SO4 Wed- Liz Boeing Humanities

• learning about spain
• in lesson- liam salt, tom pickard, danielle beddow
• encouraged to work together, not alone
• class sitting in tables split across several tables 6-5-3
• students allowed longer for tasks if needed
• slow pace
• still asked to look at the board
• DB- pen in mouth whilst teacher talking
• students allowed to write their work however they think they’ll learn best
• liam and tom write a bit
• laptops given out
• danielle plays with pens
• liam and tom- most friends got to RSA- most friends in the same year- Tom- 2 friends not in the year- keeps in touch on facebook, other no contact
• L and I- friends in other years- form times
• TOm P- not sure of career ambitions, aware of public sector cuts, considers university if does well at IB
• Danielle
• worried a bit about gcse (one!)
• don’t like strict teachers- many new
• like teachers who know how they learn
• not many friends elsewhere- some
• make friends with other bits of the register now (different girl)
• competences- boost confidence, good for jobs
• competences in class, don’t realise
• like longer lessons on 1 topic, not lots of swtiches-
• rules okay, not yet used to
• Better than Willingsworth was- cousins had gone there
• (some students pick internet over books)
• work not too hard- will get harder
• feel prepared for GCSE- vague reassuring, no explanation
• Ms Boeing
• more confident students- more active learners
• prepared fine
• stretched ahead, best students, also SEN- gives normal students own reading set to help them in development
• Thinks some boys more disruptive without male influence  at home, maybe
• Likes class
• well behaved- not rowdy, confident- teachers not used to (older ones)
• OM- better than yr 11, HC, BTEC, better than yr 11s
• harder work, push further, more disciplined
• children know and experiment
• Walks triangle- more space
• older staff like big classes less- she was fine with it- done before, not pre-set in ways
• no real boys/ girls difference- maybe in SEN
• been here 3 yrs - shadow head yr 7 (team leader each school, heads up yr 8), CAS organiser
• taught a bit elsewhere- in training
• safer here- new students better behaved
• all students engaged
• DBs table- not gifted and talented- less willing to get extra work
• hands up- see who understands what to do. asks students where she should write on board, danielle talks a lot,
• task spain vs uk went on half an hour longer than should
• tom puts hand up for answering how  to write a paragraph, then can’t answer
• now doing practice exam paper
• used to be rotation- 1 hrs per competency, split up
• roomings- teaching non specialist can be daunting, now staff confident
• new staff confident to do lots- can pick confident staff- music training session, speak to others and learn - good for career, KS3 art easy
• 3 hrs- time to show film, pause, finish, activityu, e.g. Hotel Rwanda
• time to show videos
• assembly- very praising of any achievement, opportunity, reads out names of those late for school
• OM class
• competences each term
• so long as outcome same- okay to change class
• different things suit different groups
• can change to suit the needs of group
• learn different ways, choose how to put down info
• teachers tired- kids not standing
• pupils see each other as resources for work
• what were the teachers concerns before yr 9?
• realised?
• other issues arised from transition?
• transition easy where space, curriculum etc, creates more OM pedagogy
• fluid- easier transition.