1. Discovering My Square Mile...a skills based enquiry

2. Intentions This scheme has been created to develop a learner centred, skills focused curriculum that is relevant to the 21 st Century and inclusive of all learners Skills Framework document 2007

3. Desired outcomes: Focus on the learner and meeting their individual needs Inclusive, providing equality of opportunity Equipping learners with transferable skills Relevant, challenging, interesting and enjoyable for all learners Transforming learning: to produce resourceful, resilient, and reflective lifelong learners Achievable and adequately resourced Skills Framework document 2007

4. The strengths of this scheme Child centred: learning experiences providing a motivating and relevant curriculum equipping children with transferable skills Teacher friendly: provision of exemplar material for teachers to confidently move towards teaching a ‘skills based’ curriculum highly flexible and transferable scheme very well resourced

5. My Square Mile The Urban Area The Cathedral The Park / Field...a skills based enquiry English Maths Science ICT Welsh RE Art History Geography Music PE

6. The Urban Area The Cathedral The Park / Field...a skills based enquiry English Maths Science ICT Welsh RE Art History Geography Music PE Asking questions Gathering information Creating and developing ideas Communicating ideas and emotions Communicating information Finding and developing information and ideas Evaluating own learning and thinking Creating and presenting ideas Talking about and explaining work Locating, selecting and using information using reading strategies Organising ideas and information Writing accurately Linking and lateral thinking Activating prior knowledge Formulating opinions and making decisions Using information – measuring; gathering information; using numbers Interpreting results Calculating using a variety of methods English Maths

7. The Urban Area The Cathedral The Park / Field...a skills based enquiry Discovering My Square Mile... descriptive writing hot seating character sketch graphs habitats thumb nail sketches write questions draw a panoramic view O.S. maps Photostory Tarsia Poetry P4C Databases Marketplace Argument & Persuasion

8. Discovering My Square Mile...a skills based enquiry