Monitor children’s progress rigorously

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 and assess pupils’ success so far.  Are you noticing any common misconceptions or areas where pupils need additional support?  ✔
Provide 1:1, small group or whole class feedback to redirect learning and help pupils to stay on task. ✔

Examples

During a maths lesson:

  • circulate to check all pupils have made a positive start.
  • check all pupils have calculated the first two questions correctly.
  • look for potential misconceptions and then address these by providing additional support.
  • Focus additional support on identified individuals.

Video

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