Teaching and Learning

In a Remote Learning Setting 

While the setting of the classroom as changed, the Teaching and Learning has continued.

Our teachers have been working tirelessly in preparing engaging activities for their students and we would like to share with you a snapshot of what this has looked like. 

What have we been learning in English?

Year 7 - Persuasive Language

Year 8 - Poetry: Create Multimodal spoken word poem through WeVideo

Year 9 - Persuasive Language 

How has this looked? Students have been set a variety of tasks, including examining YouTube clips, interactive on Clickview, Education Perfect and WebEx feedback conferences. 

Elise Westphalen - Acting English Learning Specialist

                                                                                                  What have we been learning in Maths?

Year 7: Measurement

Year 8: Geometric Reasoning

Year 9: Refresher Skills to prepare for Pythagoras and Trigonometry

How has this looked? Goal Setting, Answering Riddles, Demonstrating Knowledge through Kahoots. Demonstration of skills through notes and videos. Measuring shapes around the home. 

                                                                                                     Erin Simpson - Maths Learning Specialist

What have we been learning in Science? 

Year 7: Chemistry

Year 8: Chemistry

Year 9: A Science write up & Homeostasis

How has this looked? Online quizzes, online write ups, video demonstrations and presentations.  

The STEM Laboratory Technician has been busy trialling a few at home experiments - get excited! 

Huss El-Hassan - STEM Instructional Leader

                                                                                      What have we been learning in Humanities?

Year 7: Water in the World

Year 8: Landscapes and Landforms

Year 9: World War I

How has this looked? Clickview, Kahoots, interactive websites, Education Perfect, Google Earth,  Documentaries, Online Museum  Tour, Posters and Webex conferences.

Chloe Morley - Humanities Instructional Leader

What have we been learning in Spanish?

Year 7: Greetings & Goodbyes and Numbers. Asking how you are? Describing our feelings.

Year 8: Revising vocab from term 1, animals, pets and a bit about family members.

How has this looked? Education Perfect, completing smart lessons, speaking tests/recording conversations, reading tests, and listening activities.

Nadia La Macchia - Spanish Coodinator

                                                                                   What have we been learning in Food Technology?

Year 7: Food Safety and Hygiene. Getting ready to get into the kitchen. 

Year 8: Designing 3D Printed Cookie Cutters. Cooking at Home

Year 9 Selective: Cooking Cultural Food at Home 

How has this looked? Food demonstration videos, Clickview interactive videos, Food Bingo Practical Activities and sharing   Photos and Videos of cooking at home.

                                                                                     Rachael Salter - Specialist Instructional Leader

From exploring interactive videos to cooking some delicious food at home, remote learning has been an exciting time for our teachers and students.

We cannot wait to share with you future adventures as we continue to make learning from home engaging for all our students.

Sara Mamone 

Acting Leading Teacher Curriculum and Pedagogy