The Evidence People
For fifteen years, CUREE has been interrogating the international evidence base, extracting from it the stuff which actually works to improve student achievement. In that time, we have distilled what’s known into a core of useful research evidence and related practical resources which we can tailor to your curriculum and teaching and learning challenges.
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94% of primary schools have registered with Sing Up, a national singing programme which started in 2007 and which aimed to make Britain a ‘Singing Nation.’ What makes it all tick? CUREE is conducting an evaluation which aims to explore the impact as well as the learning from the unique Sing Up approach. Please click Sing Up for more information.
CUREE is evaluating the Sing Up programme, working with the Sing Up Consortium (Youth Music, The Sage Gateshead, Faber Music and AMV-BBDO). Sing Up is a national initiative aimed at increasing the presence of singing in English primary schools and community organisations, by developing and running a large number of diverse projects to encourage singing amongst children. A key feature of the programme is the specialised CPD in singing for teachers and community leaders.
At the Conservative Party conference on 4th October 2010 CUREE held a fringe event to consider the Future of the Profession. With the government’s new education agenda come substantial freedoms from central prescription and freedoms to innovate. Such freedoms, like all entitlements, bring responsibilities. In this case the responsibility for making significantly more professional judgements about what to teach, to whom, and how. What’s going to ensure that all these decisions actually improve things? Philippa Cordingley, for CUREE, argued that what was needed to kick start and drive improvement was a vision for the future of the profession with continuing professional learning at its centre.
Are you currently planning your school budget or development Plan for 2011-2012? In these challenging times it is more important than ever to ensure that you target funds so as to maximise their impact on pupil outcomes. CUREE are able to use our in-house expertise and extensive evidence database to help you identify approaches that are likely to be effective for pupils at scale and/ or weigh up the probable cost effectiveness of different options you are already considering.
