Aim:
To raise expectations and the levels of achievement of all pupils;
To lift the self-esteem and motivation of both staff and pupils;
To actively involve parents and governors in school development;
To give ownership and to develop pupils pride in their primary school; and
To create a positive learning environment and a school culture which celebrates excellence throughout the whole school.
Aim: To improve childrens confidence and develop a can-do culture through the school, to develop a visual and kinaesthetic (VAK) approach to teaching and learning and to motivate pupils and teachers through a different approach to learning.
Aim: Over a period of several years, we set out to transform the ethos of our school. Our hypothesis was that this could raise pupils aspirations and attainment. Adopting a range of strategies, we looked to change the attitudes of staff and pupils towards learning and the learning environment. Our sense was that there was no reason why schools have to feel 'schooly' with no toilet paper and graffiti. We aimed to create a school where we knew students by name and where adults routinely had conversations with youngsters.
The overall aim of the research was to develop specific strategies to support pupils in their written French work at KS4. This was addressed through exploration of the following research questions:
What attitudes do pupils have towards writing in French?
Does training in strategies to support their writing help develop pupil confidence?
Is the success of this training dependent on ability? and
Does increased independence at KS4 lead to greater uptake and retention at KS5?"
Aim: To identify actions teachers can take to improve learning through an examination of students academic performance in relation to prior attainment as measured by NFER Cognitive Abilities Test scores.
Aim: To assess whether students' performance in science could be improved by increasing their self-esteem and generating positive support and feedback from their follow students.
Aim: The aims of the project were:
1. To establish, from a review of the literature, an MI approach to teaching and learning.
2. To evaluate the effectiveness of using an MI approach in the classroom on pupils learning.
3. To compare the relative impact of three different MI strategies.
Aim: The prevailing modern view of mathematical ability is one which includes creativity and transcends the more limited concept of technical ability. There is, however, little widely available material which, in a simple and accessible way, introduces secondary school age children to the world of creative mathematics. This projects main aim was to bridge this gap.