Profiling & Developing Learners Voice

Morning Blether

What is profiling?

Profiling means that children will be engaged in regular, on-going discussions with all staff about their progress. This should be a continuous process for all learners from 3 to 18.

Profiling

A tool for supporting learner dialogue

A place for storing latest and best work

An opportunity for sharing the pupil’s learning journey

A tool for reflecting on previous learning and informing next steps

Pupil ownership

ProfileReflective summary

statement Latest and bestRecognise

achievement including attainment

ProfilingSupport learning

Motivate learners

Support reflection and

dialogueSupport

transition

The Purpose

Why bother with profiling?• Children need to understand their learning. Profiling

will reflect this understanding and give then ownership of, and responsibility for, their learning.

• Profiling helps children understand and capture their strengths and achievements

• Profiling (and the profile) is owned by the learner with support from the school (and parents).

• The skills required for profiling must be developed and come from dialogue between the teacher and the learner.

• improved confidence in pupils• pupils getting to know themselves as learners• breaking down barriers of subjects and

opening door to interdisciplinary practice• real conversations about learning between

colleagues• self and peer evaluation of learning and skills• increasing motivation• reflection on a ‘wealth of skills’• having their own say on what was achieved

Reported Impact

What does profiling currently look like in Mid Calder Primary School?

Celebrating achievement Jotter work Learning conversations Target setting Learning intentions and success criteria Plenaries Self and peer assessment Sharing the learning afternoons Learning conversations with Miss Thompson and Miss

Burton Attainment and Achievement meetings Reporting to parents at Parents Evening and reports P7 Profiles

What does profiling currently look like in Mid Calder Primary School?

Nursery: Learners’ Journeys

What does profiling currently look like in Mid Calder Primary School?

P1: Ladybird Log

What does profiling currently look like in Mid Calder Primary School?

P2-3: Floor Books

What does profiling currently look like in Mid Calder Primary School?

P4-5: Jotters and iAchieve Blog

What does profiling currently look like in Mid Calder Primary School?

P6-7: Didbook

Language & Literacy Profiling Tool

Maths & Numeracy Profiling Tool

Discussion: Profiling Tool

1. What do you like about the profiling tool?

2. How would you use it as a parent to support your child’s learning at home?

3. How could we improve the profiling tool?