Teaching Beliefs

We believe that teaching happens best when teachers:

  • Provide equitable access, making the curriculum accessible to every kind of learner
  • Hold high expectations of students, helping them to see/celebrate their progress
  • Use formative assessment to make informed decisions on what happens next
  • Use growth mindset language and autonomy supportive teaching to motivate students
  • Use responsive teaching and differentiated instruction to keep students near their ability limit
  • Use a range of effective questioning techniques to generate rich classroom discussion
  • Use distributed practice to promote long-term memory and enduring understanding
  • Nurture a ‘compete-with-self’ classroom to avoid counterproductive attitudes/feelings
  • Embed social emotional learning (SEL) into units/lessons to promote well-being
  • Provide deep learning opportunities for students to construct and apply new knowledge
  • Integrate global citizenship into lessons/units through real-world contexts
  • Get to know each child, adjusting to who they are and what they wish to be