On the 10th September, 2016, Philippa Cordingley presented at the annual ResearchED Conference in London, a practitioner-led event attended by educators and researchers from across the UK. Philippa's session drew on the recently published Teach First Gaining and Sustaining Momentum Report and the newly launched SKEIN Momentum product.
Obstacles and springboards for accelerating school improvement for vulnerable communities"Participants in this session will analyse for their own context, evidence from two in-depth studies of approaches to and progress in school improvement from 24 schools serving vulnerable communities. Case-studies of the practices of exceptional, strong and improving schools will be compared with casestudies of schools starting to overcome common obstacles to gaining momentum. Workshop participants will explore key systems and approaches to enhancing the quality of teaching, learning and the curriculum, specialist expertise, performance review, CPD and relationships with students, parents and the wider community. They will also identify common obstacles to progress and ways of addressing them."
