Unseen Observation: Fostering an Environment for Critical Reflection

Unseen Observation: Fostering an Environment for Critical Reflection

My exploration of unseen observations started a decade ago. As part of my QTLS research I found a TES article about unseen observations written by this university person called Matt O’Leary and it sparked something in my thinking. Having been involved in QA for a number of years I had a growing dissatisfaction with the ’traditional’ model of observation. I knew as a self-motivated, reflective practitioner the limited efficacy of an unannounced o…