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On-line research resources event for practitioners and researchers

As part of your ongoing work with teachers and children’s services practitioners in the context of reflective practice, CERUKplus, eep and TTRB invite you to a free event on Wednesday 3 June. Infomation word doc

DCSF themed 18 Month Programme of gender-related activities

We would be very pleased to hear from schools, teacher educators, LAs and researchers and organisations about any work you are undertaking on gender issues which will have findings reporting before June 2009 – or events that cover gender issues which will be held by the end of the same period.
View word doc for more information.  If you are interested in taking part in our gender activities
please complete the short form... open doc
and email it to: research.summaries@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk
by the end of December 2007.  


Certificate of Enquiry and Research.
The Essex Forum for Learning and Research Enquiry (FLARE) seeks to promote and celebrate enquiry and research in the Essex educational community. As part of its work FLARE awards a Certificate of Enquiry and Research in recognition of engagement in extended educational enquiry. This opportunity for reward and recognition is open to staff and governors in Essex schools. Applications for this certificate are considered by FLARE and certificates awarded signed by Graham Handscomb, Principal Adviser Best Practice and Research


Leading for Children in Essex
This matrix seeks to summarise and map out the kinds of leadership dispositions, skills and behaviour required of those involved in services for children and young people in Essex . It is intended that these descriptors will be helpful contribution to developing effective leadership so that children and young people are well served and flourish.
Leading for Children in Essex
Leading for Children in Essex Matrix


Working in collaboration.
The LA is committed to build on this and to promote and support consortium activity so that it makes a difference and adds value to what schools can do on their own. The Essex Education Development Plan (EDP) emphasises the importance of this work by establishing it as a Local Priority which aims to: "Systematically promote best practice and maximise the impact of collaborative activity on school improvement." This reflects the DfES view that effective schools are not only those that manage autonomously and develop a distinctiveness, but are also those that share and seek out good practice within the wider educational community.

Working in collaboration.
The LA is committed to build on this and to promote and support consortium activity so that it makes a difference and adds value to what schools can do on their own. The Essex Education Development Plan (EDP) emphasises the importance of this work by establishing it as a Local Priority which aims to: "Systematically promote best practice and maximise the impact of collaborative activity on school improvement." This reflects the DfES view that effective schools are not only those that manage autonomously and develop a distinctiveness, but are also those that share and seek out good practice within the wider educational community.

Sharing practice.
Whether this be interesting, innovative, or kite marked as best practice we are keen to hear from you and to help disseminate your work widely. Similarly we wish to facilitate networking where Essex colleagues can seek out and work with others on areas of common interest, development and innovation

British Educational Research Association.
Interim findings from 2 DfES school phase studies were presented at the British Educational Research Association (BERA) annual conference in Glamorgan in September. view outlined studies

The Essex Writing Project.
The Essex Writing Project is in its fourth phase with yet another 12 schools, and 24 teachers and 720 pupils. The research this year contains a heavy emphasis on the pro-active use of assessment foci to address pupil's weaknesses in writing by the use of multi-media. In particular we are focusing on different ways of reading DVD texts in order to prepare for writing.

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