Hi everyone,
Right then, one more week...
1. Dates for diaries
Wed 19th December: 2-3: Department Meeting; 3-4 Personal Directed Time
Wed 19th December: Dept Christmas Meal
Fri 21st December: END OF TERM (school finishes at end of P3)
2. Dept detention
We discussed whether people would be happy to volunteer to run dept detentions so that we could set detentions on a daily basis rather than running over a week, etc. There seemed to be some enthusiasm for the idea at the meeting but so far only myself and Louise have signed up on the whiteboard in the dept office. This is not an attempt to pressure people into doing it - I just need to ascertain whether people haven't signed up because they haven't got round to it or because they are not wanting to volunteer (in which case, I need to come up with another solution).
3. Thank you
This has been, by anyone's standards, an incredibly long and tiring term. Between mock exams and coursework and exam board madness and everything else that makes up the lot of the 21st century teacher, you have conducted yourselves with enthusiasm, professionalism and no small amount of good humour. I cannot think of a group of people that care more about what they do or work harder to do it. So, from me and everyone you teach: thank you and Happy Christmas.
Ho. Ho. Ho.
Monday, 17 December 2012
Monday, 10 December 2012
Bulletin - 10.12.12
1. Dates for diaries
Wed 12th Dec: 2-3 dept literacy meeting (get together)
Fri 14th Dec: Year 7 and 11 reports due (get reporting)
Fri 14th Dec: Secret Santa (get giving)
Fri 14th Dec: English/Drama staff tea (get baking)
Fri 14th Dec: STAFF PARTY!! (get celebrating)
Mon 17th-Fri 21st: Year 8 Options lessons (get creative writing)
Fri 21st Dec: AP2 due (get data grabbing)
Fri 21st Dec: END OF TERM (get the hell out of here)
2. Observations
Can we please ensure that all observations are done and the feedback given to me by the end of this week please.
3. Congratulations...
...to Andrew, who will be Acting Head of EAL while Nicci B is away on maternity leave.
4. Secret Santa
Everyone should have their intended recipient now. Present time will be Fri 14th in the dept office there will be cakes and music and laughter and dancing and revelling and Santa will be there.*
Once more through the timetable, dear friends, once more...
* Not all of that is true
Wed 12th Dec: 2-3 dept literacy meeting (get together)
Fri 14th Dec: Year 7 and 11 reports due (get reporting)
Fri 14th Dec: Secret Santa (get giving)
Fri 14th Dec: English/Drama staff tea (get baking)
Fri 14th Dec: STAFF PARTY!! (get celebrating)
Mon 17th-Fri 21st: Year 8 Options lessons (get creative writing)
Fri 21st Dec: AP2 due (get data grabbing)
Fri 21st Dec: END OF TERM (get the hell out of here)
2. Observations
Can we please ensure that all observations are done and the feedback given to me by the end of this week please.
3. Congratulations...
...to Andrew, who will be Acting Head of EAL while Nicci B is away on maternity leave.
4. Secret Santa
Everyone should have their intended recipient now. Present time will be Fri 14th in the dept office there will be cakes and music and laughter and dancing and revelling and Santa will be there.*
Once more through the timetable, dear friends, once more...
* Not all of that is true
Monday, 3 December 2012
Bulletin - 3.12.12
1. Dates for diaries
Wed 5th Dec: No meeting - directed time for reports/assessment point data entry
Thurs 6th Dec: Year 12 parents evening
Fri 7th Dec: Rock Challenge quiz night
Mon 10th Dec: No morning briefing (data entry time)
Wed 12th Dec: 2-3pm: Dept meeting (literacy focus)
Wed 12th Dec: School Christmas Concert
2. Learning Walk
I will doing a series of learning walks this week so don't be surprised if I turn up in your classroom for a 10 mins or so over the next few days. In line with agreed school policy, I will not be grading lessons in any way but may give brief feedback to teachers on what I saw. I will give general feedback to the department in due course.
3. Observations
All staff need to be observed for a total of an hour before Christmas. All English staff had a 30-minute observation as part of the departmental review and some staff have had observations in different contexts that have brought them up to this amount.
Observations that need to take place in the next two weeks are:
JKY: PST, JD, NTU
PTO: ACL, PWA
LMA: PTO, CSW
PWA: LMA
Please can both observer and observee please take responsibility for making sure these take place and that observation feedback is passed on to me no later than Fri 14th Dec.
Staff can book cover in order to hold these observations - please email Sally Marsh/Danielle.
4. Mock exam - second sitting
Students who missed the mock exam on Mon 26th Nov sat it on Mon 3rd Dec - all scripts are in relevant staff pigeon holes.
5. Male students - inappropriate behaviour
There have been some complaints by female TAs about male KS4 students talking inappropriately about or showing a noticeable lack of respect female members of staff. This has been especially the case in all-male groups. If this is something you have noticed in any of your classes, can you please let me know so that we know what students to intervene with.
Thank you,
Jamie
Wed 5th Dec: No meeting - directed time for reports/assessment point data entry
Thurs 6th Dec: Year 12 parents evening
Fri 7th Dec: Rock Challenge quiz night
Mon 10th Dec: No morning briefing (data entry time)
Wed 12th Dec: 2-3pm: Dept meeting (literacy focus)
Wed 12th Dec: School Christmas Concert
2. Learning Walk
I will doing a series of learning walks this week so don't be surprised if I turn up in your classroom for a 10 mins or so over the next few days. In line with agreed school policy, I will not be grading lessons in any way but may give brief feedback to teachers on what I saw. I will give general feedback to the department in due course.
3. Observations
All staff need to be observed for a total of an hour before Christmas. All English staff had a 30-minute observation as part of the departmental review and some staff have had observations in different contexts that have brought them up to this amount.
Observations that need to take place in the next two weeks are:
JKY: PST, JD, NTU
PTO: ACL, PWA
LMA: PTO, CSW
PWA: LMA
Please can both observer and observee please take responsibility for making sure these take place and that observation feedback is passed on to me no later than Fri 14th Dec.
Staff can book cover in order to hold these observations - please email Sally Marsh/Danielle.
4. Mock exam - second sitting
Students who missed the mock exam on Mon 26th Nov sat it on Mon 3rd Dec - all scripts are in relevant staff pigeon holes.
5. Male students - inappropriate behaviour
There have been some complaints by female TAs about male KS4 students talking inappropriately about or showing a noticeable lack of respect female members of staff. This has been especially the case in all-male groups. If this is something you have noticed in any of your classes, can you please let me know so that we know what students to intervene with.
Thank you,
Jamie
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