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The quality of an education system [school] cannot exceed the quality of its teachers.

The quality of an education system [school] cannot exceed the quality of its teachers. Barber and Mourshed 2007 How the best performing schools came out on top. Individual stars do not make a sky; the system does. Michael Gladwell The Talent Myth New Yorker. Non negotiables :

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The quality of an education system [school] cannot exceed the quality of its teachers.

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  1. The quality of an education system [school] cannot exceed the quality of its teachers. Barber and Mourshed 2007 How the best performing schools came out on top

  2. Individual stars do not make a sky; the system does Michael Gladwell The Talent Myth New Yorker

  3. Non negotiables: Those aspects of practice are so proven that teachers should not be able to chose not to use them.

  4. Non negotiables as at November 2009 Planning • A data landscape for the group you are teaching. • In KS3 this will be current level and Key Stage 2 Average point score or the result of the Year 7 department baseline assessment • In KS4 this will be current GCSE grade and Yellis band • A written plan for the lesson that matches the data landscape – at a minimum an annotated medium term plan • A weekly homework activity Techniques • Key question(s) displayed • No hands questioning unless asking a question • An activity that captures who has understood what by the end of the lesson • An activity that provides an opportunity for pupils to receive feedback on their progress • Diagnostic marking in pupils’ work within the last 4 weeks Environment • A seating plan • An arrangement that allows pupils to work in pairs or in groups • No visible distractions around the white board

  5. Monitoring is not designed to catch people doing the wrong thing it is designed to make sure that everyone is doing the right thing Which leads to classroom visits

  6. Classroom visits (10 minute drops ins to check for non-negotiables No single snapshot can truthfully portray richness and complexity of its subject but the aggregate of a set of snapshots can capture the truth …

  7. Non negotiables is a school improvement strategy Time for a new non-negotiable

  8. An average teacher asks 400 questions in a day - that’s 70,000 a year! • One-third of all teaching time is spent asking questions • Most questions are answered in less than a second • Asking too many closed questions • Yes or no questions • Short answer recall-based questions

  9. Time for a new non-negotiable around Differentiated Questioning Targeted

  10. Shared medium term planning is the key

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