

Practitioner Research

One-size-fits-all approaches to professional development, such as courses, INSET days and all-staff twilight sessions, are often ineffective at meeting the needs of individual learners.
Practitioner research empowers participants to improve outcomes by investigating, innovating and evaluating their own practice.
It enables teachers, leaders and support staff to improve their practice by engaging with research and in research.
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Who It Is For
The Practitioner research programme is suitable for any teacher, leader or member of support staff. Often, schools enrol a group of 8-12 participants - a combination of teachers, leaders and/or support staff - to engage in an annual programme of inquiry.
What's In The Box?
A typical practitioner research programme comprises two inquiry cycles over the course of a year - one short and one longer. These are facilitated through six sessions (some face-to–face, some remote), spread across a school year:

However, different schools have different needs and so this bespoke programme can be adapted to your context.