In the interests of supporting collaboration and being outward looking, we have worked with CPD leads to give all colleagues, teaching and non-teaching, the opportunity to visit different Athelstan Schools to their normal setting.
The focus of the school visit will be a particular area of professional practice and through this lens, colleagues will be able to observe a range of lessons (‘a learning circuit’). Following the observations, colleagues will have time to reflect on this experience and apply to their own practice through two bookended workshops with an Athelstan School Improvement Lead and a member of SLT from the hosting school.
Term 3 Visits and Showcase Focus:
• Avening Primary School- A flavour of a primary school ‘in action’
• Bradon Forest School – Formative assessment: eliciting, interpreting and responding to evidence of student performance in the classroom and ensuring impact on learning
• Chipping Sodbury School – Scaffolding learning in the classroom
• Leighterton Primary School- A flavour of a primary school ‘in action’
• Malmesbury School – Effective teaching at KS5
• Sir William Romney’s School – Effective and systematic use of assessment strategies in the classroom
• The Dean Academy – Using Rosenshine’s principles in the classroom
Term 6 Visits and Showcase Focus:
• Avening Primary School- A flavour of a primary school ‘in action’
• Bradon Forest School – Metacognition in the classroom
• Chipping Sodbury School – Creating a learning environment where HPA students can thrive
• Leighterton Primary School- A flavour of a primary school ‘in action’
• Malmesbury School – Student Participation (linking to the Teach Like a Champion approach)
• Sir William Romney’s School – Effective teacher modelling
• The Dean Academy – Building positive relationships