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LEARNING EXCHANGE MEMBERS' SHARED DOCUMENTS Tools, guides, case studies

Member Simon Vincent:
A Journey to Charitable Status: the hare and tortoise race in London's East End   This PowerPoint presentation describes the journey to charitable status that the E13 Learning Community is undertaking - slowly but surely - with the aim of making extended services sustainable for the schools in E13. The journey isn't yet complete, but so far it can be a useful model for other clusters. Please send a message to Simon on the Learning Exchange if you wish to ask questions.

Member Simon Bradley:
Six point planning framework for Community Cohesion
  
The use of indicators and measuring - a training exercise
Promoting community cohesion - a discussion exercise
Simon recently ran an event on Community Cohesion and has shared with us some of his tools on how to approach the issue.

A DCSF research brief, January 2009 DCSF-RB0689     Extended schools survey of schools, pupils and parents: A quantitative study of perceptions and usage of extended services in schools.

Member Simon Bradley:
Key Points in the 21st Century Schools White Paper
   Simon Bradley and Corinne Cappell have summarized the key points, as they see them, from the white paper Your child, your schools, our future: building a 21st century schools system.

Member Martyn Davies:
Top 10 tips for running a successful family learning day   Useful practical advice by Martyn Davies, cluster manager for Whitecross Partnership, Hereford.

Member Jo Galloway:
From flame-throwing to surfing   Case study showing how the the Disadvantage Subsidy can be used effectively.

Member Martyn Davies:
Coaching - a PowerPoint presentation (2009)
- useful PowerPoint presentation that highlights some fundamental points about the process of coaching. Martyn is happy for people to use the presentation but asks that his copyright notice at the back is adhered to.

Member Matthew Freeman:
Singing Breakfast Clubs toolkit
; Also from Matthew:
Sing Up Breakfast Club Training
on 6 November at Dragon Hall, Stuckley Street, London (nr Holborn Tube).

Cumbria Local Authority - contributed by Lucy Kitson:
Study Support: Raising Achievement - A School Improvement (Cumbria)
A questionnaire covering how Primary Study Support links with SEF (Cumbria)
A questionnaire covering how Study Support links with Secondary Schools, Special Needs, PRUs (Cumbria)
A Safe Place to Be Guidance for Secondary/Special Schools and Pupil Referral Units (Cumbria)

 

 

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