Partnerships – Ground Rules

• Who Chairs and who leads on what?• The need for an expeditor/administrator• Values and Aims• Defined Purposes• Review Dates• Specific Purposes• Success Criteria

Possible Purposes

• Staff Development• School Improvement• ICT• Research• Curriculum• Back Office• Teaching• Guaranteed Experiences• Some are easier than others….start with easy

ones first

The Quest for Outstanding Teaching and Learning

• Questions• Explanations and Story Telling• Experiences• Marking• Group Work

Rules for Group Work• All students must contribute

- no one member say too much or too little • Every contribution treated with respect

- listen thoughtfully• Group must achieve consensus

- work at resolving differences • Every suggestion/assertion has to be justified

- arguments must include reasons

• Teachers TALK about teaching• Teachers OBSERVE each other teach• Teachers plan organise (?teach?) and

evaluate TOGETHER• Teachers TEACH each other

PRIMARY / SECONDARY TRANSITION

• Induction Week• Primary Graduation Certificate• Best Piece of Work• Most at Risk Pupils