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ABC of
 Lesson
Planning
A is for...




     AfL
B is for...




Behaviou
   r
C is for...




Challenge
D is for...


Deeper
learning
E is for...




Engagement
AfL
• Have I planned each part of the lesson based on prior
  attainment for different students and their target data?
• Have I planned for the needs of different groups of
  students (SEN/ G&T/FSM)?
• Have I got opportunities to assess student progress
  throughout the lesson?
• Is student progress evident in books / folders?
• Have students acted upon feedback?
• Is my questioning planned and targetted?
• Are there chances for students to self/peer assess?
Behaviour
• Have I got a seating plan?
• Have I organised groups in advance?
• Have I planned time to explore how to work effectively with
  others?
• Have I followed up sanctions / rewards from last lesson?
• Is it clear what students need to do to be successful/receive
  praise?
• Do I have opportunities to reward students during the
  lesson?
• Have I checked appropriate Health and Safety measures
  have been taken?
Challenge
•   What new learning will be taking place?
•   Is EVERYONE challenged appropriately inc. G&T / SEN?
•   Have I differentiated each part of the lesson?
•   Do my objectives indicate an increase in difficulty,
    rather than a change of task?
•   Are my targets aspirational?
•   Am I challenging their preconceptions?
•   Have I given them opportunity to fail and bounce back?
•   Are the students going to be working harder than I am?
Deeper Learning
• What transferrable skills will students be learning (critical
  thinking/ creative/caring/ collaborative)? How am I making
  these explicit?
• What higher order thinking skills will students need to use?
  Do they understand how to show these?
• Do my objectives increase in difficulty / use a taxonomy of
  learning?
• Have I highlighted the Literacy/ numeracy skills they will need
  to use?
• How does the content of the lesson relate to the world
  outside the classroom?
• Have I given students to reflect on their own progress and set
  targets for improvements?
• How does homework reinforce / extend their learning
  effectively?
Engagement
• How will I capture their attention / interest?
• Is there a range of VAK activities for different learning
  styles?
• How am I going to manage the pace / transitions / timing?
• How will I ensure EVERYONE is engaged?
• Have I provided a choice of outcomes?
• Have I planned time for students to ask their own
  questions?
• Do my students have a ‘growth’ mindset –do they bounce
  back rather than give up? How will I show this?
• Will my students leave with a sense of achievement?