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Implement Consistent Approach To Phonics 

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Implement Consistent Approach To Phonics 

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- working alongside Vicky Rimmer

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1. a5 handwriting book
2. phonics book - weekly make your mark sentence.
3. Learning Journal - one piece of writing a week.
4. Tapestry fully implemented next year.

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1. Tighter moderation - exemplars to support teachers with assessment.
2. S+ moderation across the wider GEMS cluster.
3. Moderation 'piece'.

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With year 1, I feel like I wanted to be more involved with MER but found it tricky to manage the time. Next year I want to ensure it becomes more natural in FS for drop ins, book looks etc.

I feel like the PD sessions have been useful for staff in year 1 - especially the s+/mastery workshop as it created some great discussions and feedback which I then saw reflected in books a few weeks later.

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- Monitor new planning proforma in FS and ensure constancy and quality. Make changes if required.
- Clear expectations from the beginning of the year.
- WAGOLs to support.

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In response to the GEMS Parent Survey -
"We are the ones that would like to thank you for your excellent work. Benjamin really enjoys having you as his teacher and we are also very happy with his progress. I am sure it will be difficult next year." Benjamins parents.

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18/05/22 - White Rose Maths Webinar - Supporting High Attainers

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18/05/22 - White Rose Maths Webinar - Supporting High Attainers

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Attended a webinar on supporting high attainers in math - will be feeding this back to the year 1 team.

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1) Development of the Curriculum overviews - MTP links to class weekly plan.
2) Leading teams in planning meetings - clear communication and deadlines.

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Lead a PD on Mastery in Maths - Worked with one the year 1 teachers Arsala who has completed training in Singapore Maths - Maths, No problem! She delivered some ideas on how to adapt teacher and make it more child lead inquiry.

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https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-years-foundation-stage-exemplification-materials

I have familiarised myself with these case studies which discuss different areas of the curriculum and how other teachers are talking about children in their class and how they are meeting the objectives. I found this very useful listening to how others were tracking children and how they were adapting to meet the new curriculum. The videos were great to see how provision is set up and being used in other schools and what kind of activities they were doing to meet the objectives.
Idea for next year - tens frame morning register names.

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Early years foundation stage: exemplification materials

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To support teachers in making early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) judgements.

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Reading around continuous provision vs enhancements 

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Reading around continuous provision vs enhancements 

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https://cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/news/top-5-tips-for-managing-enhanced-provision-in-eyfs/

Listened to a podcast around the importance of continuous provision and enhancing provision.

https://cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/news/the-importance-of-continuous-provision-in-the-early-years/

https://www.teachearlyyears.com/product-focus/view/exploring-the-power-and-potential-of-continuous-provision

Points to think about

How can the environment be changed now now covid restrictions are relaxing. Looking at how to further set up areas.

Using picture cards to help explain the activity to children.

Child led learning within the classroom.

Not every area needs to be enhanced.

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What is enhanced provision?

What is enhanced provision? If your answer is something along the lines of 'It's when themed resources are added to continuous provision ' or 'It's a way of adding more challenge to continuous provision' then you're probably on the right tracks.

One of the most challenging aspects of enhanced provision for any practitioner is finding an effective way of planning for it. Unlike planning for focused group work, you cannot always predict how children might interact with the resources you provide.

For example, you might plan in the maths area for children to 'Use the play dough to make balls of different sizes and order them'. But of course, they would be equally as likely to just sit and squish the play dough between their fingers, with no sign of them making those balls and ordering them! And of course, just because you didn't plan for that, it doesn't mean that what the children do is not a valuable learning opportunity in itself.

So, if you would like a little help in planning and managing your enhanced provision, here are my top five tips.

1. Planning and preparing

Be flexible. Instead of thinking, 'If I write this objective then this is what the children will do', think, 'How many possible ways might the children approach this activity?' Keep your planning broad and varied and open to possibilities. For example, the activity below shows a number of possible Typical Behaviours a practitioner might observe as the children interact with the resources.

2. Cues and clues

Try to give more guidance on how you would like children to interact with the resources. Playing with the children is the best way to model this, or by giving a direct instruction using a label or Talking Button, for example, 'Can you order the play dough balls from smallest to biggest?' In Nursery, the use of picture cards can help communicate a challenge. See the task card below.

3. Get help from others

Remember to share your ideas and planning with other adults who will be working with the children. You can give them a copy of your planning or simply put it up on the wall for others to see. It doesn't need to be long-winded - the Cornerstones continuous provision map below shows how weekly activities can be highlighted using different colours. You and other adults can annotate this with any further ideas for future provision that arise by watching children's interactions and responses.

