Transition Case Studies
Sir Thomas Picton Family of Schools:
Developing
• Questioning And Higher Order Thinking
• Guidelines For Communication In The Classroom
Project overview
In response to the Skills Framework and LEA initiatives, schools decided to focus on the development of questioning and higher order thinking skills and to link this to shared approaches to promoting communication in the classroom. Head Teachers from of schools attended County Inset on Thinking Skills in 2006. They subsequently held an Inset day for all the staff of their schools, with an outside speaker who developed further the approaches to use of thinking skills. Selected colleagues then met to produce materials detailing a number of strategies for use in the classroom.
Schools involved
Sir Thomas Picton (Comprehensive) School, Haverfordwest and its 6 partner schools (Haverfordwest VC, Neyland Community, Prendergast Community, Roch, Spittal, St Aidans Wiston)
Medium
English
Context
Sir Thomas Picton School is an 11-18 Comprehensive School, serving six feeder schools in and around the county town of Haverfordwest. There is a mixed catchment area including pupils from both rural and urban backgrounds and KS2 results within the cluster are above average for the LEA.
Key contact(s)
Candy Tamsett, Assistant Head Teacher, Sir Thomas Picton School, Queensway, Haverfordwest SA61 2NX 01437 765394
ctamsett@stp.pembrokeshire.sch.uk
Resources
3. STP Powerpoint
4. Questions To Help With Thinking Skills