During 2016/17 Affinity TSA has hosted Open House Lesson sessions at Great Bowden Primary School.

During the sessions delegates had the chance to observe the learning of a group of children in a live lesson and then spent time engaging in dialogue about the findings of the session and the origins of the Lesson Study.

Sessions piloted this year have been very popular and will be offered again during 2017/18
The name of the open house school is to be advised.

This is not an invitation to come and observe a ‘perfect’ or ‘outstanding’ lesson. It is a chance to come and experience Lesson Study in action and hear about it from teachers who have done it. Come and learn with colleagues as part of the Affinity TSA Professional Learning Community, get excited about scope for professional enquiry into teaching and learning and pedagogy offered by lesson study and reflect on the usefulness of the Open House format as part of the R&I Working Group’s repertoire.

N.B. All sessions are conducted with full consent from parents and research is being conducted in line with BERA ethical guidance.
'The session the staff from Red Hill Field’s attended allowed us the opportunity to see the process in action.  We were able to closely observe the children in their environment and the progress made throughout one session. The opportunity to then discuss, at length, with fellow practitioners the processes they had been through in order to reach their current position and level of understanding was invaluable.  It allowed us to recognise that this was a journey and adjustments and re-evaluations were happening on a daily basis.  Advice and input about resources was also very helpful.'