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FLARE Conference April 2010 Innovation for
Schools of the Future Reports from the FLARE conference held between the 29 & 30 April 2010. |
The DFES has commissioned CUREE (the Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education) to undertake a review of all the research into the impact of networks. The results of this review have just been published and FLARE is delighted that it has gained permission to publish these important findings on its website. view word doc |
New Publication from the: Essex Forum for Learning and Research/Enquiry ( FLARE ) Essex ASTs Working together to make a difference in school improvement This publication gives an outline of a collaborative project in which the LA worked with a secondary school exploring how a team of Advanced Skills Teachers could bring benefit to a group of three schools in challenging circumstances. This publication looks at the particular value of ASTs working as a team together rather than as a lone AST....view pdf doc |
New FLARE Publication. Making Research Make a Difference Commissioned by the DCSF working in partnership with Essex LA and was carried out by Caroline Sharp from NFER. The work is an account of a small scale investigation to show the difference practitioner research makes in terms of measurable outcomes for pupils, staff and schools. The report gives evidence that school-based enquiry and practitioner research does have impact on pupil outcomes in particular, and also on outcomes in terms of staff development and school improvement. View full report. |
Learning through rhythm and rhyme. Listen to the BBC Essex radio
interview with Graham Handscomb and Marie Webster head teacher of
Hatfield Peverel infant school courtesy of BBC Essex Radio. |
Research undertaken by Essex looked at collaboration and an integrated
multi-agency approach to improving education. The research took
place in about 150 schools. Each was working collaboratively within
8 clusters. The clusters comprised of: primary clusters: and clusters
with a mixture of primary, secondary and special. The research was
undertaken by senior managers from the LA; by clusters of schools;
and at individual school level. |
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. |
Certificate of Enquiry and Research. |
Leading for Children in Essex |
Working in collaboration. |
| 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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