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Network Development
Summary for
Pathfinder Schools
Version 7: 14th Sept 2012
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So what is a ‘whole education’?
Helping young people to develop a range of
skills, qualities and knowledge - and gain
requisite qualifications – they will need to be
happy and successful in life and work
Helping make learning more relevant and
engaging, with young people taking ownership
of their own learning, balancing practical and
theoretical learning
Supporting learning across various settings
(online, at home, volunteering, through work) and
engaging the wider community in learning
We developed a set of eleven common beliefs on our website that our schools,
partners and key stakeholders commit to. They can be summarised as:
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What is Whole Education aiming to do?
Our mission is to ensure that all young people have access to a whole education.
We will achieve this by:
Supporting schools to provide a ‘whole education’
through the Whole Education Network
Engaging a wider group of stakeholders (e.g. young
people, parents, employers, local communities)
Influencing policy to be more supportive of those who
want to provide young people a Whole Education
Creating a sustainable organisation that is able to
deliver against our mission
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Guiding principles
The Whole Education Network will be guided by a few key principles …
By schools for schools
- supporting schools to learn from and support each other
- governance of network overseen by schools
- open source notion of sharing
Moral purpose and values
- commitment to a ‘whole education’ for all young people, not just your
school
Iterative and developmental
- we try things, see how they work and go from there
- rapid development and scaling if successful and demand
Light touch
- low maintenance and bureaucracy
- going with the grain, connecting and working with existing opportunities
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Supporting change over time
Time
Exte
nt
to w
hic
h p
rovid
ing a
‘whole
education’
The network is being developed to allow pathfinder schools to learn from and
support each other and provide the confidence and support to other schools
interested in providing a ‘whole education’ for young people, as well as to focus
on pathfinder schools and partners to develop practice together ….
Pathfinder Schools
2012/13: 60-100
2013/14: 100-150
Network Schools
2012/13: 400-600
2013/14: 600-800
Schools
not in
network
Other schools in the network can then learn from that core group of schools,
before deciding the level of engagement and commitment to ‘whole education’
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Interest Groups – emerging draft list
A) BIG STUFF (Senior
leaders)
• Leadership and culture to
embed whole education
(including diagnostics)
• Change and journey
management to provide a
whole education
• Becoming an outstanding
school in challenging
circumstances
• Approaches to creating a
‘whole education curriculum’
• The importance of data in
providing a ‘whole education’
• Innovative approaches to
CPD (within schools and
across the network)
B) SKILLS, QUALITIES &
KNOWLEDGE (Senior
leaders, HOD’s, Teachers)
• Approaches to improving
engagement and skills
development in literacy
• Approaches to improving
engagement and skills
development in maths
• New approaches to language
learning
• STEM and cross-curricular
learning
• Developing digital literacy
skills in young people
• Learning to learn/learning
power/cognitive and thinking
skills
• Developing leadership, team
working, resilience and wider
skills and qualities
C) CROSS-CUTTING/OTHER (Range of
different people could be involved)
• Student voice and student leadership in
school (and in the network)
• Primary to secondary transitions
• Learning spaces/relationships for learning
• Innovative approaches to utilising pupil
premium to provide a ‘whole education’
• Innovative approaches to inclusion
• Enquiry and project based learning
• Flipped learning and use of technology
• Additional/alternative approaches to
measuring progress
• Developing a ‘Better Baccalaureate’ for
young people (Sec Focus)
• Work inspiration, employability skills and
engaging employers
• Engaging parents and the wider
community
• Whole Education Towns and Villages
Network operations will be based on Interest Groups identified by schools …
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Interest Groups: not in isolation, linked to each other
The
importance
of data
Whole
education
curriculum
Leadership,
culture and
change
Change and
journey
management
Outstanding in
challenging
circumstance
Innovative
approaches to
CPD
Learning to
Learn / Cognitive
and thinking
skills
Improving
engagement and
skills in literacy
Improving
engagement and
skills in maths
Digital literacy
skills
New approaches
to language
learning
STEM and
cross-curricular
learning
Developing wider
skills and qualities
eg. resilence or
teamwork
Additional /
alternative
approaches to
measuring
progress
Innovative
approaches to
utilising pupil
premium
Enquiry and
project based
learning
Learning spaces
/ relationships for
learning
Work inspiration,
employability skills
and engaging
employers
Student Voice
and Student
Leadership Developing a
‘Better
Baccalaureate’
Flipped learning
and use of
technology
Primary to
secondary
transition Innovative
approaches to
inclusion
Whole Education
Towns and
Villages
Engaging
parents and the
wider community
As interest groups, develop they will increasingly connect with the learning in other groups …
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Process for Interest Group validation & development
Launch initial
tranche of interest
groups from end
September based on
demand (e.g. 20% of
schools)
Leadership and ‘Big
stuff’, as well as
most popular other
Scale additional
interest groups
based on demand
through year.
