Flora Barton is Headteacher at Crowmarsh Gifford CE Primary School. We discuss how they are supporting their pupils to become independent learners, while creating a working environment for the teaching team to thrive, inspire and be creative. Less testing changes the focus of how teachers teach and as you will hear the results are remarkable.
They are doing this by:

Purple learning for the pupils
Increasing educational visit
More learning outside of the classroom
No formal observations
Verbal feedback
2 days a week staff should leave school at 4.15 with nothing in their hands
Focus on wellbeing
Less Planning
No non-statutory testing
Growth mindset
Being part of the community
Broad curriculum

“Learning and leadership are central to the ethos of our school, where both adults and children not only always give their very best but go above and beyond what is expected.  We work hard to ensure that the curriculum is exciting and stimulating, where children can utilise all of their talents and inquire about the wider world around them. This is a place where everyone learns, where everyone is challenged and everyone is inspired.”
http://crowmarshgiffordprimary.com/
 
Links to other topics we discussed
National Association for Primary Education
Keycolab European Project
Carol Dweck – mindset works
Dame Alison Peacock – Chartered College of Teaching 
 
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