What is our aim?
Development and implementation of a comprehensive, cohesive and inclusive trust wide training plan which:
Why is it important?
How will we achieve this?
Offering Professional Learning through a scaled approach
– Academy / Directorate Level
– Individual Interest
– Working with external expertise
The Education Endowment Foundation’s (2024) guide to Using Research Evidence, provides an excellent introduction to collecting, analysing, and critiquing research within education. Providing guidance on various approaches, and pitfalls to avoid, link below is an invaluable guide.
PLI Five Minute Training Plan
Scaling the Heights
Chartered College Evidence Informed Practice
One of our core principles at Summit Learning Trust’s Professional Learning Institute is to utilise research and evidence-based practice to drive forward long-term developments. Serving over 7500 across the 4 Primary Schools, 3 Secondary Schools and a Sixth Form College in Birmingham and Solihull, the Professional Learning Institute promotes the development of all of our people with the view to providing the highest quality educational experiences to our learners. Integral to quality first provision is an offer of high-quality professional learning. The breadth and depth of materials and opportunities offered by the Chartered College of Teaching form part of the PLI offer to help us in achieving our goals.
As with other areas of education, there has been an explosion of initiatives and information regarding evidence-informed practice and research-rich schools, however, as busy practitioners, it can be difficult to filter through the vast array of resources which are out there, and to identify the research/evidence that offers the ‘best bets’ most relevant to an individual’s context. With so much available, there is a danger of individuals feeling overwhelmed or daunted by the sheer volume, or the process of getting started on evidence-based research/practice. One of the fantastic aspects of the Chartered College of Teaching’s Certificate in Evidence-Informed Practice is the support and structure the course provides, walking the practitioner through the why, what, and how of engaging in research. Like all good quality professional learning, the Certificate in Evidence-Informed Practice offers simultaneous challenge. Find out more about the Chartered College’s Certificate in Evidence Informed Practice on the link below.