Working with Others

Preparing Teachers for Management and Leadership of Multi-agency Assessment of Vulnerability: building capacity in ITT

This is a report of a Research and Development project to develop practice based learning materials to support multi-agency working. A third round of Research and Development projects was supported by TDA funding to develop the knowledge base in ITT & CPD and focused on Special Educational Needs (SEN). The projects featured innovative, exploratory and developmental research.

24.06.10

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs

Making the Most of 1-2-1 Tuition

This video is part of a Teachers TV series on 1-2-1 tuition which considers possible ways of implementing this scheme in primary and secondary schools. Within this programme, pupils who have taken part in the 1-2-1 scheme report that their self esteem is raised through participation in the tutoring. They explain that the individual tutoring better suits their needs and that they are more...

17.06.10

Why Fathers Matter to Their Children's Literacy

This paper summarises, and draws together, findings from a range of sources about fathers’ involvement with their children, with a particular emphasis on their involvement with literacy practices and the potential impact on outcomes for children in literacy.

08.06.10

Customer Voice Research - Raising Standards

This resource is a brief report of a small scale qualitative research project commissioned by the Department of Children, Schools and Families into understanding the motivations and barriers for parents getting involved in helping to raise standards and increase the supply of good school places.

28.04.10

CPD for the Wider Workforce - Heywood Community High School

This Teachers TV resource, available online and on television, is a video of how a secondary school in Rochdale has encouraged its entire workforce to participate in ongoing staff training and development, and shows how the policy appears to have benefited both staff and students.

06.04.10

Managing Change in Small Primary Schools

This is the summary of a fuller research report on change management in small primary schools throughout Scotland. The research was funded by the Scottish Office Education and Industry Department (SOEID) and conducted in 1996/97 for the Scottish Council for Research in Education (SCRE). Evidence is drawn from two phases: a postal survey sent to all headteachers of small Scottish primary schools...

30.03.10

What Money Means - for primary schools

The Personal Finance Education Group (pfeg) is an independent charity helping schools to plan and teach personal finance relevant to students' lives and needs. Their philosophy is underpinned by both government policy and independent reviews affirming the need for personal finance education. This link directs readers to the ‘What Money Means’ micro-site, which presents an overview of pfeg’s...

26.03.10

Change Engagement Comparative Study: Final Report

This resource is a research study into how schools engage with change. The study explores the nature of change management and factors which promote or hinder effective change management within the school sector from the perspective of teachers, teaching assistants and school leadership teams. It also compares the school sector with the health, local government and police sector with regards to...

03.03.10

Teachers as Readers: Building Communities of Readers

This is an executive summary of the United Kingdom Literacy Association’s project focusing on the role of teachers in developing communities of readers. It follows the Phase I report that sought to ascertain teachers’ personal reading habits, investigated their knowledge of children’s literature and noted how teachers reported use of literature in their classrooms.

25.02.10

Transforming the young people's workforce: 3rd annual conference

"Aiming High for Young People", the Government's ten-year strategy for young people, emphasises the need for a young people's workforce of skilled, knowledgable and trusted adults. This conference focused on how this workforce is developing as a result of initiatives to strengthen leadership and management, developing a common platform of skills and building capacity in the third (charity and...

02.02.10

Physical education for pupils with learning difficulties: Identifying good practice

This resource is a report produced by Estyn (The Welsh Schools Inspectorate) giving advice on the standards and quality of provision within schools for physical education and school sport for pupils with learning difficulties to facilitate the identification of good practice in this area.

29.01.10

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs

The Common Assessment Framework for children and young people: A guide for practitioners

This resource is a guide to the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) which has been designed to be used by all practitioners who work with children and young people. The CAF itself seeks to give a common approach for use by all children’s services and in all local areas to support with the identification of children’s needs. This resource offers guidance to indicate when a common assessment should...

29.01.10

Teachers TV: Primary Management - Attainment and Inclusion...We can if....

This resource is a video produced by Teachers TV which focuses on attainment and inclusion in primary schools. The video demonstrates this focus through a case study at Highlands Primary School which is in the London Borough of Redbridge.

20.12.09

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs

The Double Club Evaluation Interim Report

The Double Club (DC) initiative is aimed at raising the attainment, motivation and self esteem of underachieving young people in the school setting. It is an ‘in-school extension’ of the Playing for Success (PfS) programme and provides a ‘double experience’, linking classroom-based work (namely; literacy, numeracy, ICT) and physical activity. The report examines the effectiveness of the DC...

15.12.09

Every Child Matters - Newdale Campus

This is a 15 minute Teachers TV film showing how Newdale school has affiliated with a children’s centre and engaged the community in learning and development. The film is set in the school campus, and profiles a range of extended services from the perspectives of the service leaders and parents of children at the school.

19.11.09

Teachers TV: Special Schools - Teaching Independence

This resource is a video produced by Teachers TV which focuses on Teaching Independence in Special Schools. The video demonstrates this focus through a case study at Stephen Hawking School in London.

13.11.09

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs

Aspirations: The views of foster children and their carers

This resource is a full research report detailing the findings of the first stage of an ongoing study of a cohort of children and their foster carers working with the charity TACT (The Adolescent and Children's Trust) in 2007. The core services of TACT are fostering and adoption, although they also offer a range of services to empower and support young people and their families. This is intended...

12.11.09

Your child, your schools, our future: building a 21st century school system

This is a government white paper which outlines new policies and proposed changes to legislation relating to many aspects of the English education system. It is a report aimed at all stakeholders involved in the school system, and seems to be particularly directed towards parents.

16.10.09

Primary Special Needs - Working with P-Scales

This 15 minute Teachers TV programme provides practitioners with a case study to see how P-Scales can be implemented in a mainstream school. The head teacher, and Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) at Kingston Park Primary School in Newcastle share why and how they implemented P-scales as a summative measure of attainment for pupils achieving below National Curriculum Level 1.

03.09.09

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs

Medical Conditions at School

The resource is a website to provide information to School and healthcare professionals who are working with pupils with medical conditions. The website is visually well laid out and engaging. It is easily navigable, having four major sections, a menu down the left hand side and a statement of purpose all contained within the front page.

30.07.09

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs