This phase is concerned with making Learning Power a practical reality in your school.
At the heart of the core programmes lie maps of how pupils get better at learning and aim to set schools on a deep and secure journey of exploration.
The success of our core programmes depends on a genuine working partnership. Our contribution is to organise our learning research in schools into practical, do-able programmes that teachers and support staff can use to guide their changing practice. The school’s contribution is to have a real desire to enable the necessary culture change and support regular Professional Learning Team sessions. This offers staff time to discuss, share and plan learning enquiries on which to base changes in practice.
In this Making a Start phase we assist schools by offering:
- Blended core programmes
- Opportunities to observe learning power in action
- Coaching support days
- A range of supporting resources
The Blended Core Programmes
Building Better Learners core programmes are available for:
- Single schools – schools new to learning power or schools that have dabbled with learning power and want to go further
- Multi-Academy trusts or other groups of schools
- For small, overseas or learning power proficient schools.
Guided by best practice thinking in professional development, these blended modular programmes support a consistent school-wide approach to developing pupils’ learning behaviours.
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Building Better Learners: Consultancy review start
Who for? Schools new to Learning Power but with no in-service days left.
When? Any day (no in-service training day required)
What for? Explore the school’s readiness for introducing learning power and the nature of the subsequent online course with SLT. Introduce learning champions to the online training and how to support change in classroom practice. Introduce all staff to the basic principles of powerful learning.
How?
One Face-to-face training day:
Half day consultancy with SLT, half day with learning champions on running learning teams, twilight session with all staff introducing basic principles of learning power.
AND … Online programme:
Stepping Stones Phase 1 for all staff, containing a good year’s worth of content. -
Building Better Learners: On-line start
Who for? Schools new to Learning Power where face to face start-ups are not possible, e.g. schools overseas, or tiny schools.
When? Any day of the year! (no In-service day required)
What for? Introduce senior leaders and staff to the principles, frameworks and first step classroom practices of building powerful learners. An essential introduction to the big picture of the approach enabling staff and leaders alike to hit the ground running when they begin the subsequent online Stepping Stones programme.
How?
Online resource pack:
Modules for senior leaders to consider strategic change management involved, as well as modules for all staff explaining the frameworks and practice of learning power.
AND…Online programme:
Stepping Stones Phase 1 for all staff, containing a good year’s worth of content. -
Building Better Learners: Reviving practice start
Who for? Schools who have made their own start on Learning Power but want to reinvigorate.
When? Any day (no In-service day required)
What for? Rekindle interest and commitment in staff by assessing progress thus far.
How?
One Face-to-face consultancy day: Half day learning walk and feedback with SLT, half day with learning champions on the how of running Professional Learning Teams, Twilight session with staff for update on progress and introducing the subsequent online programme.
AND … Online programme: Stepping Stones Phase 1 for all staff, containing a good year’s worth of content. -
Building Better Learners: Training day start
Who for? Schools new to Learning Power.
When? In-service training day required.
What for? Introduce staff to the basic principles of building powerful learners and how to translate these in to classroom practice. Explore with senior leaders how to make best to use the subsequent online learning programme to ensure changes in classroom practice.
How?
One Face-to-face training day:Half day training for all staff (9.00 – 1.00), half day with senior leaders and learning champions who will lead the Professional Learning Teams as part of the blended learning programme.
AND … Online programme: Stepping Stones Phase 1 for all staff, containing a good year’s worth of content.
Supporting programmes
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Leading a Learning Powered School
One-day consultancy workshop for senior leaders as schools they begin their engagement in building students’ learning power. It explores the strategic implications of developing a learning powered school.
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Consultancy and Coaching Visits
Bespoke consultancy and coaching to enhance and guide development.
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Consultancy and Coaching Visits. Taking Stock: Moving On
A consultancy visit designed to assess the school’s progress in their learning power journey, resolve challenges and help plan for the next phase.
Supporting materials
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Your Learning Powered Mind Poster
A full-colour A2-sized poster showing the dispositions and capacities of a powerful learner. Use it as a public prompt for teachers and students in all classrooms
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Building Learning Power 4 domains of learning; Posters
Colourful and student friendly poster set focusing on building emotional engagement, cognitive diversity, social adeptness and strategic awareness..
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BLP Activity Banks Twin Package
Package of both the BLP Activity Banks provides two e-learning resources to connect young learners with their learning power.
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BLP Activity Bank Key Stage 2–3 (Transition)
Bank of around 300 e-learning resources to engage transition or KS3 students with their learning power. The resources build foundations for deep learning. Ideal for BLP, Growth Mindset, PSHE, and to aid induction into KS3.
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The Learning Quality Framework
Guides the long-term learning journey of a school that aspires to make world-class learning its prime educational goal. It captures the essence of what a learning school does to ensure that all its people – staff and students – become better learners.
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Learning Habits: At a Glance cards
Delivery: Online
Days: n/a
Timescale: Up to one year
Objectives: Twelve double-sided A3 cards, available as a digital download (pdf), to help teachers infuse the learning power habits into their teaching. -
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