Good Practice Database >> Thinking Skills Across the Curriculum at KS3
| LA | Bridgend | School Name | Porthcawl Comprehensive School |
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What was the focus for improvement?
• To embed the Skills Framework across the curriculum
What did we do?
• Action research within own classrooms
• Trialling of resources
• Delivery of whole school INSET
What were the outcomes?
• Increased knowledge and skills of staff, encouraging them to use a wide range of strategies and approaches.
What evidence have we collected to demonstrate improvements?
• Peer observations
• Inclusion of resources in pupil booklets
• Pupil feedback forms
What have we learnt about teaching practice and pupils learning?
• Pupils need to learn to think more and be able to develop transferable skills
What we aim to do next
• Continue to monitor development across the departments.
Supporting Documentation
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Using the Jigsaw technique | 633.8 KB | ||
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KWL grid | 14.6 KB | ||
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Using Opinion Lines | 25 KB | ||
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Loop Cards instructions | 47 KB | ||
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Loop cards template | 23.5 KB | ||
| Template for Loop Cards | ||||
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Mystery - French | 96.5 KB | ||
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Maths Loop cards | 23 KB | ||
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Mystery - French | 12.4 KB | ||
| Using mysteries to develop thinking skills in French | ||||
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Diamong Nine Biology example | 278.4 KB | ||
| Safety in the laboratory | ||||
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Mystery- German | 12.4 KB | ||
| Using mysteries to deveop thinking skills in German | ||||
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Using Spider Diagrams | 20.5 KB | ||
| Example of year 7 spider diagram in Biology | ||||
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Taboo Game for developing thinking skills in biology | 17.1 KB | ||
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Thinking Qulits to develop lateral and linking thinking | 11.1 KB | ||
| Life as a teacher- thinking qulit example | ||||
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Using Venn Diagrams to develop thinking skills | 15.5 KB | ||
| Using Venn Diagrams to classify information | ||||
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Reflection | 11.9 KB | ||
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The development of thinking skills across the KS3 urriculum | 3.03 MB | ||
| Link2learn presentation on thinking skills development at school | ||||
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Diamond Nine Words example | 36 KB | ||
| Using Words to create a Diamond Nine | ||||
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Using Thinking quilts in MFL | 29 KB | ||
| Example of using thinking qulits in German | ||||