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Welcome to our 4th newsletter of the academic year. With Christmas and New Year firmly behind us and with 2018 now in full swing, we hope that your new year's resolution can be to get 'closer to the evidence'. Here at West Somerset Research School, we are committed to helping teachers and school leaders from across Somerset and the South West to become more 'evidence-informed' in their practice and decision-making.
We're excited to be running a Maths Teaching Roadshow next week in Bridgwater and also to launching the 3 day 'Leading Learning' training course in March. Full details can be found below but do get in touch to find out more. Also on the horizon are opportunities for professional learning related to early years education and maximising the impact of teaching assistants. An exciting year ahead!
SCHOOL-LED SUPPORT FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
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IPSWICH RESEARCH SCHOOL APPOINTED
Highfield Nursery School – in collaboration with Kesgrave and Farlingaye Teaching School Alliance and Springfield Teaching School Alliance – will become the Research School and focal point of evidence-based practice to support the Ipswich Opportunity Area. Ipswich Research School is the twenty-third to be appointed to the growing network of Research Schools across the country, including in the other 11 Opportunity Areas.
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APPLY FOR A RESEARCH SCHOOLS INNOVATION EVALUATION GRANT
The Institute for Effective Education (IEE) is inviting applications from schools that are working with the Research Schools Network to apply for funding to carry out evaluations of innovative teaching and learning practices. More information on how to apply can be found in the call document.
Notre Dame High School, Sheffield, have been awarded three IEE Innovation Grants, and John Coats, Director of School Improvement, writes about the lessons learned so far in this blog post.
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TWELVE STUDIES OF CHRISTMAS
For the last four years the Institute for Effective Education (IEE) has run its #12studiesofxmas. For 12 days over the Christmas break, the IEE tweeted a piece of its favourite research each day, chosen from the past year’s Best Evidence in Brief. You can catch up on all 12 of last year’s favourites, and find out why they made the cut on the IEE blog.
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CLOSING THE ATTAINMENT GAP - NEW EEF REPORT REVEALS STARK CHALLENGE
There will be little or no headway in closing the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their classmates in the next 5 years – but there is still an opportunity for secondary schools to make a difference. That is one of the key findings of a new analysis published this week by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) alongside its annual report.
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EEF KS2/3 MATHS GUIDANCE REPORT ROADSHOW
The EEF’s recently published guidance report offers eight practical, evidence-based recommendations for teaching Maths at all levels - but particularly for teachers of KS2 & KS3 supporting pupils who are struggling with their maths.
West Somerset Research School at The Blue School, Wells have invited two of the report’s authors - Peter Henderson (EEF) and Clare Christie (Boolean Maths Hub) to run an afternoon training session on implementing the findings.
Thursday 1 February, 12.30 - 15.30 at Bridgwater College Academy. £29.50. There are still a few places available so to sign up please contact our Project Manager, Amanda Moody as soon as possible. AMoody@educ.somerset.gov.uk
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"LEADING LEARNING" - CPD FOR CPD LEADERS
West Somerset Research School will be running ‘Leading Learning’ training for school leaders, to ‘enhance teaching and learning with evidence-based practice’.
The three day course will take place in Somerset on 7 March, 2 May and 11 July. The first session will be held at The Blue School, Wells and the second and third sessions will be at Kilve Court near Bridgwater.
Presentations will be given by Professor Jonathan Sharples (Senior Researcher, EEF), Lorwyn Randall (Director of Kingsbridge Research School) and Mark Woodlock (Headteacher, The Blue School)
Click 'Read More' to see the full details on our website and to sign up please contact our Project Manager, Amanda Moody as soon as possible. AMoody@educ.somerset.gov.uk
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MAXIMISING THE IMPACT OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Teaching assistants are often not used as effectively as they could be, and schools miss out on a large amount of potential support and expertise from these valuable members of staff. To help address this, Research Schools are running training programmes to help schools make the best use of teaching assistants, using guidance from the EEF’s Teaching and Learning Toolkit.
You can find out when your local Research School is running a programme by visiting the Training and Events section of their website. Here are some of the programmes starting soon:
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