Today’s task was a contribution to the whole staff INSET day at Foxmoor Primary School near Stroud, Gloucestershire (https://www.foxmoorprimary.co.uk/). A morning had been allocated to work with classroom teachers and SLT on their whole school curriculum offering for geography. After a formal welcome and introductions, I outlined the aims of the session. Staff then embarked upon a SWOT analysis of …
Bespoke CPD (Lympne C of E Primary School)
No rest for the wicked! Supposedly my Easter break, but I succumbed to a demand for some bespoke CPD from a school in Kent whose holidays fell in slightly different weeks. I am glad I did too as those at Lympne C of E Primary School (https://www.lympne.kent.sch.uk/) were a very friendly, enthusiastic and appreciative bunch! Steven Owen, the Head Teacher, …
CPD session (‘Report writing and effective plenaries’), Al-Ashraf Secondary School, Gloucester
Straight back to work after the half-term break; a two hour CPD session for staff at Al-Ashraf Secondary School, followed by one and a half hours of teaching (GCSE geography to a quiet, diligent group of Year 11 students)! The remit that I was given by the Head Teacher for the CPD session this morning was ‘report writing and effective …
Al-Ashraf Secondary School, Gloucester
The ongoing school improvement support that I am giving the Head Teacher, Senior Leaders, Governors and staff at Al-Ashraf Secondary School in Gloucester is proving to be incredibly rewarding. This small, Islamic, independent school received a visit from Ofsted last November and a number of areas for improvement were identified. I have been conducting lesson observations and providing feedback to …