90 likes | 239 Views
Portswood Primary School. It’s the clim(b)ate. Pride Passion Success. (With apologies to Miley Cyrus). Professional Development. Lesson observation and feedback Teaching demonstration lessons Team teaching a lesson Coaching in a lesson Support with planning
E N D
Portswood Primary School It’s the clim(b)ate Pride Passion Success (With apologies to Miley Cyrus)
Professional Development • Lesson observation and feedback • Teaching demonstration lessons • Team teaching a lesson • Coaching in a lesson • Support with planning • Constant professional dialogue – an unending dialogue leading to ‘structured tinkering’
The professional tutor needs to ensure that……. ‘the staffengage in professional activity and scholarly enquiry for the purpose of improving teaching and the conditions for learning in their school.’
Just get better • Develop expertise and confidence in working in this way • This relates to the learning ‘dispositions’ being developed in the school which are increasingly influenced by the International Baccalaureate and a visit the school made to the International School of Amsterdam – how can we be good learners?
Pupil Voice • DFES call to “make children partners in their learning” (DFES:2006:8) in “pacy, purposeful classrooms where teaching is personalised, aspirational and fun” (DFES:2006:8). • Pupil voice + Personalised Learning + Enrichment and Enjoyment
Dear Joe You are already a great reader and writer because….. ▪You use excellent language. ▪You have good ideas. ▪ You understand what you read. Summer 2007 To make sure you reach all your targets in year 5 you must….. ▪ Get going much, much quicker and not get distracted! ▪ Try to develop more detail in each paragraph ▪ Use the toolkit to help you – use adverbs more From Mr Williams
In response to the question ‘Is it good to be clever?’ One pupil replied… ‘It is at this school’ Oscar, 11
Come to the edge Come to the edge. We might fall. Come to edge. It’s too high! Come to the edge. And they came, and we pushed, And they flew Christopher Logue