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GHS Connect #2 Monday 16th September

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GHS Connect #2 Monday 16th September

Mia's notes

I hope everyone has now settled into the new term. Routines are working well, so thank you for that, and some of the new additions to the site, such as the new dining hall extension have made a really big difference to break and lunchtimes. We continue to embed our systems around punctuality, uniform and pro-social behaviour, so if a child is late to your lesson, please do mark as such, and please remember to send students to student services during tutor time if they are not in correct uniform. Students who display anti-social behaviour will be kept out of circulation for 3 sessions of lunchtime.

Thank you also for keeping students in lessons as much as possible and for starting the year off with such good T&L experiences. On my walks around I have seen much active, engaging learning.

Thank you to everyone who helped with Expectations Evenings - they were very successful with an excellent turn-out rate from families.

Have a great week everyone,

Mia

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The week ahead

Monday
Normal Day

Tuesday
Department Time - 3.15pm - 4.30pm

Wednesday
Briefing 8.15am in the library.
HODs and HOYs/DHOYs meetings 3.15pm - 4.15pm.
Teacher marking, planning and collaboration directed time 3.15pm - 4.15pm.
SEND focus group 3.15pm - 4.15pm
Year 8 Expectations Evening

Thursday
Normal Day
Year 12 Expectation Evening

Friday
Normal Day

Notes
Media Awards - Tuesday, 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Learning and Teaching - Pride in our Classrooms

A round up of some of the great learning and teaching strategies we’ve noticed being used around school recently...  

Lisa Leonard engages her Year 12 Sociologists by getting them to create a model to explain a core sociological theory. This practical task enables students to get to know each other and gives them an opportunity to develop their oracy skills when they present their models to the rest of the class. Students were given pre-taught key concepts that they had to use to scaffold their work.

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Fabian Lesser enables a high participation ratio through whole class low-stakes response on mini-whiteboards.

Sukhjinder Sidhu introduces a new concept with a relatable example that can be explored and linked to abstract ideas.

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Ljiljana Krneta explicitly shares the wider learning journey with students so that they can place the lesson’s content within a wider schema.

Reena Bharadva models effective revision note-taking at GCSE under the visualiser.

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Learning and Teaching

Our 2024-25 L&T priorities focus on getting our routines right so that we can supercharge student learning in our classrooms. As a collective, we need to continue to commit to each of these priorities in every lesson.

“Effective routines set students up for success, free up the precious mental capacity needed for creativity to flourish, and act as a collective ritual which can foster belonging—a key ingredient in meaningful education.” Peps Mccrea

Remember, our L&T routines send powerful messages to our students:

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Remember, our L&T routines send powerful messages to our students:

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Have you signed up to Peps Mccrea’s Evidence Snacks yet? Link here

Andrea and the L&T Team

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Inclusion Updates

SEN

As per Ms Hudson’s announcement in briefing, TA timetables will be arriving soon.  Allocation of TAs will be spread based on student funding.  As many of the EHCP students are spread across a wide number of classes, accessing support in each lesson is not a possibility.  Monika is working hard to ensure maximum coverage.

AF16 is now open and supported by Jelena Dein Sheikh.  The SEN Pathway Centre is designed to support our vulnerable students, enable them the opportunity to work on zones of regulation, Lego therapy, speech and language support and mentoring to name a few.

We are working with a new organisation this year supporting our parents, students and staff with ASD and ADHD techniques and strategies.  This week the focus is on meeting our parents and forging relationships, but top tips for staff will be coming soon. 

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Child Protection

Just a reminder to ensure that you complete your declaration of the safeguarding training via CPOMS.  Any support, please email msierkowska@greenford.ealing.sch.uk

As a CP team is focused this term around online safety.  We will be emailing parents and guardians an ‘Inclusion Newsletter’ sharing information on parental controls, the power of social media and monitoring their children's activity on devices. 

Just a reminder to staff to please ensure all your personal settings on social media apps that you use are secure as per our CP training.

Gurvinder

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Bright Spots

This week's Bright Spots have been nominated by Phoebe.

Peter Mather: Thank you for supporting those early mornings in the cover office!

Sarah Williams: Embracing the break duty challenge and building relationships with our students

If there are any concerns about Equality and Diversity (staff)  at GHS please contact A Johal (DHT)

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