Research and Development To develop and establish the ‘would like to meet’ proposal that emerged from last Year’s Teaching School Research and Development Project. To establish a Teaching School Alliance Lead research group exploring the significance for whole school literacy of Ron Berger’s Learning critiques (An Ethic of Excellence )

Research and Development We will aim to have three meetings over the course of the year. Prospective dates: – Pre-Christmas: 29 November – Pre-Easter: 4-8 March – Post Easter: 6-17 May Extended meeting

Research and Development - The Big Picture We hope to develop an easy to use Internet hub for research on which staff across the alliance can post suggestions for research and express an interest in becoming involved. One possible idea would be to use an area on the Teaching School Alliance website for this. Research proposals could be extensions from already existing action research within schools.

Research and Development - The Big Picture As a second strand to the ‘would like to meet’ aspect of the research and development group it is proposed that we consider a yearly focus for a single shared areas of investigation that can be explored across the Teaching School Alliance. As the Research and Development project becomes established this year, it is imagined that these areas for investigation will emerge organically from the work of the group. However, in the first instance it is proposed that Ron Berger’s Learning critiques (an ethic of excellence) forms a area of lead investigation with its potential to unite colleagues across schools, and the curriculum, to begin this process this year.

Research and Development - The Big Picture We recognise that the work of such groups is already time consuming so wish to generate a straightforward key findings sheet that is simple and quick to complete without compromising quality. This is likely to be an A4/A3 academic poster. This can be electronically generated and posted on the alliance website at the end of the academic cycle.

Research and Development - The Big Picture First Meeting proposed ‘agenda’: – Invite people from the Teaching Schools Alliance – Invites to be sent at the end of October – What areas of investigation/practice would staff like to develop/research? Next Steps: – Establish an area on the website – Earmark the people we want to contact in November. – Liaise with the T and L group to avoid clashes in terms of dates.

Teaching Schools Research and Development Project Would you like to meet ………?

1.Observe good practice 2.Dialogue with other colleagues to address specific issues: either by or phone contact. 3. Meet to co - plan and team teach a lesson in both or either schools. 4. Meet to Co-plan a scheme of work/unit of work 5. Meet to start/plan a cross school action research initiative 6.Work with colleagues from other schools as a triad or pair on a cross school lesson study 7. Undertake a one day internship/work shadowing programme Colleagues in other schools who want to…

If so ….please fill in the form on the slide that follows and send it back to……… Name ……………………… Subjects taught …………………….. ……………………….. Role in school …………………. ………………….. …………………… What I am interested in researching ………………………………… ………………………………… ………………………………… ………………………………… ………………………………… ………………………………… ………………………………… ……………………………

If so ….please fill in the form below and send it back to……… Name ……… Russell Hall……………… Subjects taught … English/ Film Studies…… …………….. ……………………….. Role in school … Assistant Head teacher ………………. What I am interested in researching ……………………………………………………………… ……… I am interested in developing understanding of the role of learning critiques in the classroom for developing students and how students can access key learning criteria when they are striving to improve their work. ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………….. How I would like to meet ……………………………………… …… Action Research between schools/ One day shadowing… …………………… …………………………………… … …………………………………………………… ………..

If so ….please fill in the form below and send it back to……… Name ……… Subjects taught … …………….. ……………………….. Role in school …………………….. ……………………… What I am interested in researching ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ….. How I would like to meet ……………………………………… …… … ……………………………… ………………………… ……………… ………………………………………………..