SEND SUPPORT Madrasah teachers will come across students with SEND, its important for teachers to know how to engage with students who need SEND support. Each day the teacher will witness huge varieties in development, ability, skills, socialisation, communication and behaviour of children, typical for their age. With experience, Insha’Allah you should have a good [...]
Different Types of SEND There are different types of SEND that Madrassah teachers need to look out for. Madrassah pupils, who may have special educational needs and disability (SEND), may have some of the following characteristics. This page offers some teaching tips for Madrassah teachers on the different types of SEND. The following can be some of [...]
Technology in the Madrassah can be used to: To keep students interested To make the learning and teaching more effective Extend learning to outside the Madrassah Pictures, audio and video recordings, online encyclopaedias and dictionaries, apps and VLE systems can all be incorporated in to Madrassah teaching. Technology should never be used without a purpose. [...]
It is important to check students have understood before moving introducing new concepts. Concept Check Questions are questions the teacher asks to check the students have understood the lesson. The teacher should be careful to use words and language at the level of the learner. Questions such as, ‘do you understand?’ should be avoided. CCQs [...]
Each lesson should have a beginning, middle and end. Beginning: A warm up or lead in activity that sets the context for the lesson. Middle: Controlled and free practice activities. End: Warm down activity, summary and wrap up. What to consider when planning a lesson The students: What do the students enjoy doing? How [...]
The fact that teaching is taking place does not mean students are learning. There are different ways Madrassah teachers can plan and teach lessons to ensure that Madrassa students learn effectively. Some tips include: Create an objective that is specific and measurable. Each part of the lesson should be related to the objective. Create a [...]
Evidence from mosque and madrassah audits over the last decade have shown that many teachers are not effective at providing children with the feedback they require to help them evaluate their learning and identify what or how to improve. In general, most feedback is too little, too late, too vague, too impersonal or in most cases non-existent. Effective feedback should [...]
Curriculum Overview The Husayni Qur’an Curriculum gives students the opportunity to learn to read Qur’anic Arabic with tajweed, memorize and understand key themes in popular surahs and understand the history of the Qur’an according to Shia belief. The Husayni Fiqh Curriculum offers a comprehensive study of Islamic obligations from a Shia perspective. This [...]
Curriculum Overview The Karimia Let’s Learn Islam Curriculum has been designed to develop the children’s love of Islam and teach them their fard ‘ain knowledge specific to worship. The four Islamic Studies textbooks are graded according to age and are available in colour. They cover important topics such as ablution, prayer, fasting, zakkah, [...]
'Assessment for learning' refers to all the activities undertaken by teachers and their students to know where they are in their learning and what to do next to make good progress. This includes adjusting teaching and learning activities to keep pupils engaged and motivated. Why use it? AfL helps Madrassah pupils [...]
