1. Oldham Research School
Launch Event
October 16th 2017

2. Welcome and housekeeping
Mike McGhee, Newman RC College, Oldham.

3. Keynote
Rt Hon Estelle Morris

4. The Research School team
Amanda Bennett Executive Headteacher The Greetland Academy
Adam Harris SLE and Research lead The Greetland Academy
Helen Crowther SLE and Research lead Beech Hill School
Cath Proffit SLE and Research lead Halifax Academy
Jo Pearson Head of Research School

5. Some big questions for the school system
How do we ensure that research/evidence is valued as an important resource for school improvement?
How do we make evidence accessible and useable for schools?
How do we support schools to use that evidence in their classroom practice?

6. Why engage with Oldham Research School?
We are part of a large network of Research Schools, The EEF and the IEE. Together we aim to support other schools to make better use of evidence to inform their teaching and learning:
Communication – Regular updates on new research and its usefulness to teachers
Training – Delivering CPD on using research to improve classroom practice
Innovation – Support schools to develop and evaluate innovative ways of improving teaching and learning

7. Working out what works, together.

8. What we will do
Filter out what’s useful, from what’s useless or just interesting.
Summarise the key points for busy teachers.
Help teachers to mobilise this into their classrooms.
Help teachers to evaluate the impact of their work.
Share effective practice from across the network.
Communication
Training
Innovation

9. Keynote
Professor Daniel Muijs is Associate Dean Research and Enterprise for the Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences and Professor of Education at Southampton Education School.
Developing metacognition- what does the evidence suggest?

10. Table discussion Making evidence work for Oldham
How can the Research School best support Oldham’s schools?
How can schools support the Research School?
How can the wider system (The OEP, The Opportunity Area Board, the Chartered College, Teaching Schools etc) work with schools and the Research School?

11. Keynote James Richardson, Senior Analyst EEF
James leads the Research School network and manages the Families of Schools database. James joined the EEF in September 2013 after ten years working in schools as a teacher, Head of Faculty and Assistant Headteacher. From he was the Senior Researcher for the MNS Foundation in Philadelphia, USA, leading their five year study on how research evidence can contribute to creating successful school systems. He is a school governor at All Saints Academy in Cheltenham

12. Panel discussion Questions from the table discussions
Estelle Morris, James Kempton, Adrian Calvert, Jo Pearson, Mike McGhee, Daniel Muijs, James Richardson

13. Next steps
Sign up for the newsletter at our website Oldham.researchschool.org.uk
We will respond to comments and feedback from this event
We will produce an evidence informed training programme bespoke to Oldham
We will support the primary and secondary Headteachers’ conferences

14. Key contacts oldham.researchschool.org.uk @oldhamresearch