Friday, May 30, 2008
The number and range of opportunities for and examples of effective learner voice in schools seems to be growing rapidly. This month we report on both examples of practice and research confirming the educational benefits.
eNewsletter from PbyP | Issue 9, May 2008
Voice and Choice
England’s first co-operative school opens.
Testing Times
Testing in UK schools may be here to stay but not in the form we know it.
School uses sixth formers as teachers.
A Buckinghamshire school has become the first in the UK to give regular paid teaching responsibility to some of its sixth form students.
Peer mentoring pilot projects declared a success.
A review of the DCSF funded trials of peer mentoring schemes in 18 English schools has been published this month.
News in brief. May 2008
National and International education news of the last month.
New guidance and funding to support Assessment for Learning
New guidance has been published by the DCSF to support schools in embedding AfL successfully .
Have your say. May 2008
Round-up of opportunities and consultations for teachers, leaders and learners.
Final Primary Review interim report highlights benefits of learner voice.
The last of the 32 Primary Review interim reports was published this month, with the final report due in Spring 2009.
Next news item: Issue 10, June 2008
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