Smart Ideas for Capturing Next Steps
Last Friday in our Friday Faculty Foci one of our dedicated and hardworking Maths teachers Mrs Selliah shared with all staff her smart idea for easily capturing ‘next...
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Last Friday in our Friday Faculty Foci one of our dedicated and hardworking Maths teachers Mrs Selliah shared with all staff her smart idea for easily capturing ‘next...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
In our final Friday Faculty Focus of the half term, our outstanding IT Manager across the Trust Mr Furr shared details with the wider staff of all the work his team, alongside...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Our excellent Head of Faculty for Modern Foreign Languages Mrs Charles delivered a very timely Friday Faculty Foci at the end of last week to all staff in our Staff Briefing...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Mrs Jackson, our talented Leader in English and Media, delivered our Friday Faculty Foci in Staff Briefing last week and rounded off our second Marking and Feedback Fortnight of...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
One of our top teachers and hard working Second in Faculty for PE & Health, Mrs S Cooper led an excellent ‘Monday Magic Moment’ at the start of this week where she...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
On Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd February staff enjoyed a conference based on Positivity and Wellbeing. We listened to an engaging keynote speech from motivational speaker Gavin...
Posted by Kate Hoskins
Earlier this term Ms Speker shared with all staff in one of our morning briefing meetings about the power of Swivl – a recording device that follows the teacher around the...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
At Bushey Meads we are fortunate to attract each and every year some superb student teachers and newly qualified teachers who come to work in our great school. Often they are the...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
I had the pleasure of hosting briefing this week including an opportunity to introduce our Magic Monday Moment. Mr Charmokly, one of our excellent science teachers led the...
Posted by Claire Till
The expert use of technology can have a big impact in helping students learn effectively and in one of recent sharing best practice Friday Faculty Foci, Acting Head of Science Ms...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Last Friday in our Friday Faculty Foci one of our dedicated and hardworking Maths teachers Mrs Selliah shared with all staff her smart idea for easily capturing ‘next steps’ after a half term topic test. Along with her colleagues she has designed a simple proforma which students could easily complete to indicate what they have succeeded in and which topics and skills they needed to prioritise in their future learning. The proforma encourages students to Red Amber Green (RAG) their understanding which visually shows which topics and skills need further securing.
This RAGGING exercise is then revisited after a few weeks to ensure the skills are embedded over time. It was a simple but effective way to identify clear targets for improvement along the learning journey of progress and improvement. Many colleagues commented how effective this strategy is and how it is being replicated across other subjects in the school.
At Bushey Meads School we have a very eclectic and embedded culture of sharing best practice across all levels of the organisation to promote strategies related to improving...
In our Staff Briefing ‘Monday Magic Moment’ at the start of this last week of the autumn term, our hardworking Head of Physics Miss Booth shared some best practice in...