Introduction
Schools and communities is the sixth theme that C4EO is working on as part of its
three-year work programme. The theme runs from March 2009 to December 2010. The
theme chair is Neil Wilson, Executive Head of Newall Green High School in
Manchester, and the theme lead is Sharon O’Donnell, C4EO Head of Knowledge
Management, based at NFER.
Three key priorities are being addressed under the schools and communities theme.
These are:
- Narrowing the gap in educational achievement and improving emotional resilience
for children and young people with additional needs.
- All children and young people make sustained progress and remain fully engaged through all transitions between key stages.
- Strengthening family well-being and community cohesion through the role of
schools and extended services.
Work under the theme is guided by a Theme Advisory Group (TAG), which met for the
first time in June 2009.
Research reviews for all three priorities under the theme will be published in
April 2010. Scoping studies were completed in October 2009 to guide this review
work.
Theme Advisory Groups (TAGs)
The work on this theme is shaped and guided by a Theme Advisory Group.
Click here for more information about theme advisory groups and the membership
for this theme.
Local practice examples
As with all C4EO themes, C4EO recognises that not all useful knowledge about
‘what works’ and why, is to be found in research reports and papers. We are
therefore keen to hear about practice that is leading to significantly improved
outcomes for children, young people and their families. We will incorporate
validated local practice examples into our full reviews on what works, which
will be shared with other decision-makers in the children’s services field. We
will also include them as a special body of evidence on this website.
To be validated, practice examples need to be supported by some evidence which
shows the outcomes and changes that have been achieved. For the schools and
communities theme, C4EO is keen to receive practice examples which relate to the
three theme priorities above.
We are also seeking particular practice examples of local area school
commissioning arrangements - if you have an example which relates to this
specific area please read the further details on school commissioning arrangements
(32Kb PDF file, 3 pages) - deadline Thursday 1st April.
If you would like to submit an example of effective local practice, please
signup to the C4EO website if you haven't already. Once you have a C4EO
account you will need to login and complete the
local practice online submission form.
Alternatively you can download a copy of the local practice submission form (77Kb Word file, 6 pages) and send to C4EOTeam@NFER.ac.uk.
Further information about validated local practice (87Kb Word file, 3 pages) and guidance on how to complete the submission form and the validation process (47Kb PDF file, 4 pages)
is also available.
If you have any queries regarding validated local practice, please do not
hesitate to contact Monica Hetherington at NFER via
C4EOTeam@nfer.ac.uk
For more information on the schools and communities theme contact
Sharon
O’Donnell.
Publications
A suite of publications will be released when the research has been conducted.
Sign up to receive email updates so you know when they have been published.
Presentations
The presentations from the events will be published once the event for this theme
have taken place.
For more information about the events visit the events page
or for details of when the presentations have been released, sign up to
receive email updates.
Validated local practice
If you have a example of local practice which is helping to deliver improved outcomes for children, young people and their families,
please complete our online submission form.
You need to register on the C4EO website to be able to use this form. If you’re not already a member, please click here to sign up for free.
Promising practice
If you have a example of local practice which is helping to deliver improved outcomes for children, young people and their families,
please complete our online submission form.
You need to register on the C4EO website to be able to use this form. If you’re not already a member, please click here to sign up for free.
Datasets
Explore, customise and print C4EO maps and reports on Schools and Communities with:
Maps
Data views- Interactive maps and graphs on areas of
interest.
Advanced data views - Customise your
interactive maps and graphs.
Area profiles
Area profiles - Text, tables and charts on an area of interest.
Advanced area profiles- Text, tables and charts
on one or more areas of interest.
