Summer Term - 6th June 2022

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Walkthru:

Reflecting on the year

Reflection:

So, we are entering our final half-term of the year.  Students are underway with final examinations. School leaders begin to evaluate systems and actions from the previous year to inform planning for the next academic year.  Every effective teacher will begin to evaluate their own practice within the classroom.  Cast your mind back over the Walkthrus that we have covered this year – which of these are your winners?

Walkthru Cluster and School Focus – Behaviour and Relationships

6^th September: Establish your expectations

13^th September: Signal, Pause, Insist

20^th September: Sherrington’s Visit

27^th September: Choices and Consequences

Walkthru Cluster and School Focus – Questioning and Feedback

4^th October: Cold Calling

11^th October: Show-me Boards

18^th October: Say it Again Better

1^st November: Process Questions

8^th November: Feedback that Moves Forward

15^th November: Think-Pair-Share

22^nd November: Check for Understanding

29^th November: Probing Questions

8^th December: Whole-class Feedback

Walkthru Cluster and School Focus – Explaining and Modelling

4^th January: Deliberate Vocabulary Development

10^th January: Worked Examples

17^th January: Dual Coding

24^th January: whole-school CPD workshops

31^st January: Worked Examples

8^th February: Scaffolding

21^st February: Scaffolding

7^th March: Metacognitive Talk

14^th March: Setting the Standards

21^st March: Head on Misconceptions

Walkthru Cluster and School Focus – Oracy and Writing

19^th April: Mode B Teaching: Collaborative Talk

26^th April: Collaborative Learning – General Principles

3^rd May: Mode B Teaching: Instructional Inputs

10^th May: Independent Learning – Pre-Reading

17^th May: Debating

So, this is what we have covered so far this year. It goes without saying that some Walkthrus will have slotted into your practice more easily than others.  However, isn’t it also the case that it is worth spending the time ensuring that those approaches outside of our comfort zone are worth trying precisely because they are outside of our comfort zone? These approaches are evidence-based tried and tested approaches, after all.

This half-term, evaluate, reflect, hone, sharpen and create your own Walthrus Toolkit. Which Walkthrus are now an established part of your practice and which are not but are worth spending the time embedding?

CPD Cascade

‘Get Ahead’ CPD Programme

Remember to complete the CPD activities in time for September.  They are saved in The National College as part of your watch list.

National College

Remember that there are subject-specific watchlists available in National College. Some staff still haven’t accessed.  Please see RLO urgently if you cannot access