After school yesterday, Reception teachers from the BLC, along with some Nursery colleagues, met at Hill Mead Primary to discuss and share their experiences of completing the new Baseline assessment of children entering Reception class in September 2015. In addition the group were able to discuss how they are currently showing evidence of achieving goals and tracking progress in children during these important first years of school. With many changes in assessment over the last year, these opportunities to discuss with colleagues have become very valuable and thanks to all members of our EYFS forum for their willingness to share with others and support each other.
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BLC SENCO Forum 21st January
We were very pleased to welcome back Sue Franklin, Educational Psychologist for Lambeth, to do a question and answer session at our SENCO forum yesterday. As well as discussion around ADHD support, Occupational Therapist support in the borough and working with other boroughs on EHC plans, Sue also talked through the process of writing the Annual Review documentation for children. There was general discussion about the important of supporting children’s mental well being and ensuring we all encourage open dialogue about mental health issues. Many thanks to all who took part.
Low Cost No Cost activities weekend 23 and 24 January
Year 12 reading mentor programme starts
Children from Jessop, Loughborough and St Saviour’s primary schools visited Evelyn Grace Academy’s library today to meet the Year 12 students who will be working with them on reading this term. The year 12s did some starter activities with the children and shared how important reading is for them. Over the next few weeks the year 12s will visit the children in their primary schools, read with them, find out their reading interests and spur them on to reading success!
Low Cost No Cost activities this weekend 16 and 17th January
Brixton Learning Collaborative December newsletter
writing moderation exemplars
Teachers in the BLC have been working together to look at children’s work and produce exemplars of what ‘at’ Age Related Expectations of writing looks like for children at the end of year 3 and year 5. This work is being extended to other year groups this year. The teachers have examined the work against the National Curriculum goals. We hope these exemplars will be of use to all teachers.
Early Years Forum focus on Progression in Music
Last week our Early Years Forum met to discuss and work together looking at how to progress very young children in Music. Kevin Campbell Davidson, a Steiner School teacher and Anna Gawthorpe Reception teacher from St John’s Angell Town, planned and led the session for our Forum, and we were delighted to welcome some staff from a neighbouring cluster school, Archbishop Sumner Primary, to be with us.
One of the main things that came out of the workshop was the usefulness of rhythm sticks as a resource (similar to claves but smaller, developed by a local music practitioner Steve Grocott). They are just the right size for small hands, they dont make too much noise, they are good for developing rhythm skills and they are identical so theres no room for ‘I want that one!’. They also come with a great little book/CD of songs and ideas.
The group also discussed how to introduce and begin a session, creating a listening space, using one or tow song lines as a pulse throughout the session to give a structure on which children can create their own work.
We hope to welcome Kevin back to the forum in the summer to do a session on games. Many thanks as always to all the members of the forum for sharing their practice with each other.
images from Photography and Maths project this term
Images from Photography and Maths project this term
The Brixton Learning Collaborative 