Teaching & Learning

Our Vision

‘The quality of Teaching and Learning at Nene Park Academy is consistently evolving & improving, enabling every young person to confidently learn in a safe, inspiring and exciting environment, where teaching and achievement together, equal success’.

Our Promise

• To support the Meridian Teaching & Learning Policy in raising standards of achievement, ensuring progress for all students of all abilities
• To support staff in improving the quality of Teaching & Learning across Nene Park Academy through high quality CPD and opportunities to share great practice

The Nene Park Mark

All aspects of our teaching and learning are underpinned by the 5 areas of the Nene Park Mark.  This framework has been developed by staff to support them in planning for and delivering high quality lessons that engage and energise students to make progress in all subjects and to succeed beyond the classroom.  The Nene Park Mark promotes all aspects of academy life and we are particularly focused on ensuring all feedback received and given provides effective and timely next steps to progress learning at a good pace, which then ensures that it is meaningful, manageable and motivating for everyone involved. 

The 6 areas of the Nene Park Mark:

• Expectation
• Challenge
• Independence
• Communication
• Experience
• Exploration

Principles of Effective Teaching & Learning at Nene Park Academy

‘All students have a clear idea of where they are, where they are going and how to get there’

Data and Planning

• Lesson planning should take into account the needs of all students and their ability
• The Big Picture should be shared with students to ensure they understand the learning journey
• Lessons are built upon prior knowledge and understanding and planned accordingly
• All lessons should be differentiated and should refer to Intervention Plans
• All class intervention plans should be completed for all classes showing how teachers will support each student’s learning development over time
• Lesson activities and resources should be varied and appropriate to support learning for all students

Structure

• Students should be taught how to learn (in groups and independently)
• Students should be taught how to reflect and improve their own learning
• Time should be embedded to ensure students are able to make progress and improve work based on feedback
• Lesson objectives and outcomes should be appropriate, challenging and shared with students
• Objectives and outcomes should be referred to throughout the lesson in the form of mini plenaries to assess student progress
• Activities should be varied, purposeful and appropriate to meet the needs of all students

Environment

• Achievement should be recognised and rewarded
• Underachievement and poor behaviour should be challenged, not passively processed.
• Teachers should create and maintain a purposeful learning environment including the quality and regular upkeep of learning displays in classrooms
• Displays should include posters which are common to the school aims and ethos as well as curriculum displays