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Karl Turner

Karl engaged the staff immediately and drew out many valuable points. He focused on what should be our primary concern - teaching and learning. An excellent session from an excellent trainer.
MR.Q BREWER
DEPUTY HEAD TEACHER, THE ALICE OTTLEY SCHOOL, WORCESTER
An excellent day. Karl engaged the staff all day. They talked about it for weeks. It has led to further work on teaching and learning during the year.
SUE LANGTON
C.P.D. THE GRANGE SCHOOL
An excellent day that was very much appreciated by the staff. The delivery was very lively and kept everyone's interest. It was the week before Ofsted and everyone was very tense. Karl managed to inspire us all!! Thank you.
ALISON MILLAR
THE DOWNS SCHOOL, NEWBURY
An excellent day that the staff rated very highly. A very useful, positive and appropriate pre-inspection day. A lot of sound strategies as well as a good sense of humour.
PAUL SMITH
HEADTEACHER, TRURO SCHOOL

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The essential guide to becoming a more effective classroom practitioner

The aims of this course:

There is no one definitive ‘best’ way of teaching. However we are beginning to realise that there are tricks and tips of the trade: routines and stratagems which can improve teacher effectiveness and thereby improve pupil learning. This course provides teachers with strategies which will have a direct impact on improving teaching and learning the very next day in their classrooms.

This INSET will:

•Outline the research evidence which shows that there are learnable effective teaching strategies
•Explain the characteristics of effective and ineffective lessons, in any subject
•Discuss the essential do’s and don’ts of effective classroom management
•Discuss OFSTED’s, parents’ and pupils’ views on effective and ineffective lessons
•Investigate how an understanding of the concepts of multiple intelligences and preferred learning styles can improve teaching

Price reduction for half day or twilight session.

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COURSE OUTLINE

Session 1 - Effective and ineffective lessons

• Routines and rules
• How to make your lessons in your subject more effective
• Developing a checklist for sure-fire effectiveness in the classroom
• OFSTED’S, parents’ and pupils’ views about good lessons and good schools
• The Hay McBer research underpinning the Threshold Standards

Session 2 - Getting it wrong and getting it right

• Practical tips and tricks that are proven to work
• How teacher behaviour affects pupil behaviour
• Analysis of video clips of effective and ineffective teacher behaviour
• Discussion of our worst nightmare scenarios and how to avoid/deal with them

Session 3 - Advanced teaching and learning strategies

• Boys’ and girls’ brains - the ‘hardwiring’ that makes the difference
• How an understanding of multiple intelligences can improve teaching
• The impact of preferred learning styles on the way teachers teach and pupils learn
• Planning for variety
• Boys’ underachievement: reality or red herring?