How do secondary schools implement Mapper?

Bedrock Mapper is designed to help learners develop their understanding of Tier 3 vocabulary across the curriculum and improve their subject knowledge. It equips learners with a vast variety of subject-specific vocabulary, allowing them to access every subject and get the most out of their classes.

This helpful PDF gives you some more information about how Mapper can be used in different ways.

Using Mapper in secondary schools

There is an ever-increasing amount of subject-specific vocabulary that learners are required to understand and utilise across the curriculum. Our current Mapper secondary schools have adopted the platform to support their learners in a variety of ways:

• Mapper can be used in lessons to pre-teach the vocabulary required for the subject.
• Mapper can be used to formatively assess a class or year group’s subject knowledge and understanding of Tier 3 vocabulary in advance of formal assessment.
• In some cases, topics may overlap between subjects, and they may share common knowledge or vocabulary. Mapper can be used to link cross-curricular topics and build this understanding in multiple areas at once, demonstrating this application to learners.
• Mapper is often used as a powerful revision tool, consolidating classroom learning and providing learners with a clear structure for independent study. For example, a whole topic of 100 words can be set with the same date, for learners to work through independently at KS4.
• Some schools use Mapper to implement a fortnightly rotation of subject sessions, depending on homework and class requirements. The flexibility of Mapper allows teachers to customise which content their learners are engaging with at any time.
• Mapper can be used to support learners through the various transitions of secondary school. For example, it can be adopted for newly arriving Year 7 learners to assess their existing knowledge and teach the necessary, subject-specific vocabulary for success. Schools can also use Mapper to pre-teach key terms, easing the transitions between KS3, 4, and 5.