The annual Pendle Grade 9 Conference was hosted at Nelson & Colne College today.

It was wonderful to see such skilled teachers leading bespoke & high level sessions for More Able students.

Thank you to students and staff from Colne Primet Academy Park High School West Craven High

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So what?

1. As a profession, we need to better define what 'challenging' learning is.

2. We should ensure all pupils are challenged, all pupils think hard and all pupils are subject to our unapologetically high expectations (that are specific to the individual child).

I meet lots of middle/senior leaders: common characteristics of those that really move T&L forward are:
a) they urge people on, they bring energy; they’re demanding
b) they do it in a way that motivates, inspires, fosters trust and respect
c) they really know their T&L stuff!

A great way to finish this term’s Teach Meets.

Staff shared their adoption of our whole school NO HANDS UP approach

Huge thanks to MBU, HFR, SBJ, DHA, LRA and LBU for sharing their ideas!

Walkthrus Tom Sherrington

An excellent Maths ‘Feast’ competition hosted at Burnley College

Well done to the Y10 students who tested their problem solving skills to the maximum! 🧠

AMSP - Advanced Mathematics Support Programme thank you for running the event

Immensely proud of the fantastic students who graduated from Brill Cinema Club Scholars programme.

Huge thank you to The University of Sheffield for hosting a great day 🎓

Wonderful to see Y9 working so hard on their latest project in Pendle Vale Art Department

Love seeing students apply their knowledge to their final pieces
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More great examples of AfL through our Whole Class feedback approach.

Our work scrutiny highlighted some real strengths in this area

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It's nothing new! ...and thank goodness for that. teacherhead.com/2022/02/06/its…. Too much jaded eye-roll old-fartery on here. !

🌟 EEF Evidence Review: English as an Additional Language

Our evidence review explores how schools can support pupils with English as an Additional Language.

Read here: ow.ly/LsyQ50MO5YF

A lovely Friday morning with ‘Blind date with a book.’

Miss Schofield and Mrs Rosthorn supplying goody bags filled with books and treats for our staff!!

Thank you PVC Reading

Another thought provoking CPD this afternoon.

A positive atmosphere whilst recalling literacy strategies and discussing the development of AfL across the school.

These excellent examples of workbooks and whole class feedback sheets were being used in Science and PE today.

Great to see students getting more time to apply knowledge via the booklets. 👌

PVC_Science Headteacher @ Pendle Vale College Pendle Vale PE

A unique experience for some of our More Able students today.

They attended a creative writing event with poet, Rob Caffrey

What a great day! Thank you Burnley High School for hosting and Authors Abroad for the invite.

PVC Reading I’ve got some books for the collection 👌
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A great experience for Y10 students today. They got to trial two subjects at The University of Central Lancashire - UCLan.

Science, Engineering, Games design and Photography were all popular!

A brilliant day and aspirational for all
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It's our first session of #TheGreatOracyExhibition , a look into our 2-year research project Voicing Covabulary - a look at how a vocabulary focus can support the transition between Primary and Secondary with Kathleen McBride and Vicki from Pendle Vale College, Karl from Barrowford School…

Ready to go Voice 21 Oracy Barrowford School

There’s a load of children out there who can do something they couldn’t do last weekend, or know something they didn’t know last weekend…all because of you!

How amazing is that?!

Just rustled up this for department CPD. Something I think really helps with behaviour, engagement and high expectations (along with all the obvious benefits) is repetition of oracy and answers. Here are 4 different strategies. Feel free to use. #ukedchat #teachertwitter

Last night a mixture of KS3 students travelled to Fulwood to compete in the U14 Lancs Cup - not a win but still smiling & good luck to FulwoodPE Department in the next round #resilience #alwaysimproving