John Bayley's at Greycourt School in Richmond upon Thames, working with new Head of Languages, Anna Clarke. Anna's about to face one of the toughest tests of her career. After just a year in the job she's about to conduct her first performance management observation on a teacher twenty years her senior. In her time Audrey Elliot's run four languages departments and knows her mind, especially when it comes to the size of the Year 10 German class in question, a challenging 32 students. Although Audrey's expertise is evident, Anna has some suggestions, but is nervous about delivering them. Bayley's advice is simple: Remember it's just pair of reflective practitioners having a professional conversation.

Video Series: Classroom Observation with Bayley
Release Date 2007