Hi Denise,
These are my opinions for what they're worth:
Some element of reflection on what has been achieved (or at least done) in a lesson is, I believe, useful. But there are many ways of doing this - pair/class discussion, visual and kinaesthetic placing of flags/nametags in different places on a continuum...A written learner record is an easy way to evidence that this has taken place, but for many learners I consider it to be a waste of time. For example, learners with a low level of literacy or limited language with which to express themselves.
In one of the organisations where I work, it is a requirement that learners complete a 'diary sheet' page of their ILP at the end of each lesson and I have to add my own 'meaningful comments' to what they have put. We have been told that this is an Ofsted requirement. I got a severe hand-slapping recently when my paperwork was 'audited' and a learner had written something quite unintelligible in the wrong box. Apparently it doesn't matter that the learner is barely literate in their own language. Something 'meaningful' has to be written in the right box and if this means the learner copying the learning aims from the board then so be it. There have been quite a few discussions of the meaning of 'meaningful' I can tell you. We are also supposed to complete a page on the lesson plan where we list the lrs' names and what we plan for each one to achieve during the session with a box to put comments in after the lesson to record whether they did achieve those
aims or not. This is in addition to a more standard lesson plan with aims, objectives and group procedure.
One interesting secondary benefit I found of the diary sheet was that some higher level learners used it to tell me personal things and things about the class that they didn't feel able to say in person, and we were able to have quite a useful discussion through the comments boxes.
So many things we are told we have to do because 'it's an Ofsted requirement'. I'd love to see where all these requirements are clearly stated. Anyone know where this can be found?
Catrin
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From: Denise Mullen <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: paperwork
I'm currently revising our ESOL paperwork in a desperate bid to reduce its volume. I'd like to know your thoughts on completing a learner record of work at the end of each session. Do any of you use it, is it considered obligatory? What is the rationale for it in en ESOL context? Is the information it contains already evidenced elsewhere, eg SoW, lesson plan, ILP?
Many thanks
Denise
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