School based

Read about some of the school based projects The Innovation Unit has supported.

Callington's Innovations Conference

Callington Community College, Cornwall

Teachers getting together to discuss teaching and learning - the aim of this 2-day Conference was to encourage innovative thinking and the sharing of good practice amongst teaching professionals.

Entrepreneurial Spirit Programme

Kirkley High School, Suffolk

Kirkley High School in Suffolk is identifying potential entrepreneurs and giving these students the opportunity to learn about business practice from local businesses.

Everybody Writes  

Geography & English: Why Argue?

GA and NATE

A project between the Geographical Association (GA) and the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE). The 'Geography & English: Why argue?' project explored teaching and learning strategies to support young people in developing a sense of identity.

Grangeton

Grangeton Primary School, Derby

A primary school containing its own town run by the pupil population? Grange Primary School in Long Eaton, Derbyshire has such a town through which it runs the curriculum. It's been designed to complement the Government's vision for the future of Primary Education - Excellence and Enjoyment.

Key Stage 2/3 Transition in ICT

Learning Fun with Litnum

The Cornwallis School, Maidstone

An innovative idea at The Cornwallis School in Maidstone is helping to supplement Literacy and Numeracy programmes for pupils who were unsuccessful at Keystage 2.

Metacognition in the Maths Class

MA and ATM

A 6-9 month pilot project between The Mathematical Association and The Association of Teachers of Mathematics to set up a model based on the French IREMs (Instituts de Recherche sur L'Enseignement de Mathematiques), bringing together teachers, teacher trainers and local authorities to learn through research into teaching methods in mathematics.

Primary Curriculum Design Project

A collaboration of four primary schools

In Spring 2004, four small schools became involved in a 'design collaboration' concerned with the pursuit of a skills-based Primary curriculum.

Reception to Year 1 Transition

Mount Pleasant Primary School, Dudley

Mount Pleasant Primary School has been leading a number of schools, looking at how we can overcome the problems encountered when children move from Reception Year into the National Curriculum at Year 1. 

Schools-within-schools

SEN Competition

Teaching and Practising Sustainability

St Pancras Catholic Primary School, East Sussex

An innovative and groundbreaking creative project has taken place at St Pancras Catholic Primary School in Lewes, East Sussex. It charts the design and construction of a new building and uses this as a multi-faceted development tool for pupils and teachers.

The Small Schools Model

Where the Art is!

Oxford Community School, Oxford

The Art Room is a pioneering venture in Oxford which works with disaffected or excluded children to raise their self-esteem, self-confidence and independence through 'art as therapy'.

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