4 Improving your Teaching

In order to improve pupils’ learning experiences teachers continually reflect upon their lessons. They consider the content, how it was taught, the involvement of individual pupils and the class as a whole and, ultimately the most important consideration, what the pupils learned. Whilst continuing to cast a critical eye over what they do, it is important that teachers also share and discuss their ‘findings’ with fellow professionals. It is by doing this that they can refine their teaching methods, discover new approaches and compare how others have tackled similar situations. Thus, evaluation and reflection is central to the development of good teaching.