Improving Our Learning and Teaching Development Groups

There will be six groups, one for each of the following areas

• Learning intentions and success criteria
• Questioning
• Feedback
• Differentiation
• Metacognition
• Creative classroom

Applicants are asked to identify which of these they wish to be part of when the apply.

Overview of groups and their role

• Each group has up to six members, including a chairperson.
• Group members, as far as possible, come from different sectors and local authorities.
• Group members have a particular expertise and interest in one of the six areas identified above. This may be through successful participation in IOC or other relevant professional learning opportunities.
• Participation in a group is built into each member’s professional learning plan and agreed with the school’s senior leadership team.
• Membership lasts a minimum of one and maximum of three years.
• Each group agrees how they will work together, using the terms of reference as a basis for this. The number of meetings and amount of time may vary between groups. It is estimated that the time required will be up to ten hours.
• Groups identify and review relevant and new research, evidence, policy and other information in relation to their area of focus.
• Consider if and how this might be included in the professional learning materials used across the three IO… programmes described on page one.
• Adapt and update the professional learning materials so that they are ready for use in advance of the new academic session. Materials take a variety of forms including presentations, learning journals, professional reading references and short films.
• Work with the IO… core team members to support consistency across the different groups.

If you have any questions or would like to apply to join a group, please contact your local authority IO… lead or email Alison Drever, West Partnership Workstream Officer alison.drever@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk

Applications are open from April 17th till June 2nd 2023.