Kyogen’s man up a tree ‘A man up a tree hangs from a branch by his mouth; his hands cannot grasp a bough, his feet cannot touch the tree. Another man comes under the tree and asks him the meaning … Continue reading
In this episode of #TeachingTalk , Julie House talks about how her experience of being a PE teacher and a netball coach, has informed her questioning as a maths teacher. TT4 Julie House – Questioning in Netball and Maths from … Continue reading
Last Friday we had an INSET day. Our focus was thinking about how we can push and challenge those students with a high stating point, so that they make even more progress. Our starting point was to think about something … Continue reading
Tonight’s 15 minute forum was led by Director of Humanities, Martyn Simmonds. Martyn has been thinking about how he can use the idea of ‘think hard’ questions, to stretch and challenge students with high starting points. When teaching these students, … Continue reading
Tonight’s 15 minute forum was led by PE teacher James Crane. James started the session with a quote (source unknown) that he suggests would be familiar to most teachers – at some point in our career: So, it’s worth thinking … Continue reading
The 15 minute forum tonight was led by PE NQT James Crane. James started the session by telling us that since he had been teaching, he had quickly come to the conclusion that questioning was one of the most important … Continue reading
Teaching is a creative profession, and at DHS we want our teachers to be innovative and excited about what they do – not stifled by an overly prescriptive approach to teaching. We want teachers to takes risks and try new … Continue reading
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