1. SKH St. John’s Primary School
Using TSA and internal assessment data for holistic planning
SKH St. John’s Primary School

2. SKH St. John's Primary School
Background
SKH St. John's Primary School
Working with
LLSS

3. Where shall we start?

4. School Report Item Analysis Report
Writing
Item Analysis Report
TSA data analysis

5. Analysis of internal assessment data
Daily observation
Students’ work
Tests and exam papers
Pre- and post project questionnaires
Analysis of internal assessment data

6. Problems in learning lack of confidence
weak in planning and organization
lack of motivation
lack of content and ideas
poor at grammar and spelling

7. Curriculum plan lacks continuity
Problems in teaching
Curriculum plan lacks continuity
Lack of collaborative and sharing culture
Insufficient professional knowledge in language teaching
Lack of assessment literacy

8. Targets set Teacher development
nurture a collaborative sharing culture
plan curriculum holistically
align teaching, learning and assessment
improve teaching pedagogy

9. Targets set Student development improve students’ learning motivation
improve students’ language standard (especially in writing)

10. strategies used

11. Flexible deployment of resources
Management level
Flexible deployment of resources
Human resources
specialised teaching
formation of working committees
selection of curriculum leaders (panel heads and level co-ordinators)
involvement of NET

12. Flexible deployment of resources
Management level
Flexible deployment of resources
Use of funding
employ extra teachers and teaching assistants to share workload
build an English room to create an English-rich environment

13. Creation of time and space
Management level
Creation of time and space
reduce curriculum leaders’ teaching load
arrange co-planning and peer lesson observation for all levels
start advanced planning on curriculum and improving students’ writing skills before June
ask librarian to find resources on related themes and modules

14. Flexibility in lesson organization
Management level
Flexibility in lesson organization
arrange double lessons for all levels
Additional support from outsiders
LLSS officer co-plans with teachers and conducts workshops
publishers organise workshops and seminars for teachers and parents

15. Process writing co-planning project in P3 and P5
Teaching and learning level
Process writing co-planning project in P3 and P5

16. a variety of text types:
Going on a trip (P3)
Places we visit (P5)
Theme
stimulate
ideas
a variety of text types:
story, informative text, , article, itinerary, letter
Input
elaborate
information
and ideas
plan and organize
ideas
Use of graphic organizers,
Shared reading, process writing, shared writing,
group writing, questioning and feedback techniques
Self-assessment
Strategies
enhance
communication
among classmates
revise and edit
one’s work
An itinerary of a Sunday trip (P3)
Replying a letter to a friend (P5)
Output

17. Different themes and text types
Teaching and learning level
A process writing resource package (P1-6)
Different themes and text types

18. brainstorming and
vocabulary building

19. organisation and sequencing of ideas

20. Making holistic planning of the curriculum
Teaching and learning level
Making holistic planning of the curriculum

21. Vertical planning study the components of the curriculum framework
screen their level of difficulty
scaffold them from P1 to P6

22. Horizontal planning My good friends
set learning targets and match with learning outcomes
ensure a balanced coverage of language focus, text types, skills and strategies, values and attitudes, etc.
design learning activities to help students apply the language
design assessment activities to track students’ progress

23. Teaching and learning level
Develop a resource bank for the English panel
develop a process writing video package for all levels
share all the materials produced during co-planning

24. Teaching and learning level
Promoting an assessment for learning culture
making sense of different types of data
integrating formative assessment into curriculum planning
use of diverse assessment activities (e.g. self and peer-assessment)
better use of questioning techniques

25. Impact on teaching and learning

26. Implication on teaching
Teacher development
increase awareness of the shift from content teaching to skills and strategies development in students
use data analysis to reflect and improve teaching and learning
improve existing assessment practices
focus more on curriculum design to cater students’ needs

27. Implication on planning
Student development
increase motivation and confidence in writing English
develop writing skills
develop responsibility and ownership for their own learning

28. Big book writing project
Way forward
Big book writing project
Vocabulary building
project
Buddy reading
programme

29. Increased learning motivation
Developed writing
skills
Effective deployment of
resources
TSA and internal assessment data analysis
Developed essential knowledge and skills
Change of mindsets
Creation of time and space

31. Managing curriculum change through holistic planning

32. Using TSA and internal assessment data to inform teaching and learning

33. English room

34. different text types
Insert pictures
John's Trip

35. when feeling graphic organizers who what can do how what to bring
What is the name of this place?
How will you get there?
______
What will you do?
What will you see?
What is the special feature of
this place ?
Where is it?
what to bring
what can see

36. Shared writing
Group writing
Individual writing

37. self-reviewing

38. Do you enjoy… Motivation in writing writing in English20 40 60 80
100
writing in English
the process of writing the itinerary
revising your work

39. I know how to … Confidence in writing 80 60 40 2020 40 60 80
edit and revise my work
organize ideas
express myself

40. Big book writing project