Sarah Hibbert

During the academic year we have created a FOMO week leading up to the end of each half term to boost attendance. 12 days of Christmas ✅ The great Easter hunt ✅ For the end of the summer term we will be launching the summer sprint. We have seen an uplift of 6-8% in attendance throughout the themed weeks compared with previous academic years. #TheLongdendaleLegacy

There have been times when the pushbacks have been difficult but consistency is key to school improvement. Every time a student challenged our new routines we went back to our ‘why’ and held firm. Every time a parent challenged our new routines we went back to our ‘why’ and held firm. This doesn’t have to be done in a confrontational way. It’s important to listen to why there is pushback and apply reasonable adjustments where necessary. Often the reason for pushback is because people don’t know the why. /5

***TEACHING AND LEARNING*** Thread 🧵 To improve the use of teaching and learning techniques in the classroom we need to define them “this is how we do it here” and make it common practice across the school. When implementing T&L techniques their success relies on this clarity and creating opportunities for teachers to deliberately practice. What have we done @LHS_HighSchool? STEP 1 We have identified 10 core T&L techniques. /1