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Bright Spots

Posted on September 13, 2018 by classteaching

We have got off to a great start at Durrington High School and visiting lessons over the past few days made it clear why this has been the case. In all of the lessons that we saw, the students were … Continue reading →

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Calm and Purposeful Classroom Environment – Bright Spots

Posted on February 26, 2016 by classteaching

John Lamb (AHT) and I walked around the school today, looking for ways in which our teachers maintained a calm and purposeful classroom environment in their lessons.  It was great to see how skilled our teachers are at doing this, … Continue reading →

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Bright Spots: 22 January 2016

Posted on January 24, 2016 by classteaching

Andy Tharby and I took a first ‘bright spots’ walk of 2016 around the school today.  As usual, there was some fantastic stuff taking place in our classrooms – summarised below. In geography, Ben Crockett was in full flow with … Continue reading →

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Bright Spots – 9th October 2015

Posted on October 10, 2015 by classteaching

  As the new school year is well underway, I went on a walk around the school yesterday, searching for bright spots.  This is what I found. In science, NQT Josh Beckwith was addressing some identified difficulties with Y10.  Director … Continue reading →

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Bright Spots: 13th March 2015

Posted on March 13, 2015 by classteaching

It’s been a while since the last ‘bright spots’ walk around the school – so I did one today and as usual, I wasn’t disappointed! There was lots of fantastic teaching going on in our classrooms.  Here are some of the … Continue reading →

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Bright Spots: 10th September 2014

Posted on September 10, 2014 by classteaching

The first week back in a new school year and this morning I walked around the school looking for bright spots.  I found plenty…read on! Down in science, NQT Eloise Tuck was doing an experiment with her new Y8 class.  … Continue reading →

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Bright Spots: Friday 23rd May 2014

Posted on May 23, 2014 by classteaching

As it was the last day of a short but busy half term, I thought I’d go looking for some bright spots today.  The day started well, when I received a message on Twitter from Jason Ramasami.  Jason had taken … Continue reading →

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Bright Spots: 28th February 2014

Posted on February 28, 2014 by classteaching

Whilst walking around the school today, going in to classrooms, I came across the following bright spots, which I thought I would share. In Jane Squire’s RE classroom, I saw this stuck on every desk: This was a great way … Continue reading →

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Bright Spots: 10th February 2014

Posted on February 10, 2014 by classteaching

Whilst walking around the school today, the following bright spots were found. In Geography, Ben Crockett was showing his Y8 students the ‘Austin’s Butterfly’ video by Ron Berger, to introduce the idea of peer critique and feedback.  If you haven’t … Continue reading →

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Bright Spots: 24th January 2014

Posted on January 24, 2014 by classteaching

Whilst walking around the school today, going in to classrooms, I came across the following bright spots, which I thought I would share. In science,  to support Y10 students with their extended writing (they were completing a 6 mark question … Continue reading →

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