Research

Initial Research
This year, Learning School were asked to look at 'The Future of Learning, Teaching and Schools'. This topic links to a national review of teacher training in Scotland, led by Graham Donaldson. In the first stage of our research we spent time finding out what students and teachers think schools of the future will be like. We questioned what they liked and didn't like in current learning and teaching and we asked what changes they think would make education better. The questions we used were developed by brainstorming several resources, such as recent media stories and information from [|Learning Teaching Scotland] (LTS). Clic﻿k on the link to have a look: The Questions

Research was carried out in several schools, including AHS, Shetland; BHS, Shetland; GFS, Diepholz; and SPH, Cape Town. Information was gathered through questionnaires, focus groups and interviews.

The second stage of our research began with the question: 'How can we use this information?'

We decided to focus on common answers and themes arising in the research, and things that people felt strongly about. We also took note of any interesting ideas that came up, even if they were a one-off. We collated all our findings into one document, then used the most relevant information to create a Rich Task Framework. For more information on Rich Tasks, please visit the next section: Rich Tasks. 

Some other aspects of our research included a trip to the Burravoe Primary School, where we got an insight into teaching methods in the younger years, and observation of a lesson using c﻿ooperative Learning.