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Using Padlet
English NQT Emma Morgan has been using Padlet to help her students revise. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Padlet, it is basically a blank wall that you set up (online!). You or anyone else can then post … Continue reading
I can see clearly now….
I thought I would write this post in the spirit of #nurture1314 – starting with a confession! I used to be a bit of an OFSTED chaser – there’s a lot of it about. By that, I mean I used … Continue reading
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Tagged Challenge, Feedback, growth mindset, Independence, Questioning, Simplexity
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Modelling for excellence
I’m fortunate to watch a large number of lessons – being taught by brilliant teachers. There are many things that they all do well, but one thing they all have in common is that they are great at modelling. Now it … Continue reading
Developing Independence
The 15 minute forum last night was led by science teacher Becky Owen, as this is the area she is looking at as a part of her learning innovator project. Becky started off by saying how her thoughts have shifted … Continue reading
Science do ‘The Big 4’
Tonight after school, at our department meeting, the science department at DHS gave some thought to these four key aspects of effective pedagogy – questioning, feedback, independence and challenge. Working in small groups they thought about what best practice looks like … Continue reading
Posted in CPD Events
Tagged Challenge, Feedback, Independence, Questioning, the big 4
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Student Led CPD – The Big 4
Following on from this great bit of CPD last year, the 15 minute forum tonight was led by 6 members of our brilliant Student Leadership Team. Earlier in the week I had met and briefed them on what we as … Continue reading
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Tagged Challenge, Feedback, Independence, Questioning, student led CPD
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Tight but loose
The above extract from the new OFSTED inspection handbook is a move in the right direction. Rather than constraining teachers to a formulaic lesson structure, it is acknowledging that teaching is a creative and varied profession, where a ‘one size … Continue reading
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Tagged Challenge, Feedback, Independence, pedagogy, Questioning
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Outstanding Learning Development Group
During our INSET day today, staff met in their ‘Learning Development Group’ (LDG) for the last session of the year. Each LDG focuses on a specific area of teaching and learning and is an opportunity for staff to share good practice. … Continue reading
An Inspector Called…
Last month our fantastic English department hosted a 2 day OFSTED subject inspection by an HMI. The inspection was a great success and validated the brilliant work that is being done by the English department – and mirrored elsewhere in the … Continue reading
Posted in General Teaching
Tagged Challenge, Feedback, Independence, OFSTED, Planning, Questioning
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Developing Independent Learners – The 7 Monkeys!
The 15 minute forum tonight was led by our two science NQTs – Faye Hedley (@f_hedley) and Becky Owen. They shared a strategy they have been using called ‘The 7 Monkeys’. The 7 Monkeys is a way of enabling students to … Continue reading
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