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[Jannath Participant]

Hi Darryl,

To have it in one post is incredibly helpful. I will be over the next week and a half going through the above presentations and resources to create a clearer plan. Elizabeth will also be helping me plan for KS3 Literacy, which I’m hoping with some clear guidance, I can incorporate throughout the year.

I’m set on completing a Year 9 project, and the set-up is very similar to this post: https://fosil.org.uk/forums/topic/year-9-fosil-inquiry-skills-project/ . Currently, I have so far led on an individual inquiry project with Year 9, with the topic being “Context” in relation to the GCSE texts English will be teaching in Year 10. They have been asked to look into the context of either Romeo and Juliet or The Empress by Tanika Gupta. I had maybe a week to plan this so I know I could have done better – and even teamed up with the History department. With the information above, I think I can plan better for the next academic year.

I suppose I’m slightly more confused by whether I should use the literacy lessons as a means to start developing the inquiry mindset in Year 7 and 8 or if I should see my role as learning and research co-ordinator as separate to KS3 literacy and develop the inquiry mindset as a cross-curricular project. In terms of having a framework and criteria, I will use the above Year 7 – 9 portrait of an engaged learner and priority skills and present this to SLT to begin introducing staff to Inquiry from the new academic year.  What I do need to iron out is where I will place all the action!

I will be going through all the above links (again, thank you so much) and hopefully I can gain a clearer picture before I start my work with Elizabeth!

 

 

[Jannath Participant]

Thank you so much, Darryl. SLT will feel much more comfortable knowing that there’s a neighbouring school that we can speak to about their experiences adopting FOSIL and would like to know how they did it too.

[Jannath Participant]

Thank you, Elizabeth. I’ve been subscribed to your emails now and look forward to seeing your 3 thoughts of the week!

[Jannath Participant]

Hi,

I am the LRC Manager at Connaught School for Girls in London and have been for 6 years, 2 of which I’ve been away on maternity. I’ve previously worked at sixth form colleges and the beautiful Wellcome Trust library. I graduated with an MSc in Information Science and Library Management 2 years ago with a renewed zeal to own my middle management position! I’ve seen three headteachers since starting here, and with each headship I’ve spoken to them about introducing information literacy, but with tidbits of information gathered from various places. I was overwhelmed with things that CAN be done and things that I couldn’t figure out how to do myself. Along came FOSIL through serendipity.

Last term, SLT announced they are doing a curriculum overhaul and creating a working party for a new teaching and learning policy. I jumped at the opportunity and have successfully managed to persuade SLT to include FOSIL in their wording of the T&L policy and curriculum planning. The resources on this site are fantastic and have made persuading SLT so much easier.

You’ll most likely see my name pop up quite frequently now that the ball is rolling. If there are any schools based in East London, please do get in touch as my most recent task is to find other schools close by that have adopted FOSIL into their curriculum.

 

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