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 * __ Bellaire Primary School __**

Runs on 5 periods a day, 9-11, 11-11.30 recess, 12.30-1.30, 1.30-2.30 lunch, 2.30-3.30 **__Trust Licence:__** Students are given a trust licence. This means that they have permission to sit wherever they like, go to the toilet, etc. If they misbehave they are given a warning (dot on their license) then their license is taken away from them and put on the door in the office so all teachers can see who is in trouble. The student’s rights are taken away so they can’t sit where they want. **__Conferencing:__** Students participate in a conference at least one a week or every fortnight with their home group teacher/ learning advisor. They are with this person for 2 years. This goes for 15min and all of their subjects and learning goals are discussed. Students must bring with them their books and any evidence they have to show they have achieved their goals. Students bring along their evidence to the conference in a file and workbook. Teachers use an excel spreadsheet to record this. The school has no parent teacher interviews. Parents can make a booking to come in when their child is participating in a conference. **Example of a Conference** – TEACHER/STUDENT – 15 MINUTES - Intro – Teacher – Question student - How are you? What’s news? Revise previous week – Small Discussion. - Reading - Evidence shown by student. What goals have the student focused on in the last week? What workshops have been completed by the student? Demonstrate understanding? - Writing – Topic – What have you been doing? What workshops have you completed? Writing Task? Evidence? - DKU - How does the student demonstrate their understanding of the topic studied in the workshop? Has the student finished their task? Evidence of understanding. - Maths - How have you gone with Maths this week? Is there anything you are finding tricky at the moment in maths? Is there anything you want to talk to me about? How can the student demonstrate understanding of the maths unit? A rating is given at the end of the conference - Students rate themselves and comment on how they went during the week. Students Choose from a variety of goals – Goals Sheet. Teacher and student negotiate their new goal together. Teacher assigns the student a task for the week, related to the new goal. During the Conference if the goals are met, Students receive a star on their goals sheet. **__PROBE:__** Teachers use PROBE Testing to diagnose reading comprehension of students.

Students have weekly spelling, reading and maths homework. - Students generate their own spelling words based on words they have mis-spelt in their writing or if they are an extension group they are given challenging words from the teacher - Students are expected to learn their timestables at home - Students must read 5 times a week for 20min (they have a section in their diary which must be signed by a guardian) Book Title: ........................................................... Signature: ....................................................... Parent/Teacher Comment: ........................................................................................................

**__Independent Writing Session__**: Students are given a prompt and each week they have 40min to plan, write and edit their story. They use this as practice for NAPLAN. When they first started doing this, students were read picture story books and then they needed to complete the ending. Then they were given visual prompts on powerpoint. They are then given a writing matrix with a number of prompts. **__Reading Workshops:__** Explicit Teaching of the strategy. Each week focus on a different strategy; making connections, inner conversation, questioning, summarising, visualising, predicting, clarifying. Students participate in Literature Circles. Students are placed in ability groups and they choose an appropriate book. **__ Writing Workshop: __** Students choose Workshops. Workshops run on a 5 week cycle. Once every 5 weeks student sign up for their workshops and individualise their timetables. **__ DKU Unit – Deep Knowledge Unit __** Topics/Domains covered are Humanities, Science, Health, Civics and Citizenship (this is rotated on a 2 year cycle) Students are given an outline as to what they will be doing in the unit |||||||||| Supply and Demand || |||||||||| VELS – Humanities - Economics || || Learning Tasks
 * Due Date || I can do this with help || I can do this on my own || Evidence/ Score /5 ||

**__ Maths __** - Students are given maths goals - Students are streamed according to their ability. Pre and post testing is completed. Students are placed in a class based on their ability. - They have 5 sessions a week - Students work on one topic per term. - Once a week, Students work through Times-Tables. They have 50 Sums. They have 3 minutes to complete the test. They have to get a pass rate of 45/50 to move to the next test/Timetable. Students have to work through all time tables. Students that finish all timetable complete extension maths questions. - Teacher keeps all workbooks. Teacher will check workbooks weekly. Students are involved in 5 week blocks (2 a term) Principal has made it a feature that there are no teacher desks in the room as this changes the focus Library and Specialists subjects are timetable into the weekly plan. **__ Personalising Learning for 21st century learners – Bellaire Primary school – Info from Presentation __** ** Developing LEARNING Communities: ** - 21st Century Learners need to be – Critical thinkers, Innovative, ICT ‘natives’, responsible citizens, globally aware, environmentally proactive, aware of themselves as learners.


 * ** PROFESSIONAL LEARNING UNITS ** ||


 * Focussed Resources ||


 * Team Based Learning Environments ||


 * Curriculum Coaching ||

** Coaching ** ** Two leading teachers appointed to: ** - Use cohort data to align school goals with unit goals. - Work with teachers to set individual goals for improved teaching and learning. - Work with teachers in classrooms to achieve their goals. - // Professional Learning as close to the point of curriculum delivery as possible. //

** __COACHING – DR NEIL SUGGETT UK –__ __GROWTH__ ** ** G – What goals do I want to achieve? ** ** R - What is the current reality ** ** O – What options are there for you to achieve your gaols? ** ** W – What will you do? ** ** T – What are your thoughts and reflections? ** ** H – What habits have you formed? **

** PERSONALISING LEARNING ** **__ Learners are central __** - A highly structured approach that places the needs, interests and learning styles of students at the centre. - Engaged learners who are informed and empowered through student voice and choice. - Assessment that is related to meaningful tasks and includes assessment for and from students. - A focus on improving student outcomes for all and a commitment to reducing the achievement gap.