Teaching and Learning Staff Booklet

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John Colet School Classroom Expectations Questioning (click on for linked document) Lessons are planned to ensure that questioning drives pupil progress. When planning, staff consider the needs of learners and plan their questions accordingly. Targeted questions are used to stretch, challenge and engage the learners in all lessons. Assessment and Feedback (click on for linked document) Formative assessment used to improve learning in every lesson, either written or verbal. This can include peer and self assessment. Positive feedback will enable students to develop resilience and respond proactively to guidance. Students must be told how to improve their learning, meaning that feedback given is personalised to the student’s needs.
Homework Homework refers to tasks given to pupils by their teachers to be completed outside of usual lessons. Common homework activities may be reading or preparing for work to be done in class, or practising and completing tasks or activities already taught or started in lessons In addition, it may include more extended activities to develop inquiry skills or more directed and focused work such as revision for exams. On average, the impact of homework on learning is consistently positive (leading to on average five months' additional progress). Responsibilities Subject Teachers have the responsibility to set regular, appropriate homework and deadlines to meet the needs of their students. This will be recorded on www.showmyhomework.co.uk on the day that the work is set, with clear timings to guide the student. A minimum of 2 nights are allowed to complete the task set. Subject Teachers are also responsible for assessing and giving appropriate feedback to help the progress of the student. Any missed homework deadlines will be recorded on SIMS and escalate to STL if this occurs more than once. Subject Team Leaders have the responsibility to monitor the quality and quantity of the homework set for each year group within their department and hold Subject Teachers to account if there is an issue. This may be monitored in conjunction with the Heads of Year. Subject Team Leaders are expected to make phone calls home if persistent deadlines are missed. The Senior Leadership Team has the responsibility monitor, through work sampling the effectiveness of departmental procedures. The Senior Leadership Team will discuss students who persistently fail to hand in homework on time every two weeks and make phone calls home to students of concern. Students have the responsibility to ensure that they check www.showmyhomework.co.uk every night to ensure that they understand the task and can meet the deadline. Students should attempt all tasks, complete the work to the best of their ability and inform the teacher of any issues in advance of the deadline. Students are expected to catch up on missed homework if they were absent when the work was set. Parents are responsible for supporting the school in ensuring that homework is completed to the expected standard and it is handed in on time. The student should be provided with a suitable place to conduct home study, such as a quiet space (no mobile phones) and a desk. The Subject Teacher should be contacted if there is a problem with the task set. Duration of Homework In Key Stage 3, the homework set by each subject should last approximately 30 minutes per piece unless stated otherwise. In Key Stage 4 the homework set by each subject should last approximately 45 minutes per piece unless stated otherwise.
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