Is there any evidence of planning? by kate hamer https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9 Made with a lightning strike of genius en-us 2016-09-08 11:02:00 UTC 2025-10-21 12:11:45 UTC hello@padlet.com What have you observed this week c_j_hamer https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122378684 2016-09-08 11:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122378684 Department is fantastic for materials. All plans are linked to Assessment Objectives for GCSE. https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681815 Stephen ]]> 2016-09-09 10:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681815 Planning is paramount https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681821 Lesson flows better]]> 2016-09-09 10:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681821 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681841 It takes forever]]> 2016-09-09 10:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681841 P https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681862 Received a lot of help from school about planning]]> 2016-09-09 10:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681862 you have to be able to adapt your plan quickly https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681865 2016-09-09 10:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681865 SO MUCH PHOTOCOPYING https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681879 2016-09-09 10:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681879 Mixed approach...some seem more enthusiastic than others https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681897

]]> 2016-09-09 10:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681897 STEAL PEOPLES RESOURCES https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681911 2016-09-09 10:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681911 Starters in prr https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681934 2016-09-09 10:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122681934 PowerPoint  https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682004 2016-09-09 10:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682004 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682048 Teachers moaning all the time 

]]> 2016-09-09 10:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682048 Kids respond well to authorative figure. https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682067 2016-09-09 10:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682067 Collaborate planning is a god send! https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682093 Get together with other trainees in your department and if you teach similar classes work together. That way you only plan 1 lesson compared to 4 per week!]]> 2016-09-09 10:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682093 Look for resources rather than create them https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682138 2016-09-09 10:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682138 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682164 Most kids learn better visually, e.g PowerPoint ]]> 2016-09-09 10:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682164 The staff are sosupportive of each other https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682165 2016-09-09 10:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682165 LEARN THEIR NAMES https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682169 2016-09-09 10:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682169 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682181 Use of learning maps and practical activity in GCSE theory]]> 2016-09-09 10:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682181 varying degrees of good and bad practices. But only I can not use them and need to tailor them to me https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682184

]]> 2016-09-09 10:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682184 Hannah https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682197 The school has imposed a whole school planning policy so every teacher is moaning about the additional unnecessary pressure imposed on them. Schemes of learning are all accessible and every lesson is pre-planned by the KS3 co-ordinator, however they all need adapting to the class and a lot need to be updated with new case studies so they are relevant. ]]> 2016-09-09 10:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682197 Thorough plans in place. https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682200 2016-09-09 10:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682200 No planning = disaster https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682211 Maths coach was eaten alive trying to swing through a lesson. There was no order

]]> 2016-09-09 10:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682211 Relev https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682242 Always make the content relevant]]> 2016-09-09 10:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682242 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682263 Lots of great questioning from teachers. Relationship building with pupils ]]> 2016-09-09 10:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682263 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682272 Moving chaos. No kids till the 12th. Lots of IT stuff. Met most needed staff.]]> 2016-09-09 10:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682272 When the whiteboard doesn't work... https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682278 Don't panic and make sure you understand what you are teaching enough to go without it!!!]]> 2016-09-09 10:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682278 There is a world of difference  between an unplanned and planned lessons https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682294 2016-09-09 10:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682294 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682326 Strong evidence of planning. Given that Drama isn't on the National Curriculum, there were schemes of work and good structure of lessons]]> 2016-09-09 10:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682326 Behaviour policy is very well maintained by school https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682332 2016-09-09 10:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682332 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682343 Teachers get together to discuss lessons and planning together ]]> 2016-09-09 10:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682343 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682382 Differentiation is hard to implement sometimes during a lesson]]> 2016-09-09 10:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682382 The power of silence https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682392 2016-09-09 10:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682392 Staff know A LOT about the home life of each child https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682395 2016-09-09 10:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682395 Transitioning https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682439 Explaining what you're about to do before you do it or move on really helps]]> 2016-09-09 10:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682439 Plan for a lesson to be a wibbly wobbly line rather than a super straight line https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682443 2016-09-09 10:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682443 Classroom contracts have already been really helpful https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682465 2016-09-09 10:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682465 No one uses actual lesson plans https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682490

]]> 2016-09-09 10:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682490 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682510 H]]> 2016-09-09 10:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682510 Life Skills lesson on sex and puberty with year 8 was surprisingly mature and positive https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682543

]]> 2016-09-09 10:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682543 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682576 Only t]]> 2016-09-09 10:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682576 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682592 I haven't seen any lesson plans being used but teachers seem to know what they are doing and adapt as needed.

