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BEING BRAVE
Making the move to ungraded lesson
observations
Where
we were 2011
3 Successful years of unannounced,
ungraded lesson observations to
Where
we are now 2015
BEFORE YOU START TO DEFINE YOUR PROCESS:
identify
design
all your stakeholders needs/barriers
your process around these
STAKEHOLDER NEEDS AND BARRIERS
Teachers/Unions
Observation Team
Unannounced
Numbers
Lack
aspect
of grade
Performance
management link
of trained observers
Identifying
In
when to re-observe
depth training on any new
process
STAKEHOLDER NEEDS AND BARRIERS
Senior Leaders and
Governors:
Evidencing
the quality of teaching
learning and assessment
(TLA)across College
Effectively linking the quality of TLA
to performance management
Impact if inspected
Will the new process lead to
improvements
Ofsted:
Is
the process robust
Is
the process standardised
Do
observers make appropriate
judgements
Is
the process leading to
improvements in TLA
REMOVING BARRIERS
Pilot
Be
fully committed and have an excellent rationale
Be
clear about your expectations of teaching, learning and assessment
and build your observation process around them
Create
Be
a measurable process
transparent
REMOVING BARRIERS
Focus
on good practice, but be clear on how anything that does not
meet expectations will be handled
Assure
in depth standardisation
Include moderation
Minimise
the unannounced impact – as far as possible
Minimise
paperwork for teachers – active scheme of work
WAKEFIELD COLLEGE PROCESS
Completely
Aims
unannounced and ungraded
to observe all teachers
Written
around the 9 College Standards for Teaching, Learning and
Assessment
Team
of 27 observers
Caseloads
issued half termly to each observer, to be completed
following half term
Quality
and Learning Improvement Department records and
monitors completion
WAKEFIELD COLLEGE PROCESS
Database
qualitatively records and enables anytime reporting on,
good practice, poor practice and next steps for improvement from
a range of perspectives
Anonymous
data analysis tool quantatively records, and enables
anytime reporting on, the quality of TLA from a range of
perspectives
WAKEFIELD COLLEGE PROCESS
Observation
reports are in-depth with comments made against each of
the College standards
Post
observation discussion is, richer, more two-way and is no longer
hampered by only hearing the grade
Reports
highlight excellent practice for sharing, next steps for
improvement and any poor practice requiring a development plan
Observation
outcomes are revisited at post observation meetings with
managers, and appraisal explores post observation actions - both
sharing of good practice and next steps development
WAKEFIELD COLLEGE PROCESS
Teachers
are required to self-assess against our Standards for
Teaching, Learning and Assessment post observation
Senior
Every
Moderators’ group moderates all aspects of the process
meeting of the observation team includes a standardisation
exercise
IN PROCESS HURDLES
Changing
mind-set
Report writing
Standardisation
Caseload completion
Teachers’ stress
Feedback – what grade?
Active scheme
Sharing good practice post observation
Link to performance management
QUESTIONS?
If you want more information about the Wakefield College unannounced, ungraded
lesson observation process please email or ring Janet Walker
Tel: 01924 789261
Email: [email protected]