Thursday

Another really interesting day. Visited a primary in new territories. A school which serves the neighbourhood with a mixed catchment which has high attainment. The school is embracing new teaching methods and is vibrant, bright and a joy to visit. We started there listening to the huge school orchestra (some of the members wee feet didn’t reach the ground when in their seats) and it was just magical. In the afternoon we meet with some reps from a University talking about teacher education and how they are working alongside establishments to challenge and support them. And as we’ve found all week – we talk the same educational language – active learning, collaborative working, distributed leadership – we could go on. In the evening another quick turn around and despite averaging about 4 hours sleep a night here we set off to jump on a ferry and watch the evening light show on the ferry.
Off now to the education bureau present some of the good practice we idientified from our own authorities back home and then for a sharing/question/answer session.