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The learning environment encompasses the physical environment, emotional safety, pupil grouping and more. Improving the learning environment can help remove barriers to learning and provide models for encouraging high expectations for every pupil. There's a lot to consider – the articles in this section discuss some of the different aspects.
Multi-sensory environments in special schools | Learning EnvironmentSound is now an integral part of the sensory environments that exist in many special schools, and the latest technology involved encourages interaction, stimulation and feedback Time to start trusting teachers | Learning EnvironmentHow can we go about building trust into the education system? Here we look at the NAHT's Commission of Inquiry into Assessment and League Tables The changing aims of primary education | Learning EnvironmentAfter a long standing struggle between learner-centred and standards-led aims for primary education, two papers for the Primary Review note the emergence of a hybrid Virtual learnings environments for extended learning | Learning EnvironmentVirtual learning enviroments (VLEs) can support delivery of the extended schools core offer, explain deputy heads Paul Ainsworth and Josephine Smith Extended schools: learning from the past | Learning EnvironmentThe idea of extended schools has a long history, says Pam Woolner, and we can learn from ideas that have been tried in the past Learning from our European neighbours' education systems | Learning EnvironmentOur European neighbours do education differently - with different starting ages, reading levels, varied approaches to the curriculum and assessment, extremes of class size and funding. What can we learn? Dave Weston shares his experience SEAL: good for teachers, schools and students | Learning EnvironmentThe responsibility of SEAL and the development of emotional intelligence ultimately lies with the school, argues headteacher Neil Berry, and can have a real impact on school improvement The financial side of becoming an academy | Learning EnvironmentHave you ever been attracted by the financial freedom of academies but wondered what the drawbacks are? Gary Dawson guides you through the issues Planning and funding environmental improvements to your school grounds | Learning EnvironmentA number of resources are available when funding school grounds improvements, explains Gill O'Donnell The benefits of introducing young children to ICT | Learning EnvironmentCrispin Andrews looks at how staff at two children’s centres are reaping the benefits of information communication technology The Children's Plan: key points for early years | Learning EnvironmentThe Children’s Plan was launched by Ed Balls in December 2007, but what are the government's objectives for this initiative? The Primary Capital Programme | Learning EnvironmentA £7bn programme will transform 8,000 primary and special schools over the next 15 years. Crispin Andrews looks at some of the innovative projects being planned in the pathfinder schools Sustainable nursery schools: Environmental review at EYFS | Learning EnvironmentAnne Humble describes the benefits to be gained for nursery schools from participating in the Eco-Schools scheme Creating an outdoor learning environment for the early years | Learning EnvironmentJan White provides a range of practical ideas for creating enabling outdoor environments that support young children's health, wellbeing, development and learning Building Schools for the Future: Involvement for governors | Learning EnvironmentPhil Williams, chair of governors of Kelmscott Secondary School, gives a personal view of his school's involvement in the first wave of the Building Schools for the Future scheme Shaping a CLASI learning environment | Learning EnvironmentAntidote’s development director Marilyn Tew describes how schools can encourage learning by promoting 'CLASI-ness' - where children feel capable, listened to, accepted, safe and included Learning outside the classroom: examining the school grounds | Learning EnvironmentDavid Storrie describes a course on learning outside the classroom that has allowed teachers to critically examine their school grounds Communication friendly spaces - early years | Learning EnvironmentElizabeth Jarman looks at the impact of the physical learning environment on young children’s speaking and listening skills Reviewing health and safety | Learning EnvironmentBack in October 2007, Gill O’Donnell explained how to review health and safety procedures at the start of an academic year Provision for pupils with health impairments | Learning EnvironmentMichael Farrell looks at a number of different areas in which special provision is needed Managing gender difference issues in the D&T workshop | Learning EnvironmentIs it possible to create a more 'gender balanced' learning environment? Natalie Griffiths explains how she investigated the effect of gender on learning in the D&T classroom and developed strategies to benefit pupils of both sexes The meaning of 'learning environment' | Learning EnvironmentPam Woolner looks at the variety of ways in which the widely-used term 'learning environment' is employed How green is your school? | Learning EnvironmentClimate change is in the headlines every day. What are schools doing about this issue? Angela Youngman looks at the Eco-Schools programme Early years - an end to mediocrity | Learning EnvironmentThe steering group of the NQIN has