Phase 1 and 2
Phase 1 and 2 (2000 – 2002)
In September 2000 the Campaign for Learning launched a two-year action research project involving 25 schools with pupils and students aged 3 to 16 years old. The schools included nine primary schools, four of which focussed on nursery and reception pupils. The school adopted a variety of approaches to implementing learning to learn from stand alone courses to school wide strategies to improve teaching methods and the learning environment. The research was overseen by an independent researcher, Dr Jill Rodd.
Phases 1 and 2 of the Learning to Learn project were extremely successful in providing initial research evidence for the impact of a number of learning to learn approaches already widely in use in schools and in systematising what is known, developing a common language and exploring and publicising approaches which teachers have found to work well. For the teachers involved, the project also provided an opportunity for professional development, with many gaining promotion, becoming Advanced Skills Teachers, taking further qualifications or publishing material on learning to learn.
The research in phases 1 and 2 of the project suggested that learning to learn can help:
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raise standards of achievement and attainment
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boost pupil motivation and confidence in learning, and
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enhance teacher motivation and morale.
Click here for Phase 1 case studies
Click here for Phase 2 case studies