Module 6 Primary

ITT Providers and NQT Coordinators: Learning Outside the Classroom – an Introduction

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Module 6 Primary | Session 1

By the end of the session, you will:

• know exactly what is meant by Learning Outside the Classroom

• know the benefits that high-quality Learning Outside the Classroom can bring to learners

• understand the importance of Learning Outside the Classroom in its national context.

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You will do this by:

• personal reflection and discussion with others• clarification of research findings that evidence the

benefits of learning outside the classroom• consideration of your own perspective of

learning outside the classroom and how you will proceed.

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We will provide all young people with a wide range of experiences outside the classroom, including extended school activities and one or more residential visits.

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We will make a strong case for Learning Outside the Classroom so there is widespread appreciation of the unique contribution these experiences make to young people’s lives.

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We will offer learning experiences of agreed high quality.

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To which national agendas can Learning Outside the Classroom contribute?

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• Every Child Matters• The Foundation Stage guidance• National Curriculum programmes of study (in

particular history, art and design, PE, science, citizenship and PSHE)

• Excellence and Enjoyment• Sustainable Schools• The Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto• Healthy Schools' Initiative

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• What have you learned from this unit?• On a scale of 0–10, how inspired are you to

want to take young people out of the classroom regularly? If not 10, what would need to happen to move you up the scale?

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Module 6 Primary | Session 2

Meeting the QTS standards

• Q10 Have a knowledge and understanding of a range of teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies and know how to use and adapt them, including how to personalise learning and provide opportunities for all learners to achieve their potential.

• Q22 Plan for progression across the age and ability range for which they are trained, designing effective learning sequences within lessons and across series of lessons and demonstrating secure subject/curriculum knowledge.

• Q30 Establish a purposeful and safe learning environment conducive to learning and identify opportunities for learners to learn in and out of school.

• Q31 Establish a clear framework for classroom discipline to manage learners' behaviour constructively and promote their self-control and independence.

QTS standards taken from TDA website with permission

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Module 6 Primary | Session 2

By the end of the session, you will:

• be aware of the cross-curricular potential for learning in the early years, KS1 and KS2

• be motivated to incorporate opportunities for learning outside the classroom in your teaching.

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Module 6 Primary | Session 2

You will do this by:

• engaging in a learning outside the classroom experience

• reflecting on the benefits of learning outside the classroom and possibilities for your professional use.

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• Q30 Establish a purposeful and safe learning environment conducive to learning and identify opportunities for learners to learn in and out of school.

• Q37 (c) Identify and use opportunities to personalise and extend learning through out-of-school contexts where possible making links between in-school-learning and learning in out-of-school contexts.

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Awareness / AcclimatisationActivities to heighten awareness based on personal experience of an environmentQualitative

InvestigationActivities which build on awareness to increase knowledge and understanding of an environment through individual or group researchQualitative

Concern / ActionDevelopment of feelings of personal responsibility for an environment and a desire to participate in decision which affect it e.g. producing a tourist map for the elderly

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• What have you learned?• How engaged were you in this activity?

Why? What did you enjoy?• How easy was it to set up?• How might you do something similar with

young people?• How enthused are you to incorporate learning

outside the classroom regularly in your planning?

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Module 6 Primary | Session 3

Planning for learning outside the classroom: assessing and minimising the risk

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Module 6 Primary | Session 3

By the end of the session, you will:

• have considered what makes a high-quality learning outside the classroom experience

• understand the policies and procedures which underpin learning outside the classroom

• develop understanding of basic risk assessment principles.

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Module 6 Primary | Session 3

You will do this by:

• discussion of your own experiences• exploration of good practice reflected in policy and

guidance• modelling of good practice using risk assessment as a

tool for planning positive learning outside the classroom experiences.

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• What are the key aspects that make a high-quality learning experience outside the classroom?

• What would be your success criteria?

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Risks

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Benefits

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What are the potential hazards at this site?How could these hazards be managed or avoided?

Module 6 Primary | Session 3

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What are the potential hazards at this site?How could these hazards be managed or avoided?

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• Q3 C3 Be aware of the policies and practices for Learning Outside the Classroom

• Schools and institutions are likely to have: • a policy for outdoor activities• planning for outdoor activities• risk assessment documentation• examples of communication with parents/carers• examples of previous activities.

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Module 6 Primary | Session 4

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• Learning outside the classroom • Developing self-confidence • Compelling learning • Engaging curiosity• Working together

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By the end of the session, you will:

• have compiled some top tips for a teacher taking a learning outside the classroom activity

• know how to engage young people with different learning styles in learning outside the classroom activities

• have devised a personal action plan for this area of the training and teaching requirements.

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You will do this by:

• reflecting on your current needs • looking at guidance produced by TDA• considering and discussing implications

of guidance for planning and conducting learning outside the classroom.

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1. Do you know how to plan learning outside the classroom experiences that demonstrate knowledge and awareness of health, safety and safeguarding elements?

2. Are you able to judge the suitability and value of out-of-school contexts according to the subject and topic involved, and the experience, age and ability of learners?

3. Can you recognise the additional value that working outside the classroom brings to learning?

4. What opportunities have been recognised and created during the NQT and induction year to support and develop learning outside the classroom?

Adapted from the TDA guidance to ITT tutors

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Module 6 Primary | Session 4

In your qualifying year, you should:

• try to put into practice as many learning outside the classroom experiences as possible alongside colleagues in your school

• be proactive in developing creative opportunities to use the outdoor environment

• keep a record of all your activities, good practice observed and other relevant case studies.

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Further research requiredThere are plenty of opportunities for projects at a variety levels, including M Level, to further our understanding of learning outside the classroom, for instance: • the young people’s views and experiences at

different ages and stages• the link to achievement and standards• inclusion and specific work with SEN, EAL, gifted

and talented young people in the out-of-school context.

Module 6 Primary | Session 4

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• Where am I now?• What do I want to achieve?• What help do I need?• How will I know if I have been successful?

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Module 6 Primary | Session 4

• To encourage the notion that all teachers, across all curriculum areas, key stages, ages and abilities can use learning outside the classroom to great educational advantage

• To show that any hurdles to high-quality learning outside the classroom can be overcome through professional dialogue with colleagues and others

• To show what constitutes high-quality learning outside the classroom

• To encourage participants to see the benefits of cross-curricular learning outside the classroom

• To ensure that participants are aware of the need to prepare for and follow up learning outside the classroom