Coaching
Teaching and Learning Team 2021-2022
The teaching and learning team consist of 5 outstanding practicers in a range of subjects including Physical Education, Science, RE, Business and Computing. Coaching is one of the core foundations of supporting and developing teacher’s pedagogy. Each coach also has a specialist area of expertise which they will utilise when delivering CPD and sharing current research with staff. These include, behaviour management, meta-cognition, modelling, questioning, literacy and reading, retrieval, recall and curriculum sequencing.
From the time of the programme starting, over 100 members of staff have received coaching support which has helped embed new strategies and improve teaching practise whole school.
The coaching on offer at Blessed Thomas Holford uses the ‘Instructional coaching model’ to support and develop teacher’s expertise and confidence in the classroom. Each week the T+L team videos and models a strategy that can be utilised by staff in their day-to-day teaching. All videos are available via the National College and support teacher’s continuous professional development.
There is a dedicated T+L Twitter page available to all staff at Blessed Thomas Holford, which shares research and current teaching practise which can be embedded within the classroom.
This year the T+L team have been working hard to support staff in the classroom even further by regular drop-ins to lessons and offering this to staff as a supportive measure they can adopt and request on a weekly basis.
Through these regular drop-ins the team have been promoting and supporting staff in Talent Tuesday nominations. A new initiative for 2021, which focuses on recognising the amazing work produced by pupils on a weekly basis. Alongside this, the team also issue ‘Homework Hero’ cards to pupils who have gone above and beyond on their home learning.
Below is a breakdown of half term one which shows the information that is shared with staff on a weekly basis. Each half term the focus changes, which relates to the school development plan and teaching priorities moving forward.
The below table details the support on offer by the Teaching and Learning Team this year:
HT1 – Focus on routines and behaviour |
HT2 – Low level disruption |
HT3 – Following review to agree on target area |
HT4 – Sharing good practice in depts |
HT5 Following review to agree on target area |
HT6 Following review to agree on target area |
Teaching coach drop-ins to lesson (Timetabled on SIMS) – focus 1st 15 minutes of lessons |
Teaching coach drop-ins to lesson (Timetabled on SIMS) – focus middle of lessons/ target group of pupils (SMT data/ behaviour points) |
Teaching coach drop-ins to lesson (Timetabled on SIMS) – focus end of lessons/ target g |
Teaching coach drop-ins to lesson (Timetabled on SIMS) – focus on HPA |
Teaching coach drop-ins to lesson (Timetabled on SIMS) – focus on PP/SEND |
Teaching coach drop-ins to lesson (Timetabled on SIMS) – focus on LPA |
AT/AD form time drop-ins (including request form time support) |
Cover lessons for 15 minutes to allow staff to observe other members of department |
Cover lessons for 15 minutes to allow staff to observe other members of department |
Fortnightly open door week – sharing good practise |
Cover lessons for 15 minutes to allow staff to observe other members of department |
Cover lessons for 15 minutes to allow staff to observe other members of department |
Cover lessons for 15 minutes to allow staff to observe other members of department |
Video sent out to staff modelling more strategies to combat low level disruption |
Review areas of T+L strengths and areas to develop. Videos sent out on areas to develop |
Review areas of T+L strengths and areas to develop. Videos sent out on areas to develop |
Review areas of T+L strengths and areas to develop. Videos sent out on areas to develop |
Review areas of T+L strengths and areas to develop. Videos sent out on areas to develop |
Video sent out to all staff with modelling of form time routines/ start of lesson routines (all coaches) |
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Cover lessons for 15 minutes to allow staff to observe other members of department |
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Instructional coaching following book looks |
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T+L shout-outs |
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Coaching support for all staff on request Observe a Teaching Coach |
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T+L board updated |
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Twitter T+L – Share excellent strategies with staff via T+L Twitter page |
Below are some of the testimonials from staff who have received coaching previously at Blessed Thomas Holford