Curriculum, Learning, Teaching & Assessment

Curriculum, Learning,
Teaching & Assessment

The Curriculum, Learning, Teaching & Assessment Workstream aims to grow an empowered learning system which provides the best possible curriculum for children and young people. It also aims to ensure this learning system delivers excellent approaches to learning, teaching and assessment for all.

It aims to:

Outcomes:

Through engaging in specialist networks, there is an increase in the number of impactful collaborative developments and activities being undertaken in the West Partnership which improve the learning experience for children and young people by June 2025.
Through engaging in collaborative activities, all participants are able to demonstrate an improvement in their practice which enhances the learning experience for children and young people by June 2025.
Through participating in West Partnership activities, participants report greater confidence in their practice which enhances the learning experience for children and young people by June 2025.

We are working to achieve this through a wide variety of activities including:

ongoing professional learning activity and through the online resources linked to the Learning, Teaching and Assessment cycle (originally developed by Education Scotland) to ensure a consistent approach to the moderation cycle across the West Partnership.
building on the West Partnership Online School (West OS) to ensure high quality learning videos and associated resources are available for all children and young people. West OS enables children, young people, teachers and families to access effective learning and teaching in the classroom or at home at any time of the day.
hosting learning events (virtual or in person as appropriate) to support practitioners to collaborate and share effective approaches.
hosting and facilitating specialist networks to support the sharing of knowledge and expertise across local authorities promoting cross-sector collaboration.

Specialist Networks

List of specialist networks

Specialist networks are where groups of representatives collaborate to share experience and expertise. This can result in the development of resources, events or professional learning opportunities. The Specialist Networks promote the sharing of knowledge and expertise across local authorities promoting cross-sector collaboration.

The aims of the network have been to increase awareness and development of staff confidence through engagement in regular moderation activity. Also, for staff to develop a deeper understanding of the standards and expectations within CfE Levels and how to evidence aspects of these levels through high quality assessment evidence.

Please see our Workstream Brochure for professional learning opportunities on pages 13 and 14.

Workstream Brochure

The ASN Assessment & Moderation network aims to give ASN practitioners the opportunity across the West Partnership to come together and engage in moderation which will have been created, developing consistency in knowledge and understanding around the moderation of planning, assessment and achievement of a level.

Please see our Workstream Brochure for professional learning opportunities on pages 13 and 14.

Workstream Brochure

The Literacy Officers network aim to establish approaches to early reading and discuss the ways in which decoding/phonics continues as children move beyond P1-3.

The Maths Officers network aims to share effective practice across the West Partnership through appropriate workshops and information sessions.

These include:

The EAL officer network are focussing on the delivery and policy of ESOL to ensure support is available for young people (S4-S6).

The Gaelic specialist network has a clear focus on Gaelic Medium Education.

This network seeks to improve collegiality across the West partnership in order to reach a shared standard on Gaelic language.

The central focus this academic session will be taking a closer look at oracy and ensuring practitioners can come together to collaborate and develop key skills in this area.

The network strives to strengthen approaches and drive forward further improvements in Gaelic education.