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Category Archives: 15 Minute Forums
10 simple things to try and have a better work-life balance
Tonight’s 15 minute forum was led by Becky Owen – giving some great advice on how it is possible to be a brilliant teacher and avoid teacher burnout. Get Organised 1.Mid term plan for each class before each half term … Continue reading
Juggling
Tonight’s 15 minute forum was led by Director of English Kate Bloomfield. Kate is not only a fantastic teacher and Head of English, but also an expert juggler! Kate explained how the experiences of the novice juggler, exemplify the learning … Continue reading
Why Modelling?
Tonight’s 15 minute forum was led by our Director of Science, Steph Temple. Steph started the session by apologising for her powerpoint and saying that she wasn’t much of a powerpoint person…which probably explains why she was leading this session! … Continue reading
Some tips for new teachers
Tonight’s 15 minute forum was led by third year teacher Jack Griffiths. Jack shared some of the practical tips he has received over the last three years from colleagues, that have helped to make his life as a teacher smoother. You … Continue reading
How to get the best from your TA
Tonight’s 15 Minute Forum was led by our SENCO, Carole Marsh The Issue In response to recent research into the role and work of teaching assistants by Rob Webster and others we have been changing the way TAs: support SEND students in … Continue reading
Is it really a low stakes quiz?
Tonight’s 15 Minute Forum was led by English teacher, Tod Brennan and focussed on the concept of low stakes quizzes. There were two aspects of Tod’s presentation; the value of low stakes quizzes for memory recall but also the importance … Continue reading
Why is STEM important for all?
The 15 Minute Forum returned this week and was led by Phoebe Bence (Science Teacher and STEM lead). Phoebe began by talking about the many and varied roles of a teacher. It is relatively easy to identify that teachers have … Continue reading
Managing difficult behaviours
This week’s 15 Minute Forum was led by John Lamb (Assistant Headteacher) and Jack Griffiths (Year 7 ICT Progress Leader). John started with a focus on teacher’s approaches to different scenarios: If student X cannot complete an activity such as … Continue reading
Make it sticky: helping students to remember technical vocabulary
The 15 Minute Forum was led by Andy Tharby and focussed on a simple, but effective technique of helping students to remember technical vocabulary. As Daniel Willingham states: “… memories are inaccessible mostly due to missing or ambiguous cues. Thus, … Continue reading
Purposeful Homework
This weeks’ 15 Minute Forum was led by Senior Leader Chris Runeckles. One of his whole-school responsibilities is homework and ensuring that the setting of this is meeting the needs of our students and our teachers. He began with the … Continue reading