The Sheffield College

Creative Learning Teams

  • It was like wiping a window clean.
  • It gave me the confidence to talk about what I haven’t achieved and what I want to achieve.
  • Consider (lesson) timings more carefully and allow students a little more space to think before responding to questions.
  • Consider desired impacts before establishing strategies.
  • I was able to reflect on my current practice and now know areas to address. I thought it was a fantastic day

Perfecting Self-Assessment Writing

  • Lateral thinking – back to purpose. This was excellent!

The RED System

  • A really challenging, inspiring & enjoyable event, which will certainly impact my own practice. I hope the college moves forward with this as a whole.
  • Enlightening.
  • Eye opening. It helped me look at my teaching in a more objective way.
  • Confidence building and motivational to embrace change.

Transformational Lesson Observation

  • Thank you for enabling me to think differently.
  • Jedi mind games. An excellent session, delivered really well.
  • I felt v. engaged in the activities and informed by the process.
  • (I need to) provide more of a coaching approach when feeding back to staff after a lesson observation.
  • A thoroughly enjoyable and informative session. Thank you.
  • Should be delivered to all teaching staff. I have learned from the session how to improve my practicals.
  • A fun ride along a laminate floor – with no carpet burns!
  • Will now coach staff rather than feedback.
  • A phoenix rising from the flames of IQA, metamorphosed in observation process.
  • Refreshing coaching skills. Will alter practice.
  • I thought I knew how to give feedback.
  • Inspirational.
  • Made the process easier to understand. Should be extended to all colleagues.
  • This approach to observation is exactly what the college needs as, if implemented across all departments, it should help to transform the culture of the college.
  • Challenging – me/the system.
  • Brilliant!
  • Enlightening.
  • I will approach this activity (observation) from a more supportive view and encourage tutors to be more proactive throughout the observation process.
  • Taking the cork out of a bottle of fizz.
  • A locked door opening.
  • (I need to) Ensure staff critically evaluate their sessions with support from me.
  • It was great – thank you!
  • A Meerkat with a shopping trolley full of mealworms.
  • Jumping in a stream and coming out refreshed.

Follow-up observation training

  • Curiosity is the tool for fuel.
  • Informative, positive and supportive, as well as being thought provoking.
  • Realised that a focus on impact is vital and that observers need to change the way in which they observe.
  • Super-duper.
  • I feel I have clarity on the observation approach, and my ‘feedback’ will take a different approach.
  • Curiosity educated the cat.
  • Feel that what we have learnt in this session will have real impact, whereas a lot of other box-ticking doesn’t.
  • Observe the impact rather than the strategy.
  • Small changes can have large impacts.
  • TSC (The Sheffield College) is a leopard that is changing its spots.
  • Best CPD in ages, thank you.
  • Practise makes permanent.
  • At the foot of a new mountain. Fantastic training.
  • I am at the other side of the carpet.
  • Open windows.
  • I will use the evaluative conversation method after observations.
  • Eye opening.
  • I am already using the questions (given at first session) – revolutionised my approach.

“Yes, we’re all individuals” Brian, 1979

  • I came in to see what individuals were eating and stayed to feast.
  • The higher-order questioning – a real eye-opener to my laziness.
  • Very valuable, interesting and confirming.
  • Many meercat moments, thanks.
  • Some excellent strategies that I can take straight into the classroom.
  • A journey to a place never visited before.
  • Loved the Bloom’s bit – definitely need help here..

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