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Schools: Teaching Methods

Answer

The Secretary of State announced new plans on Tuesday 10 July to encourage a personalised approach to teaching and learning in schools, with a focus on ensuring that every child has the chance to make the most of their talents and fulfil their potential. We will be providing £150 million for Assessment for Learning training over the next three years to help teachers better track their pupils' progress and personalise their learning to stretch gifted children and help underachieving children catch up. Assessment for learning plays a critical role in helping teachers monitor the progress of every pupil against their own individual expectations and triggering swift intervention for those pupils whose progress slows.There will be a major review of maths teaching in primary schools which will seek to define the most effective methods of teaching and learning maths to develop pupils' deeper understanding; and this will inform the design of Every Child Counts, a new intervention programme for young children who are struggling with numeracy.The Secretary of State has also announced a £265 million extended schools subsidy over the next three years to ensure that children from disadvantaged backgrounds benefit from extra out-of-hours tuition and after-school clubs in sport, music and drama.Personalised learning means taking a highly structured approach to pupils' progress in the round, encouraging pupils to take ownership of their own learning, and engaging with their parents as partners. These new programmes build on the work already under way, such as the Making Good Progress Pilots and supporting the well-being of children and young people through the roll-out Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) programme.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

148225; 463 c121W

Session

2006-07

Subjects

Schools Teaching methods

Link

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