TS4

Plan and teach well structured lessons -impart knowledge and develop understanding through effective use of lesson time, -promote a love of learning and children’s intellectual curiosity, -set homework and plan other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding pupils have acquired, -reflect systematically on the effectiveness of lessons and approaches to teaching -c,ontribute to the design and provision of an engaging curriculum within the relevant subject area(s).

This standard is almost a continuation of TS3 where you can use your developing subject knowledge to plan and teach well structured lessons.I understood early on the importance of having fast paced, engaging lessons which was an early target in my teaching. It is important to manage time during the day to give the children the best opportunity for learning and development, therefore I ensured I planned thoroughly for this to happen. I created weekly plans to show where I wanted the children to be by the end of the week, which influenced individual sessions and the timings I wanted to complete areas of each lesson. As my experience continued, my plans became more clear and concise as I was more confident to teach still according to the plan but not having to check it constantly. I strive to make my lessons as interactive and engaging for the children, experimenting with different teaching methods that help to maintain the enjoyment of learning. As a teacher I am highly critical of my own practice, therefore I evaluate myself honestly the impact of my teaching and the learning that took place to inform my future planning. As my career progresses this aspect of my practice won't change as I believe there is always space for improvement in practice. This will influence my future practice to continue to think about how I can make my lessons more imaginative and think about creative strategies that match the group of pupils with their individual needs and interests as each class is different from the last, meaning flexibility will be crucial.

This shows a weekly plan for a group of maths sessions looking at shape and pattern. I adapted this throughout the week to meet other demands of school as you can see with Thursdays lesson. This helped to develop individual lesson plans which were more specific with focus.

An example of a piece of work on the previous plan, using pictorial representations for lower attaining children to have a better understanding before moving onto shape and numerical patterns which they initially struggled with.

Weekly plan for D+ T lesson where I had to plan different activities happening at the same time with support staff. See below the outcome of the sessions.

An example of a weeks worth of lessons, compiling in children creating moon buggies to end our topic looking at space and Neil Armstrong being the first man on the moon. This planning process was my most challenging yet rewarding, where I had several different parts of the construction going on, meaning utilising support staff effectively and ensuring I had the resources required.