What is GREAT teaching and learning? By the staff at Chalfonts

What do you do everyday to make

GREAT learning happen?

“…your class has to see, smell and feel in their hands that you love your subject…”“…there has to be humour…”“…plan your lessons…”“…plan your questions that you will ask to stretch everyone and probe understanding'”

RelationshipsNo negotiating on classroom rules!

Consistent routines



I consistently try to take risks in my teaching methods to give students a different experience to try and engage them.I also relate every subject to the real world to make it relevant.

I use a traffic light system to target differentiated questions at students.



I have consistency in classroom routines to help create an atmosphere of mutual respect; this impacts on how students feel about their ability to learn. I try to make sure routines are simple and known by everyone.

Motivate students. They strive to get their work on this wall in my classroom!

•Min quizzes – Students know that I may have these and if they fail, they gain a detention! Therefore, it ensures that they do some form of revision.•Multiple visual aids – Same information may appear as a table, spider diagram, picture etc. Different avenues of learning.• Environment – Teaching Standards require create a positive, learning environment. My interpretation of this is displays, posters, humour, recognition.



I own my lesson. There can only be one teacher and I make sure the kids know it’s me.

• Build relationships with students and they will surprise you

• Always have a starter to get students engaged as soon as they arrive

• Students enjoy problem solving so a problem for them to solve by the end of the lesson and they will work their socks off!



•Be consistent with Behaviour for Learning•A sense of humour•Don’t hold grudges they are only hormonal teenagers!

“…mark tests and exams asap and give feedback asap before students forget what was on the paper…”“…students have to believe in themselves but this will only happen if the teacher believes in them…”"...speak to your colleagues every day and share good practice as there is no 'best' practice..."

Time and listening, more specifically giving a student time to think and formulate their answer. This could be by simply waiting or asking a student and then returning to them after a period of time.



KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH – Ensure I’m mentally equipped with facts, to support my teaching & if any questions are askedBOUNCING – Ask a student a question, but then have to ask another student a Q and so on…PREDATOR – Pounce on any low level disruption, before it may escalate. This also shows students my expectation and the line that shouldn’t be crossedSTORYTELLING – Puts it into context for the students and may also bring it to life

…and most importantly, ...smile...!

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What is GREAT teaching and learning? By the staff at Chalfonts