At British International Junior School (BIJS), we believe that a well-organised and stimulating environment directly impacts teaching and learning quality and supports raising standards.
Classroom environments enrich and support the learning of all pupils. As well as being vibrant and welcoming, the classroom environment is a learning resource, the second teacher, a way of engaging pupils and building the class community. It can create a sense of ownership and be used to support and promote learning and celebrate pupils’ work.
With careful thought and planning, an effective classroom environment is an interactive resource supporting teaching, learning and assessment.
CORE STANDARDS
1. Objectives, success criteria and key questions are displayed and referred to in lessons. (These are important for pupils and enable adults learning with pupils to be clear about teacher expectations).
2. Prompts, ideas and good examples generated during lessons are displayed and referred to support future learning.
3. Key questions are displayed and used to trigger prior knowledge.
4. Curriculum displays include statements and questions to highlight key learning points.
5. Key words and technical vocabulary are displayed and discussed for a variety of curriculum areas. Please note that any collections of words or phrases are displayed and updated regularly to ensure vocabulary links to an appropriate learning context.
6. Vocabulary and definitions of words are referred to, discussed and used within teaching.
We will share more creative displays to celebrate our pupils’ learning as time progresses.
