Outstanding learning - The Evaluation Schedule 2012
- 1. Outstanding Learning Progress in Learning Lesson Observations New Ofsted Criteria 2012
- 2. Goals Analyse the new Ofsted criteria for judging the quality Teaching. Begin planning a response to them. Continue planning for accelerated progress in lessons.
- 4. Findings from “Questioning by teacher to “Marking in books indicated probe thinking and good progress for students since understanding is a powerful start of the year and this was strategy to scaffold learning tagged against child speak levels and demonstrate progress.” in the book.” “All students had recently “Ongoing plenaries had a baseline assessment. throughout lesson helped Most making progress in line to show that learning and with KS2 data. All know their progress were taking level.” place.” “The lesson objectives “The level of difficulty has explain the level progressed both throughout the progression, and are used lesson and from prior learning. throughout the lesson to Reflective questioning used to check progress and the probe why explanations move learning that’s taking them onto level 5a and/or 6c.” place.”
- 5. Findings from “Students understood their “Students show superb targets and how to make more understanding of their progress, and extended attainment level and how to writing in book showed this move on.” progress taking place.” “Student responses are tagged to “Students are developing grades - and show the students are answers and most can produce moving from pass to merit to long and developed sentences distinction. using a clear progress menu - Students are asked to improve their more than two tenses, key responses to attain the next grade connectives, time phrases.” up.” “The starter built on prior learning. Seeing if the students “Students have clearly made have progressed with the topic progress as they are working since last visited. The learning at grade C and they were level demonstrates progress, as the 5 at the end of year 9.” topic is building on the starter.”
- 6. 5 Part Lesson A flexible planning tool. Supports progress and Need to see evidence of it. development of outstanding learning. Starter& Starter& Modelling& Establishing& Group/Paired&Work& Developmental&Phase& Independent&Learning& Review&&&Reflec=on& Plenary&
- 7. Key Areas in New Progress of students is central - rapid and sustained progress based against prior attainment to get outstanding. Emphasis on whole school literacy and numeracy skills - their explicit development across the curriculum. Clear emphasis on the setting of appropriate homework Assessment for Learning underpins much of the judgements about teaching: use of prior attainment to plan learning and match individual needs; use of questioning and review; the quality of feedback and marking; differentiation and appropriate intervention; students understanding how to improve their work and what their next steps are.
- 8. Lesson Complete observations between 21st November and 16th December 2011. Make use of the new Ofsted Criteria - preparation for the future evaluation schedule. Staff to use the new online form and the planning documents on the school website. Curriculum Teams to consider the checklist of strategies to consider how to further embed outstanding learning. Quality and frequency of marking need urgent attention.