Pupil

Introduction Every pupil is unique, with different aptitudes, capabilities and talents. It is important for schools to provide an education that caters to pupils’ differing abilities and prepares them for life. Thus, Subject-based Banding (SbB) has been introduced to ensure that pupil’s interests and strengths are taken into consideration. Schools are able to offer pupils a mix of Standard or Foundation subjects depending on their aptitude in each subject. The policy provides pupils with…

interviews. Thus, it is important to equip our pupils with sufficient knowledge in English so that they would be prepared to use the language effortlessly when the need arises. However, in order to be competent in English, one has to possess sufficient vocabulary skills first. Vocabulary skill is an element that links all four skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing together. This is…

This assignment will focus on a pupil, eight years of age, who has a special educational need (SEND). In the context of this assignment, SEND refers to a pupil who has a difficulty in learning that is significantly greater than those of the same age (DfE, 2015). The pupil’s needs and requirements feed in the area of cognition and learning, as he has a moderate learning difficulty (MLD). His knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts and the ability to obtain basic numeracy skills are…

implementation of instruction as well as monitoring pupils’ progress, are the main aspects that contribute directly to effective teaching. Hence, it is significant for teacher to make sure…

Effective AfL gives pupils opportunities to make improvements and learn more after receiving feedback (Hodgson & Pyle, 2010 and Smith, 2011). Ofsted (1998), reported that many teachers give feedback but do not allow pupils time to act on it. If students do not act on feedback, it is not actually formative (Sadler, 1989 and Gioka, 2006). Hattie (2009) and Melmer et al (2008), argues that teachers receiving feedback on pupils understanding and learning, which is used to adjust ongoing teaching is…

National Curriculum (2014) and the impact it can have on teaching pupils Literacy In Primary Education, teachers are responsible for ensuring pupils reach age – related expectations which are noted in the National Curriculum (NC) (2014). The NC provides statutory and non – statutory guidance for every subject including English which assists teachers. The purpose of the programmes of study in the NC is for teachers to understand what pupils need to learn and helps teachers to plan effective…

observing the lesson is utmost important as teachers need to assess the pupils’ classroom performance and behaviour, analysing and evaluating how they work and how the…

More specifically, in biology at Key stage 3 (KS3) pupils are expected after three years of study to understand ‘the fundamentals of the structure and function of living things, material cycles and energy, interactions and interdependencies and genetics and evolution’. In chemistry it is expected that pupils be taught about ‘the nature of matter, about the atom, chemical reactions, the periodic table and the Earth and the atmosphere’. In physics, the basics of physics should be taught,…

teaching assistants, are required to do all that is reasonable to protect health, safety and welfare of pupils under the common law of duty of care and the statutory duty of care. The current standard of care expected of a teacher is that of a reasonable person in the circumstances of a class teacher. A breach of the duty of care by a teacher…

putting themselves into the pupils’ shoes, teachers will be able to comprehend and deduce the causes of pupils’ behaviour. For instance, when teachers are dealing with pupils with short attention span, they should be able to diagnose the reasons behind the situation using Y-Theory leadership, which is imagining themselves as the pupils and deduce the possible solution to resolve the problem. With this in mind, teachers could be able to understand the difficulties faced by pupils in the process…