Lighthouse Flyer SS temp
ENG007:Lighthouse Flyer SS temp
16/08/2011
17:35
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ENGLISH
From Good to Outstanding: What Great English Teachers are doing in Their Lessons How do we make those English lessons and pupils sparkle? This is the challenge for the secondary teacher of English. There is no doubt that stimulating teaching inspires pupils with a love of a subject and this often translates into both high achievement and lifelong enjoyment. This course will explore what great English teachers can do. It will look at practical ways in which the best English teachers develop their pupils’ ability to read, write, speak and think through lively and motivating English lessons.
Key inputs of the day are: • Successfully identifying features of thE best English lessons • Acting upon what pupils tell us works – and what doesn’t! • Successfully reclaiming ‘Reading for Pleasure’ for your pupils • Making an impact on pupils’ writing skills: Strategies for success • National changes to English: Assessment, Functional Skills and a reduced Key Stage3 • Ten strategies for success in moving youR teaching from Good to Outstanding
Programme 09:30 Arrival, registration and coffee 10:00 Welcome and introductions Moving from Good to Outstanding: What is great English teaching? • What do we know about what great English teachers are doing? • The quality of English teaching: Feedback from OfSTED • What works and what doesn’t: Feedback from pupils 10:45 Improving pupils’ speaking and listening skills • Ground-breaking research: The impact of speaking and listening on reading and writing • Developing speaking and listening as a key feature of pupils’ learning: Strategies for success 11:30 Coffee break 11:45 Improving pupils’ reading skills • What do we know about pupils’ reading abilities at KS3? • Engaging pupils’ interest in a range of fiction and non-fiction texts: Practical
13:00 14:00
14:45
15:15 15:45
strategies that work • Successfully reclaiming ‘Reading for Pleasure’ for your pupils • Functional English: Its implications for reading Restaurant Lunch Improving pupils’ writing skills • Making an impact on pupils’ writing skills: Strategies for success • Practical activities to motivate pupils to write well • Functional English: Its implication for writing Where is English heading?: Predicting future trends • Exploring a revitalised and reduced Key Stage 3 • Functional English: Implications for the teaching of English • New approaches for assessment in English Good to outstanding in English: Ten strategies for success Evaluations and close
Geoff Barton was very inspiring and gave useful and practical ideas for English teaching Nadia Ezzat, Robert Clack School, Essex
About the tutor Geoff Bar ton is Headteacher at King Edward VI School, Suffolk. He is a member of the DfE Advisory Board on English and has recently contributed to national materials on writing.
He writes regularly for the Times Educational Supplement, Teachit and many other publications. He is author of more than 50 school textbooks and an inspirational trainer and presenter
98% of the people attending our courses in the 2010-11 academic year said they would recommend them to a friend. Full Money Back Guarantee on all our events.
Booking form Name Mr/Ms/Mrs/Miss/Dr
Job title
LIGHTHOUSE
Professional Development
COURSE CODE ENG007/WB
Email address for correspondence Principal subject you teach
Cost: £225 plus VAT.
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Tel: 0800 587 8880 Fax: 0845 609 8880
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Special requirements Please tick here if you do not wish to receive details of future relevant courses. We do not share your details with third parties. Please see our website for full details of our terms and conditions. Address: Lighthouse Professional Development Ltd, Waterside House, Basin Road North, Portslade, Brighton BN41 1UY.
www.lighthouse.tv
16/08/2011
17:35
Page 1
ENGLISH
From Good to Outstanding: What Great English Teachers are doing in Their Lessons How do we make those English lessons and pupils sparkle? This is the challenge for the secondary teacher of English. There is no doubt that stimulating teaching inspires pupils with a love of a subject and this often translates into both high achievement and lifelong enjoyment. This course will explore what great English teachers can do. It will look at practical ways in which the best English teachers develop their pupils’ ability to read, write, speak and think through lively and motivating English lessons.
Key inputs of the day are: • Successfully identifying features of thE best English lessons • Acting upon what pupils tell us works – and what doesn’t! • Successfully reclaiming ‘Reading for Pleasure’ for your pupils • Making an impact on pupils’ writing skills: Strategies for success • National changes to English: Assessment, Functional Skills and a reduced Key Stage3 • Ten strategies for success in moving youR teaching from Good to Outstanding
Programme 09:30 Arrival, registration and coffee 10:00 Welcome and introductions Moving from Good to Outstanding: What is great English teaching? • What do we know about what great English teachers are doing? • The quality of English teaching: Feedback from OfSTED • What works and what doesn’t: Feedback from pupils 10:45 Improving pupils’ speaking and listening skills • Ground-breaking research: The impact of speaking and listening on reading and writing • Developing speaking and listening as a key feature of pupils’ learning: Strategies for success 11:30 Coffee break 11:45 Improving pupils’ reading skills • What do we know about pupils’ reading abilities at KS3? • Engaging pupils’ interest in a range of fiction and non-fiction texts: Practical
13:00 14:00
14:45
15:15 15:45
strategies that work • Successfully reclaiming ‘Reading for Pleasure’ for your pupils • Functional English: Its implications for reading Restaurant Lunch Improving pupils’ writing skills • Making an impact on pupils’ writing skills: Strategies for success • Practical activities to motivate pupils to write well • Functional English: Its implication for writing Where is English heading?: Predicting future trends • Exploring a revitalised and reduced Key Stage 3 • Functional English: Implications for the teaching of English • New approaches for assessment in English Good to outstanding in English: Ten strategies for success Evaluations and close
Geoff Barton was very inspiring and gave useful and practical ideas for English teaching Nadia Ezzat, Robert Clack School, Essex
About the tutor Geoff Bar ton is Headteacher at King Edward VI School, Suffolk. He is a member of the DfE Advisory Board on English and has recently contributed to national materials on writing.
He writes regularly for the Times Educational Supplement, Teachit and many other publications. He is author of more than 50 school textbooks and an inspirational trainer and presenter
98% of the people attending our courses in the 2010-11 academic year said they would recommend them to a friend. Full Money Back Guarantee on all our events.
Booking form Name Mr/Ms/Mrs/Miss/Dr
Job title
LIGHTHOUSE
Professional Development
COURSE CODE ENG007/WB
Email address for correspondence Principal subject you teach
Cost: £225 plus VAT.
Tel
Fax
Course date
Course location
School name and address
Tel: 0800 587 8880 Fax: 0845 609 8880
County
Postcode
Special requirements Please tick here if you do not wish to receive details of future relevant courses. We do not share your details with third parties. Please see our website for full details of our terms and conditions. Address: Lighthouse Professional Development Ltd, Waterside House, Basin Road North, Portslade, Brighton BN41 1UY.
www.lighthouse.tv
