Research into Practice

Teacher enquiry is the key to learning

Teacher Enquiry is the Key to Learning

How can busy FE practitioners build and share research in their day to day work? Making a difference through small, shared steps.

Philippa Cordingley and Anne Groll have written a research digest on teacher enquiry that has been published in InTuition; the Institiute for Learning's professional journal written for teachers and trainers across further education (FE) and skills to support them in their practice throughout their career. 

Philippa's presentation from the ATL Conference 2014

Philippa presented in a breakout session at this years' ATL Conference, she spoke in the session about evidence informed professionalism. The title of her presentation was 'using research to inform practice and approaches to Continuing Professional Development and Learning in schools'.

If you'd like a copy of the presentation for in-school use, email amy.britton-powell@curee.co.uk and request a copy.

Outstanding Teaching Training Intervention Evaluation

CUREE was pleased to support Osiris develop an approach to evaluating its Outstanding Teachers Intervention (OTI). The tools created for this project will help Osiris collect ‘hard’ data, such as student progress and observation outcomes, to evaluate the impact of teacher participation in the Intervention. In addition, CUREE produced activities to capture soft outcomes, which we know are important elements of effective CPD. These included participants engagement in collaborative professional learning, use of evidence, and developing a growth mindset.

Using evidence to promote staff and student learning

Philippa Cordingley, Rebecca Raybould and Karen Manuel presented Using the evidence to promote staff and student learning workshop at Birmingham Metropolitan College on 13th March 2013. This workshop explored how schools and colleges can improve outcomes, and develop practice and teacher enquiry through the use of accessible research and evidence. You can see the presentation here