Observation Entry — Academic Hub

This form keeps the observation write-up only. It is not the school's induction tracker: the Teacher Induction Coordinator keeps the school's records (stage, RAG status, checkpoint dates) in the central Induction Control Centre, and schools do not create a separate Teacher Induction tracker.

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Observation details

Agree the focus with the teacher before the observation (Induction Module: Teacher 26-27, Stage 3 and Stage 4). For the Stage 4 and Stage 5 checkpoints the focus covers all four induction domains.

Observation date *

Pre-conference focus *

Anchor to specific Cambridge Teacher Standards or specific lesson aims where possible.

Developmental placement — four induction domains

Choose one placement for each domain: Emerging → Developing → Embedding → Extending. The placement is a current photograph, not a permanent label. It is not a score: do not add, average or convert it into a percentage, an A–F grade, an appraisal score or a ranking between teachers. The four domains are anchored to the Cambridge ICTL 5881 syllabus (Units 1–3).

Domain

Emerging

Developing

Embedding

Extending

Glow / Grow / Go feedback

Use the GROW conversation structure (Cambridge Mentoring Guide 2020) to frame the post-conference. Short narratives — the mentee will read these in their post-conference reflection.

Glow — what worked

Grow — what to develop

Go — agreed next action

Action plan

A SMART objective for the mentee to work on between this observation and the next. See Cambridge Mentoring Guide 2020 — SMART = Specific / Measurable / Attainable / Relevant / Time-based.