produced a set of overarching principles designed to guide the future development of quality improvement processes and quality assurance schemes Reaping the benefits of going global | Learning EnvironmentAs the government increasingly recognises the importance of schools developing international links, headteacher Jim Donnelly looks at how these links can be established and what benefits they bring A classroom of the future? | Learning EnvironmentThe CPR Learning Space is a building with a 'wow' factor, providing services to schools and the wider community. Jane West looks at its development High-quality environments for learning | Learning EnvironmentPractitioners need to consider the way that space and resources can be used to encourage children’s investigations. Pat Brunton and Linda Thornton explain Learner identities under pressure | Learning EnvironmentThe pressures created by a high-performance culture made it difficult for the children at one primary school to learn and collaborate. Tamara Bibby, a lecturer at the Institute of Education in London, explains Teachers' relationships in the workplace | Learning EnvironmentThe relationship of teachers in the workplace is an under-researched area. Educational psychologist Kairen Cullen discusses her study Teaching through quality talk | Learning EnvironmentTeaching and learning based around quality talk and taking the whole class forward together is a practical and effective approach. Headteacher Andy Buck explains Creativity for more able students | Learning EnvironmentBrin Best argues that we must actively teach creativity if our more able learners are to play their full role as decision-makers in the world of tomorrow. Supporting low-attaining schools | Learning EnvironmentSue Pidgeon, National Strategies primary senior regional adviser, and Karen Jarmany, National Strategies primary regional adviser, explain how the Intensifying Support Programme works to raise standards in low-attaining schools. Risk management - are you still doing it? | Learning EnvironmentRecognising and minimising risk in the school environment is a vital part of a headteacher’s management role, says former head Roger Smith. Male teachers: role models in the classroom | Learning EnvironmentBob Jelley argues that success is essential since, for many youngsters, a teacher may be one of the most significant male role models in their lives. Assessment for learning and cooperative learning strategies | Learning EnvironmentCooperative learning strategies aim to promote feedback loops relating to assessment and reflective learning in the classroom at Fallibroome High School. Jane Gormally and Francis Power describe the developments. Raising standards through wellbeing | Learning EnvironmentAntidote director James Park and development director Marilyn Tew describe the challenge that schools face if they are to address a decline in student wellbeing between Years 5 and 10. Child abuse and its affect on brain development (part two) | Learning EnvironmentChild abuse can affect a child’s ability to learn. In the second of two articles, Jenni Whitehead looks at ways of helping such children in the classroom. Preparing a training session part one: the logistics | Learning EnvironmentSally Eaton begins a three-part series designed to support managers and leaders who are considering providing some in-house training for their staff. The benefits and challenges of Victorian buildings | Learning EnvironmentTaking on an old building is a commitment that can pay dividends, says Angela Youngman. Purchasing advice: integrated ICT desks | Learning EnvironmentTHE ADVENT OF ICT across the curriculum is beginning to place a whole range of new resource demands on schools that usually fall to the bursar/business manager to manage. The art of getting real | Learning EnvironmentSusannah Temple, Giles Barrow, Julie Leoni and Trudi Newton describe how teachers can use the principles of transactional analysis (TA) to build relationships that stimulate learning. Drug testing revisited | Learning EnvironmentIndependent drug consultant, Adrian King, questions the wisdom of drug testing in schools, arguing that it undermines the support offered to pupils through effective PSHE and sends out a clear message that pupils are not to be trusted. Making learning better: listening to pupil voice | Learning EnvironmentMatthew Savage, assistant headteacher, George Mitchell Community School, and Dr Margaret Wood, senior lecturer, York St John University College, explore the role of student voice in evaluating and then improving the learning experience of students in the classroom. Making music matter | Learning EnvironmentLeonora Davies, chair of the Music Education Council, talks to Nick Smurthwaite about the vital role of music and movement in early years development. Able, gifted and talented days for linguists | Learning EnvironmentRuth Wilkes and Geoff Roberts describe a series of popular events in French and German. Innovation in a G&T cluster | Learning EnvironmentThe Camborne, Pool and Redruth Learning Space in Cornwall had a long journey towards G&T innovation, writes Sue Sayer Musical health check | Learning EnvironmentPat Lee begins her series on developing music within the Foundation Stage by looking at using music to enhance children’s social and emotional development. Communication with parents | Learning EnvironmentCarole Farrar starts a series on communicating with parents by looking at what makes effective communication. Networking