Transcript The Implications of the new Equality Act

Better time management
NQT Day 10/10/12
Andy Fitt – Assistant Principal, Itchen 6th Form College
(with thanks to Liz Petheram for ideas)
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Face facts – there will ALWAYS be more
demands on your time than you can cope
with:
Lesson
preparation
Marking and
feedback
College deadlines
College events (parents
evenings/open evenings etc)
Report writing
Changes of syllabus
Etc etc etc
But – some things you
can’t change......
College
deadlines
Number of
sets
Size of sets
Immovable
challenges
Nature of
subject
Parental
expectation
Student
commitment
Demands
of
syllabus
So – let’s look at the areas that
we can do something about:
Lesson preparation
Marking and feedback
Planning ahead
Managing your time (and stress
levels)
Lesson
preparation
Lesson Preparation - 1
Are you using a clear structure for all your
lessons?
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and you’ll find
planning gets
quicker
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Lesson Preparation - 2
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Talk to colleagues – get ideas from them and
share resources – don’t reinvent the wheel
each lesson! Keep your resources for the
future.
Lesson Preparation - 3
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Ask for help – from your head of
department/staff in your area/other
NQTs/support staff/your NQT manager......
Lesson Preparation - 4
Make sure that the basics are working:
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Start on time
Include a starter activity to allow latecomers
to enter without disruption and also to allow
you to do the register without being
distracted
Structure your lesson so you leave enough
time for a plenary
Finish promptly (so you can start the next
lesson on time!)
Marking
and
feedback
Marking & Feedback - 1
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This is the most important part of your job
BUT it doesn’t have to take all night!
Ask yourself:
• What do you need to assess?
• Why are you assessing?
• What do you need to feed back?
• Is your feedback appropriate?
• What will students act on?
• Do you have to do the marking?
(use peer marking/Moodle etc)
Marking & Feedback - 2
Some strategies:
 Assess content or skills
 Monitor not mark
 Using mini-whiteboards
 Timed essays
 Self or peer assessment
with mark scheme
 Student pre marking
prior to submission
 Mini tests
 Essay plans
 Shorter pieces of work
 Cover sheets for targeted
feedback
 File checks
Planning
ahead
Planning Ahead - 1
Some strategies:
Use a diary – all the time! (Outlook works well!)
Put in all the college dates for the year TOMORROW
Prioritise all your tasks – decide what HAS to be done by when (tip
– prioritise initially by who asks for it – if the Principal asks for it,
do it before everything else!)
In your diary, backtrack and add an entry showing when you will do
important tasks
For example......................
Planning Ahead - 2
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Example:
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2.
Student reviews
due on 22nd Nov
My student reviews
need to be finished
by 20th Nov
3.
15th Nov – start
my student
reviews
Put ALL these three dates in your diary!
Planning Ahead - 3
Keep looking at your scheme of work – this will help you plan
sequences of lessons
Check you know NOW when the exams for your subject will be
Find out the dates for whole-college events that might stop you
from teaching a class – add this into your planning
Managing your
time (and
stress levels)
Managing your time - 1
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Keep LISTS of things to do, otherwise you’ll
forget. (I keep a folder on my computer marked
“To Do” and then add dated lists i.e. “October
2012”)
DON’T check your emails every time you sit down
at the computer – set yourself a time in the
morning and a time in the evening to check these
and stick to it
When you’ve got a lot to do focus on one task at
a time and get it done. Set yourself a time limit.
Managing your time - 2
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Keep prioritising – your key task is to make
sure the students can succeed – everything
else should take a back seat!
Be logical – don’t spend 2 hours preparing a
test that will be done in 10 mins and won’t
really help you or the students that much.
And above all.............................................
Managing your time - 3
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Remember that YOU are your students’
greatest asset -
Look after yourself:
eat well
get enough sleep
don’t work all the time
spend time with your family
It’s a great job – and it does get easier!