The London Challenge
Service Area 4
Improving teaching and learning in the classroom and beyond
The Offer
1. Subject specific training and support (see Service Area 3)
2. Classroom teaching and learning coaching model.
This staff effectiveness programme has been designed to:
- raise overall levels of teaching and learning in classrooms across the whole school
- develop a focus on learning and reaching judgements based on student learning outcomes
- develop a skilled classroom coaching team from among existing good and outstanding teachers, who will lead continuous transformation and sustained improvement beyond the externally facilitated stages of the model
T&L coaching model is scheduled as follows:
| Stage 1: | Coaching group selected by SLT |
| EL select three colleagues (OfSTED trained inspectors) to partner coaching group | |
| EL provide introductory materials for all staff about the programme; features of satisfactory and good teaching; 'top tips' for improving | |
| Stage 2: | EL observe Coaching Group teaching and feedback |
| Stage 3: | EL pair with member of Coaching Group to observe classrooms and compare judgements |
| EL work with Coaching Group to develop feedback skills and observe their feedback to teachers | |
| Each teacher observed given ways of improving teaching | |
| Stage 4: | All 'inadequate' and just 'satisfactory' teaching re-visited after 2/3 weeks to observe implementation of advice |
| Stage 5: | Remaining individual and subject teaching concerns identified for subject specific or generic coaching |
| Stage 6: | Cyclical coaching pattern established for whole programme |
The above programme is likely to equate to thirty days of consultant time – however, bigger or smaller versions of the coaching programme above can be negotiated with individual SIPs / schools.
Making it happen
To arrange any of these services, please contact John Beighton or Brian Evans in the Education London office: 01372 363630 john.beighton@educationlondon.org.uk or use this electronic form (MS Word Doc)