We have 4 learning habits at Glossopdale School and Sixth Form

1. Silent Independent Practice – This is when you are working on your own:

   • Assessments

   • Exit tickets to demonstrate understanding

   • Independent practice

   • Do now completion

2. Engaged Whole Class - This is when the class are all focused on completing a specific task or activity together, this is often in silence too:

   • Teacher reading

   • Deliberate vocabulary instruction

   • Teacher explanations

   • Hinge questions, multiple choice questions

   • Teacher questioning using cold call, no-opt out questioning, say it again say it better and hunting not fishing

3. Quiet Partners - This is when you are working in a pair, you can talk quietly about the work you are doing:

   • Collaborative questions

   • Think, pair, share

4. Collaborative Groups - This is when you are working in a small group, where everyone has a specific role:

   • Dance and Drama group performance

   • Music group practice

   • Technology Practicals

   • Food Technology Practicals

   • Science investigations

   • PE practical lessons