Exchanging knowledge between home and school to raise attainment
Aim: To find ways to bring together the two worlds that a child inhabits, home and school, so that both can support the childs learning.
The Evidence People
Cross curricular
Can we improve the standard of speaking and listening during group work?
Aim: The aims of our project were to improve the overall standard of speaking and listening in the classroom, enabling the children to share their ideas. We particularly wanted to improve their listening skills, to encourage the children to listen carefully to others. Our third aim was to improve on the childrens abilities to engage in conversation and be able to comment and extend on other children's ideas.
Knowledge and understanding + skills = wonder child?
Aim: To investigate factors that develop independence in problem-solving and to improve problem-solving throughout the curriculum.
Can creative projects improve the language and literacy skills of our pupils?
Aim: The aims of this project were to improve the language and literacy skills of our pupils both written and verbal, extend pupils vocabulary, introduce pupils to a different way of learning, improve pupils confidence and self esteem and provide pupils with positive role models.
Making the strange familiar: emphasising the role of mathematics across the curriculum
Aim: By working collaboratively with other departments and concentrating on the language and processes used in the teaching and learning process, the Knowledge Network aims to enable learners to better apply their mathematics to unfamiliar situations.
How can we teach Year 7 pupils to work creatively and independently across the curriculum?
Aim:
To teach year 7 pupils how to access/retrieve information effectively;
To teach pupils strategies to assist them to work co-operatively;
To encourage pupils to transfer the skills learnt in other subjects; and
To inspire pupils to work creatively.
Whole staff approaches to extended writing classes at Key Stage 3 - a case study in using and doing research
Aim: To use evidence from a long-standing whole school initiative on reading coaching and the wider body of research into reading coaching, to design and assess intensive cross-curricular interventions that would generate measureable gains in extended writing skills at Key Stage 3, that could be sustained into GCSE.
Cross-curricular work involving mathematics using hand-held technology
Aim: To improve standards and achieve greater curriculum coherence in mathematics, science and related subjects by exploiting the opportunities that exist for collaborative approaches to teaching and learning using low cost, portable and easily accessible technology.
The impact of writing and questioning frames on the teaching and learning process
Aim: How do writing and questioning frames within a School Improvement Project impact on classroom practice and more effective teaching and learning?
Interactive education: teaching and learning in the Information Age
Aim: The overall aim of the project is to examine the ways in which new technologies can be used in educational settings to enhance teaching and learning.