MerIT : Recognising and Celebrating my Achievements

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About Us

Established in January 1989, Gateway Shared Services (Gateway) is a public sector, not-for-profit consortium of eleven Scottish local authorities. We produce a range of web based products and services for our partners and other local authorities in Scotland.

We aim to:

help young people to make well-informed, realistic career and learning decisions
help young people to reach their full potential in education and their working life
support professional staff in delivering careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG)
support local education authorities and teaching staff in delivering work experience placements for pupils
support continuous professional development in the teaching profession
provide education-related web applications and software for local authorities.

For more information on Gateway please visit our website.

Contact

If you would like to know more about MerIT, or have any suggestions regarding its development please contact us.

Gateway Shared Services
c/o Castlemilk High School
223 Castlemilk Drive
Glasgow
G45 9JY

Tel: 0141 270 6110
Fax:0141 270 6122
Email: ceg@ceg.org.uk
Web: www.ceg.org.uk

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Successful Learner

with:

enthusiasm and motivation for learning
determination to reach high standards of achievement
openness to new thinking and ideas

and able to:

use literacy, communication and numeracy skills
use technology for learning
think creatively and independently
learn independently and as part of a group
make reasoned evaluations
link and apply different kinds of learning in new situations

Confident Individual

with:

self respect
a sense of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
secure values and beliefs
ambition
pursue a healthy and active lifestyle

and able to:

relate to others and manage themselves
be self aware
live as independently as they can
assess risk and take informed decisions
achieve success in different areas of activity

Responsible Citizen

with:

respect for others
commitment to participate responsibly in political, economic, social and cultural life

and able to:

develop knowledge and understanding of the world and Scotland's place in it
understand different beliefs and cultures
make informed choices and decisions
evaluate environment, scientific and technological issues
develop informed, ethical views of complex issues

Effective Contributor

with:

an enterprising attitude
resilience
self-reliance

and able to:

communicate in different ways and in different settings
work in partnership and in teams
take the initiative and lead
apply critical thinking in new contexts
create and develop
solve problems

Curricular Areas

Definition

What you achieve and learn in the eight curriculum areas, or any subject in these areas. The curriculum areas are:

Expressive arts
Health and wellbeing
Languages and literacy
Mathematics and numeracy
Religious and moral education
Sciences
Social studies
Technologies

Usually, each area is made up of a group of related subjects. For example, Art, Dance, Drama and Music are all subjects in Expressive Arts.

Examples:

Your achievement might be:

Writing the script for a school video about bullying (learning how to write dialogue, write stage directions for the actors and work with a group to edit and improve what I'd written).
Learning how to bake a cake (learning what ingredients I'd need, how to measure out the right amount of each ingredient using a scale, how to use baking equipment, the oven and the timer).
Being able to work out percentages.
Being able to repair a simple electrical circuit.

School Ethos

Definition

What you achieve and learn by making a contribution to the ethos and life of the school as a community.

This includes:

making a contribution to the life and work of the school
being a responsible member of the school community
helping the school to live up to its values and aims

Examples:

coming to school prepared and ready to learn
buddying new or younger pupils
being a member of the Student Council
taking part in fundraising events
taking part in paired reading
volunteering to help at a parents evening

Across the curriculum

Definition

This is called 'interdisciplinary learning'. It’s about making connections between different areas of learning.

It includes what you achieve and learn by working on topics or projects that involve different areas of the curriculum.

This helps you to make connections between different areas of learning.

Examples:

Producing a PowerPoint presentation on Malawi might be the result of learning about the country and its people in Geography, Science and Religious and Moral Education.
And you might learn about presenting skills in English and use them in Drama to recite a poem.
Doing a project on 'Volcanoes' by learning about them in History, English, Geography and Science.

Personal achievement

Definition

What you achieve and learn as a result of the many other opportunities you have in school for 'personal achievement'. These are usually activities that develop your self-awareness, confidence, strengths and talents.

Examples

Taking part in Outdoor Education trips or days out.
Achievement in sports or other physical activities, such as being Captain of the Netball Team.
Winning school competitions, like Poetry Slam.
Pupil of the Year, for attendance
Pupil of the month
Star Achiever Award
Taking part in an Enterprise Event