https://padlet.com/john_c_keohane/t5w3txh4wpvy Which aspect of teaching and learning do you seek to improve this term? en-us 2016-11-06 21:42:24 UTC 2016-11-17 21:24:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dartstarget.png john_keohane https://padlet.com/john_c_keohane/t5w3txh4wpvy/wish/135639462 What do you want to improve?
How do you propose to do this?
How will you monitor progress?
How will you know if progress is being made?
What do you expect to achieve by Christmas 2016?]]> 2016-11-06 21:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/john_c_keohane/t5w3txh4wpvy/wish/135639462 beth_goddard https://padlet.com/john_c_keohane/t5w3txh4wpvy/wish/136019342 What do you want to improve?
We would like to improve overall levels of engagement within sixth form lessons, with an avoidance of overly didactic teaching styles.
We also aim to improve levels of differentiation and help teachers to consider a wider range of differentiation strategies in sixth form lessons.

How do you propose to do this?
- Regular learning walks to assess current practice and view effective examples of engagement and differentiation.
- Feeding back to Heads of Department to discuss strengths and weaknesses and consider ways to move forward.
- Researching sixth form specific strategies and sharing these with teachers and Heads of Department.
- Discussing ideas with students and gaining a sense of how they would like to be taught and methods they feel are effective.
- Targeted learning walks of students who are underachieving in recent report cycle.
- Possible sixth form curriculum adviser group?

How will you monitor progress?
Book checks.
Learning walks with specific criteria in mind (particularly looking at students on underachievement plans etc.

How will you know if progress is being made?
Feedback from pupils.
Progress made by students underachieving initially.
Improved feedback from learning walks on sixth form lessons.

What do you expect to achieve by Christmas 2016?
- A range of research completed into sixth form lessons styles and disseminated to Heads of Department to be discussed in P&E.
- A sixth form student advisor group set up to discuss practice in the Sixth Form.
- research into ways to successfully differentiate for sixth formers disseminated to Heads of Department.

]]> 2016-11-08 08:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/john_c_keohane/t5w3txh4wpvy/wish/136019342 lian_miveld https://padlet.com/john_c_keohane/t5w3txh4wpvy/wish/137647076 I want to improve 2 elements of PE T&L
1. mechanics of the lesson to ensure starts and ends are smooth and time effective.
2. differentiated tasks linked to assessment criteria are evident in every lesson. 
Progress will be monitored via learning walks, casual observations and by looking at teacher assessments on assessment sheets.
I will know that progress has been made by lessons be out and active within 13 minutes, by discussions with students and by observing that all students are out promptly. 
By Christmas I expect that all classes will be in to change and dismissed on time (not always happening) and that through analysis of teacher assessment sheets that students will have been marked off as achieving different criteria within the same lesson. ]]> 2016-11-15 09:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/john_c_keohane/t5w3txh4wpvy/wish/137647076 claire_simmonds https://padlet.com/john_c_keohane/t5w3txh4wpvy/wish/137792462 What do you want to improve?
We want to improve the consistency of marking and feedback in the department, in particular focussing on the impact of written feedback.

How do you propose to do this?
- Sharing best practice during P&E in all 3 departments
- Building in feedback times within the schemes of work
- Inter-departmental pairing to share good practice on marking (e.g. Y8 RS teacher and Y8 Hums teacher)
- Explicitly directing feedback by use of ppt. and teacher instruction
- Encouraging pupils to refer back to previous targets and note when the target is met
- Support for NQTs and those new to Wren (modelling, joint marking where needed)

How will you monitor progress?
- Book checks by LTs and HoDs to monitor and highlight areas of strength/ areas for improvement
- Learning walks with a focus on pupil feedback
-NQT lesson observations to have marking as a focus (coordination with NQT mentors)


How will you know if progress is being made?
- Pupils will be able to explain how they have made progress over time in response to marking e.g. "I am now able to use examples in my explanations"
- Book checks will show that students' skills have evolved in response to targets (according to Bloom's)
- Data will show pupils are making progress

What do you expect to achieve by Christmas 2016?
- Staff confidence in expectations of marking
- Increased pupil feedback which stretches pupils cognitively and targets their knowledge and skills
- Increased consistency

From Claire and Bejal]]> 2016-11-15 16:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/john_c_keohane/t5w3txh4wpvy/wish/137792462