Learning, Teaching & Monitoring
Newfield School sets annual monitoring into its calendar to ensure we are maintaining and improving our quality of learning and teaching.
Monitoring includes:-
- Head Teacher drop ins
- Work Scrutinies
- Planning Scrutiny
- Lesson Observations ( Learning & Teaching Observations and Appraisal Lesson observations)
- Learning Walks
- Termly Progress Meetings to review performance, set targets and interventions
- Moderation and sharing of good practice, including with other schools
- Appraisal with opportunity for termly review to support staff in focus on targets, celebration of work and support areas of development. Appraisal targets are clearly linked to the School Development Plan and School Evaluation priorities, with consideration for Teacher Standards and career stage expectations
- Pupil and parent (mums, dads and carers) views gathered twice a year
AUTUMN FOCI:
- Progress Meetings
- Learning Walk – Environment, including Literacy & Displays
- Literacy & Numeracy Work Scrutiny, including discussion on recording and assessment
- Teacher appraisal objectives set
- General lesson observations
- Subject moderation opportunities
- Termly data gathering for scrutiny & reporting
- Learning and Teaching Observation – (to Ofsted grading)
- Pupil Survey
- Parent Survey
SPRING FOCI:
- Progress Meetings
- Learning Walks – 1) Behaviour Management, 2) Environment & Displays (incl Literacy)
- Work Scrutiny, including discussion on recording and assessment
- Teacher termly appraisal review
- Subject moderation opportunities
- Termly data gathering for scrutiny & reporting
- Appraisal Observation – (to Teacher Standards – Focus: Assessment for Learning, demonstration of progress and feedback in lessons)
- Parents’ Day – Consultation
SUMMER FOCI:
- Progress Meetings
- Learning Walk – Feedback
- Work Scrutiny, including discussion on recording and assessment
- Teacher termly appraisal review
- Subject moderation opportunities
- Termly data gathering for scrutiny & reporting
- Appraisal Observation – (to Teacher Standards – Focus: Assessment for Learning, demonstration of progress and feedback in lessons)
- Annual Statutory Reporting to Parents