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It was great to walk through some outstanding Year 7 morning Character Development sessions this week and see some of our inspiring Character Development Coaches engaging all...
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It was great to walk through some outstanding Year 7 morning Character Development sessions this week and see some of our inspiring Character Development Coaches engaging all...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
We now call our Form Tutors ‘Character Development Coaches’ so that their title truly reflects the hugely important role that they have in our superb school. They have never just...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Every week our Character Development Coaches (previously called Form Tutors) lead a variety of 20 morning sessions with their House teams and attend a weekly Main School, House...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Each morning the school day starts with 20 minutes quality time in tutor groups during which students follow a programme of activities including careers guidance, PSHE and...
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
It was great to walk through some outstanding Year 7 morning Character Development sessions this week and see some of our inspiring Character Development Coaches engaging all students in a variety of important different activities.
Some students were discussing the Theme of the Week ‘Resilience’ and were talking in pairs about times that they could remember when perhaps things hadn’t gone so well and they had demonstrated great resilience. Other students were talking about the Word of the Week ‘unscrupulous’ and the meaning and contexts when they would use this word in their speech and writing.
In addition some Character Development Coaches were encouraging students to read about the Scientist of the Week and also check that their student planners were all up to date and signed by parents and carers. It was really impressive to see Tasmita’s student planner which was clearly well looked after and being used to record all her home learning in to effectively support her progress and studies throughout the year.
Exit tickets are a great strategy to employ that help capture the learning journey at the end of a lesson. Students complete them highlighting what they have achieved and asking...
It was a privilege to join 8 Elm’s Character Development Time earlier this week and listen to our outstanding Head of Faculty for PE Mr Cartledge’s virtual assembly...