National Parent Conference 2011

Curriculum for Excellence Senior Phase – a case study for consideration

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Graham Hutton (Headteacher at Dumbarton Academy) discussed the process and planning, through consultation and discussion, which led to the construction of the Curriculum for Excellence high-level curriculum plan for Dumbarton Academy.

Parental Involvement - Education for Work

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Robin Thomson and Gerard Robertson from Wemyss Bay Primary School Parent Council talked about this parent-led activity

Learning Together – Sharing the learning process with parents

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Rhona Jay (Headteacher), Laura Mackie (Class Teacher) and Paul Fleming (Depute Headteacher) from Kinneil Primary school and Nursery Class presented this seminar.

They described for parents the various strategies they have used from nursery to P7 to show how methodologies and monitoring progress are changing to meet the needs of Curriculum for Excellence. They gave examples of learning together events, where parents come in to share the learning process, and described how they are developing pupil profiling.