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The Dales Primary School

As the facilitator of Co-operative learning at The dales Primary School, I have thoroughly enjoyed helping to introduce and develop a new way of teaching and learning. I have been given the opportunity to lead the strategies being developed across the school, observe the impact of these developments on pupils and celebrate with teachers the gains that have been made.

As a school we have now developed a new professional language and the ability to utilise a teaching programme which fosters independent learning in classrooms.

Regular contact with facilitators in the Networked Learning Community has enabled learning about Co-operative learning Strategies across schools to take place.

In using my government bursary funding, I have been able to observe the Co-operative Learning Strategies being used in various ways in other schools within the NLC and to share this learning with the rest of my school team.

I have also used this funding to support the development of Co-operative learning at The Dales Primary School. It has been a privilege to observe the children working using the strategies in their own classroom environment.

In the next academic year I look forward to developing new Co-operative Learning strategies that can be used effectively and have a positive impact upon future teaching and learning within the school