garstang community primary school ‘the aliens have landed’ creativity week
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OUTLINE OF PROJECT
Creativity Week- introduce creativity into school curriculum.
Thinking skills- enquiry, problem solving and creative thinking.
Science, D.T. and creativity- maximise opportunities to practise above skills.
Areas of creativity- art, animation, dance, D.T.
Teachers’ skills and own creativity- audit teachers’ skills.
‘If we are successful we will see..’Improved problem solving skills and increased confidence when presented with problem solving activities.
High-quality work in all age and ability groups that reflects or surpasses the level of skill expected of children of their age group.
An improved ability to record their own ideas and evaluations in a format of their own choosing. (When compared to earlier work from same term).
‘If we are successful we will see..’A full, informed and enthusiastic journal of events and thoughts from each child
(in KS2, a class journal in KS1).Improved understanding of how a creative curriculum could impact on learning
in our school.Teachers’ improved understanding of progression of skills across the key
stages.
All children and staff participated in Creativity Week.Weeks leading up to the event set the scene.
ORGANISATION
ORGANISATION
• Teachers’ skills and areas of expertise audit.
• Prepare children and parents for event.
• Organise timetable to maximise use of staff skills and use of hall, equipment etc.
• List and order resources.
• Whole school planning/assessment pro-forma
ORGANISATIONThe normal timetable was suspended for one week.
The Lazy Mondays - Musical workshop and assembly for the whole school.
Class reports in assembly.
ORGANISATIONAn alien crashed in to the school.
ANIMATION 1
ANIMATION 2
We used our
imaginations.
ASSEMBLY
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENTAll staff involved- TAs, teachers, volunteers etc
Joint decisions made as a staff
Governors and parents involved
MONITORING & EVALUATIONKS2 children personal learning journals KS1 whole class journals.
Used photographic, audio, video evidence and teacher observations.
Target For Learning Grid
Parents and other stake-holders invited to final exhibition -feedback pro forma.
LESSON
PLANNING
WHOLE SCHOOL
DANCE
PARENTAL
FEEDBACK
CHILDREN’S
FEEDBACK
TEACHER
FEEDBACK
IMPACT• A higher standard of work.• Increased confidence. • The feedback- overwhelmingly positive. • The drawback- only one Creativity Week!
TEACHER ASSESSMENTS RECEPTION ASSESSMENTS
INDIVIDUAL IMPACT
Teachers reported that the new learning environment enabled children to excel and develop skills they hadn’t realised they had before.
Particularly when:
• Organisation self and others
• Visualising a solution
• Responding innovatively.
WHAT NEXT?
Organising a half term of Creativity:
• linking into community- local, national, global
• skills based
• the new curriculum.
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