Some groups will
evolve, merge or
split, others may
struggle and die.
What are your
interests? What do
you bring? (incl.
Devt Partners)
Pathfinder school
Interest Group
facilitators
nominated
Interest Groups will be supported based on the level of demand and will grow over time …
Establish common
demand and
interest from
schools through
survey:
Which Interest
groups for your
school?
Who will engage
from your school?
Clarify Interest
and Expertise Establish
Demand
Launch and
Grow Over Time
Launch Initial
Groups
The
importance
of data
Whole
education
curriculum
Leadership,
culture and
change
Change and
journey
management
Outstanding in
challenging
circumstance
Innovative
approaches to
CPD
Learning to Learn /
Cognitive and
thinking skills
Improving
engagement and
skills in literacy
Improving
engagement and
skills in maths
Digital literacy skills
New approaches to
language learning
STEM and cross-
curricular learning
Developing wider
skills and qualities
eg. resilence or
teamwork
Additional /
alternative
approaches to
measuring progress
Innovative
approaches to
utilising pupil
premium
Enquiry and project
based learning
Learning spaces /
relationships for
learning
Work inspiration,
employability skills
and engaging
employers
Student Voice and
Student Leadership
Developing a
‘Better
Baccalaureate’
Flipped learning
and use of
technology
Primary to
secondary
transition
Innovative
approaches to
inclusion
Whole Education
Towns and Villages
Engaging parents
and the wider
community
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How will Interest Group’s work?
• WE Leadership/
Facilitation
• Pathfinder
Leaders/Facilitators
• Pathfinder Members
• Development
Partner Members
Set and agreed by
Leaders/Facilitators
based on member
interests. Likely a
mixture of:
• Termly Development
and Innovation
Workshops
• School Based
Events (approx 30)
•Webinars (like this)
•Webconferences
•Online Space
• Conferences
• IG Specific
Tools/Approaches (from
schools and partners)
•Diagnostic Tools
(Engagement Survey,
Whole School Survey)
• Knowledge Sharing
Tools and Approaches
(Anecdote Circles,
Storytelling)
• Buddy/Mentor
Purpose, Goals
and Focus Roles and
Responsibilities
Tools, Processes
and Approaches
Frequency and
Activity Channels
Interest Groups will take on different shapes and sizes – and evolve and grow at different
paces – based on the collective interests and priorities of practitioner members from
pathfinder schools. They will be supported in various ways
• Sharing
• Support
• Development
• Enquiry/Research
• Other
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Example Interest Group A
Each interest group will form its own path and relationship with other interest groups but
below gives an indicative example of what may happen.
20 schools engaged
25 people across
pathfinder schools
identified
Process to kick off
Collation of survey responses: what
do you want to get out of this? What do
you bring?
Leaders/facilitators agree simple
purpose and focus of group (mixture of
sharing, support, development and
enquiry) that all members can take what
they want
Leaders/facilitators identify and bring in
relevant development partner
expertise and tools
Plan and promote initial learning
activities (webinar, webconference
school based events, devt workshop etc)
2 people identified
across pathfinder
schools by key
sponsors to play a
leadership/facilitation
role with the interest
group (supported by
WE staff)
Development partner(s)
as appropriate
Who’s involved? Growth
Interest Group
members engage
in learning
activities and
through these
increasingly spot
opportunities for
learning,
collaboration and
support
Progress and
learning is
reviewed at
various points,
with purpose and
focus updated.
