The network has supported research into best practice in creative teaching styles. This has included:
- An exploration of teaching and learning styles
- The principles of Accelerated Learning
- Brain Gym
- Mind mapping
- Supporting the physiology of learning
- Learning style questionnaires for children
- The impact of different teaching styles on children's learning
- Focussed curriculum projects meeting the needs of specific learning styles
- Adapting schemes of work to topic and story based learning
- Raising standards of teaching with Coaching methods
- Raising standards in speaking and listening through classroom role-play, nurture groups, puppets, conflict resolution and "Learning to Listen"
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The network is investigating two strands of research:
- How do you provide all children the opportunity to influence school improvement? (Pupil voice theme)
- How do we exploit the potential of new technologies to enhance creative learning? (Creativity theme)
In order to do this, it has created two distinct research groups; membership of each is drawn from schools in all Key Stages. The aim is to plan and conduct the research, then to record the findings using the methodology of the Teacher Learning Academy. The aim is to produce high quality research in the first year, sharing this with the wider educational community at a conference in October. The project will continue into a second year, when the findings will be tested across settings in attempts to embed practice and further test hypotheses.