HIGH ATTAINERS Learning Walk Feedback

LM and TB recently visited a number of classrooms with a focus on challenging high attaining students. Here's the feedback - please do get in touch with Laura in the first instance if you have any queries.

High Attainers Learning Walk Reflections

This learning walk focussed specifically on the level of challenge provided for and taken up by high attaining students in our classrooms. There was evidence that colleagues are implementing good practice in terms of demonstrating how to achieve excellence in tasks and in supporting the development of literacy.

Challenge was most evident when: 

•           Activities were clearly modelled, with student attention being drawn to high quality work - 'Excellence in Every Task'
•           Attention was given to quality, even in relatively minor activities, eg filling in a table, doing a diagram
•           Excellence was expected and modelled at each stage of the lesson
•           Literacy was promoted and used to enhance excellence through supporting resources – Literacy Mats / Planning Aides

 Next steps:

•           Continuing to share resources and ideas for successful modelling of excellence within faculties - how do we habitually bring attention to excellence in a fluid, non-clunky way?
•           Structuring student independence via clear instructions/models and holding students accountable for their responses
•           Continuing to identify students who are “coasting” in our classrooms and challenging them to achieve excellence in the tasks set