Jenny and I contributed Reflecting on Inquiry: Practical Lessons (PPT download) to our teaching staff INSET on 30 May 2023.
Our Signature Work inquiries that are now embedded in Year 6 (Grade 5), Year 9 (Grade 8) and Year 12 (Grade 11) provided us with a rich opportunity to reflect on lessons that we have learned that have practical application beyond Signature Work (see Blanchelande College 2022 | Signature Work Inquiry for more about what Signature Work inquiry is).
I also used this opportunity to connect some of the ideas and the language in the Independent Schools Inspectorate Framework 23 – specifically Section 2 on Pupils’ education, training and recreation – to inquiry-based learning and teaching that is already well underway, whether Signature Work or not.
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