Primary Executive Headteacher (PEH) provision Web conference 2 Welcome An executive agency of the Department for Education
Web conference 2 outline • Aims of the web conference • Progress on school visits • Progress on action research • Collecting evidence • Preparation for Residential 2 • Questions and points of clarification • Close
Aims The aims of the web conference are to: • update colleagues on progress from school visits • highlight requirements for school visit analysis prior to Residential 2 • update colleagues on progress with action research • provide guidance on collecting evidence to show the impact of action research
Update on progress of school visits
Update on action research
Final web conference Each participant will be required to deliver a presentation using no more than 10 slides. The structure should be: • focus of enquiry/activity • aims • nature of enquiry • outcomes • learning points
A schema for the practitioner research process: carrying out your research
A schema for the practitioner research process: analysing outcomes
A schema for the practitioner research process: carrying out your research
Which method? • Open interview • Semi-structured interview • Journal entries • Questionnaire (tick box/marks out of 10 etc) • Focus group • Dilemma stories and critical incident methodology • Video/tape recordings
Next steps • Review your focus. • Decide on the methodology/methodologies you would like to use to gather evidence. • Decide who you will gather this evidence from.
Accreditation (optional) For those participants wishing to progress the accreditation option, the process is split into two parts : A 3000-4000 written assignment (75%) A power point presentation and notes (25%) Both parts are based on your action research
Preparation for Residential 2 • Think about a change you are currently leading across more than one school or institution and the key players involved. • Select a research paper from the online community or of your own choice and be prepared to discuss this in your learning set. • Read the two research papers: Securing the best for less and Prepared to lead: how schools, federations and chains grow education leaders (National College, 2011). These will be available on the online community.