Transcript Signature Project Holy Cross Boys` Primary school Gerard Wallace

Signature Project
Holy Cross Boys’ Primary school
Gerard Wallace
Outline of the Session
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Holy Cross Boys’ P.S context
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Quality indicators – How HCB made it work
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What I learnt about interventions
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Resources ideas.
Holy Cross Boys’ P.S Context
•All boys primary school
•Situated in Ardoyne, north Belfast. Among most socio-economically
deprived in NI ( top 3%)
•37% SEN
•78% FSM
•11th/840+ primary school FSM
•74% L4+ in KS2 in Maths and Literacy (2013-14) 80% 2014-15
•45% Grammar (A/B1 Grades)
•Inspection Report Nov 2014- Outstanding in every area.
Level 4+ End of KS2
(Numeracy/Literacy)
 2012/13: 68%
 2013/14: 74%
 2014/15: 80%
 2015/16: 80%
(Target)
7 Quality Indicators
Pupils
Parents
Collaboration &
Communication
Teachers
Effective
Signature
Intervention
Monitorin
g&
Evaluating
Leadership
Planning
Pupils
•All boys were identified using a range of data (PiE/PiM/NINA/NILA and
Christmas assessments)
•Underachievers – Extremely important to choose the correct children.
(L3 to L4)
•Meetings held with classroom teacher, SENCo and VP to discuss pupils
•Lessons were pupil directed and pupil focused as they set their own
targets.
Teachers
•Recruited centrally
•Plan appropriately
•Use a variety of strategies (ICT, practical and written) to promote high
quality learning
•Lessons always suits the needs of the pupils and used their interest to
explore related topics
•Tracked pupil progress.
Leadership
•Extremely supportive of the aims of Signature
•Set a clear direction
•I was always included in meetings or plans for signature with VP or
Principal
•Extremely supportive as mentors
•Promoted the Signature model – Signature teacher continued 15-16.
Planning
•Very flexible, suit the needs of pupils
•Planned alongside teachers’ planning ( 6 weekly and weekly notes)
•Used variety of tools to develop planning ( ALTA/ Maths and Literacy
Challenges)
•Timetable was suitable but flexible
•Monitored through weekly evaluations and week 7 evaluations
•Ongoing assessment throughout.
Planning
2014/15 P6 Pupils:
Alta Diagnostic Feedback
Level 3 Number
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
Read, write and
order whole
numbers up to at
least 1000 and use
the knowledge that
the position of the
digit indicates its
value.
Add and subtract
money. Use and
understand the
conventional way
of recording
money.
Recognise and
understand simple
fractions which
arise naturally, and
their notation.
Solve addition
problems
involving numbers
up to 1000.
Solve subtraction
problems
involving numbers
up to 1000.
Have mental recall
of multiplication
tables up to 10 and
of the
corresponding
results for division.
Approximate to
the nearest 10 or
100.
Add mentally up to
3 single-digit
numbers and
subtract mentally a
single-digit
number from a 2digit number.
Solve problems
involving
multiplication of a
2-digit number by
a single digit
number.
Alta Systems: Level 3 Number Feedback
Name
DOB
NRIT
P5
PiM9
A
B
C
Eamonn Leith
Corbett
23/6/05
85
87
1/6
1/6
1/6
Matthew Murray
27/1/05
94
81
2/6
1/6
Sean Bradley
03/10/04
89
83
3/6
Brendan Fegan
15/02/05
86
93
Cian Tierney
06/07/05
-
Eoin Gault
10/10/04
Tiernan McDonnell
19/08/04
Pupil Notes
D
E
F
G
H
I
2/6
3/6
3/6
4/6
2/6
1/6
4/6
2/6
1/6
1/6
2/6
0/5
1/3
2/6
3/6
4/6
3/6
3/6
1/6
1/5
0/3
3/6
1/6
4/6
3/6
2/6
1/6
4/6
2/5
1/3
-
1/6
2/6
2/6
3/6
3/6
4/6
4/6
4/5
2/3
90
83
4/6
0/6
2/6
3/6
2/6
0/6
4/6
3/6
1/3
95
83
4/6
1/6
4/6
3/6
3/6
3/6
3/6
4/5
3/3
18/42
8/42
20/42
20/42
17/42
15/42
22/42
16/37
10/24
Planning Actions
Term 1:1 Focus Areas
o Read, write and order whole numbers up to at least 1000,
knowing that position of digit indicates its value.
o Have mental recall of multiplication tables up to 10 and of the
corresponding results for division.
o Approximate to the nearest 10 or 100.
