Making Learning Work - Year Three Summary Findings

The Campaign for Learning's Equal Action Research Project 'Making Learning Work' has examined over the past three years 'what works in raising demand for workplace learning and the difference this makes'. Year three of the project has specifically sought to explore >change at work, and the implications for learning
>the influence of learning on employee performance
>changes within organisational cultures and how this has impacted on the demand for learning
>the effectiveness of differing approaches in raising demand for learning
The key findings from all three years of the project are available to download from www.campaignforlearning.org.uk/equal/index.asp

Learning to learn for life: research and practical examples for the foundation stage and key stage 1
by Rebecca Goodbourn, Steve Higgins, Susie Parsons, Kate Wall and Julia Wright

Learning to learn for life is the first book to be produced from the Campaign for Learning's three year major project which is evaluating learning to learn approaches in over thirty schools. The book is divided into five sections: the first and second give an overview of the whole project, what it is trying to do, how it is being conducted, and results to date. The third section contains contributions from eight of the project schools. Each school describes its own classroom research focus, how they have implemented the chosen approaches such as formative assessment and parental involvement and the findings so far. Section four and section five look at how learning to learn can be developed in a school and points to further resources.

To order a copy of Learning to learn for life and for details of all Campaign for Learning's publications visit: www.southgatepublishers.co.uk or call: 01363 776888

Coaching solutions: practical ways to improve performance in education
by Will Thomas and Alistair Smith Network Educational Press

Coaching solutions aims to show how the coaching approach, which is usually associated with the business and sport world, can be directly applied to education. The success of coaching is attributed to its understanding that all meaningful process is driven from within. This book answers all the questions for those approaching coaching for the first time and offers practical tools to help individuals, teams and organisations secure the improvements they want. It includes dialogues, case studies and examples of success in educational contexts.