Suggested ways the trainee can demonstrate positive impact on pupil progress:
- Planning shows evidence of and builds upon evaluation of prior learning. Lesson evaluation feeds into planning with next steps clearly identified.
- Pupils’ answers to the teacher’s initial questions demonstrates they have a good recall and understanding of previous learning. Initial assessment enables progress by end of lesson.
- Appropriate use of talk partners and discussions.
- Good use of TA to support children with additional needs by using… (concrete materials/visual support).
- Learning modelled well so pupils are able to make progress on the task.
- Good subject knowledge evident. Children challenged to accurately use key vocabulary independently demonstrating understanding and progress.
- Resources engaged pupils and enabled them to discover new things about…
- Good use of effective questioning to review learning
- Practical activity allowed children to be engaged and achieve the success criteria.
- Misconceptions regarding […] were clearly addressed to further the next stages in their learning.Lesson tailored the lesson to needs of the children to ensure pupil progress.
- Children explained their thinking, consolidating their understanding using appropriate vocabulary.
- Children were able to link previous knowledge to further their understanding.
- Mini-plenaries are used throughout the lesson to renew their learning.
- A good level of challenge and support for the more able, taking account of needs and abilities.
- Good level of adapted questions ensured challenge for individuals and groups.
- Children are learning through stimulating, engaging, practical activities. They show this learning by completing their tasks successfully and answering appropriate questions.
- Pupils clear about success criteria/ steps to demonstrate their understanding of the lesson objective.
- Children were able to understand a problem and find a resolution.
- Children were allowed the opportunity to demonstrate their learning of…. in a range of learning contexts.
- With support, lower ability pupils were able to…
- Children progressed in their understanding of/ability to….
- By the end of the lesson, children were confident explaining what they had learnt.
- Allowed the children to work independently, at their own pace, to meet or exceed the learning objective.
- Children showed an understanding of new concepts taught by their responses to questioning.
- Plenary used to review learning, identify misconceptions, celebrate achievement and move children on.