The document announces two CPD sessions for teachers this half-term on September 29th and October 10th. The first session focuses on improving student vocabulary and will include a discussion on strategies for developing reading skills. Teachers are asked to bring one successful vocabulary strategy to share. The second session focuses on sharing strategies for challenging all students, with teachers signing up to give short presentations of classroom ideas. The document also provides information on the benefits of using contents pages and knowledge organisers with students.

1. Teaching and Learning Briefing 23rd Sept

2. CPD sessions this half-term
Thursday 29th September 4-5.30p.m
Key Priority: Access for All
Focus of meeting: Vocabulary
1. How can we improve the vocabulary knowledge of students?
2. How can we develop reading skills in our students?
Agenda:
1. Reading Cloud- Tiarnan O’Cleirigh
2. Developing the vocabulary knowledge of students- sharing strategies
3. Department discussion- next steps
To do:
Bring one strategy that you use to successfully teach and develop vocabulary in your
subject.
Be prepared to talk about this for two minutes.
Venue: School Hall

3. CPD sessions this half-term
Monday 10th October 4-5.30p.m
Key Priority: Challenge for All
Focus of meeting- sharing strategies that stretch and challenge all
students.
Format:
Teachmeet- a series of 3 and 5 minute presentations with some
discussion time.
To do:
Email BDA to sign up for a 3 or 5 minute slot to share an idea from your
classroom or department.
Venue: School Hall

4. Contents Page (Toolkit Page 60)
•It helps them to organise their work –
making revision easier.
•It makes them review their work and
think about it – because they have had
to summarise each lesson.
•Students can put a number beside
each topic on their contents page to
rate their understanding of each topic.
When?
• Start of the year
• Start of a new topic
• End of a topic

5. Knowledge Organisers (Toolkit page 61)
classteaching.files.wordpress.com - knowledge organisers

6. Friday Briefing
Week 1
Share a teaching and learning idea
To do:
See BDA to sign up