A learning walk / observation document that can be used to observe lessons across secondary school subjects. This has been created in light of Ofsted’s latest framework which puts emphasis on curriculum and what students know and can do. Three focus areas are teaching for memory, responsive teaching and subject expertise. Behaviour / culture for learning is not included but should always be considered when visiting lessons.

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

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

Medium term plans that prepare students for 9-1 AQA English language paper 1 and paper 2 reading and writing. The medium term plans attached are highly detailed and include: - weekly homework tasks - clear explanation on what should be covered and analysed - weekly assessments These updated medium term plans have been created to interleave the literature texts. Specific links are made to Jekyll and Hyde, An Inspector Calls and Jekyll & Hyde. E.g. - students will read articles on arranged marriage for their paper 2 study which creates links to Juliet. They will also explore the gender pay gap to create links to AIC. Most extracts are included. Some extracts are taken from the literature texts. Any missing texts and extracts are available in the Oxford University press AQA text books 1 and 2. MTP for paper 2 also included the new speaking and listening component. Resources also available.

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,

These resources allow aspiring middle and senior leaders to track their progress in gaining evidence and experience in the following areas: - Leading in the community - Leading people - Leading strategically - Leading teaching and learning - Leading the organisation Each document lists the skill areas necessary to be a successful leader in each area listed above. Ideal for teachers who are working towards progressing to leadership and for interview preparation.

A resource that was delivered to heads of department to help them prepare for the new specification GCSE 9-1. The power point guides heads of department through a process of preparing for their new look qualifications and covers the following: - the importance of embedding skills into KS3 medium term plans - the importance of creating age appropriate 9-1 style assessments for KS3 Also included are: - example grade boundaries that have been created - example medium term plan that embeds skills for new 9-1 GCSE

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

Included: - Connectives display materials - Figurative language display materials - Multi cultural greetings - Classroom learning posters - Literary techniques posters - Where the attention flows the energy goes -posters - Thesaurus display materials

4 templates for moderating and standardising,

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.

A CPD journal template. The idea behind this is to front load a term/half term with the relevant reading that will be the basis for CPD to allow staff to read and engage ahead of a CPD session. The reading included is based around the school priorities and ensures that CPD is research based. Space is provided for staff to reflect on each CPD session and prioritise their actions.

A presentation that launches a new look feedback policy. A move away from marking to quality feedback and how this may look in pupil books with examples.

A CPD presentation that introduces the strategies of: presenting new information in small steps modelling scaffolding This presentation is aimed at re-introducing teachers to these important elements of Rosenshine’s principles of instruction and includes some examples of how this may look in the classroom.

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

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?”

This presentation was used at conferences to explore the concept of work scrutiny in schools. The presentation: explores the what, how and why of work scrutiny addresses the problems with work scrutiny provides examples and non examples is rooted in relevant research explores how work scrutiny can become much more impactful in schools / departments takes Ofsted into account and their implementation of work scrutiny as part of a deep dive compares work scrutiny with a book look provides potential templates that could be used to make the process of work scrutiny much more impactful

Example LTPs and curriculum plans that outline specifically how parents can help support their child through their child's study of English. The long term plans map out where students will develop the skills necessary to access the new specification 9-1 GCSE English language and literature papers.

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