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    Posted by: chocolateworshipper 31/01/2012 at 13:59
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    The day before they have an observation of course! Not sure whether to laugh or cry!
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    Posted by: saraimane 31/01/2012 at 14:25
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    The day before???????Lucky you, never happened to me !Always on the same day ,probably half an hour before the observation.
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    Posted by: snugglepot 31/01/2012 at 15:15
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    ....and Ofsted. Funny how they turn up then.
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    Posted by: tina.louise 31/01/2012 at 18:49
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    I see the lesson plan when I go in, the teacher if not there is available if I have questions but they are comprehensively written and easy to follow, the teachers I cover regularly make both their and my life simple by not changing a lot of the planning (just the actual work required from pupils) so I know without reading the intro and lesson starter. I am lucky as I have built up very good relationships with the staff and we know how each works.
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    Posted by: Greenteaaddict 31/01/2012 at 19:23
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    Lol this made me laugh!  I got some planning today for an observed lesson tomorrow.
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    Posted by: laura080269 31/01/2012 at 19:49
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    Must admit that I get a lesson plan every Monday morning without fail and if I want one before then I got onto the system and print one of myself...THO have had times before when there has not been one about and then that has been really unworkable, specially as I work in Foundation and we have to set up classrooms and outside areas so we really do need to see what is on the plan....it can be a real nightmare!!
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    Posted by: angelface22 02/02/2012 at 16:05
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    ...............because legally a teacher does not have to produce a short term lesson plan.............plans are produced for obs, so that the observer can see what objectives are being covered. duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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    Posted by: chocolateworshipper 02/02/2012 at 17:07
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    A TA could add much more value to a lesson if they actually had some information about what the lesson was going to cover. Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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    Posted by: angelface22 02/02/2012 at 18:05
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    So the teacher never says, "Today we are going to be looking at"....at the start of the lesson?? The objectives are never written on the board?  That may give a clue as to what is going on.
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    Posted by: atics 02/02/2012 at 18:06
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    To be honest, while I think TAs I work with do a fantastic job, I question whether they need a lesson plan in advance in most cases.  The reason for this is when I have given lesson plans in the past, they've given them a quick glance, and then thrown them in the bin.  So I find it just as effective to show it to the TA in the few minutes before the lesson, discussing any relevant points.  This seems to work well for me at the moment.

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