Learning at Braehead

Here at Braehead we adopt an I DO, WE DO, YOU DO model of teaching. This is used to show students how to perform a task (I DO), to give them opportunity to practice with support (WE DO), before embarking on the work themselves (YOU DO).

The I DO, WE DO, YOU DO method can be used within all areas of the curriculum to scaffold learners towards independent learning. This process can happen within one lesson or across a series of lessons to allow children to build their confidence with new learning

Learning Characters

Learning Leader

Here at Braehead we use our learning leader as a visual representation for a lessons 'learning intentions'.

A learning intention is what pupils should know, understand or be able to do by the end of the lesson or series of lessons .

The focus is on what we want pupils to learn by the end of the lesson, instead of what they need to do to complete the task.

An example, a learning intention may be to recognise multiples of 2, 5 and 10. However, there are many ways in which the pupils may then end up learning this.

In some P1-3 classes, they may refer to this instead as the 'Learning Lion'.

Successful Superhero

To the right is Braehead School's 'Successful Superhero'. This character represents the lessons success criteria.

A lessons success criteria describes how the teacher and pupils will know they have been successful in achieving the learning. It should closely match the evidence of learning (i.e. what learners say, write, make or do).

In example, a success criteria for the learning intention above may include:

I can discuss what a multiple is
I can sort multiples of 2, 5 and 10.
I can create a poster highlighting multiples of 2, 5 and 10

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