GARSTANG COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL

‘The Aliens Have Landed’ CREATIVITY WEEK

OUTLINE OF PROJECT

Creativity Week- introduce creativity into school curriculum.

Thinking skills- enquiry, problem solving and creative thinking.

Science, D.T. and creativity- maximise opportunities to practise above skills.

Areas of creativity- art, animation, dance, D.T.

Teachers’ skills and own creativity- audit teachers’ skills.

‘If we are successful we will see..’Improved problem solving skills and increased confidence when presented with problem solving activities.

High-quality work in all age and ability groups that reflects or surpasses the level of skill expected of children of their age group.

An improved ability to record their own ideas and evaluations in a format of their own choosing. (When compared to earlier work from same term).

‘If we are successful we will see..’A full, informed and enthusiastic journal of events and thoughts from each child

(in KS2, a class journal in KS1).Improved understanding of how a creative curriculum could impact on learning

in our school.Teachers’ improved understanding of progression of skills across the key

stages.

All children and staff participated in Creativity Week.Weeks leading up to the event set the scene.

ORGANISATION

ORGANISATION

• Teachers’ skills and areas of expertise audit.

• Prepare children and parents for event.

• Organise timetable to maximise use of staff skills and use of hall, equipment etc.

• List and order resources.

• Whole school planning/assessment pro-forma

ORGANISATIONThe normal timetable was suspended for one week.

The Lazy Mondays - Musical workshop and assembly for the whole school.

Class reports in assembly.

ORGANISATION

We dressed up as aliens and had an alien concert.

ORGANISATIONAn alien crashed in to the school.

ANIMATION 1

ANIMATION 2

We used our

imaginations.

ASSEMBLY

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENTAll staff involved- TAs, teachers, volunteers etc

Joint decisions made as a staff

Governors and parents involved

MONITORING & EVALUATIONKS2 children personal learning journals KS1 whole class journals.

Used photographic, audio, video evidence and teacher observations.

Target For Learning Grid

Parents and other stake-holders invited to final exhibition -feedback pro forma.

LESSON

PLANNING

WHOLE SCHOOL

DANCE

PARENTAL

FEEDBACK

CHILDREN’S

FEEDBACK

TEACHER

FEEDBACK

IMPACT• A higher standard of work.• Increased confidence. • The feedback- overwhelmingly positive. • The drawback- only one Creativity Week!

TEACHER ASSESSMENTS RECEPTION ASSESSMENTS

INDIVIDUAL IMPACT

Teachers reported that the new learning environment enabled children to excel and develop skills they hadn’t realised they had before.

Particularly when:

• Organisation self and others

• Visualising a solution

• Responding innovatively.

WHAT NEXT?

Organising a half term of Creativity:

• linking into community- local, national, global

• skills based

• the new curriculum.

CHANGES• Don’t plan too much for a short space of time!• Check ICT programmes are compatible.• Instil a ‘handmade is best’ ethos.