Staff meeting: What next?

What we did on our No Pens Day Wednesday Please insert here some of the highlights from your schools No Pens Day Wednesday to share with the staff team This is to share at a staff meeting after the event

Reflections after the day Use the next slides and / or information in the activity pack to reflect on No Pens Day Wednesday, to share good practice, consider impact on pupils and to decide which elements of speaking and listening you might want to retain in your school

For you to think about… What worked well? What was challenging? What was the impact on pupils’ learning? Did we learn something new about our teaching skills and pupils learning skills? Did we get new insight into particular pupils? What did our pupils think? Are we accurately able to support reflections of all pupils ? What aspects would we do again? Are we going to make any changes to way we approach communication skills in school now? This is to share at a staff meeting after the event

For pupils to think about… What were the best activities – why? What were the best lessons – why? Were there times you wanted to write things? When? What do you think about learning this way? Would you like to do more of these activities? Some of these may then become incorporated in ongoing lessons etc

Next steps we might decide to take Think about how we can encourage pupils’ awareness of their own speaking and listening skills Think about how No Pens Day supports pupils to develop those “metacognitive” skills that are so important for learning Choose elements of the day to use again Try one new activity per half term until it is embedded in teaching and learning Include speaking and listening on staff meeting agendas to maintain momentum Consider taking our work around communication further by looking at The Communication Commitment... www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk/commitment For discussion, with opportunities for other suggestions

Same time next year...? Talk through with your team if you would like to run another No Pens Day Wednesday. Maybe you’ll want to make this more of a regular event! For discussion, with opportunities for other suggestions

The Communication Trust runs No Pens Day Wednesday. The Trust is a coalition of over 50 not-for-profit organisations. Working together we support everyone who works with children and young people in England to support their speech, language and communication. To find out more please go to www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk