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Mubeena Sardar from Curwen Primary School
Mubeena Sardar is a Year 2 teacher and Skills Builder Lead at Curwen Primary and Nursery School - a highly successful school, based in Plaistow within the London Borough of Newham. They provide an excellent education for children from the ages of 3 to 11 and are consistently amongst the top 10% of schools in the country.
How do they use the Skills Builder Framework?
Mubeena uses the Skills Builder Framework to see the gaps in her students' essential skills, helping her decide which areas to develop - especially as part of the PSHE curriculum. The Framework helps her know where students are at, what to teach next and where the long-term aims should be at the end of the year. Although she's working in Year 2, she uses Step 1 learner descriptors to help lower-attaining students or those that need support. Students also carry a record of their skill development with them throughout their school journey.
What's been the impact of using the Framework?
The Framework breaks down each step so that progression is clear, and teachers know what to expect at different ages. Staff can see exactly what Year 1 should look like, and appreciate how different this is from expectations at Year 6. It also makes training staff more straightforward as there is a clear structure to build upon.
How do they plan to use the Framework in the future?
She plans to teach the skills explicitly with the aim of trying to achieve the step by the end of the year and actually see the skill in action. She will also be using the Handbooks and video activities to focus on the step students need in a skill lesson each week. Teachers will coordinate, focusing on the same skill when planning lessons.
I’m in Year 2 but I can use Step 1 to help lower attaining students or those that need the support.
It’s helpful to have steps broken down so you can see the progression and know what to expect when they are different ages.
You can see next steps and can predict where children need to be.