It’s the clim(b)ateIt’s the clim(b)ate(With apologies to Miley Cyrus)(With apologies to Miley Cyrus)

Professional Development

• Lesson observation and feedbackLesson observation and feedback• Teaching demonstration lessonsTeaching demonstration lessons• Team teaching a lessonTeam teaching a lesson• Coaching in a lessonCoaching in a lesson• Support with planningSupport with planning• Constant professional dialogue – an Constant professional dialogue – an

unending dialogue leading to unending dialogue leading to ‘structured tinkering’‘structured tinkering’

The professional tutor The professional tutor needs to ensure that…….needs to ensure that…….

‘ ‘the staffthe staff engage in engage in professional activity and professional activity and scholarly enquiry for the scholarly enquiry for the purpose of improving purpose of improving teaching and the conditions teaching and the conditions for learning in their school.’for learning in their school.’

Just get betterJust get better

• Develop expertise and confidence in Develop expertise and confidence in working in this wayworking in this way

• This relates to the learning ‘dispositions’ This relates to the learning ‘dispositions’ being developed in the school which are being developed in the school which are increasingly influenced by the increasingly influenced by the International Baccalaureate and a visit the International Baccalaureate and a visit the school made to the International School of school made to the International School of Amsterdam – how can we be good Amsterdam – how can we be good learners?learners?

Pupil VoicePupil Voice

• DFES call to “make children partners DFES call to “make children partners in their learning” (DFES:2006:8) in in their learning” (DFES:2006:8) in “pacy, purposeful classrooms where “pacy, purposeful classrooms where teaching is personalised, aspirational teaching is personalised, aspirational and fun” (DFES:2006:8).and fun” (DFES:2006:8).

• Pupil voice + Personalised Learning Pupil voice + Personalised Learning + Enrichment and Enjoyment+ Enrichment and Enjoyment

Summer 2007Dear JoeYou are already a great reader and

writer because…..▪You use excellent language.▪You have good ideas.

▪ You understand what you read.

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 In response to the question ‘Is it good to be clever?’ One pupil good to be clever?’ One pupil

replied…replied…

‘‘It is at this school’It is at this school’

Oscar, 11Oscar, 11

Come to the edgeCome to the edgeCome to the edge.Come to the edge.

We might fall.We might fall.Come to edge. Come to edge.

It’s too high!It’s too high!Come to the edge.Come to the edge.

And they came,And they came,and we pushed, and we pushed,

And they flewAnd they flew

Christopher LogueChristopher Logue

And we’re still flying.