Teaching and Learning Group

Our teaching and learning group are working to help make learning more effective and fun. We believe that all children should have a stake in their own learning if they are truly to become independent and creative learners.

We have been looking at Chris Quigley's work on Learning to Learn skills. These are skills that are pre-requisites for all children to develop the ability to learn independently. The work here is what we have done so far.

KAIZEN

Our work is carried out within the Kaizen schools network. Kaizen is an innovative network of committed schools in Blackpool, Lancashire and New South Wales, Australia.

Click on the picture for the Kaizen blog.....

Click here for the Twilight Wiki to be held at St Thomas' on 21st June.

Kaizen is Japanese for "change for the better" or "improvement,"

the English translation is "continual improvement."

 Kaizen must operate with three principles in place: process and results (not results only); systemic thinking (the big picture); and non judgemental / non blaming (because blame is wasteful).

The Kaizen network group was set up in February 2007 by four Blackpool Primary Headteachers who were keen to look specifically at teaching and learning to help break through the attainment plateau and to help make our children and young people better and more capable learners.

The Kaizen group consists of:

Hawes Side Primary School - Headteacher: Michael Shepherd

Kincraig Primary School - Headteacher: Jonathan Clucas

St. Bernadettes RC Primary School - Headteacher Sean O'Hare

St. Nicholas C of E Primary School - Headteacher Andy Mellor

Parklea Public School, New South Wales, Australia - Principal Ross Sutherland

Garstang St Thomas C of E Primary School - Headteacher: Mrs Helen Ife

Leverhouse County Primary School - Headteacher: Mr John Hurst

The Kaizen network has been greatly influenced by the work of the people below.

Dylan William's

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