Welcome to the Learning to Learn in Schools Phase 4 Project website.
This site aims to give information about the project and links to related work , as well as to provide teachers participating in the project with a resource and networking base which will support their work exploring what ‘Learning to Learn’ is in the classroom.
Learning to Learn in Schools Phase 4 started in May 2007 and has developed from the findings of Phase 3.
Our aims :
• To develop understanding of progression in Learning to Learn – in terms of knowledge, skills, dispositions and the development of learners’ autonomy
• To investigate issues in both scaling up and sustaining Learning to Learn as a development approach in schools -drawing in new schools to the existing network and mapping the process by which cultures change in classrooms and schools
• To continue to explore the role of enquiry in teachers’ and pupils’ learning
• To reflect upon and refine the role of an Higher Education Institution as a co-learner in this process and supporting schools in networks
• To look at the intersecting influences of families and communities on the development of lifelong learners
• To gather data on the relative impact of different Learning to Learn approaches on raising standards.
The research in Phase 4 is centres on four key research themes which arose out of Phase 3. These are being used as a structure which aims to bring some focus to the teachers’ research in school, but will also direct the cross project analysis completed by the University. The four strands are:
• Engaging in and with research
• Developing a language for learning
• Innovation and change
• Exploring the role of technology
It should be noted that these aims may change over time as our developing understandings change. If they do change, however, it will be a consultative process with the teachers.
This website includes a number of different areas:
► Open access section:
o Information about Learning to Learn Phase 3 Evaluation including the final project report
o Useful links to participating organisations etc.
o How to contact us
► The Teachers’ staffroom (Password protected section *):
o What’s new in L2L Phase 4?
o Who’s who in Learning to Learn
o Research resources
o Project database
o L2L Phase 4 archive
o Write up guidance
The website aims to adapt and change according to the developing perspective of the project and all those involved, therefore if you can think of anything it would be useful to include, please let us know.
Best wishes
Kate Wall
Principal Investigator
*If you are having problems with your password please contact Chris Falzon
Information Links:
•The Centre for Learning and Teaching, Newcastle University www.ncl.ac.uk/cflat
•The School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Newcastle University www.ncl.ac.uk/ecls
•The Campaign for Learning www.campaignforlearning.org.uk
•The School of Education, Durham University www.dur.ac.uk/education/
•The Faculty of Education, Glasgow University www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/education/index.html
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