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1.21 Edenside Primary School, Kelso, Borders

Teaching and Learning Reports in Support of Target Setting
Edenside Primary School

August - Head teacher/Learning Support teacher consult re annual review time-tabling. Annual review dates for Stage 3+ pupils set.

August - Letter sent to parents informing of review date.

Sept 9th Previous CT, current CT and LST meet to consult re preparation of Teaching and Learning report. Teaching plans and learning evaluated, appropriate strategies, observations and assessments discussed and next steps considered.
SNS consulted re child's progress. Child consulted re their feelings, likes and dislikes.

Sept 10th Teaching and Learning report written up by LST.

Sept 13th Annual review. Parents, Educational Psychologist, CT LST, HT present. Teaching and Learning report shared and discussed. Proposals and long term targets agreed and set. Minutes taken.

Sept 16th Short term targets (STT) set by CT and LST. Written up by LST.

September STT shared with parents, child and SNA.

December STT assessed, reviewed and evaluated. New STT set by CT and LST. Parents informed of new targets and given opportunity to meet with Teachers. New targets shared with child and SNA.

March STT assessed, reviewed and evaluated. New STT set by CT and LST. Parents informed of new targets and given opportunity to meet with Teachers. New targets shared with child and SNA.

June 10th CT and LS consult to review targets and give considerations to next steps in preparation for next class to ensure continuity and consistency.
NB Targets are shared with the pupil at all stages and the individual's options and comments are valued.

Background I commend our Teaching and Learning report format to you. It was developed and refined by some STLS within Scottish Borders. Our target setting format was also refined and developed by all Senior Teachers Learning Support based on various examples within the Success for All framework. The target setting format has become part of the established paperwork and can be found within our Support for Learning Guidelines. The format of the teaching and learning report has facilitated the exchanging of information and has enabled us to be much more focussed on the individualised element of a particular child's learning. At Edenside we have adopted these formats and it certainly has improved our practice, improved home/school links and parental involvement with the educational development of their child.