CPD

Identifying the attributes of effective Initial Teacher Training (ITT) mentors

Aim: To identify the attributes, qualities and behaviours of highly effective mentors, to identify training implications for mentors and to compare a School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) based course with a university based course (as part of a Sports College consortium project).

Transition and beyond: Moving forward together

Aim: The aims of this project were to explore issues about KS1 to KS2 transition, to develop a more integrated approach to transition and to create greater consistency among staff in the Key Stages of each side of transition in relation to judgements about pupils attainment at the end of Key Stage 1.

Enabling enhanced Mathematics teaching with interacive whiteboards

Aims of the Project: To develop a PD tool that focuses on using interactive whiteboard technology effectively to enhance mathematics teaching To inform and extend previous research into the effective use of interactive technologies in Mathematics classrooms Two key questions focused the discussion and research during the project: What makes an effective resource that stimulates learning when using an interactive whiteboard? How can teachers develop their skills so they can create/use resources of this nature?"

Parental involvement in education

Aim: To plan an Early Years curriculum by improving the dialogue between Early Years practitioners and parents, by raising parental expectations and by finding out how and what young children learn at home.

A case study of effective teaching with and through the Internet

Aim: To investigate teacher and pupil attitudes towards the use of the Internet in teaching and learning.

The enquiring school: Using action research to enhance Key Stage 1 pupils' speaking and listening

Aim: This project was essentially about what it is that supports a school to become research-engaged. There were two dimensions to this investigation: (i) The aim of the specific research activity at school level was: To investigate the impact of rhyme and rhythm on the development of speaking and listening skills in Key Stage 1 (ii) Beyond the specific research at school level, the overarching aim was: To investigate the features of research engagement in the school which were significant in supporting and enabling the research activity.

How inclusive are our classrooms?

Aim: Following a recent review of inclusion in the Special Needs Unit at our school, we felt it was appropriate to evaluate aspects of our existing strategies for inclusion. We wanted to discover more about pupils perceptions of their own learning, and their attitudes towards the classroom learning environment and identify features of current practice that supported the effective inclusion of pupils with special educational needs.