Meeting the needs of learners through active learning

Meeting the needs of learners through active learning


In her presentation at a national event focusing on Building your Curriculum for children and young people with severe and complex additional support needs, headteacher Jacqueline Burnett shares the process of developing Curriculum for Excellence in St Andrew’s School, Inverurie.


Video: Sharing the vision

In this first clip Jacqueline outlines the school’s vision and values and shares examples of how a curriculum for all is being developed for their context.

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Introduction: Meeting the needs of learners through active learning (96.5 MB)
Introduction: Meeting the needs of learners through active learning for iPod (17.2 MB)
Video: Technology in school - more than just switches

Here Jacqueline discusses using technology to support active participation in learning.

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Technology in school - more than just switches (54.7 MB)
Technology in school - more than just switches for iPod (9.8 MB)
Video: Involving learners in decisions

Jacqueline shares the school’s approaches to building on prior knowledge by outlining practice at different stages across the school community.

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Involving learners in decisions (St Andrew's School, Inverurie) (54 MB)
Involving learners in decisions (St Andrew's School, Inverurie) for iPod (9.6 MB)
Video: Active learning in literacy and numeracy

In this clip we hear how the school makes arrangements for literacy and numeracy across learning and how it plans for and tracks those experiences.

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Active learning in literacy and numeracy (St Andrew's School, Inverurie) (17.3 MB)
Active learning in literacy and numeracy (St Andrew's School, Inverurie) for iPod (3.1 MB)
Video: The senior phase

The focus of this excerpt is skills for learning, life and work.

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The senior phase - St Andrew's School, Inverurie (12.9 MB)
The senior phase - St Andrew's School, Inverurie for iPod (2.3 MB)
Video: A school and its community

Jacqueline explains the importance of being out and about and how this helps pupils use their learning in real and relevant contexts.

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A school and its community - St Andrew's School, Inverurie (56 MB)
A school and its community - St Andrew's School, Inverurie for iPod (10 MB)
Video: The school language club

Learning through literacy - a glimpse of what goes on at the language club.

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The school language club - St Andrew's School, Inverurie (81.3 MB)
The school language club - St Andrew's School, Inverurie for iPod (14.5 MB)