Katie’s Summer
A story can give us clues. A clue is not the same as a conclusion.
Katie comes back from a summer trip with her mum, brother and sister to visit Granny JoJo. She has hundreds of photographs and videos for a school project. At first her friends see landscapes, animals and holiday memories. Then one image makes Katie visibly upset.
What can we notice without guessing why?
Teacher View
Teach
Purpose Teach story-based noticing without profiling.
Ask What do we know from the story, and what are we adding ourselves?
Respond
Misconception Travel, ethnicity, family background or culture are not proof of safeguarding risk.
Protect
Safeguarding Do not ask pupils about their own family travel, communities or traditions.
Adapt & assess
SEND / EAL Use one clue at a time and provide the labels FACT / INFERENCE / ASSUMPTION / UNKNOWN visibly.
Stretch Ask what additional evidence would be needed before drawing a conclusion.
Evidence of learning Learner separates a clue from a conclusion.