Teaching and Learning Takeover presentation #TLT13

Outstanding…your way

Chris Hildrew

Deputy Headteacher

Chew Valley School

@chrishildrew

Who defines “outstanding”?

Step 1 – RIP IT UP!

Collaborate #1 - Salvage

Pick up some of the tattered remains of the Ofsted / SLT / LA / Academy Trust lesson observation criteria

Keep anything of value Discard the rest

Share #1 – Core Principles

What defines an great lesson? Try to think beyond what you’ve been told to

think Try to think about what an outstanding lesson

feels like to you when nobody’s watching What qualities do those experiences have?

Teach – Lesson Structures

4 part: 1. Starter

2. Introduction

3. Main Activity

4. Plenary

3 Part? Bell Work

Objectives on the board WALT / WILF Starters Plenaries Mini-plenaries

Teach – Lesson Activities

Behaviour

Teacher Behaviours Student Behaviours

Outcomes

Concrete Knowledge Skills Abstract Emotional

Collaborate #2 - Definitions

What is a great lesson?

Share #2 - Definitions

Final Thoughts

If that’s a great lesson, what’s great teaching? What are the qualities of a great teacher? And how can we embody those in our classroom,

whether or not there’s anybody watching?

Contact: @chrishildrew

Blog: chrishildrew.wordpress.com