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Leading personalised learning

Personalised learning This section will help you bring personalised learning to life in your school. It draws out the key points from the Leadership for Personalising Learning framework, and includes video clips, case studies from schools and a variety of practical activities and tools to support you. The framework, which was developed by Professor John West-Burnham for the National College, summarises the arguments for moving towards personalised learning, outlines the main components of personalised learning, suggests the management issues and implications and summarises the role of leadership.

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Case studies
  • The Wroxham School
    National College resources: leading personalised learning. Using personalised learning to move from special measures to outstanding: a case study. Learning without limits at The Wroxham School, Potters Bar.
  • Mills Hill School
    National College resources: leading personalised learning. Using personalised learning to ensure every child succeeds: a case study. Co-operative learning at Mills Hill Primary School, Oldham.
  • Lawrence Sheriff School
    National College resources: leading personalised learning. Using personalised learning to improve an already successful school: a case study. A challenge to the status quo at Lawrence Sheriff School, Rugby.
  • Kingfisher School
    National College resources: leading personalised learning. Using personalised learning to create a culture of learning: a case study. Tailoring the learning to meet individual needs at the Kingfisher Community Special School, Oldham.
  • Grange School
    National College resources: leading personalised learning. Using personalised learning to revitalise a school in decline: a case study. A personal vision for change at Grange Primary School, Long Eaton, Derbyshire.

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Interactive resources
  • Culture and values
    National College resources: leadership for personalised learning nurtures a culture and secures a set of values focused on the learning of individual pupils. It establishes a shared commitment to the well-being of each individual, expressed through the five Every Child Matters (ECM) aims.
  • Mentoring and support
    National College resources: effective delivery of personalised learning is underpinned by long-term, one-to-one mentoring relationships, which use and encourage high levels of interpersonal skills, as well as offering adult challenge and support.
  • Distributed leadership
    National College resources that suggests that pupils' learning is improved if leadership is seen as a collective capacity across the school rather than as the personal status of a few individuals.
  • Learning-centred leadership
    National College resources: leaders of personalised learning need to be endlessly fascinated by learning and pedagogy, whilst also being open to new ways of thinking.
  • Assessment for learning
    National College resources that examine how - in the context of personalising learning - assessment becomes formative and summative and is extended from assessment of learning to assessment as and for learning.

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Articles
  • Culture and values
    National College resources: leadership for personalised learning nurtures a culture and secures a set of values focused on the learning of individual pupils. It establishes a shared commitment to the well-being of each individual, expressed through the five Every Child Matters (ECM) aims.
  • Mentoring and support
    National College resources: effective delivery of personalised learning is underpinned by long-term, one-to-one mentoring relationships, which use and encourage high levels of interpersonal skills, as well as offering adult challenge and support.
  • Distributed leadership
    National College resources that suggests that pupils' learning is improved if leadership is seen as a collective capacity across the school rather than as the personal status of a few individuals.
  • Learning-centred leadership
    National College resources: leaders of personalised learning need to be endlessly fascinated by learning and pedagogy, whilst also being open to new ways of thinking.
  • Assessment for learning
    National College resources that examine how - in the context of personalising learning - assessment becomes formative and summative and is extended from assessment of learning to assessment as and for learning.

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