4. Use and reuse

Creating enhanced provision doesn't have to be expensive. You don't always have to provide new resources. You can use familiar resources in different ways. This way, children will be confident in handling the resources and knowing their possibilities but be confident to use them in more challenging contexts. For example, the challenge below using familiar wooden building blocks is enhanced by the use of laminated images, recycled materials and loose parts.

5. Ideas and more ideas

It can be tough always thinking of new ideas. That's why websites such as Pinterest are brilliant at just giving you the hint of an idea. You can of course also use a resource like the Cornerstones Curriculum, where each ILP has a thematic continuous provision map linked to the possible Typical Behaviours. And don't forget to take photographs of your provision when you first set up, to keep a record of it. This is a great resource for others who may work in the Foundation Stage in the future, as well as helping you to remember some of your more fantastic ideas.

Cornerstones EYFS Curriculum

How Cornerstones can help you deliver outstanding early years provision

Continuous and enhanced provision are key features of the Cornerstones EYFS Curriculum. Each of the 30 creative projects is crafted around children's questions and is based on a clear skills progression framework. They include engaging directed activities with enhanced provision ideas mapped alongside each one to consolidate or extend learning. Each project includes a helpful set of continuous provision ideas, too, for every area of learning in your setting. At Cornerstones, we ensure our content is up to date with the latest developments from the DfE and Ofsted, so you can deliver relevant and outstanding early years provision.

Find out more about the Cornerstones Curriculum.

Click the image below to listen to our podcast with EYFS practitioner, Emma Reynolds, on how to make the most of your continuous and enhanced provision.

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Top 5 tips for managing enhanced provision in EYFS | Cornerstones Education

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What is enhanced provision? If your answer is something along the lines of 'It's when themed resources are added to continuous provision ' or 'It's a way of adding more challenge to continuous provision' then you're probably on the right tracks.

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Short PD around DC4 data and our plan for DC5, discussed ways we can create extra opportunities and how we can personalise learning to specific target groups.

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Shared with Year 1 a short video explaining how for Term 3 we are going to be using 4 questions in the Quadrant Recall starter and gave suggestions of types of questions as well as tips on how to keep it pacey.

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2/2/22 - Lead a PD with other CL discussing the Mastery bands we created. We asked for feedback and annotations from teachers ready to redraft.

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In March we welcomed new Foundation Stage children into the unit for their initial welcome and assessment - set up the classroom with activities and spoke with parents regarding the curriculum and answered any other questions they had around the school day.

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I volunteered to be part of the Open Morning in March which welcomed perspective new parents into WIS. Talked with families and showed them around FS.

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Supporting High Attainers - White Rose Maths

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Supporting High Attainers - White Rose Maths

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Signed up to attend this webinar on the 18th May.

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Link to Padlet -
https://padlet.com/larrowsmith_wis/8melqh4oo2rc3x9w

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"In mathematics, you know you've mastered something when you can apply it to a totally new problem in an unfamiliar situation" Dr Helen Drury 

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Children need a conceptual understanding to create a deeper connection. A mastery curriculum build on concepts.
How does this link to the new ELG?

Cardinality of number

Subitising

Comparison

Composition

Lesson Idea - starter - new learning - Talk task - developing (addressing misconceptions) - focus group/child initiated play.

Planning for Thinking
Imagining
Sorting
Comparing
Conjecturing
Generalising
Proving

'spot the mistake, what's the odd one out?, how many ways, what's the same what's different?

Ideas for 22/23

How can we arrange our CP to ensure children are exploring mathematically?

Maths Meetings - 10-15 minutes separate from the maths lesson to consolidate/develop fluency skills. How can you bring maths into the daily routine? Calendar, time, representations.

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21/03/22 - Linking physical development to maths and how we can enhance maths in outdoor learning. Impact - Shared notes with the FS team after this session and I have a vision for development within the outdoor area when our new equipment arrives.

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Driving Standards through Impact-Driven Actions

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Driving Standards through Impact-Driven Actions

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PD from Joanne - shared EEF – Education Endowment Fund.

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EYFS: New Year - New You! A Focus on Physical Activity and Wellbeing in the Early Years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdprOYJvOoY

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BSME - British Schools in the Middle East

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EYFS: New Year - New You! A Focus on Physical Activity and Wellbeing in the Early Years

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yECo40nzvo

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Tapestry and the new Early Years Framework

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Mastering the Foundation Stage Curriculum 

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Mastering the Foundation Stage Curriculum 

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Online parent workshop to inform parents of the Mastery Curriculum, shared examples and expressed how communication and language skills are vital in articulating answers, particularly in Maths and Science. Workshop recorded and booklet sent to parents in end of week email.

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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19jFQCYEH0lp4YoGS50UQN37Ui2pIfZceibnIC6GTKN4/edit#responses
I created a questionnaire for year 1 to gain their feedback on planning and the lesson proforma and changes that I have implemented.

