Making the most of the whole curriculum dimensions

Cross curriculum working and opportunities

Liz Fotheringhamhttp://lizfotheringham.wordpress.com/

Objectives• One whole school approach• Ways of working• Use of technology and the media• Emphasis on Culture• Next steps

Whole curriculum dimensions

‘powerful unifying themes that give learning relevance and help young people make sense of the world’

– Identity and cultural diversity

– Healthy lifestyles

– Community participation

– Enterprise

– Sustainable futures and the global dimension

– Technology and the media

– Creativity and critical thinking

Why?• Real• Relevant• Active – successful learners who enjoy learning,

make progress and achieve

– confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives

– responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society

Link with school in China

established

Year 7Geography

Year 7 English

Year 7 History

Year 12Visit to China

Mandarin ClubKS3 and KS5

KS5 HistoryVisit to China

•Identity and cultural diversity•The global dimension•Technology and the media•Community participation

A whole school approach

The children of Huang Shi

The challenges

• Non Roman script (50,000+characters!)

• Tonal language!!!

• Competing demands on pupils’ time

• Limited resources – no text books, no audio material

Vocabulary sheet

ppt Presentation and practice files

Character practice sheets

HOW WE DO IT….

Web links

All files on school’s shared area accessible from home

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Characters for English

Listen to phrases

LinksTo

lessons

The best bit…… Podcasts are free

Using an online dictionary (2)

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Benefits of using technology to support skills development

• Successful– Development of skills– Rapid progress– Enjoyment

• Confident– Independent– Motivated– Interaction

• Responsible– Culturally aware

GERMANITALIAN

FRENCH

LISTENING

WRITING

DEVELOPING SKILLS

PODCASTS -ITUNES

VIDEOCASTS

VIDEOS

Bringing the outside world in……

四八

Sculpture

CULTURAL COLLAGE – a few examples

Music and dance

Superstition

Festivals

Colours

Sports and games

Gestures

Food

Language

Art and calligraphy

Architecture

Religion and philosophy

Getting started 1

A BIG THEME •Trade•Migration•Inventions•Festivals•War•Impressionism

WORKING WITH ONE OR TWO CURRICULUM AREAS eg•ICT•History•Geography•Citizenship•Art•PE•Music•Technology ……

AND/OR

Getting started 2

• Build on existing practice• Exploit existing partnerships• Exchange schools

– Email– Video conferencing – VOIP– Film/video/images

• Trips done by other subject areas– History/English (eg Battlefields)– Geography– Music/PE

And finally, don’t forget…..

Some things to think about….

• How are you doing at the moment?

• What opportunities are there for cross curriculum working in your school?

• What examples of integrating “culture” into your day to day work can you share?

• Can you think of other examples?

Reflection on next steps

Arising from today, what conversations will you have with

- your languages team?

- your senior leadership team?

- like-minded colleagues?

For further information:

http://curriculum.qca.org.uk

http://all-nsc.org.uk

http://all-languages.org.uk

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