Planning through the projects
It is possible to plan and assess lessons through the projects themselves. This is useful if you are reading through the project and deciding which lessons to teach or would like to track coverage with assumed attainment for lessons that you have taught.
Planning lessons
When planning lessons through the project itself:
- Choose whether to view the lessons by stage or by AoLE by clicking the relevant tab at the top of the page.
- Choose the tab for the AoLE/stage
- Select the 'Reveal lesson content' button to see all lesson details or the lesson title to see individual lesson details.
- For the lessons you are planning to teach, click on the +Add to My planner button.
- Set the date and time of the lesson and select your class from the list and add any notes.
- To add/remove the objectives, click the Skills & knowledge tab.
- Click 'Create'.
Assessing unplanned lessons
When assessing the lessons through the project itself:
- Choose whether to view the lessons by 'Stage/AoLE' by clicking the relevant tab at the top of the page.
- Select the 'Reveal lesson content' button to see all lesson details or the lesson title to see individual lesson details.
- For the lessons you are wanting to record the attainments for, click the 'No planned lessons' button. Then click 'Assess unplanned lesson'.
- Select your class/learning group from the pupils list.
- Choose the date and time you delivered the lesson.
- Click ‘Save’ to assume attainment for all the children.
- Select ‘Cancel’ to keep working on the project or 'Edit attainments' to record the attainments for individual children.
You can also assess LNF/DCF skills through the project itself:
- Choose whether to view the lessons by 'Stage/AoLE' by clicking the relevant tab at the top of the page.
- Select the 'Reveal lesson content' button to see all lesson details or the lesson title to see individual lesson details.
- For the lessons you are wanting to record the attainments for, click the 'No planned lessons' button. Then click 'Assess unplanned lesson'.
- Select your class/learning group from the pupils list.
- Choose the date and time you delivered the lesson.
- Click the 'Edit attainments' button.
- Select the 'Skills and knowledge' tab at the top of the page then click '+ Add LNF/DCF/DoL' button.
- Select a competence/AoLE from the relevant dropdown options (or using the text search box).
- Click the circle of your chosen competence and then click 'Add objective'.
- Click the green 'Save' button on the far right of the next page.
- Click the 'LNF/DCF/DoL attainments' tab to bring up the pupil names.
- Tick the boxes next to the pupil names to track those who have covered the competence (this will already be flood-filled for all children).
- Click 'Save'.
- Add further competencies by clicking the 'Skills and knowledge' tab again and repeating the process as required.
- Close the tab when finished.
Assessing planned lessons
When lessons have been planned, they can be assessed through the project:
- Choose whether to view the lessons by 'Stage/AoLE' by clicking the relevant tab at the top of the page.
- Select the 'Reveal lesson content' button to see all lesson details or the lesson title to see individual lesson details.
- For the lessons you are wanting to record the attainments for, click the 'x planned lessons' button and then select the appropriate lesson.
- Click 'Taught?'.
- Amend the date and time, as required.
- Select your class/learning group from the pupils list.
- Complete the attainments for each child, as appropriate, including any LNF/DCF objectives you have added when planning the lesson. For more information on completing lesson attainments, either from the instructions above or read Lesson information and recording attainments.
Reviewing assessments
When lessons have been assessed, they can be reviewed and edited through the project:
- Choose whether to view the lessons by 'Stage/AoLE' by clicking the relevant tab at the top of the page.
- Select the 'Reveal lesson content' button to see all lesson details or the lesson title to see individual lesson details.
- For the lessons you are wanting to record the attainments for, click the 'x planned lessons' button and then select the appropriate lesson.
- Review the assessments, clicking in the number of pupils to view their names, if required.
- To edit the assessments, select 'Review'.
- Complete the attainments for each child, as appropriate, including any LNF/DCF objectives you have added when planning the lesson. For more information on completing lesson attainments, either from the instructions above or read Lesson information and recording attainments.
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