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Supporting active learning in and across the network
Webinars/
Webcons Conferences Learning
Events
Online
Space
Peer
Support
• Termly NDG
Leader Devt
Workshops
• School based
events
• Annual
Conference
• Regional
Conferences
• Webinars to
present
practice
• Webcons to
collaborate
• Interest
Group areas
• Connecting
members
across country
• Peer Support
• Mentor
• Buddy
Interest Groups will link to and make use of various channels of network activity …
Pathfinder Schools
2012/13: 60-100
2013/14: 100-150
Network
Schools
2012/13: 400
2013/14: 700
Schools
not in
network
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Supporting learning within your school
Your School
Key sponsors within schools will identify staff to engage in different interest group
areas, clarifying what the school and specific interest group members want to get out of
participation and what they can contribute.
Key Sponsors
for WE
(Head,
Deputy)
Active Interest Group
members in your school
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Supporting learning within your school
Specific Pathfinder
schools and
individuals in the
network you have
identifies you wish to
learn with/from etc.
Your School
Network of 60-
100 Pathfinder
Schools you
can connect
with
Your School
WE Network
Development
Partners with
expertise in
particular areas
Pathfinder school staff will then be supported to identify other schools and partners with
shared interests or relevant expertise. This will help inform your learning interests.
Key Sponsors
for WE
(Head,
Deputy)
Active Interest Group
members in your school
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Supporting learning within your school
Specific Pathfinder
schools and
individuals in the
network you have
identifies you wish to
learn with/from etc.
Your School
Network of 60-
100 Pathfinder
Schools you
can connect
with
Your School
WE Network
Development
Partners with
expertise in
particular areas
You will seek out knowledge on behalf of your school and bring back to your
own context to explore and discuss relevance.
Key Sponsors
for WE
(Head,
Deputy)
Active Interest Group
members in your school
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- Various staff within school
actively engaged in groups
- After school webinars/webcons
- Online space
- Within school network
- Local school events/twilight
Optional
-Termly development workshops
as appropriate
- Leadership/facilitation of Interest
Groups
Supporting active participation in smart ways
- Appointed WE lead sponsors/leads
each within school network
- Actively engage with BIG STUFF as
appropriate, linked to …
- Collaboration and Development
with Schools and Partners at Termly
Development Workshops for
Leaders/Sponsors
Optional
- Active leadership of network,
development groups, interest groups
“Finding the right level for you and your school”
Interest Group
Participation by Staff
School Leadership
and Engagement
Interest Groups will link to and make use of various channels of network activity …
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Development Partners – initial list
Below are some examples of possible development partners who are interested in working
developmentally with pathfinder schools and each other
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Pathfinder Schools Development Workshop: 28th Sep On Fri 28th September, we’ll be facilitating a workshop with Pathfinder Schools and our
Development partners to explore some emerging collaboration, innovation and development
opportunities arising related to the interest groups.
The basics How might you benefit?
Leaders from around 30
other Pathfinder schools
Representatives from
around 20 Development
partners
Exploring opportunities
related to the interest
groups where we can do
innovative work together
Morning: Short 3 minute table
inputs by Pathfinder Schools and
Development Partners with up to
10mins Q&A and dialogue at table
(you choose which tables to go to)
Before lunch: participants identify
areas of interest from the
morning related to Interest
Groups that you’d like to explore
with other schools and partners
Afternoon: ‘Open space’ sessions
where all participants congregate
in groups based on shared
interest for development work or
innovation
What to expect?
9.00 - 3.30 (starts 9.30),
Central London The day is designed in an
‘open space’ format so that you
and your school can pursue
practice areas of most
interest/highest priority to you
This will be a chance to
connect with schools and
development partners with
shared interest or expertise in
your area
This will help shape the interest
group activity going forward,
kick start development projects
but also give you practical
things you can take away and
get started on in your school
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Summary Benefits and Costs of Network Membership
- Interest Groups, Online Community &
Webconferencing: Unlimited staff participation in interest
groups defined by network members. This includes
access to an online network space to share practices,
tools, videos, as well as webconferencing facilities to
communicate/collaborate with peers from other schools.
