Lesson plans are not usually included in a scheme of work; however, you may find it helpful to work together as a department on the detail of one or two key lesson plans as you develop your teaching in line with the aims of the new curriculum. You should decide on a priority for development and then work together on a cycle of plan-teach-review. Keep developments focused and specific; aim to plan lessons which:
Some principles of effective teaching are described in the Teaching and learning approaches (379.72 KB) document.
Further support on the relationship between pedagogic approaches (teaching models), teaching strategies, techniques and methods of creating the conditions for learning in order to inform lesson design is available from the following documents.
