Professional Learning
Mr. Williams leads professional learning at Hook C.P. School., ensuring that all staff are provided with high quality professional development. As well as working as part of the National Network for Excellence in Mathematics, Mr. Williams holds a Masters in Educational Research.
Asymmetric Fridays
Since September 2022, Hook C.P. School has run an asymmetric timetable to provide time for professional learning for staff. Pupils finish school at 13:00 on Fridays and staff spend the afternoon developing their professional knowledge. We know that the quality of teaching has the biggest impact on pupil progress and, therefore, we believe that the opportunities that we are able to offer as part of our timetable are very important.
Since we began implementing this timetable, staff have benefited in numerous ways:
- Meeting with teachers at other schools and sharing resources and ideas.
- Engaging with training linked to mathematics and numeracy.
- Developing RADY Projects.
- Developing strategies for reading.
- Evaluating and improving our curriculum.
- Engaging with Talk for Writing activities.
- Undertaking Welsh lessons. ​
- Developing strategies for teaching and learning.
How do we support other schools?
In recent academic years, we have supported other schools in a number of different ways. To ensure that we continually challenge ourselves, we frequently invite practitioners from other schools to attend our 'open mornings to share our teaching and learning approaches.
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How do pupils benefit?
First and foremost, pupils benefit from the excellent teaching and learning that our staff are able to offer as part of the high quality training that we are undertake.
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