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      <title>Excellence in Teaching by Freya Crofton</title>
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      <description>A review</description>
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      <pubDate>2022-05-16 03:12:06 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Pupil Engagement</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><br>• All pupils are focused and enjoying their learning throughout the lesson.<br>• Pupils are engaged in learning discussions; they question, inquire and demonstrate curiosity<br>in the subject matter being taught.<br>• The pace of the lesson and transition between tasks ensures that pupils remain enthused in<br>the content of the lesson.<br>• Teachers ensure that group dynamics allow all pupils to actively participate; the teacher<br>does not allow a few pupils to dominate nor others to be bystanders.<br>• Pupils have a good rapport with their teacher. They feel safe and secure within their lessons,<br>demonstrated by their willingness to answer and ask questions.<br>• Pupils are keen to share their ideas and knowledge with others, both peers and adults</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-16 03:13:26 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Pupils&#39; Learning</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><br>• Pupils are curious, collaborative and independent in their thinking, as<br>well as empathetic and thoughtful learners.<br>• Learning is challenging, yet accessible for all pupils through clear<br>instructions and manageable tasks.<br>• Pupils acquire new skills and knowledge at a fast rate.<br>• Pupils understand and apply subject specific language in their<br>learning.<br>• Consolidation of prior learning is drawn upon when teaching new<br>topics.<br>• Pupils have high expectations of themselves and their learning.<br>They are reflective, constantly seeking to improve their learning.<br>• They work well independently and in groups.<br>• Pupils are able to make connections within the subject being<br>studied, across subjects and to the wider world context.<br>• Pupils gain relevant skills and attitudes that will equip them well for<br>life in the 21st Century*.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-16 03:13:55 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Leadership</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><br>• Over time all pupils should take leadership roles within the classroom.<br>• They should demonstrate the ability to take ownership of their learning and face<br>challenges with determination.<br>• There should be opportunities for pupils to work together collaboratively and creatively,<br>motivating each other’s learning and taking risks.<br>• The teacher should act as a role model: being an effective and confident leader; making fair<br>and just choices; and showing compassion.<br>• Reference to the Leadership Attributes should be included in lessons whenever relevant, as<br>well as opportunities for pupils to demonstrate them.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-16 03:14:17 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Marking and Feedback</title>
         <author>fcrofton1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Feedback can take a variety of forms both within the lesson and within the teacher’s<br>marking.<br>• Verbal feedback should be clear, concise and meaningful to direct and support the pupils’<br>learning.<br>• Written feedback in books and folders should:<br>• Be regular and timely.<br>• Include targets that are meaningful which pupils can act upon i.e. are written in<br>clear, accessible language and are directly relevant to their learning.<br>• Use a range of assessment tools (self/peer/rubric etc.)<br>• Show that pupils are addressing their targets and learning is improving.<br>• Show a consistency in marking of spelling, punctuation and grammar within<br>and between departments in the Upper School and as agreed across the whole<br>Lower School.<br>• Teachers must give time in lessons for pupils to reflect upon their<br>feedback, in an age appropriate way, and have an opportunity to make<br>corrections and/or redraft /improve pieces of work.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-16 03:14:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Teaching and Learning Strategies</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Teachers must have the highest expectations of pupils in the<br>classroom avoiding limiting pupils by perceived barriers.<br>• Teachers must effectively use data to track pupils and to direct<br>learning within lessons.<br>• There should be evidence of teachers using a range of strategies<br>over a series of lessons, for instance:<br><br>• Use of stimuli to engage (hooks).<br>• Expert use of feedback to tailor the approach to individual pupils.<br>• Skillful questioning techniques (e.g. open questions, thinking<br>time, no hands up, probing questions).<br>• Scaffolding of learning through a variety of means.<br>• Differentiation.<br>• Imaginative and effective use of IT where appropriate in lessons, which<br>in the Upper School should maximise the School’s 1:1 device initiative.<br>• Opportunities for pupils to be creative.<br>• Use of metacognition – pupils reflecting on their learning.<br><br>• Other adults in the classroom should be deployed effectively to support the learning<br>of all pupils. Additionally, teachers will work in partnership with other specialists (such<br>as the IN Department/HMs), where appropriate, to ensure the best T&amp;L strategies are in place for all pupils<br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-16 03:16:37 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Teachers’ Subject Knowledge</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><br>• Confident and dynamic delivery of subject knowledge, using subject specific terminology, both within and beyond the curriculum. Subject knowledge is<br>delivered in an way that encourages sensitivity to context, creating compassion and empathy in our pupils.<br>• Concepts are delivered in a variety of methods; alternative ways to think about a problem or topic are offered when a pupil needs further guidance.<br>• Confident and skillful responses to questions pupils may ask are given (but teachers are also prepared to admit when they don’t know, demonstrating<br>themselves to be lifelong learners).<br>• Teachers constantly improve their subject knowledge to provide the most up to date content to their pupils. They also have a strong grasp of pedagogical<br>techniques that support the best learning for our pupils.<br><br><br><br><br><br>.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-16 03:16:53 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Use of Technology</title>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-16 03:17:03 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Other ideas, questions or thoughts?</title>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-16 03:17:09 UTC</pubDate>
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