The Evidence People
Leaders need a holistic view of their school if they are to set priorities that will truly accelerate learning for all of their pupils and especially for the most vulnerable, says Philippa Cordingley
As a school leader you have lots of data and information at your disposal. But new research exploring what helps schools to build momentum and become exceptional suggests that leaders who want to accelerate progress need more than data: they need a holistic
For two years CUREE staff and associates been delighted to play a part in supporting the development of the school-led school improvement system in the West Midlands. That particular role - Teaching and Leadership Adviser (TLA) - comes to an end this month as the sponsor, National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL), is closing down the service. As my colleagues, Jill Wilson and Pauline Smith, and I wrap up final reports and hand back the infuriatingly slow Government IT kit, this is a good time to reflect on how the school-led system has developed in that period and to
Update
A series of further videos are now available courtesy of Oxford University Press - including a filmed Q&A session with Philippa on the topic of developing great teaching. This video, and more, can be freely accessed at the Oxford Owl website.
Want to find out more about developing great teaching? Then get in touch at joe.askew@curee.co.uk
On the 21st and 23rd of
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The School-Led System -
If you want immediate, real life footage of teachers experimenting with research based strategies then look no further than Teachers TV. From Monday March 22nd, www.teachers.tv will be hosting “Proven to Work”, a series of ten short films. Each will showcase teachers experimenting with and embedding approaches that they chose on the basis of research. Philippa Cordingley contributes to the short film clips by building a bridge between the practices being shown and the underpinning research. She and CUREE colleagues have also played a central role by
I always enjoy ResearchEd but the London conference on Saturday really broke previous records for sessions I was keen to get to - tricky decisions at every point!
Personal highlights
There was all the usual thought and analysis about quality and about what kind of research is useful for what purpose. But there were increasing numbers of examples of high quality disciplined practitioner enquiry (eg a really good qualitative investigation into how to make the new English curriculum