Teaching for Learning 2023

The staff team (both teachers and support staff) at Cornerstone CE Primary have undertaken a year long Evidence Informed Education project during the 2022-2023 academic year.

This has involved a series of professional discussions exploring a range of education research. This has included thinking and research from the Educational Endowment Foundation; Dylan Wiliam; John Hattie; Rosenshine; Evidence Based Education; and Jade Pearce.

We were reviewing our current Teaching for Learning Foundations (T4LF) (which are the key elements identified to be embedded into our regular classroom practice and evident in impact on learning / pupil outcomes in all areas of the curriculum to ensure consistent good quality of teaching and learning) as a crucial section of our Teaching for Learning policy.

Utilising the research we have critically evaluated our T4LF asking:

• Are the Foundations still fit for purpose, and do they reflect our actual current practice?
• Do we need to adapt or remove any of the Foundations?
• Do we need to include any new new Foundations?
  

We have now reached a conclusion of the project with an updated collaboratively agreed and created set of Teaching for Learning Foundations.

You can view the definitions of these Foundations, and quotes from research which staff have selected to justify their importance and inclusion in the Sway below.

Teaching for Learning Foundations Sway

These Foundations are the basis of our shared pedagogy at Cornerstone: and fit within the Principles and Aims of our Teaching for Learning policy.

Principles (Values)

We aim to help our children develop a genuine Love for learning and personal growth. Staff show Love through their passion and professional commitment for all aspects of teaching and the children’s learning and progress.

We show Forgiveness in the way we learn from mistakes and Hope through the high expectations we have for every child and the way we strive for the best for all children.

Aims

• All learners (and groups) attain at least End of Year Expectations
• All learners (and groups) make sustained progress and develop depth of understanding
• All learners are empowered partners in their learning to grow as people who are: positive, resilient, independent, team players and successful communicators

Inspirational Teaching and Learning

• Irresistible, challenging and promotes choice
• Empowers all to be the best they can be
• Collaborative, encourages curiosity and self-discovery, and transforms lives

Links to research we have used to inform our policy:

🔗 A model for Great Teaching

🔗 Cognitive Science Rosenshine principles

🔗 EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit

🔗 EEF Metacognition and self-regulated learning

🔗 EEF Making the best use of LSAs

🔗 Effective Teaching and Learning (Common Closure Day)

🔗 Evidence Informed Education (A collection)

🔗 Five Formative Assessment strategies

🔗 How Learning Happens

🔗 How pupils learn – Retrieval Practice

🔗 Learning and Memory

🔗 Learning Scientists

🔗 NJ NPQH project

🔗 Oliver Caviglioli website

🔗 SOLO presentation

🔗 Visible Learning for teachers

 🔗 Visible Learning – The Sequel

🔗 What every teacher needs to know