SLIDE 1
Jemima Rhys-Evans jrhysevans@charlesdickens.southwark.sch.uk Initial Steps Towards Becoming a Research-Engaged Primary School
- Action Research
- Lesson Study
- Journal Club
Action Research Each year group is conducting a small-scale piece of Action Research. The focus for each project was chosen by the teachers, informed by:
- The needs of the children
- Individual areas of interest
- Data and school-improvement.
- EYFS: Improving children’s knowledge and understanding of the world
- Year 1: Paired writing strategies
- Year 2: Preventative interventions at transition times
- Key Stage 2: Reciprocal reading strategies.
As a two-form entry school, within each year group, one class receives the intervention, the other is the control.
- September 2015: A twilight inset to introduce the idea of Action Research and
start people thinking.
- October 2015: Planning time given to teachers to decide on their projects. Year
5/6 and EYFS projects commenced.
- November 2015: Action Research surgery. Teachers presented ideas and were
helped to formulate them into research questions. Support was given in finding relevant background reading.
- January 2016: Review meeting. All projects started, with impact measures
determined.
- To follow
- April 2016: Initial impact assessment. Teachers to meet to discuss progress/
difficulties/ successes.
- July 2016: Final project assessment.