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WEST SOMERSET RESEARCH SCHOOL'S MARCH 2021 NEWSLETTER
WEST SOMERSET RESEARCH SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
Issue #7
Spring Term
WELCOME

Welcome to our March newsletter!

There is a very good reason to have more of a spring in our step this month as we reflect on the monumental efforts that have gone into meeting an unpredictable array of challenges and adapting to a great deal of change to bring a sense of normality back to schools.

With this in mind, this month's newsletter looks at teachers' efforts in maintaining high-quality teaching and learning during lockdown and how evidence-based guidance can support schools in this busy year.

Catch up on all the latest news, events and opportunities from around the Research School Network.

Please share this newsletter with colleagues and encourage them to register to receive it themselves here.

Keep in touch...
NEW FROM WEST SOMERSET RESEARCH SCHOOL
We look back at two insightful blogs produced in response to the challenges posed by remote learning...
Metacognitive Evaluation To Support Remote Learning – Ten Tips

This blog, from Chris Runeckles of Durrington Research School, suggested ways teachers could support students to evaluate at a distance for more successful online learning. READ MORE.
Dispatches from the home office: ideas for remote learning best bets

"There is no doubt that teaching remotely is challenging, but in my view keeping it simple and sticking to research-informed principles will help to give students the best remote learning experience," wrote Adam Pritchard, Local Research Lead at Norwich Research School. READ MORE.
Working with Parents to Support Children’s Learning. An EEF School Case Study: Communicating with Parents.

In this blog, Bridget Cox, Assistant Head, at The Blue School, Wells, evaluates the tailored support offered to parents and carers to the specific needs of families in the school community. Working with Parents to Support Children’s Learning as part of the wider strategy and using evidence-based guidance to support schools in this busy year. READ MORE.
LATEST RESOURCES
Exemplifying the findings from the EEF's remote learning rapid evidence assessment
This new EEF resource captures the broad range of evidence-informed approaches that have been deployed by schools in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

It addresses issues that span ‘academic' and ‘pastoral’ matters and celebrates the work of the teaching profession during a time of rapid change.
 
Integrating evidence into mathematics teaching - Addressing Assessment
EEF maths specialist and Director of Blackpool Research School, Simon Cox, introduces a new monthly series of EEF resources to support teachers and maths leads.

This first instalment focuses on making meaningful use of assessment. 
EVENTS AND TRAINING
WEST SOMERSET RESEARCH SCHOOL

Free webinar for all Bristol school leaders exploring the EEF'S Schools Guide to Planning


This free webinar will explore the EEF's latest publication, The EEF Guide to Supporting School Planning: A Tiered Approach to 2021.  Bristol school leaders will have the opportunity to discuss the recommendations for taking an evidence-informed approach to school planning in the current context and reflect on the Guide's recommendations around TA deployment ahead of the DELTA project launching in Bristol later this year.

March 25th 3.45pm-4.45pm, please click here for further details.

Evidence-informed teaching and learning - Independent Learning Skills

We are proud to be supporting Bristol City Council, Bristol Primary Teaching School Alliance and the EEF in delivering the 2nd of 3 free online workshops for new teachers across the city.

The Independent Learning Skills event will be taking place on March 30th 2021 4.00pm - 5.00pm 
For full details and a booking form, please visit the BPTSA website via the link below.

Read more.

Learning Behaviours: FREE Twilight Webinar looking at effective learning behaviours.

Thursday May 6th 2021, 4.00pm - 5.30pm

In this webinar, discover how the EEF are using the theme of ​‘Learning Behaviours’ to encapsulate all the guidance around 5 areas of evidence.

Each is part of a puzzle which makes best sense when all parts click together, building long-term protective factors for deeper learning. 

Suitable for all Middle and Senior Leaders.

Please click here for further details and to register for this event.
Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning
Tuesday 15 June, 09.00am – 15.00pm

This one-day event will be led by Tom Colquhoun and Will Smith from the West Somerset Research School on behalf of the North Somerset Teaching Alliance (NSTA).

The EEF published their guidance report in April 2018, outlining 7 recommendations that schools can follow. You will be taken through the recommendations and then have the opportunity to reflect upon your own practice and plan for change in your school. 

Please click here for more information and to register for this event.
OPPORTUNITIES

EEF trials now recruiting
There are 8 EEF-funded projects looking for schools and early years settings to take part in trials.

This is your opportunity to get involved with a high-potential idea, while contributing to important research. 

Recruiting for Regional Implementation Leands (RILs)

Bristol City Council has partnered with the EEF and WSRS to deliver an ambitious evidence-informed project across the city: 

Developing Effective Leadership and Deployment of Teaching Assistants (DELTA)


If you are interested in supporting schools across Bristol as they rise to this challenge, using evidence to inform their teaching and support for pupils – especially the most disadvantaged - this role could be for you. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 31st March.

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