Subject Training 2 - Lesson Planning - BPN MODULE 1; Creating a Culture for Learning by

Eliminating workload Gov Report

fayerobertson1 — 2025-07-28 11:10:08 UTC

Excessive planning was found to often be a box-ticking exercise, driven by accountability pressures rather than pupil learning. Teachers are frequently required to produce detailed, individual lesson plans that add little value. There is confusion between the process of lesson planning and lesson plans as the product.

Planning should be purposeful, not bureaucratic, and should support pupil progress, not serve as evidence for accountability. Teachers should be given time to plan together and Flexibility in planning is essential; one-size-fits-all approaches are discouraged.

Lesson Plan - WABOLL

fayerobertson1 — 2025-07-28 11:40:29 UTC

This is a not great LP. During the session we will deconstruct this to decide why it is not very good!

Lesson Plan - WAGOLL

fayerobertson1 — 2025-07-29 09:24:55 UTC

This is a much better LP! During the session we will deconstruct this to see why we think it is better.

Pre - Read: The Joy of Lesson Planning

fayerobertson1 — 2025-07-29 09:38:56 UTC

A lovely article about where teachers get their joy from!

Training task - Gradient Match

fayerobertson1 — 2025-07-29 09:39:54 UTC

Training Task Answers - Gradient Match

fayerobertson1 — 2025-07-29 09:40:27 UTC

Planning lessons in Mathematics - Key Reading

fayerobertson1 — 2025-07-29 16:52:22 UTC

Effective lesson planning is essential for successful mathematics teaching. It supports pupil engagement, classroom management, and long-term professional growth.

Adam Robbins

fayerobertson1 — 2025-07-29 16:57:42 UTC

Teaching is complex; models help simplify and codify effective practice. Shared models create a common language for feedback and professional development. They allow for cross-subject collaboration by focusing on principles rather than subject-specific practices.

NCETM Checkpoints - Graphs

fayerobertson1 — 2025-07-29 19:02:14 UTC

We use these within our training for session 2

Training Slides

fayerobertson1 — 2025-07-29 19:31:24 UTC

Slides for today can be accessed here. You can access them at a time to suit yourself but please don't do the activities in advance!

SEND focus

fayerobertson1 — 2025-07-29 19:35:16 UTC

We know all pupils benefit from excellent teaching but, as shown in this article from the EEF, excellent teaching really benefits SEND pupils, and we know from our session on planning that excellent planning leads to excellent teaching. Planning for SEND is also incredibly important, and this planning should be research informed around what benefits pupils - routines, exposition and modelling, flexible grouping, targeted interventions to name a few, alongside planning for specific adaptations depending on the needs of the pupils in front of you.

Post-Sessional Work, SENECA

fayerobertson1 — 2025-08-20 08:07:06 UTC

Your Seneca work today, which needs to be completed by Session 3