- Regular Webinars: Free access to regular webinars
highlighting interesting practice from this country and
abroad. Provisionally planned as Thursdays 4pm weekly,
from September 2012
- Work with Development Partners: Have preferred
access to our development partners, all of whom have
various offers around providing a whole education and are
committed to working with pathfinder schools to
developing and testing future practice
- Engaging in Development and Innovation: Lead or
participate in development/collaborative projects linked to
interest groups with schools and development partners
- International Study Tours: Be part of our fast expanding
links with schools and systems internationally, including
study tours to innovative schools and systems abroad*
- Sharing Practice: share practice and work with schools
who have similar areas of expertise , further develop and
take to scale your current practice
- Peer Review and Support: Be involved in celebrating
and validating school led practice that demonstrably
meets the needs of C21st learners
- Key Staff Development: provide key staff with the
opportunity to play a leadership role in emerging Interest
Groups, including training and support to do so.
- Free School Based Events: Free places for staff in up to
30 school based events hosted by pathfinder schools
across the country
- Annual Conference: Discount to our Annual Conference
- Regional Conferences: Discount to our Regional
Conferences
- Celebration Event: Discount to our Celebration event in
June
Founding pathfinder schools agreed to invest £1.50 per pupil in 2012/13 to benefit from:
*Autumn Term - US Study Tour to New York iZone schools and Nashville Academies; Spring Term - Scandinavian Tour to Kunskapsskolan in Sweden and Dream School in Finland -
tbc; We will provide central support around bookings. Flight, hotel and travel costs covered by schools. No service or support costs added.
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Douglas Archibald
Director, Whole Education
David Crossley
Executive Director, Whole Education Network
For questions about the
network contact:
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Appendix: Development Partner Summaries
Achievement for All 3As is a national charity which supports schools to improve the aspirations, access and achievement of learners and young people. The Achievement for All framework improves pupils‘ progress, parental engagement, pupil attendance and behaviour, peer relationships, participation in extra-curricular activities and access to future opportunities for pupils (P+S).
Apps for Good Apps for Good is an award-winning course where young people learn to create imaginative mobile apps that change their world. Students create apps that make a difference and solve real life issues that matter to them and their community, giving them a launch pad in social enterprise and the exciting world of technology, design and innovation (S).
ASDAN Offering a range of flexible, activity-based curriculum programmes and qualifications for young people to facilitate the development and accreditation of personal and social skills within various educational contexts (P+S).
Bright Futures Working directly with Schools (and Careers Advisors where they exist) Bright Futures offer a full suite of employer-led programmes and events. The service provides a ready made network of employers who will work on a consistent basis with schools delivering both skills development & careers insights, thus opening up a whole new world of opportunities and choices to students (S).
Building Learning Power BLP create a culture in classrooms - and in schools more widely - that systematically cultivate habits and attitudes that enable young people to face difficulty and uncertainty calmly, confidently and creatively. To facilitate this, BLP offer a comprehensive route map for such long-term cultural change, and a wide range of practical seeds and frameworks that stimulate and guide its development (P+S).
P= primary S = secondary
Our partners are all doing great work with schools across the country (including lots of Pathfinders) to help provide young people with a ‘whole education’. Below is a summary of what they do. As ‘development’ partners they are particularly interested in collaborating with Pathfinder schools or other partners to push new ground. We are currently working with partners to identify development opportunities and want your input to that process on the 28th September.
Whole Education Development Partners
CapeUK CapeUK is a leading independent research and development agency in the field of creativity, learning and development. With an in-depth understanding of the curriculum and pedagogical approaches CapeUK collaborates with teachers and other organisations to explore alternative learning processes which will be vibrant, innovative and engaging (P+S). DigitalME DigitalME create learning programmes, open to all, where young people gain confidence and skills using social media. They work as reporters at events, publish videos and blogs and mentor others in digital wellbeing (P+S).
