Page 6 - Teaching and Learning Policy 2026

Green Gates’ Principles of Effective Teaching and Learning

Teachers support pupils to reach ambitious goals using a range
of scaffolding processes that guide them on their way. Providing
Scaffolding
scaffolds at a variety of levels is vital but it is also important
that, when ready, these scaffolds are removed.
Adaptive

Practice
Pupils often develop misconceptions. Teachers pre-empt common
Head-on Misconceptions
misconceptions and unpick them with pupils.

Insist that pupils produce a higher level of accuracy and

precision. Make sure tasks require pupils to think hard by
Pitch it Up
choosing the more challenging ones for pupils. Aim for depth
before speed.

Pupils are not in specific groups for their lessons. Teachers
Flexible Groupings group pupils based on formative assessment prior to and during
a lesson.

Guided practice ensures pupils are achieving a high success rate
when they begin to learn new material. Teachers gradually
Guided and Independent
Practice reduce their support so that pupils can have opportunities for
independent practice.
Independent

Application Metacognition Metacognitive strategies help pupils to plan approaches, monitor
their own progress and evaluate outcomes.

Independent application depends on sustained attention. Pupils
Self Regulation who are able to self regulate have positive behaviour for
learning and produce higher quality independent work.

Ownership drives persistence and helps to build motivation.
Pupil Ownership Pupils who are motivated to succeed are more likely to succeed.