This is not to say that there wasn’t a lot of learning going on, Nor does it take away the fact that students will be better prepared to start the AIDA course in September.

We have another booster session next week and I would sugguest that we rethink the decision that was made to start a new separate mini project for the booster day. If we simply improved on the Mobile Phone Project – the work they have been doing all year. Almost by default everyones marks would improve. As long as they we’re really turned off by returning to work that they have not been successful with.

Also, might not more boosting have been done by holding a couple of after school sessions. All in all this might have been less taxing on teacher’s time in terms of organisation, writing the mini scheme of work, re-rooming and writing cover. In addition there would have been less negative impact on other students who missed their ICT that day.

Drama teachers might have a different view point however.

Although on second thoughts ; I’ve just realised my answer above was swayed by a discussion we had verbally today, but now I’ve re-read the post, you are refering to simply to mixing up the groups so kids are out of their comfort zone and more likely to behave better. That would be a good idea I think.

As the year 9 group come to the ICT dept as two groups we could always mix up the groups. E.g. 9OW could be half of one and half of the other. We would just have to talk to the head of drama.

What do you think?

L Jones
Head of ICT
Beacon Community college