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Our Pedagogical Principles

Our Pedagogical Principles

Highly effective teaching and learning at St Stephen's is centered around...

 

 

Relationships

This could include…

  • Nurturing positive, caring and professional relationships throughout our community
  • Living the Core Values
  • Setting a culture of trust and openness
  • Using skills effectively to enhance the team
  • Unconditional care and kindness
  • Restorative, trauma informed practice
  • Mutual levels of respect

 

 

 

Engagement

This could include…

  • Enthusiastic and passionate adults
  • Inspiring learning hooks
  • High challenge, low threat
  • Purposeful and active learning
  • Effective questioning
  • New knowledge that builds on prior learning
  • Variety of activities, input and content

 

 

Personalised

Learning

This could include…

  • Feeling of safety and belonging
  • Culture of respect and responsibility
  • Purposeful atmosphere
  • Independent practice
  • Accessible and organised resources
  • Working walls to support and develop learning
  • Engaging and celebratory displays

 

 

Feedback

This could include…

  • Regular written and oral
  • Feedback to and from teachers and pupils
  • Personalised and differentiated
  • Honest feedback with opportunities to respond
  • Next steps to inform and encourage progress