What+is+an+Outstanding+Lesson?

Inspection Criteria
OUTSTANDING (1) In addition to the features of very good teaching (below), difficult ideas or skills, taught in an inspiring and very effective way indicate excellent teaching. Assessment and teaching that enables pupils to play a very strong part in making and recognising improvement in their work is likely to be excellent.

All pupils engrossed in work and make much better progress than could be expected. Achievement very high, teaching consistently challenging and interesting stemming from excellent subject knowledge. Match to pupils' needs is sensitive and TAs support learning very well. Difficult content taught in an inspiring way indicates excellent teaching. Assessment information used directly in planning. Feedback on work (oral and marking) is well-focused, diagnostic and helps pupils to see how to improve. Pupils are helped to judge the success of their work and to set targets for improvement. Their understanding of new ideas is checked in a range of ways. Almost all pupils have clear understanding of where to focus their efforts to improve.

GOOD (2) Most pupils progress and achieve well and are very interested in lesson. TAs make a significant contribution. All adults relate well to pupils and expect them to work hard. Challenge is realistic and pupils are productive. Staff understand what next steps pupils need and help them understand these. Marking helps pupils improve their work. Pupils are regularly involved in helping to assess their own work. Pupils are regularly involved in helping to assess their own work throughout the lesson. This information is used to set specific, well-matched and challenging targets for all pupils that pupils know, understand and use. Most pupils are aware of where and how to improve their work.