The East Northamptonshire Initial Teacher Training College: Graduate Teacher Training Programme

Lesson Evaluation and Reflection Proforma

School Higham Ferrers Nursery & Infant School

Date 14/03/2011
Trainee teacher Glenn Billingham
Observer: name Sarah Brooks

Lesson evaluation by the trainee

(Please also complete the Lesson Observation Checklist)
Strengths of the lesson Areas for development
 Prior research about Shabbat.  Children were quite chatty and restless,
 Differentiation possibly could be a little stricter with a
 Good use of praise – behaviour certain few children.
management  Using other adults – college student
 Children on-task, and enjoying their wasn’t mentioned on the lesson plan.
work.

What would you do differently if you were to deliver the lesson again?
If I were to teach this lesson again I would have set the work for the lower-ability group at a more
challenging level. I feel that although they made progress, they could have been pushed a little
further.

Observer’s feedback
Main points from the discussion:
We discussed the positive use of differentiation – this was clear within the planning and used well
during the lesson to ensure all ability groups made progress. Glenn also researched Shabbat in
good detail in order to teach the lesson.

Areas for development include whole-class management – the noise level was a bit high
throughout the lesson. When on the carpet, consider moving certain children to sit next to an adult
if possible.

Reflection and targets to focus on Standards Date for

completion
Ensure ALL adults are planned for / know what they should be doing. Q33
Whole class behaviour – stricter with certain children! Q31

Signatures
Trainee: Observer: Date:
Glenn Billingham Sarah Brooks 14.03.2011

Please attach the completed proforma to the relevant observation.