1. “We learn to be Wise”
Learning Journals
September 2016

2. Why?
Encourage and develop children’s ability to monitor, reflect and evaluate their own learning.
Learning journey, what they are learning, why.
Research enquiry supported by team from ELC- effective feedback and assessment
Making Thinking Visible- huge investment

3. Feedback has a huge positive impact on pupils learning

4. Education Scotland
“The process of profiling can be a powerful motivating influence for a young person, encouraging each individual to achieve their best. It can help to give individuals a real sense of personal ownership of their own learning and achievements, promote their understanding of their own skill development and enhance a range of skills, including literacy, and other attributes and capabilities. “

5. Why?
Provide ongoing information for parents regarding their child’s progress
“How effectively do we support parents and carers to
participate in, contribute to and understand their
child’s learning? How effectively do we communicate
about progress, attainment and achievement?”
How Good is Our School 4

6. What can you expect?
“Parents are looking for reports that give a clear, rounded personalised summary of their child’s learning and progress. They want good quality conversations with teachers that feel personal and specific to their child. The paperwork needs to support this rather than becoming an end in itself. Report card formats and other arrangements for reporting should avoid jargon.” Education Scotland 2013

7. Why?
Create a document that can be looked back on and support “pupil voice” school reports.

8. Improve the collation of wider attainment & achievement data
Why?
Improve the collation of wider attainment & achievement data
Hobbies
Skills
Clubs
Caring for others
Interests
Roles
Not about the medal
About the skills, attitudes, can they apply…….
CELEBRATE- marmite.
Asked last year for opinions parents and pupils.
We will not have one off assemblies:
by letting us know/pupils letting us know/asking for it
Shout it out board/assemblies-special mentions( protect dignity) in the file, in the classroom and on occasion with child’s permission through newsletter. (inspires nad encourage)

9. Why?
Develop with children/parents/carers a document that can be used to record, evidence and share learning.
These learning journals will be made available to children, parents, carers at all times and celebrated at parent consultations. Parents are encouraged to contribute.
Each young person, with appropriate support through dialogue with a member of staff, and from discussions with their parents as appropriate, will
Comments- value of homework…….

10. It is a Transition document
Early Level- Nursery x2 years & P1
First Level – P2, P3, P4
Second Level – P5, P6, P7
Key Milestone –P1/P4/P7
Learning Journals will be passed on to the next class for transition purposes. Learning Journals will be available to children as the progress through school so they can look back on their learning and reflect on progress through the school. Sent home at end of key milestones. Provides an agenda for discussion between learners and those teaching and supporting them.

11. What will it look like?
4 sections –literacy, numeracy, H&W, other areas, wider achievement
Might look messy
Include test data
Individual “Aha moments” and successes as they occur
Partnership – teacher/pupil/peer/parent &carer
Wider Achievement
Written by pupils in conjunction with staff, rather than by staff about a pupil.
Transparent –monitoring and tracking
The Learning Journals will include a variety of evidence- photos, quotes, drawings, pieces of work, items collected.

12. What can you expect?
Levels of achievement attained: tick boxes – end of session
Behavioural/Attitude comment – end of session
Attendance Report – end of session
Pupil Voice Reports /Learning Journals as basis of parental consultations
Termly updates about what your child will hope to achieve (Aug, Oct, Jan, March)
Clear constructive feedback about child’s learning and development
Describe any support that has been needed.

13. Termly Expectations Writing Reading Health & Wellbeing Expressive Arts
Health & Wellbeing
Expressive Arts
Numeracy
Topic & Learning Log
Other area of Mathematics
PE Comment/Booklet
Music Comment/Booklet
In Addition, but won’t be termly
Listening & Talking
Focus Weeks
Show
Responsibility Group
1+2
RME
Termly Expectations