1. According to OfSTED:
“the plenary is poorly used if it is simply a bolt-on-extra which provides an opportunity for groups of pupils to present their work daily; it is essential time for making sure that pupils have grasped the objectives and made progress, so that the next lesson can begin on firm foundations”

2. Objectives for today:
By the end of the session you should understand the purposes of a consolidation phase / plenary in a lesson
have developed some ideas for rounding off a lesson effectively.

3. TASK
How did you end the last 4 sessions that you taught? Why did you end them in this way?

4. TASK
What is the purpose of plenaries?
For Teachers
For Students

7. Lesson Ends Should: have a Purpose P have an Impact be Planned
engage Students P I S

8. A Plenary
Draws together the whole class, usually after group or individual work
Occurs at strategic moments in the teaching sequence
Often occurs at the end of a lesson

9. TASK
From the pack you have been given choose one plenary to use in your lessons next week.

11. The last ten minutes of a lesson can be fun and motivating
The last ten minutes of a lesson can be fun and motivating. Ending it properly can motivate the students and improve your classroom management.