Project activities
During the project we will be:
 carrying
out an extensive survey of the literature
developing
a framework of characteristics and outcome indicators of effective professional
learning communities
surveying the headteachers
or continuing professional development (CPD) co-ordinators of a national
sample of nursery, primary, secondary and special schools and providing
staff in these schools with feedback
examining links between characteristics
of effective professional learning communities and pupil progress through
detailed statistical analysis
carrying
out detailed case studies in 16 different types of school settings or
clusters and producing accounts of how members of school-wide professional
learning communities promote and work to sustain these communities
exploring the impact of
being in a professional learning community for pupils, teachers and support
staff, both as individuals and across the organisation.
bringing representatives
from our case study schools together for workshops to share experiences
and research findings
disseminating our findings
in ways to support those involved in creating and sustaining effective
professional learning communities.
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