TS8

Fulfil wider professional responsibilities -make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school, - develop effective professional relationships with colleagues, knowing how and when to draw on advice and specialist support, - deploy support staff effectively, -take responsibility for improving teaching through appropriate professional development, responding to advice and feedback from colleagues, - communicate effectively with parents with regard to pupils’ achievements and well-being.

Justification/ Reflection:

During my time in both placement settings I understand that teaching is much more than just creating and delivering a lesson plan. Standard 8 has helped me learn that it is important to take responsibility for improving teaching through appropriate professional development by responding to advice and feedback from colleagues. I took it upon myself to always ask for advice and ideas from other experienced teachers. In addition, I always listened to any feedback from my lessons and made sure to apply the feedback straight away in my learning. For example, after one of my literacy lessons, my mentor suggested that I was keeping the children on the carpet too long during my input. Responding to this feedback, I made sure manage my lesson time well the following lessons and not too spend too much time on the carpet. Often, I would adapt my teaching during the lesson if I felt the children were spending too much time on a task or equally completing a task too quick. This had a positive impact on my teaching ability as I was able to manage my time more effectively. In addition, the children were often more focused during my lessons and this meant that they were able to learn more. This highlights that my teaching ability improved during my placements by responding to the feedback from others.

In the future, I will continue to ask for advice and feedback from my lessons and make sure to apply feedback to my future teaching. I will also continue to observe other experienced teachers as this is a great way of developing new teaching methods and gaining ideas.

End of Report Form

This End of Report form states ‘Holly always listens to feedback and applies it straight away to her teaching which has meant her teaching ability has improved during this placement’. This contributes to meeting teaching standard eight as I developed professional relationships with staff and know how to draw on advice and specialist support.

Classroom Display

This is evidence that reveals how I made positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school I often stayed behind after school to help support staff put up displays like this as well as help out with the school play, school fayre and after school clubs.