TS 2: Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
– Guide pupils to reflect on the progress they have made and their emerging needs
It is policy in my block placement school that there are ‘off the cuff’ learning walks. These are often performed by members of SLT and other department Heads and subject specialists. They spend a morning or an afternoon looking in detail at a topic linked to the Raising Achievement Plan (see below). This could be looking at students marking, stretch and challenge questions or reinforcing expectations. The walks are planned and usually begin with an introductory session with the head teacher or another member of the senior leadership team who prep the staff on what to be looking for during the walk.
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On this particular day I was teaching 1 of 3 Year 9 classes. It was the marking cycle that week and I had marked their books and planned they complete DIRT (Dedicated Improvement and Reflection Time) for 20minutes of the lesson and some exam practice questions and revision for their end of year exam during the last 30minutes. Two members of SLT entered my classroom. I was surprised with this class on that day and had been giving positive praise since the beginning of the lesson; they really deserved it! SLT looked through students books; they were completing DIRT in green pen. Student were calm, engaged and focused. I was pleased that they were asking for help with the stretch questions I had put for their next steps.
Learning Walk feedback-2eslshx
I had had a learning walk 2 weeks prior to this and that too had shown the way in which students feel calm and welcome in my classroom. It certainly has been a great help to my confidence not having a teacher in every lesson; being able to teach independently has been beneficial for me as I have been approaching the end of the course and has made the transition into my NQT year smoother as I am confident in a classroom unsupervised. I work well having to deal with situations that arise and this will help me improve my behaviour management also.