Teacher Standard 4

Plan and teach well-structured lessons

 impart knowledge and develop understanding through effective use of lesson time

 promote a love of learning and children’s intellectual curiosity

 set homework and plan other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge
and understanding pupils have acquired

 reflect systematically on the effectiveness of lessons and approaches to teaching

 contribute to the design and provision of an engaging curriculum within the relevant subject
area(s)

This table provides an idea of the kind of activities you could do in school to provide evidence
for this standard. These are only suggestions and it is not suggested that you do everything in
the table, nor is it intended to be an exhaustive list.

What this might look like in the classroom Example of evidence you might collect

Demonstrate that you have thought about the Medium term planning document in your teaching
time available to teach specific topics in your and learning file.
medium term planning.

Plan to ensure pupils are on task in your lessons Your host teacher observation might include
via a variety of activities. comments on which sections of the lesson were
most effective at keeping pupils on task in the
lesson.

Make use of questioning to encourage pupil Host teacher might record number of questions
intellectual curiosity eg what is the link between raised by pupils in a lesson.
humans and a supernova?

Make effective use of teaching assistants in the Written instructions for teaching assistants
lesson. appended toy lesson plan, personal evaluations.

Use deep questioning to encourage thinking. Record these questions in your lesson plan, in
your evaluation you could also include some of
the responses you have received from pupils.

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Encourage purposeful reading in your lessons eg Lesson plan.
by bringing in newspaper articles.

Use relevant context to explore scientific content. Lesson plan and resources.

Be enthusiastic about your subject and the Lesson observation forms could include
lesson. examples of your enthusiasm and enthusiasm
demonstrated by pupils in your lessons.

Demonstrate realistic time planning. Lesson plans.

Engage in extra-curricular activities eg organise a School report and minutes of trainee or mentor
STEM day, assist at science club, visits to local meetings.
university physics department.

Set stimulating homework eg make a model of Lesson plans, samples of homework.

the solar system.

Identify measurable outcomes from lessons Lesson evaluations.

against the lesson objectives.

Review your progress against targets set from Lesson evaluations.

previous lessons.

Participation in school CPD relating to teaching School review.

and learning.

Contribute to school SoW eg by adding new Lesson plan and school review.
activities.

Use Blooms taxonomy to differentiate key Lesson plan identifies differentiated questions.
questions.

Produce differentiated outcomes. Lesson plan.

Ensure objectives, outcomes, lesson activities Identify linked objective, outcome, activity and
and assessment items all link. assessment item on your lesson plan.

STEM Learning operates the National STEM Learning Centre and Network, alongside other projects
supporting STEM education www.stem.org.uk

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