A blog about inclusive teaching and supporting pupils with additional needs.
When considering pupils with additional needs—be it SEND, a hearing impairment, PP or AGT—the most common mistake we make is treating those needs as additional. Accounting for diverse thinking is integral to what makes teaching effective.
Continue ReadingLast week leaders from across the trust looked at powerful coaching conversations with John Samuels. Whilst there was much to reflect on, the most powerful message that stood out for me was that all relationships are a result of a series of conversations. More than this, all conversations lead you either closer to your goals or further away.
Continue ReadingStandardise the format is an important technique in Doug Lemov’s Teach like a Champion (TLAC). In this blog, I will explore what the technique means, why it is particularly important right now and what it looks like in practice.
Continue ReadingWe are really proud of our simple literacy policy, which is firmly embedded in the culture of the school. In short, we believe that the best way to develop pupils’ literacy is by embedding opportunities for high quality speaking, reading and writing in all areas of the curriculum. We are going to be producing some more training materials over the coming months, but here is a quick video recap:
Continue ReadingA blog from Ms Baxter about the importance of developing cultural capital through the curriculum and some of the work taking place in MFL.
‘The guest said the building was like the Mary Celeste when she arrived’
‘The school was accused of having an Orwellian approach to CCTV’
Do you understand these references? If you do, that’s down to your cultural capital.
Continue ReadingIn January I wrote a blog post all about the simplicity of the message. In the months that have followed we have experienced a seismic shift in everything we do both in and out of the classroom. I find myself writing this ‘electronically’, ‘remotely’ in ‘unprecedented’ times.
One point that stands out when I read my January blog post back is this; ‘With all that teaching and learning noise out there we need to keep things simple.’
After some of my early Zoom lessons, I reflected on how much I seemed to be talking, how I was gesticulating wildly at the screen and how I seemed to overly use stock phrases that made me cringe when I looked back. I don’t think I was keeping it simple for my pupils. Continue Reading
In this series of blogs, colleagues from across the school will share their experiences of teaching remotely. I’ve asked them to consider the challenges they have faced and to reflect on some of the strategies they have used. The idea is to share some good ideas and provide some reassurance by recognising common struggles. Today I’ll share contributions from teachers in Computing and MFL.
In this series of blogs, colleagues from across the school will share their experiences of teaching remotely. I’ve asked them to consider the challenges they have faced and to reflect on some of the strategies they have used. The idea is to share some good ideas and provide some reassurance by recognising common struggles. Today I’ll share contributions from teachers in History, and Maths.
In this series of blogs, colleagues from across the school will share their experiences of teaching remotely. I’ve asked them to consider the challenges they have faced and to reflect on some of the strategies they have used. The idea is to share some good ideas and provide some reassurance by recognising common struggles. Today I’ll share a contributions from Religious Studies and Business. Continue Reading
In this series of blogs, colleagues from across the school will share their experiences of teaching remotely. I’ve asked them to consider the challenges they have faced and to reflect on some of the strategies they have used. The idea is to share some good ideas and provide some reassurance by recognising common struggles. Today I’ll share contributions from teachers in PE and Geography.
