Lesson Study Cycles

Every year at Stanley Park Infants’ we undertake a lesson study cycle. This is an inquiry cycle that supports teachers to develop their practice and improve pupil outcomes. This is a key aspect of our Thinking Schools approach, where we focus on child development linked to theory. We have used ‘Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction’ to inform our work alongside research linked to ‘Cognitive Load Theory’.

Lesson Study is a model of teacher-led research in which a triad of teachers work together to target an identified area for development in their students’ learning. Using existing evidence, participants collaboratively research, plan, teach and observe a series of lessons, using ongoing discussion, reflection and expert input to track and refine their interventions.

The outline of the approach is as follows: