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Staff at Irvine Royal Academy implement a variety of teaching strategies in the classroom. These include carefully-designed individual learning activities, group work and whole-class instruction. The teaching approaches used are guided by international educational research about what works best.
Depending on the stage of pupil learning will determine the approach used. When pupils are in early stages of learning something new, the teacher will have to adopt a more teacher directed apporach. Pupils who are further through the learning process might be given less direction in their learning to encourage pupil led learning.
Accordingly, we encourage teachers to use a blend of 'specific teaching' (teacher-led) and 'non-specific teaching' (student-led) teaching approaches.
The BGE spans primary school and the early stages of secondary school. Students work through different levels in each subject, with the national expectation for most student as follows:
In Irvine Royal Academy we will relentlessly focus on ensuring all pupils have high quality learning experiences. This policy has been created to reflect our vision and values and to create a common understanding of what high quality learning and teaching looks like for our young people. It will enhance classroom practice and provide an excellent learning experience for all of our learners.
Our key priorities underpin all actions that are designed to improve attainment in all of our learners.
Please see our Learning and Teaching Policy using the link below -
Irvine Royal Academy Learning & Teaching Policy
In order to develop areas within our policy, staff focus on a different area each month. The Principal Teacher of Learning and Teaching send out a weekly update which encourages professional reading and sharing good practice linke to this focus month.
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For all the latest information and advice on how Irvine Royal Academy is adapting to deal with Covid-19, including school social distancing measures, home learning during lockdown, symptoms, testing and self-isolating, please click the link below.
Latest Covid-19 Information & Advice
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