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Why teach in Teams?

Team Teaching allows us to do more for our students than what could be achieved in a solo classroom.
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How does Team Teaching work?

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Team Teaching at MBS involves 2 teachers working together with 2 ‘homeroom’ classes. They are directly responsible for the pastoral needs of their homeclass and are the first ‘port of call’ for parents and students. During the day, however, both teachers are involved in running workshops and action learning for both classes.

A typical learning hour would involve one teacher teaching a focussed workshop with a group students in one learning space, while the second teacher facilitates the other students during the action learning time.


We have found that the benefits of teaching in teams are:
  • Teaching workshops with little to no classroom distractions =
    • more focussed student learning time
    • increased individualised instruction
    • greater student learning output 
  • Daily teachers planning and teaching together, sharing ideas and good practice = 
    • higher levels of collaboration
    • greater inspiration 
    • increased levels of professional development 
    • stronger sense of team and personal value
    • more flexible and creative teaching
    • increased collective expertise 
    • increased knowledge of students 
    • greater accuracy in teaching efficacy and learning reflections
    • stronger problem solving
    • greater pastoral support for students and teachers
    • wonderful support for beginning teachers where effective and timely modelling occurs daily
    • greater levels of classroom stability during teacher illness or transitioning new staff, as the other teacher maintains the knowledge of the students and teaching and learning program

​All this leads to stronger teaching and learning opportunities and better outcomes for our students.
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