emma mcdonald & alison rowlands context: wyndcliffe primary school large inner-city school,...
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Emma McDonald & Alison Rowlands
Context: Wyndcliffe Primary School
Large inner-city school, Birmingham
760 children (Nursery – Year 6)
3 form entry, occasionally 4
95% children are muslim from Pakistani origin
Next Steps: Alison – Year 6
Topic: Fashion – Explore issues of Fairtrade
PSHE: Human Rights
Literacy: Argument – Development
Emma – Year 4
PSHE: Human Rights/Rights of the child
Literacy: Report Writing: Endangered Animals (causes)
Science: Habitats: Link to Literacy
Peer coaching: To observe each other – focus on enthusiasm and response from children
To compare similar lessons taught (PSHE)
To work together to identify ease of International Links into the planning. (Liasing with other staff members)
P4C Literacy link – ice melting and the effect on animals.
Alison – Year 6 – P4C
Alison – Year 6 - PSHE
What is a need? What is a want?
What top 5 needs do you think should always be met? Why?
Emma – Year 4 - PSHE
Where are they?
What has happened?
Where is their home?
Where is their food?
What are they going to do? Who knows about this?
Who will help them?
When will they become happy?
Where are their shoes? Warm clothes?
Emma – Year 4 - PSHE
Emma- Year 4 - PSHE
• Children’s Rights
• Discussing whether children around the world have these rights?
• How can I be heard?
Alison – Year 6 - Topic
What is happening in each picture?
Where do you think this is happening?
What are the working conditions like?
What information have you found out about the workers lives? How does this make you feel?
Post-its were used to respond to images and written information about workers living in developing countries.
Drama activities were used to support children’s understanding and develop empathy: role play as a character, completing own task against the clock and hot seating.
Videos from the ‘Fairs Fair’ resource pack supported children’s understanding of ethical/fair trade.
Persuasive writing – to the
executive at Nike – STOP
using pesticides! Use FAIR TRADE
cotton!
Emma – Year 4 - Literacy
Emma – Year 4 - Literacy
Alison – Responses from the children
Feedback from other Year 6 teachers – Children enjoyed the session (P4C) and found it interesting
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‘When we had talk
partners, we could
express ourselves.’
‘Everyone participated and shared ideas.’
‘Taking it in turns to talk.’
‘When we had to agree
or disagree.’
‘More time to discuss and talk.’
‘If we could choose one
more question.’
Ebi…‘Use a video.’
Alison & Emma – Engaging others/Taking things forward
•Continue with Human Rights/Rights of the child
• Olympics (Whole School)
• Water (Year 5 Topic)
• Fairness/Importance of Sport (Unicef: Day for Change)
• Rainforest (Year 2 and 6 Topic)
• Beautiful Nature (Year 4 Topic) – Recycling
• ISA – Full Award