Category: You Do

Monitor children’s progress rigorously

By HighQT

You’ve done all the hard work – now it’s over to the pupils.  Don’t be tempted to fire off a quick email or prepare for the next lesson: use this time wisely.   Checklist Circulate with purpose.  Have a plan: know what you are checking for and where you are going.   ✔ Carry out live marking…

Provide Scaffolding

By HighQT

To enable all pupils to access the learning, provide them with a scaffold.  Rather than setting lower expectations, support pupils to reach ambitious goals using a range of scaffolding processes.

Allow ‘Struggle’ Time

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Allow time for pupils to attempt a task before offering help.  Often teachers set pupils a task and then jump straight in, supporting a group of pupils.  Inadvertently the teacher or (learning support) remove the opportunity for pupils to apply independent learning strategies.    Checklist Set children off on a task.  ✔ Pause. Stand where you…

Set Expectations (TORN)

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TORN (Time, Outcome, Resources, Noise Level) Be explicit with your expectations so that all pupils know what you want.  Using the acronym TORN (see checklist) is an effective way of remembering to give all the key information to pupils. Setting the expectations before giving a task can also ensure that you are not stopping pupils…

Provide success criteria

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Success criteria set out the evidence you are looking for to determine if a pupil has been successful in their learning.  You may not use success criteria in all lessons, but if you do choose to include success criteria, the checklist below provides an excellent starting point.   Checklist Success criteria clearly communicate what you’re looking…