The Curriculum And Assessment Framework

Explain the importance of active participation of children and young people in decisions affecting their lives The importance of active participation of children and young people in decisions affecting their lives is you can find out what the child or family actually want or need. It’s very important to listen to their views and communicate with parents and respect their points of view you need to communicate well with children and take into account that young children may use non-verbal communication. If children and young people are given chances on what activity they would like to do they are making a decision which can help them become confident every week we let the children choose which part of the school they would

According to J, truly democratic classrooms are not possible particularly at the middle school level; few students at this age have the maturity for such a model to work. There are certainly those few that take their education seriously and have intellectual interests; however, the fact that they are a minority would marginalize their input in the decision making process. The ultimate authority of the teacher provides a check on everything from classroom expectations to bullying.

The ethos, mission, aims and values of a school is normally based on the beliefs and feelings of a school and can be felt in the school’s atmosphere, They should be recognizable when entering the school environment as it should be part of the school’s everyday activities and part of the daily practice of both staff and pupils. School policies are in place to ensure that children are at the centre of everything, reward systems to celebrate achievement in both academic and non-academic areas. There is a school council where pupils’ voices are heard and they can make positive changes to the school, this gives them a sense of pride in the school and enhances the positive atmosphere. Assemblies are led in a way and the school works together .The school has strong links with the local vicar and church family. Through the church, the

Local school board meetings are a venue that allows the public to attend and be a part of the educational process. These meetings provide community members with important information about upcoming events so that they are able to be well informed of the happenings that are taking place within the school system in which their child attends. Along with being able to learn about what is taking place within the school, it also allows parents and parent groups the opportunity to express their opinions and concerns about matters that could likely affect their children. Monthly school board meetings are a way to help establish and maintain open lines of communication between the school and community members. By allowing the community members the opportunity to be heard, it further enhances the relationship between the school and the community.

The term pupil voice refers to “ways of listening to the views of pupils and/or involving them in decision-making.” (Department for Education, 2014, p.1) The term and practice of ‘Pupil Voice’ has featured within the UK since the early 1990’s, when Professor Jean Rudduck pioneered the concept with numerous ground breaking research projects throughout the UK. These series of research projects investigated and presented how pupil voice strategies could be employed within the classroom and the wider school context to enhance teaching, learning and the general experience of school for pupils. Since this early research around this concept, the term and practice has considerably grown into a very current topic within education today and is a concept which every enterprising school should be aspiring to adapt within their day to day running of their school. Many schools choose to promote the concept of pupil voice through the form of student councils. Whitty and Wisby (2007) present their findings in a report for the Institute of Education, University of London that out of 2417 of pupils surveyed, 85 per cent stated

Having any kind of local government meeting is important to the society. It allows the people to be included and have more power on what is going on around them. School board meetings are especially important because the students in these schools are the future. These meetings allow the public to enhance the school district and provide whatever they can to the schools to better the students. The better the schools, the better the students, and the brighter the

A study conducted in 2003 by Ofsted that involved England, Denmark and Finland, showed England’s national curriculum compared to the other two countries was:

The roles of the assessor may not be strictly that of a teacher but more of a mentor guiding a Learner to there eventual goal of gaining the qualification by giving appropriate feedback.

All members of the school community (teaching and non-teaching staff, parents, pupils and governors) work towards the school’s aims by:

Correctly name three pieces of legislation which inform work in the field of safeguarding children. 3marks

In the past six year the dynamics of the school has change slightly due to new administration but has become stable in the past two years. The Political Frame can be associated with members the School Leadership Team (SLT). They collaborate in the decision making for the school. They use different methods such as persuasion, negotiation and coercion to achieve what they believe are the best decisions for the school. However, once you enter this group there is an unspoken code that you adhere to as a

School systems sometimes make promises they have no intention of keeping. Other times, they can deliver a world of opportunities to our neediest children. They may or may not want to listen to parents or even teachers, but school systems always attend to the demands of the most powerful individuals and institutions in their communities. (Koonce, 2016, p. 204).

Ensuring that the pupil voice is heard and able to effect change: by involvement of pupils in the governance and organisation of the school through school councils, in a way that facilitates their participation and ability to make a difference in school, in their local community and beyond; or enabling pupils to take responsibility and to evaluate

This model, which can be applied in any educational setting helps students build on their strengths in problem solving and multiple intelligence. DISCOVER focuses on continuum problem solving which involves clearly solved problems to open-ended problem.

Prospective student teachers were required to choose a curriculum document from either the primary or secondary school sector for evaluation. They were required to conduct such an evaluation using the Daniel Stufflebeam’s CIPP (Context, Input, Process and Product) Model. The CIPP Model would be used to determine the usefulness of the curriculum in meeting the needs of the Trinidad and Tobago society. Based on possible weaknesses found in the document, prospective teachers were to offer appropriate alternatives to improve the document’s content and implementation.