]]> 2016-09-09 10:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682592 GIVE ME THE PEN https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682630 2016-09-09 10:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682630 that marist means pupil premium https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682637 2016-09-09 10:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682637 STOP https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682661 Collaborate and listen.]]> 2016-09-09 10:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682661 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682685 Get to your plenary!]]> 2016-09-09 10:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682685 Teachers (at least where I am) are open about sharing lessons, and therefore best practice, rather than being secretive and protective. https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682702 2016-09-09 10:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682702 Start of year 7 work is already planned for the first 3 weeks before setting, teachers only need to adapt plans initially https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682758 2016-09-09 10:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682758 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682764 OCD Planning 

]]> 2016-09-09 10:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682764 No lesson plans https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682772 2016-09-09 10:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682772 my mentor is super chilled https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682795 2016-09-09 10:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682795 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682797 2016-09-09 10:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682797 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682875 Interactive whiteboards!!!!]]> 2016-09-09 10:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682875 What's with the lingering smell of BO throughout? https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682900 2016-09-09 10:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682900 The guy who the other teachers say is the best teacher they've ever seen, seems not to plan  https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682915 2016-09-09 10:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682915 MOANING https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682934 Lunchtime is basically moan about your pupils time!]]> 2016-09-09 10:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682934 lesson go so quick https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682964 2016-09-09 10:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122682964 Teachers share ppts on the same topic https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683016 And adapt them slightly, rather than making a whole new presentation for each lesson]]> 2016-09-09 10:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683016 Make the students think you have psychic powers https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683032 2016-09-09 10:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683032 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683043 Lesson plans being re-used and adapted for different purposes

]]> 2016-09-09 10:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683043 Hey MC Hamer! We're stealing your board! https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683078 2016-09-09 10:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683078 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683079 Use school templates]]> 2016-09-09 10:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683079 Experienced teachers do not tend to create lesson plans https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683093 2016-09-09 10:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683093 Beginning of year so teachers having to go off plan and improvise a lot depending on class' s prior knowledge https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683103 2016-09-09 10:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683103 My mentor told me that most lessons won't have starters and plenaries unless you are being observed https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683127 2016-09-09 10:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683127 Some teachers don't plan and just wing it..and it actually works for them! (But they're very experienced) https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683160 2016-09-09 10:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683160 Plan as a department https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683189 2016-09-09 10:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683189 I had to make my own timetable. And some have too many hours... Oh dear https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683201 2016-09-09 10:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683201 Mini Whiteboard work is always improv  https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683206 2016-09-09 10:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683206 schemes of work are shit https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683303 2016-09-09 10:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683303 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683338 2016-09-09 10:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683338 Awaiting to have access to the schemes of work but think they will help with planning https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683340 2016-09-09 10:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683340 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683397 Teachers plan but inevitably have to adapt when students arrive 20 mins late. What takes priority in what you have planned? ]]> 2016-09-09 10:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683397 lots of outrageously long false nails on yr10 girls https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683415 2016-09-09 10:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683415 Learning Outcomes are rarely explicit, but teachers usually mention them at the start and end of a lesson. https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683440 2016-09-09 10:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683440 Teachers plan as a department https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683454 2016-09-09 10:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683454 No rule about how long pupils skirts have to be...VERY SHORT https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683506 2016-09-09 10:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683506 SAW THE WORST LESSON EVER  https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683525 2016-09-09 10:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683525 megdoheney https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683599 Humour helps, just in general.]]> 2016-09-09 10:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683599 uniform rules often broken https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683608 2016-09-09 10:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683608 https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683613 2016-09-09 10:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683613 testing of yr7s in first week - made some cry! https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683682 2016-09-09 10:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683682 megdoheney https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683772 Humour helps get through the day. Prioritise...knowing that you're probably never going to get everything done in the time you originally wanted to. ]]> 2016-09-09 10:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122683772 No plan survives contact with the enemy. https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122684372 2016-09-09 10:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/c_j_hamer/uv4axcawvar9/wish/122684372