Kirsten Parker has been teaching in Kent for over 25 years, delivering Design Technology up to A level and International Baccalaureate. She joined St Lawrence College in 2017 as Head of Design Technology, having led departments at Barton Court Grammar School and Dover Girls Grammar School from 2000 and 2012 respectively. In 2019 she became HPL Global Lead Teacher for DT and is currently Assistant Head Academic at St Lawrence College.
The forum will be for those leading HPL in their school, and will be populated by colleagues from around the world who are all in the same boat, just maybe at different stages in their journey. It should therefore be engaging and relevant, so a go-to place to get opinions and tips for developing best practice in your school. It will also be packed with HPL content and expertise on topics to support HPL leads working towards accreditation. It should also be a safe, supportive and kind place, so no judgements or worries about posting anything that might seem trivial or basic.
During HPL Pathway Programmes we look to embed the HPL VAA and ACP vocabulary into our classrooms giving our students, teachers and parents a shared language to talk to and about learning. After accreditation we look to address progression and assessment for the VAAs and ACPs. How do we do this in our schools? How do we do this within subjects? Should this be teacher led assessment of pupil self-evaluation?