Deck 3: Approaching Long- and Medium-Term Planning

Question 1

Within the National Curriculum for England, the programmes of study, notes and guidance for English, mathematics and science are statutory.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Every state-funded school, including academies and free schools, must provide a curriculum that ensures which of the following?

A) Promoting the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society
B) Pupils know basic English and mathematics facts
C) Preparing pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life
D) Pupils know all content of the National Curriculum

Answer 2

A, C

Question 3

Which of the following are issues to take into consideration when you are planning long term?

A) Breadth and depth
B) Coherence
C) Relevance
D) Differentiation
E) Progression

Answer 3

A, B, C, D, E

Question 4

Which of the following should be in your classroom management plan?

A) Classroom organisation, including seating
B) Planned behaviour management strategies
C) Rewards and sanctions
D) Your own verbal and non-verbal behaviour
E) Contextual priorities

Question 5

What are the components of 'assertive discipline'?

A) Consequences
B) Classroom discipline plan
C) Positive recognition
D) Rules

Question 6

Think of ways you have organised classroom activities. Do you recognise the relationship between the complexity of the organisation and the level of children's engagement in the activity? In which other ways do you think different forms of organisation can benefit or even limit children's learning in one area?

Question 7

What planning formats are you familiar with? Consider the strengths and weaknesses of each one.

Question 8

What do you consider is the most important element for planning an effective lesson?

Question 9

Consider your last lesson. Where were there opportunities for dialogic talk by the teacher and exploratory talk among the children? Was there a good balance? Why/why not?

Question 10

Take a recent lesson you taught. How could it have been enhanced by an experience outside the classroom?

Question 11

Which of the following are aspects you will find in a school's long-term planning?

A) how the curriculum is covered in terms of breadth and depth
B) how the curriculum is structured within year groups and across key stages
C) how much time is allocated to each area of the curriculum in each year group
D) exactly what the school curriculum is

Question 12

How many 'dispositions for learning' are there according to the Learning without Limits approach?

A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8

Question 13

Planning, teaching and assessment are often described as a cycle.

Question 14

Teacher self-efficacy can have a direct effect on behaviour management.

Question 15

You can spend time growing into your behaviour management role during a placement

Question 16

Opportunities for learning outside the classroom are highly valuable

Question 17

Which of the following is a key to coping with behaviour management?

A) Being able to raise your voice above the children's
B) Knowing the school's behaviour policy
C) Feeling able to influence important events in your life
D) Having a list of tips for behaviour management

Question 18

Inappropriate behaviour can be observed in . . .

A) only children with ADHD
B) all children
C) all children with a disorder
D) no children

Question 19

Which has been shown to be the best way to deal with the behaviour of children with ADHD?

A) medication
B) personalised behaviour management plan
C) a combination of medication and behaviour management plan
D) structured classroom behaviour management plan

Question 20

What is talk for learning?

A) Learning how and why to talk to one another in ways that support everyone's learning
B) Learning how to listen when the teacher asks children to be quiet
C) Knowing to be quiet and listen when the teacher is talking
D) Learning to explain what a child has learned

Question 21

Learning outside the classroom is the opportunity for . . .

A) Hands-on learning experiences
B) A chance to get outside
C) Breaking the classroom routine
D) Offering a change of pace

Question 22

Reflect on the different schools you are familiar with. To what extent do they embrace the Learning without Limits approach?