Pedagogy is at the heart of the curriculum. When designing our curriculum, we will consider the pedagogical approaches that we will need to use to support learners to realise the four objectives. As part of our vision, we will ensure a strong foundation of teaching and learning which considers the 'how', 'why' and 'what'.

We will ensure that practitioners have a deep and detailed understanding of the underpinning pedagogical principles and research. Effective pedagogy relies on a detailed understanding of children's and young people's development. It involves examining and reflecting on the teaching strategies that will best support learning in a specific context and researching the impact of this on learners.

We are continuously reflecting on, sharing and developing our teaching methods, based on our understanding of the 12 pedagogical principles noted in the Curriculum Framework and on the methods we find to be successful at this school.

HYDER (Confidence)

We use the HYDER (meaning Confidence) system in order to plan, always taking into account the following:

• Does the work pose sufficient challenge?

• Will pupils be engaged in the work? Is the work engaging?

• Are there opportunities for pupils to deepen thinking, is the work sufficiently challenging? Does the teacher facilitate the depth?

• What is the impact of learning? What is the lesson outcome?

• Is there an opportunity for recall of information, role modelling and refinement of examination revision skills in order to learn and embed knowledge and skills?