MST

• Specialist design- teams- maths science- of lessons
• given to people- follow plan
• do some stuff- at different pts
• same as before
• new TAs in- some against, didn’t understand OM, left
• Helena Jones- maths strengthened
• kids forgotten work of year 7 and 8 by GCSE- remember, link subjects better
• Livelier, teamwork
• Shine no matter what
• emphasis on student learning
• assessed on subjects AND competences
• pointless levels for subjects- not done them!
• competences- harder for older- think of competences
• easier for younger
• Yr 9 not benefit learn/traditional learning- bit of change
• Yr 9- Yr 8 some long, some not- subject not together, attitude same, discipline same
• handsup- silence
• don’t talk over teacher and each other
• no food, no walking around
• paired group over individual work- consolidation lessons with independent tools.
• OM award- independent based learning
• Mixed ability groups favoured.
• Hard to teach GCSE mixed ability- streaming too early hurts. They have different strengths and skills- some leaders. Content driven needs setting.
• GCSE- English and maths- higher/lower
• Science- BTEC, able GCSE
• Options- mixed
• Other teachers shocked- subject knowledge. Don’t get all. Feel like got nice childrens. Tracked all work of teachers- aware of what work missed Yr 7 and *,
• (NO TA IN ENGLISH AND MATHS- NEW TEACHERS)

Science S15- Preshant Kundalia

• 5-4-3-2-1 absolute silence
• end of assignment, end of lesson
• authority, at front
• explains when to go back- patronising
• individual task set- solar system then ask talk to mates- bigger group (lesson doesn’t follow this as far as I can tell- leave early)
• won’t let people talk at all- scribbled over a book- someone asks kids for help
• don’t like things being called out
• Shannon- not hands up- but gets it right immediately
• gets answer right when other kid asked!
• write down order of planets, asks to do “primary school,” thing in secret
• Teacher- hands in the air to pay attention
• doesn’t like shout outs
• disruption- of any talking
• keeps shirts tucked in
• boy talks- sends outside, counts to 32, come back in
• boys marches in, laughs- repeatedly in trouble
• boy shouts out- teacher doesn’t know what to say
• random facts of different planets
• explains boys comment of oxygen and water
• hands in front of chest- stress
• keeps going on about just being yr 8s
• keeps sending boy out- count up to random numbers
• reveals age “pleases”
• mocks students idea to suck up saturn goes for fuel
• kids throwing paper around- punished
• asks why child not following- independent learning
• asks child if he wants teacher to deal with some issue
• calls children kids
• friends resource, notes
• kids ask whens lunch
• kids seem to have no idea of Big bang
• BTEC class- Applied Science
• Asks class to stand up behind chairs in science
• has to show to how they’re hitting competences- not obvious
• Teacher
• kids more autonomous, eager- sometimes issue
• more with it than 11s
• was cynic, now fine
• professional career good
• no value of education, in local community
• kids would normally know order of planets
• Mr Felton
• Teacher refers to BTEC science “colouring in”
• reliant on google and wikipedia
• most students unwilling to answer qs, laugh, need huge lead in
• often off task using ppt features, copy pasting (“own words”) on websites of dubious quality,
• seem to be unable to cope without laptops
• sam and ashley not done work, just waiting for board
• discipline fine when group working
• “academic” girls- at least one is just copying the others- unable to tell me what the doppler effect means
• students still can’t name planets in order!
• teacher claims most students can do this
• Shannon- parents don’t like OM, hospitality, good student in science
• Teachers- any concerns- still there? anything cover up?
• Yr 8 OM
• Thursday- group- chat together standard rules
• not worried of yr 9, okay
• integrated work
• music- practicing, playing, split up, singing
• how is music taught? om opinions etc? music in OM much?
• Not L/L- not students
• Can experience drama and music in enrichment- know what its like
• Bit soon to pick
• People don’t “play up” in different atmosphere- in lessons WHICH THEY CHOSE- want to be there, learn. Choice!
• Change building
• Yr 8 OM- feedback, change syllabus