The Learning Tracker is a tool that, originally, was intended to ensure that the National Curriculum continued to be covered as our Living Curriculum evolves and more subjects get taught concurrently. It has, however, evolved into a tool that not only tracks coverage but also subject concurrency, evidence of chns learning, assessment and could potentially link to the Learning Journey project.
Timeline
Summer Term 2020/21
Volunteers for 'Working Party' requested.
DuRo, LiSe, JoRo, NiFl meet to outline ideas and begin 'deconstructing' the NC into skills, yechnical vocab and contexts.
Autumn Term 1 2021/22
Idea developed and briefly outlined at INSET. This link shared.
initial testing starts.
Autumn Term 2 2021/22
22/10/21 - 'Tracking the Living Curriculum' slide presented to teaching staff at INSET and teachers given opportunity to test.
3/11/21 - Teachers emailed to say that 6 foundation subjects (History, Geography, Art, DT, Computing & PE) are ready. QR codes put into classrooms - all invited to trial.
4/11/21 - First evidence collected by Tracker
Next steps:
Support teachers to use tracker
As data starts appearing, develop a user friendly 'dashboard
UPDATE: We love the wider ideas of this project. However, it has highlighted some critical next steps required in terms of Intent and Implementation. We are also aware that, sometimes the 'all in one place' approach can be just too big. It may be when we come to digitalise this approach, we do this by subject...
See Intent and Implementation Development within Researching Curriculum Systems for progress in these areas:
'Parked' ideas:
Pupils collecting own evidence - link to 'learning journal' project?