Hedgehogs narrated the tale of The 3 Little Pigs in our woodland today. Then set out rescuing Mrs Toft! ⁦The National Forest⁩ ⁦Woodland Trust🌳⁩ ⁦GlobalEducationDerby⁩ ⁦Activity4Fun⁩ #jtmatwellbeing

Foxes learnt how to sew beads onto fabric today in preparation for creating their own Christmas stockings 🎄 🎅 🎄 🎅 Miss L

For Geography a day at Walton, Foxes have been learning all about India Miss L

Only a couple of days left to apply for the headship at our wonderful school. It's not too late to come and have a look around and find out more about our school! John Taylor MAT jtmat.co.uk/vacancies/wal-…

Reception have been experiencing the part whole model today! They have been doing a super job!

As part of World Religion Day, the children in Foxes, looked at symbols of Christianity and enjoyed drawing these onto stones. #WorldReligionDay

Mr Ellington is next up to make something with Brenda's eggs... Poached eggs on toast! #brendaseggs

We’ve been learning some new songs as a school in our singing collective worships. Here’s a favourite of ours: Being a friend John Taylor MAT

Year 6 are working hard on their non-chronological report first drafts about Emperor Penguins! We’re learning that it’s okay to make mistakes in our writing and we can constantly edit it to make it better! Cornerstones Education #WritingRocks✍️😍☺️ #FrozenKingdoms

A lot of team work, perseverance & resilience shown by Foxes this Wild Wednesday. Fire lighting/building & shoring up the café. Woodland Trust🌳 GlobalEducationDerby The National Forest RSPB Activity4Fun Muddy Faces #jtmatwellbeing #elsawellbeing

Breakfast with Mr & Mrs W & #brendaseggs - Eggs Florentine. 2 eggs still left for tomorrow 👍🥚🥓🥬 the happy egg co. #jtmatwellbeing RSPCA (England & Wales)

Breakfast with Mr & Mrs W & #brendaseggs (2). Poached egg, crushed avocado hint of citrus & garlic on toasted sourdough 🥚🥑#sundaymornings the happy egg co. RSPCA (England & Wales) #jtmatwellbeing

At KS2 book club tonight we looked at instructive text Reading for Pleasure 🧶 the children followed instructions on making tea and looked at peppermint tea. They made Miss L a cup of tea. Then we drank our tea and discussed our favourite books with a nice biscuit #JTMATlovesreading

Today we are shining the light on Jo Lane, Deputy Headteacher of Walton-on-Trent C of E Primary and Nursey School. Jo leads on Teaching and Learning, Assessment and the Curriculum. Her specialisms are cognitive science and mathematics.

Jo has worked with her team and SCITT to help them to focus on and embed different areas of cognitive science in their teaching. Relationships are important to Jo, and she has enjoyed mentoring and coaching a range of teachers and trainee teachers over the years.

Jo is passionate about the use of research in teaching to ensure effective implementation and change within schools. She believes strong schools’ decisions are led by evidence-based research and implementation is thoroughly thought through by SLTs.

Schools that value evidence-based research and encourage the use of case studies and articles from organisations such as the EEF are most likely to ensure improvements in areas of concern. Miss L

Jo enjoys working with a range of educational professionals from different settings to use evidence-based research to promote changes and improvements. Jo believes supportive relationships create climates of trust in which collaboration can thrive. Miss L

Jo will be working with us in a variety of ways in her role as ELE next year including writing blogs, delivering twilight sessions, programmes and supporting partnerships with schools to secure long term improvements. Miss L

We still have places available for our nursery class in September 2023, is your child three and due to start nursery? Email [email protected] for more information. #JTMAT