Accelerated Learning

Accelerated Learning began in St Angela’s in 1998 out of a desire to stretch ourselves as teachers and learners from good to great.

Its application and development from small beginnings means that we now apply our knowledge of neuroscience to all learning, of both students and staff. Key people and change agents were identified and trained and work was disseminated to middle managers, all staff and students, but we needed to ensure that the cadre of staff who were both change agents, practitioners and sources of research was extended.

Objectives

Increase the capacity of St Angela’s staff in Accelerated Learning for work within school and with partner schools.
Facilitate partner schools to become Accelerated Learning Schools.

Milestones/Key Activities
Commission Research in conjunction with HEI	December 2003
Train first cohort of practitioner champions in StAngela’s for Accelerated Learning	July - October 2003
Staff practice and deepen knowledge through ‘doing’ delivery to whole cohort of students through ‘Learning to Learn’ Programme. practioners contract to train one other teacher throuugh buddy system. each member of the team shares case study/best practice in public forum e.g Middle Management Staff Meeting.	By January 2004 By July 2004 By July 2004
Train key staff from partner school to become practitioner champions in own school.	July - October 2003
Support training of staff in other schools by co-planning with trained staff a programme of implementation lead trainers support transference through demonstration, observation and re-demonstration model support adaptation to suit host school’s circumstances	November 2003 – January 2004 March 2004
Review Event Help set up longer term objectives for partner schools	July 2004
Share case studies on Diversity Pathfinder intranet	July 2004
Initial feedback from research	July 2004
Adjust programme in light of initial research and plan with partner schools programme for extending impact within partner schools and/or start work with new partners.	July 2004

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