential further with education.
their Year 5 and 6 students. What the students said
Importance of family learning
“The children were immediately Mrs Wood wanted to involve
“Even though you’re learning it’s
engaged with the different formats, parents in the programme, both to
still fun.”
and it was the variety of ways they feedback on their child’s progress
Year 5 student
could use the programme that helped and to involve them in their
sustain their concentration” children’s learning experience.
“It helped me revise, I even went
said Year 6 class teacher Suzanne on to the year 7 work which
Wood. Using I am learning’s built in
helped.”
parental login enabled the parents
Year 6 student
This engagement saw students to participate in the child’s learning
accessing I am learning increasingly in a fun and challenging way.
“It’s entertaining and learning at
in school as well as out of school to the same time.”
prepare for the upcoming SATS Mrs Wood explains...
Year 6 student
examinations as it quickly became “Those children whose parents
the main online revision tool used and went on with them, and saw how
“I went up loads of sub-levels, it
Mrs Wood was pushing to get in the useful it was really encouraged
really helped”
ICT suite more and more. further usage out of school.”
Year 6 student
Web Links:
http://www.arkseyprimary.co.uk/
http://www.iamlearning.co.uk
Arksey Primary