Outstanding Teaching and Learning contains six practical sessions which explore the common features of outstanding lessons and look at progression and personalisation, covering methods designed to raise standards and increase progress for all pupils whilst giving teachers the freedom to define their own development.

• Raise whole-school achievement
• Close attainment gaps
• Increase pupil progress
• Improve assessment and personalization

Session Breakdown

Training session 1 – Your classroom

Learning Outcomes:

• Compare different classroom styles and recognise the variety of forms ‘outstanding’ can take
• Begin to identify the common features of different outstanding classrooms
• Define the type of classroom you aspire to create

Training session 2 – Planning and activities

Learning Outcomes:

• Have a clear step by step process for planning a lesson
• Understand the crucial importance of planning purposeful tasks based on explicit objectives

Training session 3 – Assessment and progress 1: Checking progress and questioning

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the purpose of assessment
• Have an increased repertoire of assessment strategies at your disposal
• Be able to use effective questioning to promote learning

Training session 4 – Assessment and progress 2: Keeping progress going

Learning Outcomes:

• Know how to use assessment as a tool to move pupils on and ensure they make ‘rapid and sustained progress’
• Know how to challenge all pupils regardless of the speed at which they learn

Training session 5 – Personalisation

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the reasons for personalisation
• Have an expanded repertoire of techniques for personalising

Training session 6 – What does this mean for us?

Learning Outcomes:

• Synthesise and share your view of what outstanding teaching means to you
• Develop a shared school view of how the learning from these sessions should impact on the school