This document outlines plans for a Teaching and Learning Research and Development (T&L+) initiative at St Peter's School. It establishes the vision to make St Peter's an outstanding school through a culture shift towards collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement in teaching and learning. Key aims are to lead developments in teaching and learning, identify needs, trial new approaches, and foster a culture of reflection and creativity. This will be achieved through reflective conversations, sharing best practices, encouraging experimentation, and workplace professional development like peer observations and collaborative projects. An implementation plan establishes groups, meetings, and communication channels to support engaging staff in research and action planning to enhance student engagement.

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
Click on image for intro video: Example of
independent learning

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
• Welcome / Introductions
• Vision & Aims
• Structure
Roles: AM/FS/HB
Steering Group, Subject Reps
Timings & dates
Communicating R&D
• Moving to Action
Planning for Engagement
Subject Reps Meeting

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
A sustained change in our T&L culture will not take
place through policies and ‘initiatives’; it will take
place through people - through colleagues,
collaborating as teachers and learners…
Vision without action is merely a dream.
Action without vision just passes the time.
Vision with action brings positive change.

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
IN 2 YEARS TIME ST PETER’S WILL BE
AN OUTSTANDING SCHOOL

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
IN ?? MONTHS TIME YOUR DEPARTMENT WILL BE
AN OUTSTANDING DEPARTMENT

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
A Culture Shift: Research & Development at St Peter’s
Deep change “goes beyond surface structures or procedures
[such as the introduction of a lesson plan] to alter teachers’
beliefs, norms of social interaction and pedagogical
principles.”
Teachers with a deep understanding of the principles of a
reform are better able to respond consistently to new
demands and changing contexts.

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
In 2 years time...
WHAT WILL OUR ‘T&L CULTURE’ LOOK
/FEEL / BE LIKE…
IN OUR SCHOOL…OUR
DEPARTMENTS…OUR CLASSROOMS?
.

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
Key Aims
• To lead developments towards outstanding Teaching and
Learning at St. Peter’s School
• Research, identify and respond to needs relating to the
progression of T&L
• Trial and develop outstanding approaches and resources
for T&L
• Create a culture of collaboration, innovation, ambition and
creativity amongst all involved in T&L
.

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
To be achieved through:
• Provoking reflective teaching and learning conversations
Disseminating best practices
• Encouraging experimentation, creativity and T&L risk –
taking
• ‘Workplace’ CPD: Peer observations, themed learning
walks, workshops / ‘marketplace’ CPD, TeachMeet style
sessions, mentored research projects, coaching, utilising
ICT, increased collaborations…
Additional aspects detailed on T&L+ website

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
T&L R&DCPD
Prompt for activity: Do these 3
aspects currently have same
profile in school? How do they
interlink / crossover / feed in
to each other?

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
T&L
CPD
R&D
Animation to illustrate T&L is
dominant, CPD taking place at
a distance and not always
connecting. Barriers can exist
between T&L and CPD

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
Illustrate!
1. The existing ‘whole school’ relationship between
T&L, CPD and R&D
2. The ideal ‘whole school’ relationship between T&L,
CPD and R&D

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
CPD T&L
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CPD
CPD
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T&L T&L
CPD
R&D
R&D

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
Timings & dates
Steering Group
To meet half-termly (day tbc from Sept 2013)
Individual members to meet with Subject Reps / Groups in a
‘link’ capacity, as appropriate
R&D Reps
To meet termly for T&L+ Seminar (first session:24th June 2013)
To meet with FS / Steering Group link during TLC times as
appropriate

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
Documenting / Communicating
• Meetings / Workshops / Seminars etc
• T&L+ website
• Email: post updates & campaigns
• Blogging / Twitter
• Formal reports / case studies

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
Moving to Action:
Focus: Planning for Engagement
(Whole school / departmental / individually)
How are we planning to engage students?
PLCs, AfL, Higher order questioning, levels of challenge,
rewards, Programmes of Study, learning activities, starters,
fieldwork, extra-curricular provision, inspirations, resources,
pedagogy…

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St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
Moving to Action:
Planning for Engagement
Subject Reps Introductory Meeting 24 June
Steering Group to deliver 4 or 5 examples of good practice or
T&L inspiration, related to Planning for Engagement
Help!
R&D ‘Methodologist’(?) to support with developing a formal structure
for R&D work and to investigate potential wider links eg University study
T&L+ ‘Bloggers’ to ‘bank’ and disseminate resources. To keep agendas
alive and to promote T&L conversations / resources.
Tweeters ‘horizon scanners’ and seekers /filterers of best practice!

18. T&L+
St Peter’s School Teaching & Learning
Research & Development
http://st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/tlplus
A sustained change in our T&L culture will not take
place through policies and ‘initiatives’; it will take
place through people - through colleagues,
collaborating as teachers and learners…
Vision without action is merely a dream.
Action without vision just passes the time.
Vision with action brings positive change.