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This month got off to a flying start with the launch of the West Somerset EYFS Communication and Literacy Programme on 5 November. This programme runs through the next six months to culminate in the South West EYFS Communication and Literacy Conference at the end of April. See the "events and training" section to learn how you can get involved.
We've also been busy responsing to requests for printed copies of the EEF Improving Secondary Science guidance report which was released last month. Find out below how to sign-up for your free copy and poster.
And remember, as we enter the last two months of the year, you can still sign up for the Leading Learning and Making Sense of Metacognition programmes running in the South West in 2019.
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HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR COPY OF "IMPROVING SECONDARY SCIENCE" YET?
We received printed copies of the EEF guidance report "Improving Secondary Science" towards the end of last month and we've been busily distributing them in the region. Any Heads of Science and T&L Leads in Somerset, Bristol, Bath or Dorset can order free copies of the report (& poster): http://bit.ly/RequestScienceGR
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BLOG: P8 FIGURES - WHAT DO THEY REALLY MEAN?
Progress 8 is the latest in a long line of attempts to create a single figure that sums up a school. Simplification has its obvious downside and the breadth of a school experience is extremely difficult to condense. Mark Woodlock, Headteacher of The Blue School Wells, explores how we can use the evidence to give such numbers meaning.
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BLOG: TEACHING METACOGNITIVELY ISN’T A NEW PHENOMENON
In a new post on the Research Schools Network blog, Justine Paton examines how Rosendale School use metacognitive strategies to underpin effective teaching.
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BLOG: THE IMPORTANCE OF WRITING (AND METACOGNITION, OF COURSE!)
“As a Research School, we were delighted to see the emphasis being placed on metacognition in the new Improving Secondary Science Guidance Report; it felt like everything was joining up into a coherent whole!” Karen Roskilly. Sandringham Research School lead, discusses the recently-published EEF guidance report.
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PODCAST: TRIALLED AND TESTED
In the first episode of the new EEF and Evidence Based Education podcast, Trialled and Tested, Alex Quigley (EEF) and Megan Dixon (Aspirer Research School) outline how metacognition and self-regulation approaches can be implemented in the classroom. The episode also features contributions from Caroline Creaby (Sandringham Research School and Roger Higgins (Norwich Research School).
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APPLYING BEHAVIOURAL INSIGHTS TO INCREASE GIRLS’ UPTAKE OF STEM SUBJECTS AT A-LEVEL
The DfE and the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) have an exciting opportunity for state-funded secondary schools to test interventions to get more girls to take STEM A-levels.
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NEW EEF TRIAL: CAN ADVENTURE LEARNING IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SKILLS, BEHAVIOUR AND ACADEMIC RESULTS?
A new EEF trial, Adventure Learning, will test two different adventure learning programmes – one focused on outdoor activities like hiking and canoeing, another based on challenging activities with military veterans – to find out if they can help improve pupils’ behaviour and boost their attainment. Secondary state schools in England are invited to apply to take part in the project.
Find out about the project here |
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NEW EEF FUNDING ROUND TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR PUPILS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
The EEF is seeking proposals for projects which improve attainment and other educational outcomes, such as social and emotional learning, for children with special educational needs or disability (SEND). Pupils with SEND might face significantly greater challenges in learning than the majority of their peers, or have a disability which hinders their access to the teaching and facilities typically found in mainstream educational settings. There is a very large attainment gap between pupils with SEND and their peers.
Find out more and apply here |
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CEBE WORKING GROUP QUESTIONNAIRE
The Coalition for Evidence-Based Education (CEBE) has recently set up a new group focusing on the role of leaders in encouraging an evidence-using culture in their institutions. The group would like to find out what kind of evidence there is about this aspect of leadership. If you are aware of any evidence, based either on experience or research, they would like to hear from you.
This simple online questionnaire has a few questions which may take around 10 minutes to answer. It is open to education professionals in all sectors. The closing date is 31 December. CEBE will notify all who respond about the outcome of this exercise.
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EYFS COMMUNICATION AND LITERACY
The West Somerset EYFS Communication and Literacy Programme launch event took place in Porlock on 5 November - but it's not too late for EYFS settings in the South West to get involved!
Follow us on Twitter to see updates @WSomResearchSch
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CREATING OUR OWN FUTURE
The Research Schools Network would like to invite CEOs of local multi-academy trusts, local head teachers and system leaders, including NLEs, SLEs, NLGs, Teaching School leads, LA/Diocesan leaders, to attend a symposium on the future of an evidence-informed school system, and add your voice and influence to the current education debate.
Join us on either 29 or 30 November at the following locations:
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IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR CHANGE: HOW DO WE KNOW WE’RE SUCCEEDING?
The finalised programme for the IEE’s first Innovation Evaluation conference, Improving outcomes for change: how do we know we’re succeeding? is now published. Held on Friday 23 November, at the University of York, this conference will look at ways of developing, and evaluating, innovations and change projects in schools.
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