Developing best practice in mixed attainment English teaching

About the project

This project took place in 2016–17 and was funded by IOE seed funding.

Drawing on the award-winning project ‘Best Practice in Mixed Attainment’ and in collaboration with English teachers, we set out to develop a set of principles and exemplar lessons to strengthen the research-informed teaching of English to mixed attainment classes.

• Aims
• Project team
• Partner teachers and schools
• Resources
• Related links 

Aims 

The aim of the project was threefold:

• To develop research-informed practice in secondary school English teaching, drawing on the award-winning project Best Practice in Mixed Attainment.
• To create resources for use by and inspiration of English teachers to support mixed attainment teaching at Key Stage 3.
• To strengthen the resources available to English teachers to argue in favour of evidence-based mixed attainment teaching practice. 

Project team

Team leaders

• Becky Taylor
• John Yandell

Team members

• Caroline Daly
• Anna Mazenod
• Antonina Tereshchenko 

Partner teachers and schools

We are grateful to our partner teachers and schools: Lauren Cowan, James Creamer, Athena Pitsillis, Amar Kang, Katie Dobson, Rosie Lunt, Orhan Nas, Lorna Damms, Frank Difusco and Lucy Strike.

• Alexandra Park School
• Canons High School
• City of London Academy Islington
• William Ellis School 

Resources

There were several products of this collaborative project, including a resource book with background information, professional development activities, and example lessons; supporting materials for the example lessons; and a short film.

Resource book

• Developing best practice in mixed attainment English teaching

If you would like the supporting materials for the exemplar lessons, please email us. 

Related links

• Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
• Best practice in grouping students
• Blog: Best Practice in Grouping Students project 

Image

Drazen via Adobe Stock.