Transition from the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to Key Stage 1 often marks a shift from a play-oriented curriculum to a goal-focused one. This usually r...
It is often the case that pupils are asked to give their opinions on a range of issues facing schools, through pupil forums, assemblies and prefect bodies. Ther...
In this reflection, we offer three viewpoints on the development of a growth mindset philosophy in one school and consider how it may continue to influence scho...
At this early stage in my research on student experiences of project-based learning, I am yet to produce specific findings and implications for classroom practi...
Establishing a professional learning community is a cornerstone of Learn-AT’s organisational mission, both as a trust and as a teaching school. Since Learn-AT l...
The East Sussex ‘Interacting with babies (0-18m)’ collaborative research project
The aim of this project was to create a learning culture of professional refle...
For teachers as well as students, actions speak louder than words. A learning culture means practising what we preach and paying careful attention to how our as...
How do we characterise an effective CPD programme? It is relatively easy to identify slots in the calendar and gather staff together, but good attendance and ho...
As Dylan Wiliam (2016) described, ‘the major contribution to improving teacher quality must come from improving the quality of teachers already working in our s...
This short article accompanies the one by Claire Badger, Miles Golland and Amanda Triccas, also in this edition of Impact. These teacher-authors describe the co...
Location and context
John Taylor Free School is a non-selective, non-denominational secondary school near Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. It opened in Septem...
The need for secondary school students to understand how to research and get the most from the huge array of resources and data available to them is clear to ma...
Who we are
Sir Christopher Hatton is a mixed state comprehensive school in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. We are the lead school in a small multi-academy tr...
Long before the current Chief Inspector for Schools, Amanda Spielman, emphasised the importance of a broad and balanced curriculum, the Cambridge Primary Review...
Gloucester Road Primary School in Cheltenham has been on a considerable journey over the last 10 years. In 2008, it was in special measures. A new head and seni...
Purposeful Curricula
Purposeful school curricula try to accommodate national experience and culture, philosophical approaches to learning that flow from the sc...
The last 6 years has been a developmental curriculum journey at Victoria Academies Trust. We progressed from creating a new and innovative approach to learning ...
The educational system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is experiencing significant change. To sustain the country’s prosperity, the UAE government has plans t...
At Egerton primary school, we viewed the release of the new curriculum in 2014 as the perfect time to review our vision, curriculum design and learning culture....
Designing a new curriculum involves striking a crucial balance between subject knowledge, core skills and how children actually learn. In our Hackney primary sc...
