3.5. It-tagħlim u l-assessjar

Beanstalk, a Children’s Literature Charity in England, was founded in 1973. Working closely with partner schools, they recruit, train and support volunteers to provide reading support for children between ages 3 and 13
The volunteers work one-to-one with children (with each volunteer working with one to three children), coming to the school for three hours each week over the course of a school year. To help build the child’s confidence and create trust, they may read, play and talk with the children. The Beanstalk book box is an important resource with appropriate books and games
Volunteers are asked to make a commitment to work with children for a full school year. Over time, the volunteer and the child build a trusting relationship, and the volunteer is able to learn more about the challenges children experience as they are learning.
The Charity currently reaches approximately 11,000 children across England annually.

Gruppi Interattivi hija waħda mill-Azzjonijiet Edukattivi ta' Suċċess (SEAs) identifikati fil-proġett ta' riċerka INCLUD-ED. INCLUD-ED analizza strateġiji edukattivi li jikkontribwixxu biex jingħelbu l-inugwaljanzi u jippromwovu l-koeżjoni soċjali, u dawk li jiġġeneraw l-esklużjoni soċjali, b'attenzjoni partikolari fuq il-gruppi vulnerabbli u emarġinati. Il-Gruppi Interattivi jintużaw sabiex itejbu l-edukazzjoni ta' tfal u żgħażagħ f'kuntesti differenti. F'dawn il-gruppi it-tfal tal-klassi jinġabru fi gruppi eteroġenji żgħar, kull wieħed minnhom mgħejun minn adult. Kull grupp ikun organizzat madwar erba' jew ħames studenti, b'mod eteroġenju f'dak li jirrigwarda l-livell tal-kapaċitajiet, is-sess, il-kultura, il-lingwa u l-etniċità. Dan l-eżempju jfiehem l-IG u r-riżultati tagħhom fil-prattika.

Il-filosofija tal-iskola fir-rigward tat-tagħlim u tal-apprendiment hija ffukata fuq il-fehim attiv tal-istudenti u l-parteċipazzjoni fil-proċess tal-apprendiment. Il-kurrikulu tal-iskola huwa bbażat fuq il-prinċipji tal-progress u l-koerenza.
“Il-Pont” huwa wieħed mill-prinċipji innovattivi ewlenin implimentati fl-iskola. Dan jikkonsisti minn innovazzjoni tal-kurrikulu stabbilita biex tipprovdi ambjent ta’ apprendiment ta’ appoġġ u konduttiv għal studenti li deħlin fl-edukazzjoni sekondarja tal-età ta’ 11-il sena. L-apprendiment huwa bbażat fuq proġetti u mogħti minn timijiet ta’ għalliema minn oqsma differenti tal-kurrikulu, li jippermetti lill-istudenti jingaġġaw ma’ numru żgħir ta’ għalliema, u jaħdmu fuq objettivi tal-apprendiment definiti b’mod ċar u koeżivi. Il-ħames prinċipji li jirfdu l-Pont huma: Kisba; Appartenenza; Ċelebrazzjoni; Dixxiplina; Arrikkiment; L-istudenti jingħataw is-setgħa ta’ studenti indipendenti – matul iż-żmien tagħhom fl-iskola – u wara. Sistema tal-premjijiet tippermetti lill-istudenti jiksbu punti għal premjijiet fi tmiem is-sena.

Manchester Communication Academy (MCA) works to improve outcomes for children, families and the community. This secondary academy opened in 2010 to serve one of the most disadvantaged inner-city neighbourhoods in England. From the outset, the academy’s sponsor, a large employer in the city, wanted the school to help to contribute to a vibrant and sustainable neighbourhood, and committed to addressing the many inter-related economic, social and physical challenges which characterise the neighbourhood. This mission has directly shaped the academy programme, which places equal importance on ‘teaching and learning’ and ‘social investment’. The school’s social investment department is a highly distinctive feature of its overall strategy for addressing the impacts of disadvantage on young people’s education and wider life chances.

ProsocialLearn is creating fun educational games for children to learn social and emotional well-being skills. By working together, teachers and game developers are creating new learning opportunities for inclusive education. The project wants to create a prosocial game development and distribution platform in order to distribute prosocial digital games from game companies to the educational sector and work with communities of teachers in Europe to evaluate their approach. Digital games can be tailored to teach the benefits of cooperation, as well as the ability to recognise the emotions of others and express trustworthiness – prosocial skills – helping children to appreciate team-work, recognise the value of understanding other people’s needs and achieve academically.
The games are targeted in particular at children at risk of social exclusion, who find it difficult to show empathy, and include hidden indicators that measure the development of a child’s skills. ProsocialLearn also developed a platform where teachers can track their pupils’ progress and plan lessons that incorporate the games.