Term 2

Issue 4

Happy New Year!

A very warm welcome into 2018 from the LTA Team. We hope you will join us in welcoming our
new LTA Coaches, who are a great addition to the team and will join us in improving Learning,
Teaching and Assessment across our College

The LTA Coaching Team

Angie Laslett Billy Marsden Lisa Hassan Lisa Cain Ruth Bennett Jess Murphy

Need a quiet space?…The LTA cafe can offer you some solace and planning time
We look forward to seeing you!

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on Eric for ideas and
guidance to support your
WHAT’S Teaching & Learning

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LTA Cafe - Ideas and Critical Thinking

Questions
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 We asked, What will your
New Year resolution be for
improving Learning, Teaching
& Assessment in 2018?
…you
•
said,In the
In the new year I will...
new year I will... I will
overcome
• use more quiz activities obstacles with
• do less talking my LTA
• offer multiple activities per session
• do more student led activities
• get more people to do CPD
• try to use quizzes and other interactive activities 
• include more challenging activities - stretch and challenge
• get to know my individual students more
• use one new idea per month
• more student centred 
• more stretch and challenge
• make good theory lessons to engage my learners
• ensure i give a time frame in which i expect class tasks to be completed
• update schemes of work and make lessons more active
• questioning techniques
• incorporate more extensive differentiation in my lessons by teaching varying topics within the same lesson
• update etrackr regularly
• develop my differentiation skills within the classroom
• better planning with differentiation in place for individual learners
• listen to others

Thank you for your responses

We wish you a very successful 2018

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 Forthcoming CPD

Wednesday Workshops 2018

17.1.18 17.1.18
Effective planning to meet individual needs We don’t just teach!

(using group profiles to improve/inform learning)

2-3pm Role of the teacher 3:30 - 4:30pm
24.1.18 24.1.18

Thinking Stretch & Challenge

Critically
(probing questioning)
2-3pm 3:30 - 4:30pm
  31.1.18 31.1.18
Understanding
&
Checking Learning   the Challenge
(breaking down a lesson)
2-3pm 3:30 - 4:30pm
7.2.18 Embedding
7.2.18
English
&
Maths
Effective use of
in a vocational
context LSA/EHCPs
2-3pm 3:30 - 4:30pm
 LTA Events
Open Door Weeks 2018
29th January - February 2nd 26th February - 2nd March 26th - 30th March
What is it?
A supportive and developmental mechanism through which peers can
share, compare and discuss their practice.
Judgment-free, form-free, high-quality professional learning, a stone’s
throw from your own classroom. Sometimes the best things are simple
and free, as this is.

How it works?
Teaching staff will identify classes/teachers that they wish to visit to observe
delivery.

▪ If a lesson is fine to observe the door will be open with a poster

door sign to welcome visitors.
▪ You are invited to stay for at least 15 minutes to get a good
flavour of the lesson.
▪ You are not required to complete any paperwork, unless people
need to collect evidence (this can be arranged beforehand).

Support
Learning Walks start 8th
January 2018

for All
ew to EFC
en
you will receive your feedback
electronically via email
join
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If you a

us for tea

The LTA team can offer you

support and guidance prior
3

to and following your a Friday @

on
learning walk or observation

Observations of Learning, Teaching and Assessment

will recommence in January 2018
You will be notified of your observation window via email

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