"Teachers are highly skilled and demonstrate consistently high expectations for learning and behaviour. Lessons are planned in a way that challenges all students to make rapid progress. They are typically characterised by: 

• a wide variety of resources and varied activities that cater for the full range of students’ learning needs and interests
• skilled questioning that helps students to develop their thoughts and ideas
• a quick pace of learning where students are actively involved in tasks and activities opportunities for students to work together in groups and to help each other 
• opportunities for students to carry out independent research opportunities to debate topical issues"

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