Improving Teacher Questioning and Checking for Understanding (CPD Video: 45min)

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Speaker: Clive Davies OBE

If you had a recent Ofsted where the key issue picked up is the effectiveness of questioning in your school or how you check children’s understanding, this will be ideal for you to consider as part of staff training.

The aim is to provide schools with a framework for discussions about the quality of questioning, both from staff and children, and to support staff members in checking children’s understanding. These are issues inspection teams have highlighted as areas for development over the past twelve months.

The anticipation is that the video will act as an introduction within a staff meeting structure with activities for staff members to engage with as the session progresses.
The focus is on how we enable children not just to know more, but to remember more as they move through the school. We consider Bloom’s taxonomy linked to the knowledge dimension and consider metacognitive ways of working.

There are examples of support for children to work scientifically by asking relevant questions at various stages and to move away from an over-dependence on teachers.

The video also considers ‘hinge questions’ and uses an extract of explanation from Professor Dylan William as an aid to deeper understanding. The resource ends with examples of what hinge questions can look like. 

OnDemand CPD Training

In response to school requests and budget shortages, Focus Education provides recorded versions of our Zoom courses for schools to purchase. Watch where and when it suits you.

Advantages of buying our video training:

• Watch at school or home
• Watch on your own or with other members of staff
• Pause, replay and discuss
• No supply costs
• No travel costs or travelling time

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