Primary

Aim: To develop a more creative curriculum in foundation subjects and Science across Key Stage 1 and 2, to create a more personalised curriculum incorporating key life skills that could transfer into life long learning skills and to improve the use of the local area and increase out of classroom learning experiences.

Aim: To investigate paired spelling as a means of improving written vocabulary.

The research aimed to address the following questions: Can the development of pupil voice help move a school from a performance driven culture to a pupil-centred learning culture? Do pupil voice activities enhance teaching and learning? Does the growth of pupil voice activities have a positive or negative impact on staff?

Aim: The research aimed to explore the extent to which assistant headteachers were contributing to the leadership of primary schools. Nationally, leadership groups were introduced in September 2000 and a new post of assistant headteacher was created. The research identified the rationale for the appointment, examined the variety of leadership activity that assistant headteachers were involved in and sought to determine the impact that this had in their schools. The enquiry focused on actions that were agreed by the participants to be leadership in nature, as opposed to managerial activity.