 Since September 2022, Red Oaks has adopted the KAGAN approach to learning.
KAGAN was devised by Dr Spencer Davies as a way to improve academic achievement, develop thinking skills, increase social skills, self esteem and confidence within the learning environment. It also aims to enhance positive independence, individual accountability, equal participation and simultaneous interaction. These are lifelong skills which will support the children throughout their lives.
Teaching staff use a number of agreed strategies across all aspects of the curriculum. |
Key Facts:
- 5 KAGAN strategies 2022-2023: Rally Robin, Round Robin, Rally Coach, Timed Pair Share along with Thinking Time and No Hands Up plus a range of Team Building activities.
- Classrooms will be set out in groups 4-6 children who will be numbered 1-4 and labelled as A or B.
- KAGAN groups are mixed ability based on a large number of factors. These groups will be changed each term.
- When any member of staff raises their arms, children are expected to stop their task and stop talking too.
- All children will be given training and opportunities to practise each of the 5 strategies as well as other KAGAN approaches.
- All teaching spaces display relevant KAGAN strategy posters.
- Regular training, updates and monitoring is carried out by the KAGAN Champion (ROS Laina Storey).
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| Key KAGAN strategies |
Rally Robin: A and B pairs
Teacher poses a problem to which there are multiple possible responses or solutions, and provides think time. Students take turns stating responses or solutions. |
Round Robin: Numbered groups 1-4
Teacher poses a problem to which there are multiple possible responses or solutions, and provides think time. Students take turns stating responses or solutions. |
Rally Coach: A and B pairs
Partner A solves the first problem. Partner B watches and listens, checks, coaches if necessary and praises. Partner B solves the next problem. Partner A watches and listens, checks, coaches if necessary, and praises . Partners repeat taking turns solving successive problems. |
Timed Pair Share – A and B pairs
Teacher announces a topic and states how long each student will have to share, and provides think time. In pairs, Partner A shares; Partner B listens. Partner B responds with a positive gambit. Partners switch roles. |
No hands up
Teaching staff pose a question or problem and then use a variety of the agreed strategies alongside individual "Thinking Time" to prepare children to answer. Children may be asked to share their own thoughts or answers or their partner’s. Teaching staff will revisit the preparation strategies as necessary if the children are unable to reach an answer. |
Team Building activities
Teaching staff will use a variety of team building activities throughout lessons. |
| Ask your children how they’ve used KAGAN today! |
April 24: Staff training
Teachers are trying out KAGAN team building strategies Line Up and Around the World.
These activities increase communication and are lots of fun! We will be using them in class too soon.
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March 24: Look at year 5 using Rally Quiz!
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