Bright Teachers

Knowing that you have a classroom observation coming up can strike fear into even the most able teachers so how can you get through this stressful time and ensure that you have a really good observation with an outstanding result?

The key is preparation. Start by thinking carefully about what sort of lesson you want to do and do plenty of research to know the best way to go about it. There are loads of great ideas online too that you could adapt to make your own.

Then carefully do your lesson plan ensuring that you have varying degrees of difficulty to suit all abilities in your class and also specific adaptions for any children with special needs or language difficulties.

Ensure that your lesson has clear objectives and a good summary at the end that brings the lesson together.

Try to remain calm throughout the observation and ensure that you keep a good level of control of the class sticking firmly to the schools sanction policy where necessary.

Be well pre paired and confident and the observation should go smoothly with a great result.