Overview of sessions

Date	Links to Professional Studies Programme	Theme, focus, location and leader	Homework for next session
25/9/13 1	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 23/9/13 – Classroom Management	‘Attributes of engaging English teaching that meets the needs of all students’ Shenley Brook End School. Kirsty McDermott & Charlotte Hawker	· Find and bring a short term, medium term and long term plan to the next session · Read a contemporary young adult fiction book and prepare to share your thoughts                             9th October
9/10/13 2	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 18/11/13 – Assessment for Learning. 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 10/02/14 – Student Voice.	‘Planning for Progress in English’ Shenley Brook End School. Kirsty McDermott (Lead) & Charlotte Hawker	· Complete Medium term plan on the book of choice. · Plan and deliver a drama based activity in a lesson – get written feedback (teacher, student(s), trainee…) ·         Read 'Starting the lesson', reflect upon content and how you can embed ideas into your own teaching. 23rd October
23/10/13 3	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils. 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity.	‘Inspiring Ways of Teaching Drama’ Oakgrove School Charlotte Hawker (Lead) & Kirsty McDermott	· Bring in a copy of your favourite poem – be prepared to talk about it with the group. ·         Read 'The flow of the lesson: learning' - reflect on own teaching and impact on lessons. 14th November
14/11/13 4	16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure	‘Inspiring Ways of Teaching Poetry’ Shenley Brook End School Kirsty McDermott (Lead) & Charlotte Hawker	· Visit your school library and interview the Librarian – what is the role of the library in the school? What is the role of the library within English? · List the ‘ingredients’ of a novel e.g. character(s), theme(s), genre…. * Read 'The flow of the lesson: the place of feedback' - reflect. 27th November
27/11/13 5	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 10/02/14 – Student Voice.	‘Inspiring Ways of Teaching Prose’. Oakgrove School Charlotte Hawker (Lead) & Kirsty McDermott	· What annoys you? Bring in 3 images/objects of items/concepts/people who annoy you. ‘Pet Hates’. · Observe a lesson – how is talk used? Make notes. * Read 'The end of the lesson' - reflect. 11th December
11/12/13 6	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 23/09/13 – Behaviour management. 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils. 25/11/13 – EAL 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 10/02/14 – Student Voice.	‘Speaking and Listening – How the verbal word supports the written word.’ Shenley Brook End School Kirsty McDermott (Lead) & Charlotte Hawker	· Undertake a peer and self-assessment task with a class you teach. Bring in an example of the work created. 22nd January 2014
Theatre	Trip to MK Theatre	Trip to MK Theatre – Panto.	Trip to MK Theatre – Panto.
22/1/14 7	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 21/10/13 – The Structure of the School. 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils. 18/11/3 – Assessment for Learning.	‘Marking and Assessment in English’ Shenley Brook End School. Kirsty McDermott (Lead) & Charlotte Hawker	· Create a media mood board Wednesday 5th February 2014
12/2/14 8	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 20/01/14 – PSHE/Citizenship. 10/02/14 – Student Voice.	‘Media and Non-fiction Texts’ Shenley Brook End School in LTC Charlotte Hawker (Lead) & Kirsty McDermott	· Subject Knowledge Audit reflection. · Bring in an example of a starter, plenary and generic thinking activity. Wednesday 12th February 2014
26/2/14 9	16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 21/10/13 – The Structure of the School. 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils.	‘Starters, Plenaries and Thinking Skills’ Shenley Brook End School. Kirsty McDermott (Lead), Charlotte Hawker & the trainees.	· For the next session the focus will be differentiation – How does your school placement plan/provide provision for the more able, less able and EAL students, both within English and as a whole school issue. Undertake research e.g. interviews, observation, content analysis… Wednesday 5th March 2014 · Film yourself teaching part/all of a lesson. Bring to the session. Wednesday 7th May 2014
13/3/14 10	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 21/10/13 – The Structure of the School. 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils. 25/11/13 – EAL 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 10/02/14 – Student Voice.	‘Differentiation’ Oakgrove School. Charlotte Hawker (Lead) & Kirsty McDermott.	· Devise a questionnaire about English – select one class to complete the questionnaire. Bring the results to the next session. Wednesday 26th March 2014
26/3/14 11	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils. 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 17/03/14 – Assessment for Learning: Questioning and Dialogue.	‘How to use questioning in English lessons to promote progress.’ Oakgrove Charlotte Hawker (Lead) & Kirsty McDermott.	· Revisit Subject Knowledge Audit and reflect on Knowledge. · Lesson video needed for the next session. Wednesday 7th May 2014
7/5/14 12	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 21/10/13 – The Structure of the School. 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils. 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 10/02/14 – Student Voice.	‘Transition’ Shenley Brook End Charlotte Hawker, Kirsty McDermott & Trainees