Skillsbased teaching

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Skills-based teaching active learning

• The new secondary curriculum what to change and
  what to keep

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Focus areas for methodology

• Skills
• Active learning (doing knowing)
• Creativity
• Links with other subjects
• Culture
• Engaging topics (age appropriate)

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What do we want our learners to look like?What
skills do we want them to have?
Successful learners
Confident individuals
Responsible citizens
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analytical
What do we want our learners to look like?What
skills do we want them to have?
Successful learners
link makers
effective memorisers
independent
structure/organise ideas
Confident individuals
risk takers
capable communicators
able to self-assess
enquiring
Responsible citizens
good listeners
confident performers
interested in other cultures
able to cope with unpredictable
creative thinkers
tolerant
collaborative group workers
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Thinking skillsInformation-processingReasoningE
nquiryCreative thinkingEvaluation
Language skillsPronunciationMemorySentence-buil
dingCreativityPerformanceAutonomy
Progression Language structurespronounscommon
Irregular Verbs SER, ESTAR, TENER, Haypresent
tense REG verbs AR/ER/IRindefinite
definite articlesadjectives adjective
endingscommon conjunctions y, pero, también,
porque, sin embargo time expressionsimpersonal
verbs me gusta etc..radical-changing verbsse
puede infinnear future voy a infin
CREATECreativecreative thinkinggenerating
ideastaking risksReasoningAnalysingProblem-so
lvingDecision-makingJustifyingCategorisingMaki
ng linksEmpathicCommunicatingCooperatingSpeak
ing listening (well)Group working
Activebeing activebeing attentivenoticingresp
onding with confidenceTenaciousperseveringcopi
ng strategiesleeping positivehaving
goalsEverlastingeffective memory
skillsdeveloping ICT skillsdeveloping learning
stylesrevising (well)transferring
skillspersonal study skills
Year 7 MFL Curriculum
Progression Text typesReportDefinitionQuestion
naireInstructionsDescriptionInformal
letterLeaflet/Brochure
ContentMy world and the Spanish-speaking world
Personal details, Countries, Describing Places,
Geographical features, Animals, Family, Physical
DescriptionSchool Subjects, Likes Dislikes,
Reasons, Preferences, School Day, Time
Timetables, Comparisons of different schoolsFree
time Sports, Hobbies, Keeping Fit, Plans for
the summer/weekendTown Places in town,
facilities, directions, describing places, saying
what you can do, selling a place
Cross-curriculum linksContent GeographySkills
ICT, Music, Geography, EnglishWays of working
Drama, Geography, English, FT, PE
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7 lessons lesson sequences
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• Phonics
• Song
• Collective memory
• My world
• Animals
• Dictionary
• Describing photos

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