RAISING THE LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT OF PUPILS WITH MLD USING RESEARCH LESSON STUDY Dr Jeff Jones Development Leader

Getting to know you! My name My role My ideal outcome My school

What are the session aims? To provide you with an outline of the:  Aims of the project  Outcomes of the project  Roles and responsibilities of project staff  Research methodology  Support available to schools  Expectations of participating schools

What are the project aims?  To enhance the achievement of pupils with moderate learning difficulties (MLD) at Key Stage 3.  To develop pedagogic strategies, programmes and materials for wider national use in secondary and special schools.

Who is in the research team? Professor Brahm Norwich Project Director Dr Jeff Jones Development Leader Abigail Paterson Development Officer Dr Annamari Ylonen Evaluation Officer Professor Charles Desforges Project Adviser Gill Jordan Consultant Di Hatchett Consultant Pete Dudley Consultant

What is the project structure? Development WingEvaluation Wing Phase 1: Teaching innovation Phase 2: Trial of teaching innovation Phase 3: Design of materials and dissemination activities In Phases 1 & 2 with a focus on:  Participating pupils with MLD  Achievements  Teaching and learning  Teacher and school factors

What happened in Phase 1? Phase 1: Teaching innovation  Core sample of 20 teachers from secondary and special schools serving pupils with MLD in KS3.  Developed high quality lessons in literacy, English, the arts and humanities, etc.  Trained in high quality lesson design approaches.  Designed, delivered, reviewed and refined lessons.  It ran from January to July 2011.

What happens in Phase 2? Phase 2: Trial of phase 1 outputs  The materials, lessons and teaching approaches generated in phase 1 will be trialled with an ‘outer’ group of another 20 teachers from the same authorities.  This ‘outer’ group of teachers will test the lesson ideas and teaching approaches and advise.  Their experiences in the classroom will be used to refine the teaching materials before they are disseminated in Phase 3.

What happens in Phase 3? Phase 3: Materials design and dissemination  The outputs of phases 1 and 2 will be disseminated nationally through forming partnerships and various networks.  Workbooks for teachers plus DVD  This phase will be informed by the outcomes of the Evaluation Wing of the project.

What is required of schools?  Attendance at the initial 1-day training conference  Gathering a small team of colleagues to form lesson study groups in school  Planning regular internal lesson study meetings.  Collecting evidence  Contributing to on-line discussion  Attendance at a final 1-day conference in Feb 2012.

What support will schools get?  Total funding per school=£1,756  Training in Lesson Study approaches  Training in research methods  Online support  Access to consultants

How will the outcomes be disseminated?  Project website  Dissemination partnership  Dissemination conferences  Focused meetings  Research papers  Professional and academic journals