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Each half term, our SLC’s meet with Mrs Pattni and Mr Symeou. Our Student Learning Consultants have many responsibilities and one specific element of their role is to meet with us...
On the 10th of November, we made our very own poppies ready for Remembrance Day, in the brand new textiles club in C12 on Tuesdays after school. We used scrap red fabrics of our...
It has certainly been a very different first half term back but despite all that’s going on in the world, it has been fantastic to have my textiles classroom back in action, with...
Over the past few weeks, our students have been working on the D&T monster project. They were asked to challenge themselves by creating their very own monstrous characters...
Calling all students! We have now launched the D&T Monster challenge! Using resources that you have at home, make us a monster of your own! You can be as creative as you like!...
As we all know, the lockdown has been proving challenging but despite this, our Design & Technology students have been very focused and dedicated to studying the theory topics...
Looking back over the past couple of months I would like to draw attention to the amazing things that Elm house students have been taking part in and doing! 7 Elm boys took part...
During this half term, Textiles has seen some fantastic emerging talent across all our year groups! Take a look below at some of the exciting projects in the making all happening...
Last week the Heads of Houses hosted the Year 7 Christmas party to end the term with a treat! The hall was lit up with multicoloured disco lights, the snacks were all prepped and...
As we approach the end of term it’s nice to look back and I would like to take the opportunity to celebrate some of the amazing things that members of Elm house have achieved so...
Each half term, our SLC’s meet with Mrs Pattni and Mr Symeou. Our Student Learning Consultants have many responsibilities and one specific element of their role is to meet with us each half term to discuss and share their input about various topics to do with teaching and learning.
This half term, the staff reading group read an article about the use of quiz type activities and apps such as Kahoot and Quizlet. As we know, the current climate has presented us with some challenges and although the use of quiz apps were being used before, they are proving to be a useful, informative tool even more so now.
Apps such as Quizlet and Memrise, have long been tools for teachers to test students’ knowledge. They also become a resource for students to keep in touch with the learning, should they be self-isolating.
Some of our Students Learning Consultants were asked their thoughts about the use of these apps and they gave some useful insights. Jeslin Saji (12 Oak) said, ‘My teachers use quizzes such as kahoot which help me learn content as it helps recall memory. To improve, I’d say maybe use it more regularly at the end of a lesson or even end of term.’
Another SLC, Siyona Hindocha (9 Elm) said,
‘In my opinion quizzes are an extremely beneficial learning platform route to go down. They help engage and interact students with one another, identify known and unknown knowledge and also have fun whilst learning. Students tend to enjoy the lessons much more whilst learning a great amount.
It has definitely made independent learning much easier. Especially due to these unprecedented times of corona many students have been sent home to isolate and I myself have also. Quizzes were a great way to keep me occupied and engaged in the online lessons being set via google classroom and made me want to continue learning. It has also helped me develop knowledge and pay more attention to particular subjects/ topics I may not be as familiar with.
Our SLC’s provide important nuggets of information, reflecting student voice, so these comments are valuable and I’m sure will
At the end of this half term, the Teaching and Learning newsletter will reveal some more student feedback as well as spotlighting teachers who are advocates of these tools and highlighting some of their top tips! Keep an eye out for it towards the end of this term.
