Writing Lessons: findings from a writing professional learning programme — Professor Philippa Cordingley and Bart Crisp
This session describes crucial observations from a writing project funded by EEF.
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a long-established approach to improving literacy outcomes. CUREE has been developing the writing side further. We have worked with a group of primary schools across the West Midlands to pilot new resources which focus on writing outcomes, including physical dexterity, editing, and how to develop an argument. This session describes the basics of how RTI works, specific learning barriers participants encountered, and emerging findings about ways to improve writing teaching.
About the speaker:
Professor Philippa Cordingley is Chief Executive of CUREE and a leading expert in evidence-informed education. She has shaped national frameworks for mentoring and coaching, created practical tools to connect teachers with research, and led major evaluations—from curriculum reform to in-school innovation. Philippa is known for developing rigorous yet accessible approaches to evaluation and for founding the National Teacher Research Panel.
Bart Crisp is an Associate Director of CUREE and a Consultant in Professional Learning. He was prevously Director of Research and Impact, when he led on communicating research findings into manageable formats for implementation at class level. Bart has worked on a number of research and professional development projects, including the Closing the Gap RCT as well as training in two interventions trialled through this project, several internal research evaluations for the education charity Teach First, creation of a number of CUREE’s Research Route Map evidence-based CPD tools, and the Leadership module of The British Council’s international Core Skills training Programme.
