Pathways to Leadership by Hilary Southwell https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad Raising challenge and engagement en-us 2017-02-20 20:53:16 UTC 2025-10-04 06:19:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Challenge and Engagement h_southwell https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/155013106 Tell us very briefly what you are going to be doing over the next few months to increase challenge and engagement. ]]> 2017-02-20 20:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/155013106 I am going to include more self chosen challenges within lessons and the learning environment https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/158969816 2017-03-09 14:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/158969816 We are 'rebranding' our 'Golden Time' to become 'Challenge Time' across the school, whereby children undertake a challenge linked to their topic with an aim of moving children towards 'greater depth' https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/162141984 2017-03-23 14:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/162141984 I am including more choice in my classroom. In activities in lessons and also in my classroom environment by introducing low level working areas. I am also promoting growth mindset by including it in my planning and on our flipcharts for lessons https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/167955084 2017-04-24 19:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/167955084 I am including more 'choose your own challenge' lessons in Maths with the hope that children will become more comfortable with challenge. we are also promoting growth mindset in PSHE sessions across the whole school using the 'be the best you can be' programme delivered on an INSET day back in September https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/169207165 2017-05-01 15:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/169207165 I have given the children a challenge book. In the morning they are independently accessing different learning to prove that they know it. I have also put up envelopes on maths and English working walls which have a challenge to do once they have finished any work. Lastly I am ensuring that I move across all the groups in my class and as part of the marking I am asking them an extended question that pushes their learning on. https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/170591810 2017-05-08 18:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/170591810 https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/172018507 I have introduced challenges into my Maths lessons. After a period of teaching the children can choose to complete a green, amber or red challenge. 

]]> 2017-05-16 07:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/172018507 To ensure engagement I have boosted each of my music lessons that I felt had lost their spark or were being disrupted by low level behavioural issues. https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/175588786 1. Lesson without me speaking
2. Music on entering (particularly with starkly contrasting ideas)
3. Using 'If we get all our learning done we can play a game," which is of course still a learning activity
4. Starting with well done points
5. Working outside]]> 2017-06-07 15:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/h_southwell/n387lj30k4ad/wish/175588786