Our Teaching and Learning vision:

Teaching and learning sits at the heart of school life at St Monica’s. It is rooted in our mission statement: we encourage all pupils to use their God-given talents and recognise the potential of each person in our community. Every student at St Monica’s is entitled to, and deserves, a high-quality learning experience in every lesson:

‘Every child, Every opportunity for success, Every day.’

Our priority is to deliver our knowledge-rich curriculum to all pupils. The expectation is that curriculum implementation is thoughtfully planned, robust and equitable. We expect that all teaching is consistently strong with all teaching staff striving to demonstrate the best daily practice.

At St Monica’s, we are committed to the highest standards of teaching and learning and we are work hard to constantly improve standards. We want students to become independent, self-motivated learners, developing the qualities that are so highly sought after by colleges, universities and employers. Our curriculum is a crucial part of our delivery of an excellent education to all of our students, enabling them with a life-long appreciation of learning. At St Monica’s, we are committed to delivering the highest standards of teaching and learning. We want our pupils to use their ‘God given talents’ to become independent, resilient learners, developing a life-long love of learning.

The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured in each subject area. Details of knowledge and curriculum plans can be found on our curriculum pages.

Our teaching methods are founded on evidence-based research and good practice. Learning is carefully crafted in the classroom to ensure we cater for the needs of all our students, including those who may have special educational needs or disabilities (SEND), high ability pupils or those with English as an additional language (EAL).

Our curriculum is fully inclusive and meets the needs of all students and the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014.

Teaching and Learning Documents

St Monica’s Teaching And Learning Policy 

St Monica’s Lessons on a Page

 

Assessment

Assessment is key to effective teaching and learning.
The attached document outlines our approach to assessment.

Details of assessment practice is outlined below in each department’s assessment overview.

Feedback at St Monica’s

Feedback at St Monica’s RC High School 2025 – 2026

‘I suggest that teachers make feedback (critique) a habit of the mind that suffuses the classroom in all subjects.’ (Ron Berger)

Vision

At St Monica’s, we strive to create a culture where we encourage all children to develop and be the very best, building a culture of growth mindset. This is a culture in which we all believe we can develop and improve. This means we need to be able to give and receive feedback. We establish a culture of feedback which is kind, helpful and supportive. It is specific about how we can improve further. We hold high expectations of all our children and use feedback to ensure that all children can progress, develop and succeed.

Feedback in the classroom

·       St Monica’s embeds feedback into everyday teaching using established methods from educational research. In lessons, students experience the full range of feedback strategies which enables them to move forward with their learning.

·       This includes individual feedback, whole-class feedback, verbal or written feedback and live marking during the lesson.

·       Throughout the lesson, the teacher will check through questions, quizzes and whiteboards that feedback has been understood by all learners.

·       Teachers will adapt and adjust or reteach knowledge, as appropriate, if feedback is not understood by all children.

·       Following summative assessments, feedback is shared either verbally or written, sometimes whole-class or personalised.

Feedback on a Page

The documents linked outline exactly how feedback is used and shared in each subject area. It is a useful guide for parents and pupils so that they understand the format of feedback in each subject area and how best to respond to it.

Computing Feedback
DT Feedback
English Feedback
Geography Feedback
History Feedback
Maths Feedback
MFL Feedback
Music Feedback
PE Feedback
RE Feedback
Science Feedback