Transition Case Studies
Greenhill, Tenby: Think, Pair, Share
Project overview
Establishing a common way of working in pairs from Primary to Secondary, from KS1 – KS4. The entire ‘Family’ of schools shared common Inset in 2006 and agreed to look at a number of thinking strategies. The initial agreed approach is Questioning Skills, using the ‘Think, Pair, Share’ approach. Teachers have visited each other to see good practice and further Inset has enabled them to develop materials to support the implementation, including a DVD of classroom practice.
Schools involved
Greenhill Secondary School, Tenby and its partner schools (Manorbier, Narberth, Sageston, Saundersfoot, Stepaside, St Florence, St Oswald’s VA, St Teilo’s RC, Tavernspite, Templeton, Tenby Infants, Tenby JM).
Medium
English
Context
Greenhill School is an 11-18 comprehensive school of 1400 students situated in the seaside resort of Tenby. It has a semi-rural, almost exclusively English-speaking catchment area comprising eleven primary schools and one infants school. KS2 results within the cluster are above average for the LEA. With the exception of three schools in the north of the catchment, pupils from all partner schools transfer to Greenhill.
Key contact(s)
Margery Brown, Head Teacher
St Oswald’s Church in Wales VA School, Cresselly, Kilgetty SA68 0SP 01646 651409
head@stoswalds.pembrokeshire.gov.uk
Resources
3. Tenby 'feet'
4. Tenby Thinking guidelines.doc
5. Tenby DVD notes
6. Questions that test
implications and consequences
Video Consent Form
Saundersfoot CP Early Years
Greenhilll School Year 12 Geography
Greenhilll School Year 7 History
Tenby Infant's School Year 1
Saundersfoot CP School Year 5 History
St Teilo's Catholic Primary School "Thinking Feet"
Narberth Primary "Thnking Skils"
Sageston CP School Years 4 & 5 "William Shakespeare"
Tenby Junior Schol Year 6 "Thinking Dice"