Changing times
Changing students' attitude towards learning and building an ethos/culture within a school around this is challenging, especially when trying to change the habitual happenings for a large majority of students, and in most cases, teachers. The first seven weeks of this academic year has seen a huge focus on embedding strong routines and setting the highest of expectations. We are working to create consistency for students, through creating consistency with certain routines. There have been some really 'quick wins' that have undoubtedly had a positive impact, and have moved us forward with our focus. They all relate to embedded routines or high expectations. Do it now tasks are now ready for students on entry to the classroom, with the vast majority of these focusing on recapping prior knowledge, or knowledge retrieval overtime. These have created a calm and extremely purposeful start to lessons, and allowed staff to greet students at the door, building positive relat...