GREAT twilight CPD session developing expert teachers through the use of our Teaching Playbook. Well done to @MichellePeavoy and our Teaching Working Party for leading the training. @CoopManchester #ExpertTeachers
This week our Expert Teaching focus @CoopManchester is #7 ‘Ready To Learn’ - ensuring consistent, predictable routines to allow our students to learn in a safe, secure environment and acquire, retain and apply knowledge more effectively #knowledgeExperts
Super excited to have launched our Teaching Playbook for @CoopManchester. This is huge step towards ensuring a consistent approach to teaching and a predictable learning experience for our students.
@Carol_Learning@tombennett71 The fact that they come to learn is the reason why we must ensure good behaviour. In a perfect world we would focus purely on pedagogy but the two go hand in hand. Saying that, I do try to use words like learning, engagement etc rather than behaviour.
@tombennett71 I love that you have proactive approaches and routines before consequences and sanctions. It’s not all about managing the behaviour that ‘happens’ in the classroom but creating a safe, secure, predictable learning environment.
Finally finished for the summer (after seeing everyone else’s summer holiday posts since Friday)! School finished at 3:15, taxi booked for 5:00 and flight at 8:00 … it’s almost like I couldn’t wait to get away to somewhere sunny!
@oldandrewuk Having a set of rules that support students in learning in a safe, predictable environment is essential - but they must be carefully considered, fair, proportionate and ultimately have the students’ at the centre of them.
@oldandrewuk Quite the opposite. Clear, consistently enforced rules (alongside appropriate support and adaptation) are essential for ensuring student are safe, happy, well and learning.
Quite the opposite. Clear, consistently enforced rules (alongside appropriate support and adaptation) are essential for ensuring student are safe, happy, well and learning.
There's no good evidence that clear rules, consistently enforced, are bad for mental health.
There's no good evidence that clear rules, consistently enforced, are bad for pupils with SEND.
There's no good evidence that clear rules, consistently enforced, make kids less happy.
Detentions can reinforce high expectations, set routines and ensure consistency of behaviour in a school. They don’t, however, work this way for all students and schools must consider the most effective ways to ensure students are behaving in a manner conducive to learning.