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Although it was a very busy term it has been a great experience to complete a lesson observation, book look and write my action plan for the year ahead.
I have created a yearly curriculum map overview for FS1 and FS2 and discussed planning and lesson delivery with the year 1 team and HPY. To accompany this I then worked with yr1 HPY to create a master lesson proforma for deliver and lead a PD on how we would like lessons and planning to look going forward.
I feel like as a maths team we are working together on the same agenda and helping support each other.
At times I have felt very overwhelmed as it has been a challenge with it being such a busy half term and on top of the curriculum lead position, my teaching role has been very demanding as I have a tricky class. I am hoping that as things begin to be imbedded and my class are more settled I will enjoy learning more skills within the role.

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With current restrictions and limited resources I have been thinking of creative ways to enhance the classroom. I am now doing weekly CP challenges in tool boxes for children to access more purposeful learning. The children seem more focused during 'Continuous Provisions' time and have more of a purpose to their play.

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It has been great to see some of the planning changes I have made take fruition. After completing a Year 1 staff questionnaire I have received some positive feedback on the planning lesson proforma with teachers saying it is consistent, well structured and the teach, practice apply is helpful for AFL.
There have been times that I have felt overwhelmed with the role and my class teacher role, juggling them both and wanting to ensure that I do both roles to my best potential.
Next Steps: I am going to share with year 1 some best practice when delivering Quadrant Recall to increase the amount of questions from 2 to 4 for term 3. Also, from my questionnaire feedback staff have said that they would like more PD on Mastery, reasoning and problem solving. In term 3 I would like to get into class more to see the practice of both year 1 and FS and not wait for Learning Walks.

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Through forensic use of data, classes and students can be quickly supported through high quality intervention.
- Engage in PD.
- Review DC2 data actions.
- Work with HOY to outline effective actions.
- Review impact.

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To develop my understanding of the inspection framework and  feel confident and prepared for an inspection.
- Familiarise self with the famework.
- Complete and reflect on the subject padlet.
- Present to a panel to prepare.

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Created an FS1 and FS2 yearly overview to ensure coverage for the year and curriculum targets.

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Competed learning walks for year 1 and FS1 and FS2 for Term 2. It was great to see how teachers are adapting lessons for their class and how they are using the lesson format (yr1).

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Child in FS2C parent emailed me "I just wanted to say a big thank you for making the remote learning so engaging for Zain. Thank you for all your hard work and big smiles. "

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Having never taught remotely before completed 2 weeks remote learning and for the final 3 days taught the whole of FS remote learners. Remote learning was something I was a little nervous about delivering.

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Led a PD for LA's on what and how they can support the CPA approach in the classroom. Also discussed what Mastery in Maths looks like and provided some key questions for them to use and enhance learning. - Very positive feedback from Wendy Harris.

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Dirk Van Damme - The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on education 

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Dirk Van Damme - The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on education 

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https://www.oecd.org/education/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-education-insights-education-at-a-glance-2020.pdf

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"The session was well thought out and run and make loads of sense!"

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I watched this seminar around the changes of the EYFS curriculum. 25/09/21

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The Revised Early Years Framework 2021

In this webinar we looked at the significant changes to the revised framework and the impact that these may have on policy and practice. As always, Alistair will be including practical ideas based on real practice and research to support you in creating effective, impactful provision that reflect the requirements of the revised document.

Run time: 1hr 40 mins.

This webinar was recorded on 9th June 2021.

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In this webinar we looked at the significant changes to the revised framework and the impact that these may have on policy and practice. As always, Alistair will be including practical ideas based on real practice and research to support you in creating effective, impactful provision that reflect the requirements of the revised document.

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Discussed yearly overview and vision for how planning will look. 05/09/21

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Met with Toni to discuss term 1.1 planning - Next steps - emailed feedback, going to meet with HOY to create a planning proforma and discuss task design for term 1.2.

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Email from Abdullah's mum from last year 

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Email from Abdullah's mum from last year 

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I hope you are well. I am writing to thank you for working so hard with Abdullah in FS2 especially with his cursive writing.

He is doing good so far in year 1, he even got star of the week.

Just felt like thanking you so much! I can see his progress !

Wish you good luck for this year.

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Actively collaborate with other leaders across school to share best practise
- Lead PD on CPA approach
- Work closely with HOY to drive math's initiatives

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Effectively delegate to team members. Empowering teachers to drive initiatives themselves:
- Support for Year 1 with Maths planning
- QA planning to ensure it's at the standard you expect

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Ran an online parent workshop with Ravinda on CPA and mastery in maths for year 1-3 parents. 77 attended.