Practices
We have begun a range of initiatives which use some or all of these tools to develop learning to learn across Ealing. Over time we have reflected on our practices and revised them.
These are accurate as of July 2010:
- lead research practitioner programme (see below)
- Ealing's professional learning community
- leadership framework
- exploring education through our international community
- Ealing's Learning Festival
- changing practice in schools
- advanced skills teachers
- curriculum forum, strategy seminars and the senior leaders forum
- framework for setting up a learning network
Lead research practitioner programme (cross phase)
Teachers use enquiry-based practice to pioneer new innovative approaches to challenges they have identified in their own classrooms. Most enquiries last two years. The reports collated after the first year of current enquiries are available on the lead research practitioner section.
Email Clare Rees on crees@ealing.gov.uk for further information.
Ealing's professional learning community (high and post 16)
Vertical teams from 18 high schools across Ealing meet together three times a year in workshops designed to foster sharing of knowledge and learning conversations to develop new ideas. School-to-school reviews, using the appreciative enquiry approach are conducted at every school each year by their professional learning community peers.
Email Carrie Sharman on csharman@ealing.gov.uk for further information.
Leadership development framework (primary)
This project is a collaboration between Hillingdon, Hounslow and Ealing primary schools. Vertical teams work together on developing leadership at all levels using paired school-to-school reviews and the leadership development framework.
Email Opal Brown on obrown@ealing.gov.uk for further information.
Exploring education through our international community (cross phase)
A group of headteachers and deputies recently visited a range of schools in Denmark, while developing their thinking around a line of enquiry. The enquiries, video's and the context of the visit are available on the Denmark visit section.
Email Lesley Tucker on tuckerl@ealing.gov.uk for further information.
Ealing's Learning Festival (cross phase)
Over the last three years the month of June has seen host to forums, showcases, schools opening their doors to colleagues from other institutions and phases. This festival celebrates the innovative practices across schools in Ealing, and the importance of sharing these practices with others.
The date of the next learning festival is on 23 June 2011. Please visit the Learning Festival 2010 section for this year's programme and festival news.
Email learningfestival@ealing.gov.uk for further information.
Changing practice in schools (high)
For the first time in Ealing a publication has captured the innovative changing practices across our schools. The directory of changing practices (pdf) is a live document which so far includes all the highlights from the Ealing professional learning community learning reviews, the lead practitioner lines of enquiry and other practices volunteered by schools. It is intended both as a snap-shot glance at the creativity in learning to learn approaches across the borough, and a resource for teachers to contact and visit other schools.
Email Carrie Sharman on csharman@ealing.gov.uk for further information.
Advanced skills teachers (ASTs)
ASTs are a valuable resource both for their own schools, and (because of their entitlement to use 20% of their time in outreach) for the rest of the community. In Ealing we have begun to facilitate a network for ASTs to collaborate, and share their good practice.
Email Carrie Sharman on csharman@ealing.gov.uk for further information.
Curriculum forum, strategy seminars and the senior leaders forum (high)
These forums provides an opportunity for leaders from across secondary schools to meet and debate how to ensure we are providing dynamic and challenging learning opportunities which grow learning to learn skills.
Email Cate Duffy on cduffy@ealing.gov.uk for further information.
Framework for setting up a learning network
The below guidance was developed to support staff who wish to use learning networks to improve outcomes for young people, either within or between schools and other organisations. Written by an LA working party it is largely based on our experiences facilitating the Ealing Professional Learning Community, the Northolt Learning Partnership and working with subject leaders and lead research practitioners.
Framework for setting up a learning network (pdf)
Email Carrie Sharman on csharman@ealing.gov.uk for further information.
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