S1 Conversations and a visit from Rae renwick
Today Mia and I wanted to mop up the outstanding S3 learning conversations and complete the S1 conversations in one period. This didn’t happen! Again, we are caught between our determination to stick to the agreed timeline (which requires four conversations a week so each year group has four conversations a year) and our determination to make the conversations as meaningful and pupil-led as possible.
Rae wanted to see how we were putting our coaching into practice. She observed Mia’s conversations with S1 pupils and then offered feedback on the session.
I felt that the conversation I had were helpful to the students who engaged well with the experience and seemed to have put a lot of thought into their goals. The area which is most time-consuming is still the identification of options and it’s hard not to jump in and suggest possibilities yourself.
In the study class, some pupils are really using their time effectively while others are still struggling to remember to bring work with them. Some think that just staring at a textbook will help them remember their French verbs or physics formulae. Most were willing to try and become more active in their learning. Others (seniors) did not seem to know if they had homework or what work they had to do!
