Head of Geography, GDST subject
champion, specialism in IT and GIS
Interested in sharing ideas, engaging in
discussions, taking on new
ideas
Will run a session on online
assessment to track progress
and inform teaching
Emma Ellison
Academic deputy head
Interest in teaching and
learning, how we bring
on the less able, and girl
centered learning
Will run a session on
techniques to support less
able
Laura Dixon
Head of IT and computer science
Interested to talk to others about techniques
which work. Interest in research to study success
of strategies and how to get to develop effective
ways of thinking by students in her subject
Will run a session on using videos to
get students to explain and learn
concepts and to teach others
Claire James
Head of Classics, Latin and Greek
Interested in active
learning approaches and
use of continuous
assessment for learning
regularly in lessons.
Ensuring teaching is lively
and appealing and
accessible to different
abilities. Like idea of
sharing short quick tips
with staff.
Will run a session on
assessment for
learning strategies
Debs Cowell
Biology teacher
and pupil
counsellor, child
protection
Interested in the ideas of Dylan Williams on
formative assessment. Lots of little ways in which we
can check understanding with classes. Also interested
in understanding why students not engaged with
lessons - considering emotional reasons as well as
teaching methods. Also keen to find out more from
pupil surveys
Will run a session
about formative
assessment
techniques and
another on
emotional learning
Helen Nurse
Languages
teacher German
and French
Still learning new languages. Went
to course on exploding
neurological myths in education,
such as left brain and right brain
ideas. Also misconceptions about
a fixed age window to learn
languages. Interested in what
research shows is genuinely useful
to students.
Will lead a session
on finding useful
teaching ideas from
neuroscience
reserach
Anna Weston
IB coordinator, English teacher, CAS
coordinator, TOK teacher and EE
supervisor
IB is extending the
approaches to teaching and
learning into the Diploma
program. Interested in
sharing these ideas and
getting ideas from others.
Interest in communication
and collaboration between
students to promote
learning.
Will run a session
about ways
students learn
together
collaboratively
Hannah Taylor
Chemistry teacher
In previous school there was
a teaching and learning
program which worked well
Will run a session on the stage of
a lesson between delivery and
practice