Video 3 - Hannah in conversation with the children from her class
Background information on the pupils:
Two pupils are working at expected in RE.
Two pupils are working at greater depth in RE.
Three pupils are EAL.
One pupil is pupil premium.
This video contains all the chapters referenced below. Please see the notes for chapter timings.
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Chapter 1: Enjoyment in RE
Hannah’s question:
What do you enjoy about RE and can you tell us about a lesson this year that you have particularly enjoyed?
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Watch the video from the beginning to 1:46.
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Group Discussion
What do you notice about the children’s responses?
Do you get a sense from what you have heard, that the children enjoy RE? If so, what is it that they are saying that gives you that sense?
What do you think the purpose of asking the question is in terms of addressing children’s progress in RE?
Point to note:
It is essential that the teacher knows and has a copy of the RE curriculum when asking the question in order to gain a real understanding of whether, what the children are remembering, links with their prior learning.
Chapter 2: How children use the knowledge organiser.
Hannah’s questions:
Can I ask you to talk through the knowledge organiser?
Can you explain how these knowledge organisers help you with your RE learning?
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Watch the video from 1:45 to 3:57.
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Group Discussion
From what you have just heard, discuss what you think the impact of the knowledge organiser is having on the following:
Children’s engagement in the RE lesson
Children’s ownership of their own learning
Children’s progress in RE
Children’s ability to remember and make links with prior learning
Also see:
Video 1 Part 2: Adapting a unit of learning to meet the needs of all, From the perspective of the RE leader. Chapter 5 here.
Video 2: How to teach Biblical text analysis effectively. Chapter 2 here.
Chapter 3: The lesson
Hannah’s question:
What did you learn in today’s lesson?
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Watch the video from 4:00 to 5:46.
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Group Discussion
What do you notice about the children’s responses? What does it tell you about the learning that has taken place for all the children?
What does Hannah do in this part of the conversation that enables the children to go deeper with their answers?
What do you do in your classroom as a teacher to check that children have learnt?
What do you do as a RE lead to check that children are making progress in their RE learning?
What might you do next, in the light of what you have just heard?
Chapter 4: Challenge
Hannah’s question:
How were you challenged in today’s lesson?
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Watch the video from 5:47 to 8:21.
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Also see:
Video 1 Part 1: Adapting a unit of learning to meet the needs of all, From a teacher’s perspective. Chapter 3 here.
Group Discussion
What do you notice about the children’s responses?
Discuss the children’s ability to reflect on their own learning. Thoughts/reflections.
What can you say about the children’s religious literacy? What evidence are you basing your opinion on?
Point to note: Hannah has the expectation that all learners should experience challenge within a lesson.
What does challenge look like in your classroom?
As the RE leader what does challenge look like in RE across the school?
What might you do differently in the light of what you have heard?
Chapter 5: Future learning
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Hannah’s question:
What are you looking forward to in the rest of this unit?
Group Discussion
What strategies and tools have the children been exposed to that has enabled them to have a desire and interest in wanting to know more? Do think this will make a difference in how they engage in the unit and if so why and how?
What might you do to ensure your children have a desire at the start of the unit to wanting to know more and to be engaged in the learning?