to engage student voice | Learning EnvironmentNetworking to engage student voice Creating an effective school | Learning EnvironmentCreating an effective school Making a meal of it: return to tender | Learning EnvironmentHealthy meals for children, pristine premises and lovely grounds are within the grasp of every school, argues headteacher Mark Barnett. Parents: a help or a hindrance? | Learning EnvironmentPat Barnes, education consultant and former head, suggests ways to manage and make the most of parental help in schools. Safeguarding children and young people on school trips | Learning EnvironmentWhether you are taking children off premises to visit the local museum or taking young people away for a full five days, you need to ensure that every aspect of your planning incorporates safety and protection planning. Using school grounds for gardening | Learning EnvironmentThe Manifesto for Education Outside the Classroom promotes high-quality outdoor learning experiences to support cognitive skills and aid personal development – gardening fits the bill, says Dr Susan Johnson Colour in the classroom | Learning EnvironmentMore and more schools throughout the country are realising that children with specific reading difficulties can be helped by the use of colour, either in the form of coloured overlays or as individually prescribed coloured spectacle lenses. By Tim Noakes. Creating an Energetic Environment | Learning EnvironmentThe environment around you can have a profound effect on how you feel and function and whether you feel creative, focused and relaxed. Creating an energetic environment around you can have positive effects on your health,efficiency, enjoyment and speed of completing certain tasks. Non-conscious learning | Learning EnvironmentSusan Norman explains non-conscious learning. Do you know what's going on in your classroom when your back's turned? Or even when it isn't? Scoring with music | Learning EnvironmentMark McKergow explains how to develop soundtracks for your classroom – and highlights the benefits Transforming lunchtimes | Learning EnvironmentIt often takes time to sort out problems that have arisen over the lunch break and to re-establish a learning environment. How can we reduce the hassle and get the learning in the classroom back on track more quickly after lunch? Emotional wellbeing | Learning EnvironmentIf pupils feel safe, secure and, above all, happy at school, they are less likely to play truant and the atmosphere is more likely to be conducive to learning. Top Tunes for Your Classroom | Learning EnvironmentMusic can be used as themain activity in the classroom todeliver subject content, as it is motivating and inspiring. Here are some practical ideas from Sarah Todd, an AST at Stanchester School near Yeovil. Accelerated learning - working towards a new ethos | Learning EnvironmentBailey's Court Primary School set out to explore accelerated learning back in 2002. Here, class teacher and Learning Manager Andrew Bowman explains why and how they began their journey towards a more learning-centred ethos. Conflict management | Learning EnvironmentConsidering the carrot or the stick: which incentives are you giving? The importance of emotional safety | Learning EnvironmentIn her final article on how teachers use emotions, teacher trainer Susan Gibbs discusses why emotional safety is so important in enabling children and young people to learn. Optimising your learning environment | Learning EnvironmentWant to inject some freshness into the learning space? Richard Churches and Rogert Terry show to make a real difference in your classroom Team Teaching | Learning EnvironmentTeam teaching is an approach in which two or more teachers are jointly responsible for course content, lesson activities and assessment. Could it work for you? Transforming the culture of Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College | Learning EnvironmentMichael Wilson, Lecturer in Education Management, and Jon Prosser at School of Education, University of Leeds. Changing culture: improving curriculum leadership | Learning EnvironmentSchool culture is a term that curriculum managers are having to pay more attention to in nearly all areas of their job. But how do you identify what culture prevails in your school, understand the implications this has for your curriculum leadership, and from there make changes for the better? Jon Prosser, Director of International Education Management at the University of Leeds, shows how. Safe learning | Learning EnvironmentJulie Bennett explains how to develop a climate of safe learning in your classroom Accelerated learning - how quick is it? | Learning EnvironmentAL has become something of a catch-all phrase these days, synonymous with brain-based or mind-friendly learning. Susan Norman goes beyond the buzz-word to bring you the facts Lick of paint can improve learning | Learning EnvironmentSchools do not need to make massive improvements to school buildings to bring about improvements in learning – simple, inexpensive changes can make all the difference, according to Design Council research. The future of learning in Cornwall | Learning EnvironmentGifted and talented strand coordinator Sue Sayer describes her work as leader for G&T and creativity for her excellence cluster and explains how a Classroom of the Future has influenced the teaching and learning of pupils in the Camborne, Pool and Redruth Success Zone Most Related:
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