Waingels College.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Double Exposure (Firm), Producer.

Flashback Television (Firm), Producer.

Series:

Academic Video Online

KS3 new visions ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Curricula--Great Britain.

Education.

Curriculum change--Great Britain.

Curriculum change.

Learning.

Thought and thinking--Study and teaching--Great Britain.

Thought and thinking.

Genre:

Instructional television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (17 min.).

Place of Publication:

[London] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2007.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

Waingels College in Reading wanted to get away from a one-size fits all curriculum and to develop a fluid, open and personalised approach to learning. So says Executive Principal Richard Green. The school has been working on this for several years. Year 7s use the RSA's Opening Minds curriculum; staff use a competences-based approach in other years; there are vertical learning groups in some areas; the school works to ensure that teachers are not isolated, bringing them together regularly to reflect on the impact of their innovations. From a Year 7 lesson dedicated to listening skills, to a Year 9 science lesson that aims to develop effective thinking skills, we see what the approach looks like in action.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).

OCLC:

829688443