1. School –led Research and Development
Bob Drew
Head Teacher – Gearies Primary school

2. How to build research capacity
Your research or someone else’s?
Critical friends
School-based Masters
Research informed school improvement
Appraisal target

3. Pedagogy network structure
Leadership training to support colleagues' capacity to assume new roles:
- System leadership options
- SLE training
- action planning
- research Masters modules
Network actions
1. identify needs
2. share data
3. receive research and theory input
4. consider options
5. agree impacts and outcomes
6. develop Theory of Change and action plan
7. develop projects
8. write-up and share learning
9. embed learning implications
Whole school improvement
Leading dissemination to other schools
Training for other colleagues in other schools
Input to ITT

4. Embedding practices Working method Expectations Starting stimulus
Response to external pressures
Action planning process - Theory of Change

5. Theory of Change - example

6. Why engage with research?
Meeting school’s needs
New learning
Towards a “School-led system”
Meeting school community needs
Profession profile
Contribution to raised school standards

7. Thank you and ……