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This paper describes the establishment of a closer link between
regular timetabled curriculum audits and partnership teaching.
AIMS
1 To provide a plan of audit cycles to ensure coverage
of all aspects of the curriculum.
2 To ensure Curriculum Co-ordinators are regularly monitoring
the learning and teaching throughout school in their curriculum
areas.
3 To improve the effectiveness of Partnership Teaching
by focusing the needs of staff around learning and teaching objectives,
rather than the acquisition of skills.
4 To enable Curriculum Co-ordinators to improve children's
learning by working alongside targeted members of staff through
teaching partnerships.
5 To encourage Curriculum Co-ordinators to take further
responsibility for work throughout the school and measure their
effectiveness though children's learning.
Cycle 1 General Overview of curriculum in school. An outcome
will be points of action and the identification of areas of weakness
relating to teaching and learning.
Cycle 2 Specific audit of a chosen aspect of the curriculum
area with a focus on the children's learning (ways and aspects)
and teaching styles.
Clare T or Gaynor to lead discussion with each Curriculum Co-
ordinator to negotiate and agree a specific teaching and learning
focus for the second audit.
An outcome will be the naming of specific staff who want or require
further development in the teaching partnerships which will follow.
Cycle 3 Specific learning and teaching targets (from Cycle
2) will be revisited and the co-ordinator will assess their effectiveness
by focusing on the children's learning.
Audits and teaching partnerships will be evaluated through this
approach and new specific learning and teaching targets will be
identified and the co-ordinator will move back to Cycle 2, or
Cycle 1 if more general information is needed.
Written guidance will be given to Co-ordinators advising on the
possible content of each audit and processes which have proved
useful.
First Half Term
Audits
Alison Reading (Cycle 2)
Emma Special Needs (Cycle 2)
Josie Science (Cycle 1)
Teaching Partnership
Claire Drama (Tim, Vanessa, Dawn)
Wendy Dance (Jane, Jayshree, Peter)
Gaynor History (Chris)
Second Half Term
Audits
Dawn Maths (Cycle 2)
Chris P.E. (Cycle 2)
Jayshree R.E. (Cycle 1)
Teaching Partnerships
Josie Science
Alison Reading
Emma Special Needs
Third Half Term
Audits
Gaynor Writing (Cycle 2)
Jayshree R.E. (Cycle 1 contd.)
Peter/Allen I.T. (Cycle 1)
Teaching Partnerships
Dawn Maths
Chris P.E.
Emma Special Needs
Fourth Half Term
Audits
Carol Art (Cycle 2)
Josie Science (Cycle 2)
Tim/Dorothy D&T (Cycle 1)
Teaching Partnerships
Emma Special Needs
Gaynor Writing
Allen/Claire Writing
Fifth Half Term
Audits
Debbie Geography
Julie PSE (Cycle 1)
Dawn Maths (Cycle 3)
Teaching Partnerships
Carol Art
Jayshree Art
Josie Science
Sixth Half Term
Audits
Wendy Dance
Alison/
Gaynor English (Cycle 3)
Allen/Peter I.T.(Cycle 2)
Teaching Partnerships
Debbie Geography
Dawn Maths
Vanessa Maths
Audits to be carried out early next year: History, Drama, Music, French -
if not done previously