Enabling Enterprise Enabling Enterprise provide a wide range of programmes and projects for students aged 8-19 which aim to develop the skills, experiences and aspirations they need to suceed in life. These help teachers by integrating skills development into different areas of the curriculum (P+S).
Future First Future First works to increase social mobility by building alumni communities around state schools to inspire and inform young people about their futures (S).
Human Scale Education Human Scale Education is an education reform movement committed to small scale learning communities based on the values of democracy, justice and respect. Human Scale Education works directly with schools and parents to promote human scale learning environments where children and young people are known and valued as individuals (P+S).
Incerts Incerts is working to transform assessment in schools using innovative technology and an analytical approach to help school leaders to get more than they thought possible from assessment (P + S).
Whole Education Development Partners
P= primary S = secondary
Our partners are all doing great work with schools across the country (including lots of Pathfinders) to help provide young people with a ‘whole education’. Below is a summary of what they do. As ‘development’ partners they are particularly interested in collaborating with Pathfinder schools or other partners to push new ground. We are currently working with partners to identify development opportunities and want your input to that process on the 28th September.
IRIS Connect Iris Connect is a powerful web based video CPD tool which breaks the mould, empowers teachers, enables collaboration and improves schools. The cloud based system and mobile camera technology enables teachers to securely capture, view and share practice (P+S).
Innovation Unit Innovation Unit is a not-for-profit social enterprise commited to using the power of innovation to solve social challenges. One of their area of expertise is making schools more engaging places to learn (S).
Learning to Lead Learning to Lead takes the real life experiences of 'school' as a community and offers tools, programmes, courses and structures to support young peoples' involvement in all aspects of their life and learning, working towards positive change (P+S).
Makewaves Makewaves is the social learning environment that provides social media for education. It enables schools to create and safely share videos, podcasts and blogs. With a free Makewaves website schools can easily start school blogging, join national campaigns and develop digital literacy skills (P+S).
National Literacy Trust The National Literacy Trust is an independent charity that transforms lives through literacy by supporting those who struggle with literacy and the people who work with them (P+S).
Nrich Nrich is led by a team of qualified teachers who are also practitioners of rich mathematics. They aim to enrich students' mathematical experience by offering them problems that can be tackled in a variety of ways, have multiple solutions and encourage them to explore new environments (P+S).
P= primary S = secondary
Our partners are all doing great work with schools across the country (including lots of Pathfinders) to help provide young people with a ‘whole education’. Below is a summary of what they do. As ‘development’ partners they are particularly interested in collaborating with Pathfinder schools or other partners to push new ground. We are currently working with partners to identify development opportunities and want your input to that process on the 28th September.
Whole Education Development Partners
RSA: Opening Minds and Area Based Curriculum RSA are working on the development of two key initiatives: Opening Minds and the Area Based Curriculum. Opening Minds is an imaginative competency-based curriculum which engages students and staff whilst also meeting the needs of schools and the national curriculum. The Area Based Curriculum approach supports localities and schools to develop a more engaging curriculum that is relevant to the local context (S).
Space Unlimited Space Unlimited works with educators supporting them in their efforts to engage young people as genuine partners in the development of their curriculum and their school learning communities (P+S).
StudentVoice StudentVoice is working to become the representative body for school students, supporting young people in representing their views on issue around education and schools. Student Voice support young people to run their own campaigns and also deliver training on confidence, communication and campaigning skills (S).
UK Youth UK Youth is a leading youth development charity providing a wide range of open access and targetted programmes for young people. Their Youth Achievement Foundation's are small schools that use a non-formal courriculum to re-engage excluded pupils or those at risk of exclusion (S).
University of the First Age Through a variety of programmes UFA create enjoyable learning challenges that enrich lives, increase aspiration and achievement for young people. They aim to bring about deep change in schools and communities (P+S).
P= primary S = secondary
Our partners are all doing great work with schools across the country (including lots of Pathfinders) to help provide young people with a ‘whole education’. Below is a summary of what they do. As ‘development’ partners they are particularly interested in collaborating with Pathfinder schools or other partners to push new ground. We are currently working with partners to identify development opportunities and want your input to that process on the 28th September.
Whole Education Development Partners