The document discusses ways to engage students in their learning through real-world examples and discussion. It suggests using music, group work with targeted discussion, varying seating arrangements, hands-on activities like demonstrations, making, acting or singing, and field trips. It also addresses allowing uncontrolled time for students to work on assignments and providing time for reflection and editing during controlled assessments.

1. The ‘hook’
• Time to engage
students with real
life events (SMSC)
• Time for
discussion to
connect the
learning to
student
experiences
• Re-engage and
reinvigorate
(maybe music?)

2. More than 1 seating plan in a lesson
• Group/peer
discussion (using
targets)
• Job market
• Individual
(assessment)
• Not just sitting in
one seat

3. Bring it to life
• Make it
• Act it
• Sing it
• Go and see it
• Demonstrate it

4. Controlled Assessment
• Uncontrolled
time throughout
(AfL)
• Time to complete
sections without
interruption
• Time to reflect
and edit