How does your school support its teachers?
Despite perception, approximately 30 per cent of English schools and colleges still grade their teachers in lesson observation.
How we got into this mess...
I've been thinking a lot about some of the work I've been doing with schools and colleges. One particular topic that returns to my thoughts time and time again is the process of developing teachers from lesson observation. Specifically, feedback and the notion that an observer can reliably evaluate what is happening.
Worse? Grade a teacher's performance.
For some who are familiar with some of my work
Hmm, I’m not so keen on blank pieces of papers, or if they are in use, for teachers and HoDs and Leadership to have a common crib sheet to work from. Here’s mine, way too complicated but curiously we feel it works.
http://goo.gl/nM7iku
We’ re much happier to call them learning walks.
BW
James
I would need to explain the method behind the blank piece of paper before it could be used across a school. Your form. Thanks very much for sharing. If I could add one improvement, under ‘Possible areas of observation’ I would insist on adding ‘choose one area’ only.