A R&D Community could be set up by any member of staff.Last year we established Research & Development Communities at St. Mary’s Catholic College. The members of the communities were self-selecting and the aim was to develop and embed best or emerging good practice within the College. Each R&D Community was set up to take forward an idea, innovation or approach by a group of staff that would lead to improved standards of attainment, levels of achievement, student well-being or student personal development. Continue reading
Progress 8 is fast becoming the new accountability currency in secondary education in England. There is actually much to commend this measure and schools are slowly but surely beginning to understand the benefits of it over many that have gone before. In a previous post, Update #Progress 8 May Just be a #Gamechanger, I looked at the potential ways in which the new measure could fundamentally change how we view accountability within our education system. Continue reading
Last year we established Research & Development Communities at St. Mary’s Catholic College. The members of the communities were self-selecting and the aim was to develop and embed best or emerging good practice within the College. Each R&D Community was set up to take forward an idea, innovation or approach by a group of staff that would lead to improved standards of attainment, levels of achievement, student well-being or student personal development. Continue reading