Monitoring and Evaluation
•Weekly evaluations
•Classroom teacher discussion
•Literacy and Numeracy Challenges
•Pupils setting targets and evaluating whether they have reached them.
Find the average (mean)
A
Find the average (mean)
Ratio
= _____________
B
4, 5, 4 = ______________
A
For every 2 bags of crisps you buy you get 1 sticker,
For every 6 bags of crisps you buy you get ------- stickers.
2, 7, 9, = ______________
B
26, 38, 22, 34 = ______________
In every week I eat 7 cakes
So in every 2 weeks I eat ----------- cakes
and in every 3 weeks I eat ----------- cakes.
9, 17, 1, 10 = ______________
15, 20, 25, 30, 35 = ______________
In a bag of candy for every 3 chocolate pieces there are 7 sugar pieces.
What is the ratio of chocolate pieces to sugar pieces?
For every 5 boys on a softball team there is 1 girl. What is the ratio of
boys to girls?
74, 81, 77, 88= ______________
7, 4, 11, 6 = ______________
C
Ratio
8, 7, 9, 8 = ______________
Clayton plays basketball on a team. In the first game, he scored
10 points. In the second game, he scored 14 points. In the third
game, he scored 6 points. What is Clayton's average points per
game? _____________________
Emma and Kate share £40 in the ratio 3 : 5
How much do Emma & Kate get each?
Harley read 5 books in January, 8 books in February, 4
books in March, and 7 books in April. What is the average?
number of books Harley read per month? ______________
Kate = £___________
Emma = £___________
Identify the type of angle
Identify the type of angle
C
Right Angle, reflex, acute obtuse
187°______
90° =________
268°= __________
24°= ________
88°=_________
210°=___________
D
D
Types of line
Identify the missing line --Vertical, parallel, horizontal and
perpendicular
Match the type of line with the correct definition on the right
E
Inverse relationships
35 + ____ = 74
85 + ____ = 164
F
Complete these sums
-14 + 7 = __________
-27 + 12 = _________
-11 + 21 = _________
_____+ 24 = 83
- 38 – 24 = _________
a straight, flat line that goes from left to right.
Horizontal
a line that goes straight up and down
Inverse relationships
55 + ____ = 84
_____+ 24 = 97
77 + ____ = 144
_____+ 29 = 69
_____+ 19 = 62
15 - ____ = 4
_____- 24 = 83
38 - ____ = 64
_____- 19 = 62
35 ÷ ____ = 7
_____ ÷ 56 = 7
72 ÷ ____ = 8
_____÷ 54 = 6
5 x ____ = 45
_____x 12 = 4
6 x ____ = 42
_____x 7 = 28
-13 – 12 = ________
- 62 – 23 = ________
Parallel
E
Perpendicular
two lines that never meet
Vertical
F
lines that form right angles at the point
where they cross
35 - ____ = 8
_____- 28 = 73
38 - ____ = 64
_____- 38 = 122
24 ÷ ____ = 6
_____ ÷ 63 = 9
40 ÷ ____ = 8
_____÷ 49 = 7
Complete these sums
-14 + 7 = __________
-13 – 12 = ________
5 x ____ = 35
_____x 9 = 18
-27 + 12 = _________
- 62 – 23 = ________
8 x ____ = 32
_____x 6 = 36
-11 + 21 = _________
- 38 – 24 = _________
Literacy Challenge 4 P7D
Literacy Challenge 3 P7D
1. Apostrophe for ownership – circle the words that
need to contain an apostrophe.
Emmas school bag is green and big whereas Fatimas bag
is pink and delicate.
2.
Verb
Past Tense
Verb
Verb
Past Tense
Verb
play
reply
jump
shoot
kick
blow
cry
carry
die
choose
do
tie
2. Change all the verbs from past tense to present
tense.
That comedians jokes were hilarious.
The cars tyres burst and needed to be replaced.
Ryans parents are both doctors.
The birds feathers were coated in oil.
The boy at least washed his hands before stealing his
brothers sweets from the jar.
1. Apostrophe for ownership – circle the words that
need to contain an apostrophe.
The castles dungeons are 300 years old.
Draw lines to match the sentences which mean the
same thing.
The watch that belongs
to a boy.
The boy's
watches.
3. Match the antonyms:
Two watches that belong
to a boy.
4. Underline the odd word out:
light
cold
far
clean
near
warm
lose
low
dark
 snatch
grab
withdraw
seize
high
dirty
win
 look
good
peer
stare
 consume
steal
devour
eat
 elated
upset
sad
1. _____
/ _____
4. _____
/ _____
2. _____
/ _____
5. _____
/ _____
3. _____
/ _____
6. _____
/ _____
The boy's watch.
The watch that belongs
to two boys.
The boys' watch.
3. Draw lines to maths words that are antonyms
depressed
6.
Place one of the following prefixes at the
beginning to make the word mean the opposite.
feeble
remember
forget
tiny
4. Write a synonym for each word
word
synonym
difficult
un
5.5. Using
Insertcorrect
commas
totense:
make the meaning clearer
veb
de
dis
___________circle
anxious
strong
immense
calm
___________frost
Computer games which can be fun to play are also very
time-comsuming.
Even though I woke up early I don’t feel tired
___________appear
5. Using correct veb tense:
frightening
friend
peaceful
Match the correct prefix to make a new word
5.
Insert commas to make the meaning clearer
The game was over but the crows refused to leave
hyper
way
Tony’s wife who is very pretty paid us for cleaning her
car.
fore
historic
a) My friend who is very fit won the 100-metre race.
mid
cast
b) The man meanwhile picked up his bag and carried on walking.
pre
active
Rewrite each sentence adding in commas and extra information.
Jim ran out of the house. __________________________________________________________________
The man was caught running down the road. ____________________________________________________
Collaboration & Communication
•Excellent communication between class teacher and myself
•A need for good communication skills with staff in school, SENCo,
Literacy and Maths Co-ordinators
•Other Signature Teachers (training days)
•Cluster Groups - sharing strategies, resources and ideas.
Parents
•Parents were informed at the beginning and they were kept up-to-date
with their son’s progress
•Parent’s iPad class
•10-4-Lad.
7 Quality Indicators
Pupils
Parents
Collaboration &
Communication
Teachers
Effective
Signature
Intervention
Monitorin
g&
Evaluating
Leadership
Planning
Lessons from Signature
Classroom Practice
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Effective planning: breadth,
progression & pace
Differentiation
Varying Strategies & Practical
Resources
Value of Diagnostic analysis to
inform teaching/ learning
Tracking and monitoring
progress
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Understanding Low
Attainment and
Underachievement
Knowing your pupils
Knowing what can be
achieved
The value of
effectively
confronting the
obstacles to learning
Reflective Practitioners
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Self-evaluation culture
Collaborative
opportunities to share
best practice
Strategic
interventions from
leadership can work
What I Learnt about Interventions
•Crucial to choose the correct children – Underachievers
•To be accountable
•Make it enjoyable for the children
•Work closely with other staff within the school
•Don’t stress!
•Student
Useful Ideas
English
•Use of ICT – always got boys engaged. QR code/Green Screen
•Games – contraction snap/ white board punctuation/ Kung Fu
punctuation
•High quality worksheets
•Use the same text for comprehension and word work.
Useful Ideas
Maths
•Use of ICT – iPad apps
•Practical Maths/ Environmental Maths/ Functional Maths and Using and
Applying Maths
•High quality worksheets
•Mental maths.
Resources
Maths/English
•Use the NISPLAN website – great resources for Maths and English
•Education city/ TES/ Primary Resources/ Super Teacher.
Questions?