[senit] ICT PIVATS

Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:20:05 +0400> From: bodiens at emirates.net.ae> To:

Hi Sarah
Any chance I could add my name to this request too, please?
Schools ask us about these issues all the time, so to have some practical suggestions would be brilliant.

You are so right about the need for moderation to develop consistency in making judgements...and the frequent 'generous' assessments in early use.
We would suggest it also takes a good year or two for people to become familiar with the P scales descriptions themselves and to be confident in using them to make judgements (helped of course by the collaborative moderation process)

Thinking of the ICT exemplars you are developing - have you seen the QCA (2001) documents- Planning, teaching and assessing the curriculum for pupils with learning difficulties? -a series of 15 booklets, including one for each of subject area? They describe quite clearly the learning opportunities needed at each P level. You can download them (including the one for ICT ) 
Do look as well at the General Guidelines & the Developing Skills docs/booklets in the series(people often miss these and just look at subject books/docs)as they have some invaluable info for students who don't demonstrate linear progress & offer ideas for measuring lateral progress
http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_1829.aspx

You may also want to look at the National Strategies new P scales Area of their site....has some examples of 'real' pupil evidence...including ICT. Hopefully you'll find it useful for supporting staff/training?
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/features/inclusion/sen/p_scales

Thanks again for your posting about this issue Sarah
Annie 

Ann Fergusson

Centre for Special Needs Education and Research

University of Northampton

School of Education

Park Campus

Boughton Green Raod

Northampton NN2 7AL

01604 892883 (direct dial) or

01604 735500 (switchboard for messages)

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From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk on behalf of Claire Barnes
Sent: Mon 16/06/2008 11:15
To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senit] ICT PIVATS - Philippa

Hi Sarah

I would really, really appreciate a copy of this if you would be so kind!

Claire Barnes
Willow Dene School

-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Anderson [mailto:crinkldy.sarah at hotmail.co.uk]
Sent: 15 June 2008 16:29
To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senit] ICT PIVATS - Philippa

Hi Philippa
I sat down last night and divided up all the PIVATS indicators under the
relevant sections of the performance descriptors, and added in examples of
levels from the Stephen Hawking scheme of work + others,  and am now
managing to make some headway with giving my pupils a PIVATS score.  They
are very much lower than what they were given last year though (I've just
given P4 to a little boy who was given P8 last year!!!)  We're a fairly new
school (only two and a bit years old) and some things were done in a topsy
turvy way eg doing target setting without moderating or having schemes of
work so think this is part of problem.
Don't know what the analysis service is.
I'll send you what I come up with when it is in a readable form as I'll be
putting something together for our staff in school.
Sarah
> Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:20:05 +0400> From: bodiens at emirates.net.ae> To:
senit at lists.becta.org.uk> Subject: Re: [senit] ICT PIVATS> > No but when you
do please would you share it? I am just looking at starting> to use PIVATS.>
> Do you use the PIVATS analysis service?> > Philippa> > -----Original
Message-----> From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk>
[mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Sarah Anderson> Sent:
14 June 2008 23:52> To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk> Subject: Re: [senit] ICT
PIVATS> > > Hi> I haven't heard from anyone else having trouble with PIVATS
at levels 2 and> 3 but having spoken to other staff in school, they have
also found it hard> to use at the lower levels too. How are other schools
using ICT PIVATS> finding it? My plan is to make sure the level descriptors
are reflected in> the performance indicators by adding more examples, and
adding in extra> statements to reflect the level descriptor. Has anyone else
already done> this?> thanks> Sarah>
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