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Every Child Matters


This is concerned with the ways in which different professionals can work together to ensure that learners make progress towards the five aims detailed in the sub headings of the left hand menu.

A key resource is the government site on this subject and the related framework document. See also the QTS Standard Q21.

 You can identify opportunities for development at the national CPD database (see entry in ttrb glossary) , including provision related to Every Child Matters specifically

 Number of resources (90)


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The Development Education Digest
This is the first edition of the Development Education Digest. It has been produced by the Development Education Research Centre (DERC) at the Institute of Education, London, to provide a focal point for researchers, policy makers and practitioners. It includes research and policy summaries alongside details of recent publications.
25.06.10
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Is initial teacher training failing to meet the needs of all our young people?
This report offers a critique of the current secondary teacher training model in England by suggesting that it should adopt a framework of teacher education based on social pedagogy, similar to that of Sweden, rather than that which the author describes as the utilitarian, competency-based training operating today. The author, James Wetz, is writing on behalf of the CfBT Education Trust, a...
22.06.10
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Making the Most of 1-2-1 Tuition
This video is part of a Teachers TV series on 1-2-1 tuition which considers possible ways of implementing this scheme in primary and secondary schools. Within this programme, pupils who have taken part in the 1-2-1 scheme report that their self esteem is raised through participation in the tutoring. They explain that the individual tutoring better suits their needs and that they are more...
17.06.10
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What is mentoring?
This chapter by Sue Callan from "Mentoring in the Early Years" (Robins (ed), 2006), published by Sage, outlines the role of the mentor in the specific context of early years settings. The chapter aims to identify a framework for mentoring in the context of current early years practice and policy, and to enable mentors in this context to reflect on the nature of their role.
03.06.10
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Peer- and Parent-Assisted Learning: in Reading, Writing, Spelling and Thinking Skills & in Maths, Science and ICT
These articles were originally published as part of the Spotlights series of publications for practitioners by the Scottish Council for Research in Education (SCRE). They are provided as free downloads, by Practical Research for Education (PRE), the practitioner journal of the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER). The articles offer an overview of evidence on the effectiveness of...
14.05.10
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National Survey of Parents and Children: Family Life, Aspirations and Engagement with Learning 2008
This research report presents the findings of a national survey of a representative sample of 2572 parents with resident children aged 0-19 and 1154 children aged 10-19 in relation to providing “insights into family attitudes and dynamics...so that the relationships within the family could be explored in depth”. The report aims to aid understanding of the complex relationships between parents and...
13.05.10
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As we see it: improving learning in the museum
This resource is a conference paper presenting research conducted in Australia, describing and analysing pupil learning experiences in the Australian Museum in Sydney. The paper is jointly authored by a member of the Faculty of Education & Social Work, University of Sydney, and a member of the museum staff. The paper was presented at BERA 2003.
27.04.10
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Evaluation of the Making Good Progress Pilot
The resource is the final evaluation report of the Making Good Progress Pilot. Commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), the pilot was launched in June 2007 to respond to the continuing challenge of raising educational achievement. This is an independent evaluation completed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP which reports on the two year project and assesses the...
20.04.10
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Teachers TV Traveller Girl
This video is part of the How am I different? series of Teachers TV programmes. It portrays the educational experiences of a ten year old Traveller girl of Irish heritage.
16.04.10
Article published to Multiverse
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Personalised Learning at Primary - Pupil Leaders
This resource is a Teachers TV programme which examines one school’s approach to personalised learning. It is a small rural school with only two classes, where personalised learning is considered to be essential because of the range of age and ability in each class. The head-teacher, describes how the children are “participating in their own learning journey”, and autonomy and independence is...
15.04.10
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The Teaching Challenge: Ade Adepitan MBE
'The Teaching Challenge' is part of a Teachers TV series in which celebrities and experts go into classrooms to see what they can bring to education. This series demonstrated that some 'out there' thinking and a passion for a topic can really engage children. This programme focuses on Olympic champion Ade Adepitan MBE, as he teaches 12-year-olds the fundamentals of wheelchair basketball. He is...
02.04.10
Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs
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Preparing for Transfer
This is a 30 minute Teachers TV programme, which follows the work of two junior schools in Brighton and Hove as they prepare their Year 6 pupils for transfer to secondary school. The programme sets out to address some of the problems associated with the transfer of pupils from KS2 to KS3. These issues are explored through interviews with parents, children and teachers, and given a broader context...
02.04.10
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The Team Around the Child (TAC) and the lead professional: A guide for practitioners
This resource is a practitioner guide for anyone adopting the role of a lead professional for a child or young person, or anyone working in a team around a child or family. The guide sets out to describe the role, its functions, the skills and knowledge required, line management responsibilities, and gives examples of practice throughout.
25.03.10
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Change Engagement Comparative Study: Final Report
This resource is a research study into how schools engage with change. The study explores the nature of change management and factors which promote or hinder effective change management within the school sector from the perspective of teachers, teaching assistants and school leadership teams. It also compares the school sector with the health, local government and police sector with regards to...
03.03.10
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School Effectiveness and Equity: Making Connections
This report is a literature review and summary of two decades of international research into school effectiveness. The review introduces notions of school effectiveness, and presents the types of research usually found under the guise of school effectiveness research (SER). It then goes on to draw out major themes and trends in the literature reviewed.
12.02.10
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UK Child Poverty
Save the Children reports that the number of children living in severe poverty in the UK has increased to 1.7 million, which is an increase of 260,000 since 2004. One fifth of these children live in London. This claim is based on a policy briefing, "Measuring severe child poverty in the UK", commissioned by them from the New Policy Institute. According to Save the Children, 4 million children...
11.02.10
The Myth of Racist Kids (Hart, 2009) - Discussion activity
Outline of discussion activity which aims to engage trainee teachers in considering the implications of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act (2000) and the importance of the monitoring and recording of racist incidents.
04.02.10
Article published to Multiverse
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The Common Assessment Framework for children and young people: A guide for practitioners
This resource is a guide to the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) which has been designed to be used by all practitioners who work with children and young people. The CAF itself seeks to give a common approach for use by all children’s services and in all local areas to support with the identification of children’s needs. This resource offers guidance to indicate when a common assessment should...
29.01.10
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Promoting Creativity in Initial Teacher Education; a study by tutors and students at Canterbury Christ Church University involved in the "HEARTS project"
The resource is a research paper that forms part of a much wider initiative, the Higher Education Arts and Schools (HEARTS) project, and specifically discusses the development of a collaborative project between the education faculty at Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) and local schools. Entitled ‘Strangely Familiar’, the researchers aimed to demonstrate the impact of involvement in the...
12.01.10
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As long as it takes: a new politics for children
The resource comprises a documentary account of the policy and legislative landscape covering children’s welfare in the United Kingdom. 'Action for Children' is a charity whose social mission is to raise awareness and alleviate issues affecting vulnerable young people in the UK. The document presents individual narrative accounts of the children’s welfare system that are interlaced through the...
21.12.09
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