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AFL and CPD - 1
A deputy head teacher talks about the on-going CPD process that is being used to support the development of assessmen...
Feedback, peer assessment and reflective learning
In relation to a year 10 GCSE English group, a deputy head teacher talks about how students have developed feedback s...
Collaborative learning and effective group work
In this clip, a deputy head teacher talks about developing procedures and defining roles for group work in conjunctio...
Questioning and no hands up
A deputy head teacher talks about the impact of no hands up as a technique for involving all students in classroom di...
Learning intentions, success criteria and making errors
The fundamental importance of sharing learning intentions and developing success criteria with the learners are empha...
The AfL classroom _ 2
A deputy head teacher talks about assessment for learning within the context of a year 10 boys GCSE English group.
The AfL classroom - 1
A deputy head teacher talks about the characteristics of an assessment for learning classroom.
The teacher's role in AfL
A teacher talks about how the role of the teacher changes as assessment for learning is introduced.
Revisiting learning intentions and success criteria
In a GCSE Manufacturing group, the teacher leads the students in revisiting the learning intentions and success crite...
Discussing and evaluating team work
A group of students from a GCSE Manufacturing course are discussing and evaluating their team work.
Success criteria in GCSE English
A year 10 English group explore how poetic techniques can create feelings in the reader.
Engaging all children in their learning
Mick Waters talks about successful schools where all children are architects of their own learning
Meeting ourselves coming back
What are the impacts of accountability? Mick Waters considers the narrowness of current accountability measures.
What is the place of rote learning?
Mick Waters considers the place of rote learning in education and its strengths and limitations.
What can school leaders influence?
What are the elements of the school that leadership can influence?
What is outstanding teaching - 2?
Mick Waters offers a definition of an outstanding teacher in terms of the teacher's contribution to the learning comm...
What is outstanding teaching - 1?
What does good teaching look like inside and outside of the classroom?
Opening doors and inviting children through
Mick Waters talks about developing children with growth mindsets and avoiding the pressures of the education system t...
What does learning and teaching look like over time?
What do you want children to experience and achieve?
What does outstanding learning look like?
What does learning look like in successful schools and how does this impact on measured outcomes for pupils?
Continuity in children's learning - laying the crazy paving
What is the starting point in planning learning?
Learning within a broad curriculum
Why don't we assess across a broad curriculum and acknowledge that learning is complex and uneven?
Heads and shoulders
Year 3 children sing 'heads and shoulders' as part of a French lesson with a focus on naming parts of the body.
Fun with colours
In this school, the aim is to engage children in learning a modern foreign language through activities, games and songs.