Peer observation of teaching is an enabling process, for staff with teaching responsibilities to reflect on and improve their teaching practice. The process is designed to support all teaching staff as they work together to increase the effectiveness of their teaching through the four stages of review: observation, discussion, reflection, and enhancement.
This process provides an opportunity for reflection, professional conversations and a chance to share and improve on good practice. Degree Apprenticeship programmes should follow the Queen Mary Peer Observation Policy (Policy Zone). However, the observer must be a senior member of the Degree Apprenticeship team.
Before the observation
During the observation
After the observation
A key objective of lesson observation feedback is to help validate an educator’s self-reflection or establish there is a gap between educator perception and the reality. Feedback should be constructive, for example if an educator has identified development points but not recognised their strengths, the discussion should be geared towards supporting them to take a constructive attitude to addressing development points while also acknowledging the things that are already going well.
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Read the Queen Mary Peer Observation Policy
Queen Mary Degree Apprenticeship Teaching Observation Form [DOC 119KB]