The Evidence People
The British Film Institute (BFI) has commissioned CUREE to conduct an evaluation of the 5-19 film education programme that is being delivered by Into Film, in partnership with the BFI, over a period of four years (2013-2017). This programme includes a wide range of activities (such as film clubs, film festivals and film making activities) to encourage watching, making and critical understanding of film for 5-19 year olds across the UK.
How do schools, colleges and other providers - including CPD providers - use evidence effectively to evaluate their own activities? The attached presentation approaches this question from substantial body of evidence about the characteristics of CPD which improves student learning outcomes.
As part of the Lab Sites programme, practitioners try new approaches to teaching on learning, drawing on the evidence. You can download this report by clicking the link above.
To read more about Lab Sites, click here.
FILMCLUB Inclusion Projects Evaluation
CUREE are working with FILMCLUB to evaluate their three new inclusion projects. These projects aim to use film to help specific (including disadvantaged) groups of students. These projects target:
The evaluation will look at how the project has impacted on pupil outcomes such as:
Sponsored by the National College for Teaching and Leadership as part of Closing the Gap: Test and Learn and supported by CfBT Education Trust.
CUREE are delighted to be a part of the Closing the Gap: Test and Learn project with the Response to Intervention (RtI) intervention, and we are really looking forward to working with the allocated schools. We will be running two full days of training and one half day of training- details of dates and venues are below.
CUREE attended the Optimus Conference 2013 - Evidence High-Impact In-House CPD on 12th November. We were delighted that Philippa chaired the conference and presented "Practical methods to accurately measure and evaluate the impact of CPD on the Quality of Teaching". Lisa Bradbury presented "Establish and sustain continuous, flexible coaching and mentoring programmes to support staff from ITT to SLT".
Click here to view the opening presentation
CUREE were delighted to attend the ResearchED conference on 7th September 2013. Philippa Cordingley presented "Understanding, using and developing evidence about what works where: strategies that work for both pupils and teachers" Click here to view the presentation.
CUREE was pleased to support Osiris develop an approach to evaluating its Outstanding Teachers Intervention (OTI). The tools created for this project will help Osiris collect ‘hard’ data, such as student progress and observation outcomes, to evaluate the impact of teacher participation in the Intervention. In addition, CUREE produced activities to capture soft outcomes, which we know are important elements of effective CPD. These included participants engagement in collaborative professional learning, use of evidence, and developing a growth mindset.
Philippa Cordingley, Rebecca Raybould and Karen Manuel presented Using the evidence to promote staff and student learning workshop at Birmingham Metropolitan College on 13th March 2013. This workshop explored how schools and colleges can improve outcomes, and develop practice and teacher enquiry through the use of accessible research and evidence. You can see the presentation here
