OUR EARLY LEARNING AWARD
for Nursery & ELC Settings
Assessment & tracking tools for pupils
To help you identify where your pupils are with their emotional literacy before starting with the Cog Teaching programme, we provide 2 baseline assessment options - namely our 'Quick' assessment tools for assessing Emotion Word and Regulation Strategy knowledge, and our 'Timed' assessment to assess knowledge the first 5 cog concepts. Both of these assessments can be repeated at a later date after using Emotion Works for some time to track progress.
Evaluation tools for teachers & staff
When investing in a programme to support pupils' emotional literacy, it's important that staff feel that the training and resources provide them with what they need to feel confident and competent to deliver the programme. We provide some options for teacher and staff evaluations below.
School evaluation tools
Our 3rs School Evaluation Tool is aimed at helping schools consider where they currently are with their knowledge and use of trauma principles and practices. A follow-up date can be set for re-evaluation to assess progress.
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BRONZE AWARD EXAMPLES
Pupil Baseline Assessment
'Quick' assessment
These quick baseline assessments will help you to get a good idea of emotion word knowledge and knowledge of regulation strategies before starting on your Emotion Works teaching.
Click here to preview & download a pdf document which provides the prompt sheet, recording sheets and further guidance for carrying out each assessment. Possibilities for both tasks include…
- whole school / assembly context
- whole class or year groups
- focus groups
- individual case study pupils
Assessment Document
A downloadable pdf including the assessment slides, recording sheets and guidance for carrying out the ‘Quick’ assessments for emotion word knowledge and known regulation strategies
Pupil Baseline Assessment
'Timed' assessment
Click here to preview & download the PDF containing the prompt sheet, recording sheet and guidance for carrying out the assessment.
You could use this assessment to get a sense of your starting point with
- a whole class
- a focus group
- individual case study pupil
Assessment Document
A downloadable pdf including the assessment sheets, recording sheets and guidance for carrying out the ‘Timed’ assessment task for emotion words, behaviours, triggers, body sensations and regulation strategies
School Evaluation
3Rs (Trauma) Evaluation Tool
To support you to self-evaluate and plan ahead around Trauma Principles & Practices, you may like to use our Evaluation Tool shown on slide 1 and provided as a document in the ‘More Resources’ section below. – To be used in conjunction with the 3Rs poster for reference.
Also, there are 3 example plans shown across slides 2&3 for a Whole School, a Primary 4/5 class and an Individual pupil with severe & complex ASN. All 3 examples are provided in a PDF document below.
The final slide is an invitation to join in with our 3Rs planning competition. A powerpoint with full instructions and a template for your entry is also included in the ‘More Resources’ section. Just click on the turquoise tab.
3Rs Poster
A4 size to print out for staffroom / classroom wall or planning folder.
School Evaluation Tool
A4 size to print out for staff discussion and rating before and after 3Rs planning and implementation.
example Plans
A PDF document of each plan previewed in the slideshow. Please make use of the ideas if useful in your own planning.
Competition Template Powerpoint
If you’d like to take part in the 3Rs competition, here’s a powerpoint with everything you need to know, and a template to help you set out and submit your entry.
Relevance
Newsround article - Back to school advice from children to children
This Newsround article shows a series of interviews with Primary children answering the following questions…
- How did it feel to go back to school?
- What did you miss most about school?
- What message or advice do you have for others returning to school?
Watching with pupils could lead to similar questions being discussed or written about, linked in with the Lockdown Memories workbook below, or as a stand alone activity.
Could also be a helpful stimulus for some role play /drama as reporter and pupils who had different experiences of school closures. This will lend itself to the ongoing ‘News Report’ theme over the coming weeks.
Asset
5 The Scottish Policy Context and Wider Framework (Black & White)
Word Bank
A wide variety of regulation strategies for a pro-active approach to keeping arousal low (page 6)
Document
The Wider Emotion Works Framework (Black & White)
