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Sketchnotes provide a visual description of the practice and approaches which HM Inspectors have observed during scrutiny activities and are worth sharing more widely. Education Scotland is using sketchnotes in a number of ways, to share highly effective practice and to provide inspection highlights.
Sharing highly effective practice
Where there is a story to tell about improvements in a setting and colleagues may benefit from further background information, links to the Inspection Report, Summarised Inspection Findings and additional materials including reflective questions are provided on the National Improvement Hub. These sketchnotes are listed below.
- Sketchnote- Glenrothes High School - Equity - June 2021
- Sketchnote - Fortrose Academy – intergenerational work – May 2021
- Recovery Update - Crossgates Primary School – children’s participation during the recovery phase – May 2021
- Sketchnote - Inchture Primary School - Wellbeing - May 2021
- Sketchnote - Dallas Primary School - Curriculum - April 2021
- Sketchnote - Food in schools across Scotland: A self-evaluation resource - April 2021
- Sketchnote - Dunnikier Primary - Skills - March 2021
- Recovery Update - Carronshore Primary - family learning and parental engagement - March 2021
- Recovery Update - Forthview Primary - Family learning and parental engagement - February 2021
- Sketchnote - Bualnaluib Primary - Active numeracy - January 2021
- Sketchnote - John Paul II Primary - Use of digital technology - January 2021
- Sketchnote - What Scotland Learned - building back better - January 2021
- Sketchnote - City of Glasgow College - employer engagement in work based learning, supporting student mental health and the college leadership programme - December 2020
- Sketchnote – Chapel of Garioch Primary School - holistic approach to literacy - November 2020
- Sketchnote - North Berwick High School - professional learning and learning, teaching and assessment - November 2020
- Sketchnote - Townhill Primary - Moderation, learning and teaching, attainment - November 2020
- Recovery Update - Netherthird Primary School and Early Childhood Centre - children’s learning experiences during the recovery phase - November 2020
- Sketchnote - Gartmore Primary School - learning for sustainability and outdoor learning - October 2020
- Sketchnote - St Teresa’s Primary School - Inclusion - October 2020
- Sketchnote - Forehill Primary School - Achievements - October 2020
- Sketchnote - Aberdour Primary School - Play Pedagogy - October 2020
- Sketchnote - Earlston High School - Professional learning - September 2020
- Sketchnote - Grange Primary School - Ensuring no child misses out - September 2020
- Sketchnote - South Lanarkshire College - Striving to achieve equity - September 2020
- Sketchnote - Gartocharn Primary School - Outdoor learning - September 2020
- Sketchnote - St Ninian’s High School - Attainment and achievement - March 2020
- Sketchnote - Netherthird ECC – Motivating learning experiences and contexts - March 2020
- Sketchnote - Springfield Primary - learning, teaching and assessment - February 2020
- Sketchnote - Glenlivet Primary School - Partnerships - February 2020
- Sketchnote - Todholm Primary School - Family learning - January 2020
- Sketchnote - Mid Calder Primary School Nursery Class - supporting children’s creativity - January 2020
- Sketchnote - Review Social Services (Children and Young People) Modern Apprenticeships – January 2020
- Sketchnote - Castlemilk High School - Castlemilk High School - Opportunities for learning and achievement - November 2019
- Sketchnote - West Dunbartonshire / SDS - A Nurture Group Approach - November 2019
- Sketchnote - Crossgates Primary School - increasing children’s participation - October 2019
- Sketchnote – Innerwick Primary School - Developing vision, values and aims - September 2019
- Sketchnote - New Deer Primary School - Digital learning - June 2019
- Sketchnote - St Matthew’s Academy - Skills for learning, life and work - June 2019
- Sketchnote - Highland CLD /Tarradale Primary School - Community partnership working - June 2019
- Sketchnote - Our Lady of the Missions - tracking of attainment and achievement - June 2019
- Sketchnote - St Catherine's Primary School - Skills for learning, life and work - June 2019
- Sketchnote - St David’s High School - Parental engagement - June 2019
- Sketchnote - Wellshot Primary School - Implementation of playful pedagogy - May 2019
- Sketchnote - East Fulton Primary School - Numeracy - May 2019
- Sketchnote - Kinross Primary School - Consistent standards and practice - May 2019
- Sketchnote - St Francis Xavier’s Primary School - Professional learning improving learning and teaching - May 2019
- Sketchnote - Amisfield Primary School - A focus on wellbeing - April 2019
- Sketchnote - Riccarton Early Childhood Centre - Using data to ensure progress - April 2019
- Sketchnote - Johnstonebridge Primary School - ethos and relationships - March 2019
- Sketchnote - Cairns Primary School - Leadership of learning - March 2019
- Sketchnote - Lochaline Primary School - Outstanding Learning and Teaching - March 2019
- Sketchnote - Green Acres Private Nursery - Transition processes at all stages - March 2019
- Sketchnote - East Renfrewshire / SDS - The use of the Data Hub to target and support young people - February 2019
- Sketchnote - Portmoak Primary School - Learning is better when children talk about their learning - September 2018
- Sketchnote - Cornton Nursery - Ownership of vision, aims and values - August 2018
Inspection highlights
Some sketchnotes have been designed to stand alone to highlight inspection findings where there is benefit in reading the report and sharing this more widely. These will be added below and will, in time, include examples from all sectors.
Considering highly effective practice and inspection highlights through the use of sketchnotes, is one approach to supporting improvement through, for example, sharing learning and practice; promoting professional dialogue. They can also be a helpful tool for professional learning.