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Courses & Events
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Achieving progression in mixed-age classes
Date: November 18, 2010
Location: The Three Counties Hotel, Hereford
Event type: One-day workshop
Contact us
Any questions about this event? Please email linkswestmidlands@aston.ac.uk or call 0121 204 3111.
Summary
This session will look at planning for progression with mixed age classes including:
- Key features of progression in language learning
- Creating a rolling curriculum based on revisiting core language structures within different contexts.
- Specific expectations for 'returning' pupils linked to Framework objectives and strands
- Practical examples of activities combining differentiated outcomes for new and returning pupils.
- Consideration of the many, changeable types of mixed age classes
- Long, medium and short term planning
Reference will be made to existing published resources and the new QCA units. Most examples will be given in French but the ideas could be transferred to other languages.
The morning session will focus on a variety of models and effective planning together with some practical activities.
The afternoon will be a practical session spent planning for the short, medium and long term for each individual school with local adviser/consultant support
Programme
T.B.C
Trainer
Joan Dickie: Primary Strategy Adviser (Languages), Norfolk.
As a Norfolk based primary generalist and language specialist, in 1999 Joan became part of Cilt’s three year ‘Good Practice Project’, focussing on achieving progression in small schools and mixed age classes. She has subsequently updated these initial ideas for mixed age planning, contributing to part 3 of the Framework and the QCA teachers’ notes. With a particular area of interest in supporting generalist teachers to achieve good practice in Primary Languages, Joan has investigated how published resources can be used within mixed age rolling programmes.
Cost
- This event is free for teachers from Herefordshire.
- For teachers outside the county we charge £75 to attend this event, in order to cover our direct costs, e.g. catering and guest speaker expenses. Lunch and take-home resources will be provided.
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- Full details of our charging policy are available.
Downloads:
- Achieving progression 181110.pdf (80 Kb)
