This Week

Please note, trainees will not be in school on Monday (25 Mar.) as this is a university return day.

Trainees who are on the Kenya trip will not be in school this week.

With the term ending on Thursday and trainees not in school on Monday, this week is a three-day week for them. Therefore, there is no theme this week. Theme 2, about questioning, will take place in the week beginning 15th April.

Using Video

As there is no theme this week, a video recording should be made of the trainee’s formally observed lesson instead. This will be an ideal opportunity for trainees to practice reviewing the video and discussing the identified teaching moments with their CM during the delayed debrief. Further details on how to do this can be found on the Guidance for Recording and Reviewing Lessons page.

Trainees should ensure their weekly reflection includes a reflection on the teaching moments that were identified in the video.

General Reminders

• CMs ePortfolio comments: Each week, please could CMs ensure they review the trainee’s Weekly Review page in ePortfolio and leave a comment to confirm the accuracy of the content.
• Planning: Trainees must not be planning by themselves. CMs should therefore continue to model the planning process to their trainees. Further guidance can be found on the Lesson Planning page.
• Focus Improvement Area: Each week it is important to identify a FIA (see p.9 of the handbook) which is then assessed and reflected on the following week.
• Weekly Expectations: Please refer to the guidance on p.36 of the handbook.
• The Tracker: Areas of the tracker relevant to the trainee’s progress this week should be reviewed and strands highlighted accordingly.
• Target Setting: Targets are set at each Weekly Review and should be achievable within a week (see p.9 of the handbook).
• PDAs: These should be discussed regularly and, for continuity, the PDJ page also has a copy of the booklet containing the PDAs that trainees completed during their LATiS days so CMs can become familiar with them.