1. at The Hollyfield School
Teaching and Learning
at The Hollyfield School
Every child, every day

2. New for 2017: 5 in 5 (A ‘to do list’ for our students)
Planners out and open to the RAG pages
Stationery out and ready
Date and title (underlined)
Lesson objectives read and understood
Starter activity completed

3. Confidence Indicators
Use of RAG system to prioritise support and extend learning

4. Key words & concepts

5. Exemplars…

7. Why do we ask questions in class?
To check and assess understanding
To review learning
To re-focus our teaching
To stretch and challenge
To deepen understanding
To encourage active participation
To stimulate discussion and ideas
To promote thinking and reflection
To arouse curiosity
To share learning

8. Outstanding questioning…
Demonstrates an understanding of the way students think
Identifies and corrects misconceptions
Checks understanding and offers support
Promotes curiosity and resilience
Deepens knowledge and understanding
Demands progressively more of students
Reflects and values the diversity of students’ experiences

9. Our students like… Thinking time
Whole class questions and debates (‘You hear other people’s ideas and you’re not afraid to give your own’)
Questions that make you think
The right balance and number of questions
The right level of challenge
Multiple choice questions, which are less stressful
Discussing answers with friends/peers
Being prepared to give the right answer
Having a chance to volunteer an answer
Teachers knowing who will be able to answer
Humour and fairness

10. Our students don’t like…
Trick questions
Rhetorical questions
Feeling ‘picked on’
Having their hands up for a really long time but feeling overlooked
Feeling embarrassed for giving the wrong answer
Students shouting out answers when they have their hands up
Teachers selecting the same students repeatedly
Questions that are either too easy or too hard

11. Which of these would increase the temperature of boiling water?
Adding more heat
Adding more water
You can’t increase the temperature of
boiling water
Adding salt

12. Find the missing angle y:
100 B
20 C
50 D
60

14. Preparing students for GCSE
Level of challenge
Subject content
Written assessments
Memorising key information
Growth mindset

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