A Typical School Visit

I have a lot of record keeping to do. One statistic is % ‘Hard to Reach’ schools visited. In Ngororero 93% of our schools are ‘Hard to Reach’ as they involve a motorbike journey of 1-2 hours up steep mountain tracks. So my school day usually starts with back ache, a sore bum and a full bladder!

First my School Learning Facilitator and I meet the Headteacher to ask how implementation of the Toolkits is going and to check paperwork.

Next we plan our day of teacher meetings, mentoring, group meetings, Communities of Practice, Classroom observation and feedback.

The classrooms are bare and basic. Teachers teach up to 60 children at a time from 7am to 12.30 then those children go home and the teachers teach a second set of children from 1pm to 5.30.

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Classroom Observations are my favourite part. The children are so eager. They put their hands up click their and call teach, teach, teach! We are helping the teachers understand the importance of questioning the quieter pupils.

We meet the teachers to support their professional learning, using the Building Learning Foundation curriculum development materials.

After a long day, back on the motorbike for a long, bumpy journey home!