Wildern Teachmeets

Innovations in professional learning

It’s learning but not as we know it!

• Teachmeets are informal twilight gatherings of teachers

• Attendees come simply to listen or ideally to share an idea in either a nano or micro slot of 3 or 7 minutes

• Based on sharing ideas in a relaxed setting out of school hours

#TeachmeetWave• Held in our LRC - comfy sofas and beanbags

• Ask contributors for a title - created a PPT with this info to help presenter transitions

• Uploaded info to teachmeet website and received sponsorship and prize donations

• Used Twitter to promote before and share on the night

• Spent £50 on refreshments/snacks

Outcomes• Staff who have never contributed

during school CPD events came and shared

• People travelled from afar to get to us (Newbury & Salisbury)

• Ideas and resources were trialed & disseminated by attendees

• Colleagues felt they had ‘missed out’ by not attending

What did we learn?• We like learning in different places,

styles and times

• Laughter is a major ingredient and a by-product

• Have somewhere to go onto in order to carry on the dialogue

• Invite all - cross phase