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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...
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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
Our Monday Magic Moment was delivered by Miss Stanton and focussed on her explaining some recent developments in the English Faculty to support teachers and students in capturing...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Our Friday Faculty Focus at the end of last week was led by English Leader and Coordinator Miss Smith who shared with all the staff how impacting David Didau had been on the...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Our Monday Magic Moment at the start of the week was delivered by Mrs Jackson, our hard working Leader in English and Media. She officially launched our first Marking and Feedback...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
On 1st November 2021, the Bushey St James Trust held a Staff Conference for all teaching and associate staff. There were a range of workshops and we were encouraged to investigate...
Posted by Siew Young
Older students can be excellent role models for younger students and often the learning they have gained can help to shape the progress and achievement of their younger peers in...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Reading to improve our strong culture of learning was reinforced by two of our top teachers on Monday morning in our Staff Briefing meeting. The ‘Monday Magic Moment’...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
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 classroom and captures the learning and engagement across the room.
She explained how she has used the technology as a personal professional development tool, analysing strengths and areas for development as she hones her pedagogy in the classroom.
It generated a lot of discussion and we hope her willingness to share this best practice inspires others to use this powerful strategy to support continued professional development across our learning community.
Our Friday Faculty Focus at the end of another busy and productive week at Bushey Meads highlighted the strong and embedded culture of kindness that exists within our great...
During our Friday Faculty Foci at the end of last week it was really positive to hear from Lead Practitioner Mrs Hoskins and Advanced Lead Teacher Mrs Jackson about how well our...