Next, Philippa turns to practicalities of making the EfPL approach embedded and sustainable. Key facts are time, identifying a meaningful and manageable focus and identifying high - leverage strategies as common challenges for engaging teachers in and with research. She discusses how these challenges can be addressed by schools interested in making their CPD work for staff and pupils. For example, 10 minutes of carefully planned observation can support deep learning if goals are clear and manageable. Or, using a range of CUREE micro enquiry tools can offer a helpful short cut for colleagues interested in identifying the right focus for their coaching or enquiries, rooting them in evidence about what works and making sure that both the enquiry and the collection of evidence are manageable. CUREE’s mentoring and coaching frameworks also provide a range of tools for analysing evidence through, for example, questioning frameworks and thinking frames to help prepare and structure different phases of coaching conversations.
Click here for examples of micro-enquiry tools which can be used to focus observations.
CUREE works in collaboration with colleagues in schools to ensure that their resources are not only rooted in the evidence base about improving outcomes but also work practically in classrooms and staffrooms. We want you to let us know about your experiences in securing really useful evidence about teaching and learning processes and using that evidence to support deep learning.