PROFESSOR DAVID REYNOLDS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON Achieving Failure Free Education?

The Story So Far Trial and error education Lack of ambition Lack of professional education High unreliability

The Need to Change Global competition Earnings related to education Modern society is interconnected Cannot afford a trailing edge

High Reliability Principles/Practice The belief that failure is not an option Standard operating procedures Data to monitor Training and re-training An attention to detail

High Reliability Principles/Practice Horizontal/Vertical organisation Equipment kept in order Finite set of goals Constant search for flaws Performance evaluation

Additional Ways to Achieve Use within school variation Use effective programmes for students Use other countries Use cognitive neuroscience Use the teacher effects knowledge base

Effective Teaching Clarity Maximised opportunity to learn Instructional variety An academic orientation Classroom management

Effective Teaching Time on task Success rate High expectations Teacher affect Questioning

Key Takeaways It’s behaviour that matters Academic precedes social Vary by context Concentrate on the roots Avoid the negatives/trailing edge

Further Reading D. Reynolds (2010), Failure Free Education? London: Routledge. D. Muijs & D. Reynolds (2011), Effective Teaching. London: Sage.