An 'Ash Green Lesson'
At Ash Green, all lessons adhere to a standardised structure, ensuring parity across the board. Teaching staff have been trained by senior leaders to follow a structure to give our children the best possible quality of education.
Our lesson structure is as follows:
- Recap and Prior Learning:
- At the start of every lesson, a Notebook/PowerPoint slide presents key questions revisiting prior knowledge, encompassing the previous lesson, week, term, and year group. Examples:
- Maths: Flashback 4
- Geography: Sticky 6
- Introduce the learning objective, connecting it to the Learning Journey, Working Wall, classroom environment and Knowledge Organisers (where relevant).
- Clearly define subject-specific skills/knowledge to be acquired during the lesson.
- Introduce, display and discuss essential vocabulary relevant to the lesson.
- Deliver the main content, embedding Assessment for Learning opportunities throughout.
- Teach and model new concepts
- Facilitate group and paired discussions
- Implement adaptive learning with formative assessment tools such as Talk Partner, group discussions, whiteboards (WBs), "show me" activities, and wave plenaries.
- Conduct a plenary session to reinforce learning, revisiting the learning objective and key vocabulary.
Additional Considerations:
- Formative Assessment: Adjust the lesson's trajectory based on ongoing assessments, addressing misconceptions through Live Marking, pacing, and adapting groupings or teacher/TA roles.
- Behavioural Expectations: Maintain high standards of behaviour, reinforcing links to Class Dojo and the Behaviour Board.
- Inclusive Education: Cater to all abilities, including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
- Team Deployment: Ensure effective utilisation of teaching and support assistants.