This presentation was used as part of teaching staff CPD that introduced direct instruction. The presentation guides staff through: what direct instruction is the pitfalls of inquiry based learning examples of how direct instruction may look benefits of direct instruction Engelmann’s direct instruction

A CPD presentation around inclusive pedagogy aimed at supporting students with MLD (mild learning difficulties) The presentation explores the importance of inclusive pedagogy with research and with reference to Engelmann. Strategies are suggested and explored that would help teachers to cater for these students well and encourages bias in the learning for SEND students. An implementation task is also provided for staff whereby they implement strategies and monitor progress,

Rather than differentiation, many schools are thinking more in terms of scaffolding in the current climate. The attached documents include: a ppt used for CPD a guidance document containing a range of strategies that can be used to scaffold work for children.

As many schools move in the direction of a knowledge based curriculum there has become a need in developing a more challenging and complex curriculum that builds effectively to ensure students grasp the key concepts in a given subject. This resource has been used in staff training and covers the following areas: Determining what it means to study each subject and why it is an important subject to study Ascertaining what is meant by a key concept Exploration of why students should be given the most important knowledge Determining the key concepts and sub concepts that make up a subject Mapping key concepts across a LTP Justifying and articulating how students encounter each concept/sub concept and how the complexity increases as they journey through the curriculum Exploration of the curriculum as the progression model All content is based on educational research and researchers have been referenced.

Resources to support the development of the following questioning and higher order thinking skills and strategies: - Blooms taxonomy - Socratic questioning - No hands - Pause time - Secret 7 - Big question Ideal for leading departmental or whole school training on questioning strategies. Resources included: - CPD power point presentation on questioning strategies with tasks for staff to complete to get them thinking about their existing practice and how they could develop this - Socratic questioning prompt sheet to support student development of their questioning of each other within lessons - Links to Ofsted expectations - Departmental audit template

A presentation used for staff CPD around strategies for increasing the ratio. Active engagement versus thinking. The presentation is rooted in educational research from Doug Lemov and Tom Sherrington. The presentation: sets out expectations of all students in our classrooms explains the ratio spectrum with examples of actions that would place students in varying positions on the ratio graph emphasises the importance of ‘no opt out’ with strategies for ensuring this explores the concept of active observation and how it an be used to increase the ratio explores how the ratio can be increased through writing, questioning and discussion simultaneously - in detail considers the difference between formative and summative writing incorporates a section where the CPD leader models a process for increasing the ratio through writing, questioning and discussion using the teachers as students - participants consider the question “What makes a good lesson?”

Comment back for Media studies teachers in an excel file. The comments cover the following areas: - Pupil effort - Pupil homework - Pupil classwork - Pupil targets for improvement

A handy pack of documents and proformas for a head of department. Included: Deep dive documents that will be useful for inspection including work scrutiny and learning walk templates as well as Middle leader ofsted questions - Lesson observation / learning walk document in line with latest Ofsted Work scrutiny / pupil voice document in line with new Ofsted An example English department vision which takes into account pupils’ reading, writing and speaking & listening - Department report templates - Department detention letter templates - Departmental moderation and standardisation templates - English department presentation policy template - Questions to prepare of Ofsted inspection - A template for assessing the English department against the Ofsted ‘Good’ criteria

Resources to support the development of Accelerated Reader programme and DEAR sessions which are dedicated to reading. (DEAR) In my school students read for 20 minutes daily. Resource bundle includes: - a presentation for staff on Accelerated reader including purpose and benefits - including educational research regarding the importance of reading - a presentation for students on Accelerated reader and DEAR - templates for book and library passes - example book marks - an example student planner page to log reading - a presentation on reading engagement strategies

A teaching and learning handbook that outlines the following areas: Contents Knowledge Rich Curriculum Planning a great lesson The non-negotiables Feedback and assessment Horsforth Extended Learning CPD Princilpes of instruction Quality assurance Teacher files Teaching and Learning group

Comment back for English teachers in an excel file. The comments cover the following areas: - Pupil effort - Pupil attitude - Pupil homework - Pupil classwork - Pupil targets for improvement Also broken down to provide comments for: - Poetry - Prose