14th December 2023 saw a productive meeting from representatives of the Global Sprit Ed Research Schools network, at the University of Sunderland in London campus.
Highlights of the day included:
- Input from Steve Hall of the LiFE MAT about the way they have incorporated research and development in to appraisal and CPD approaches across their trust.
- Schools sharing research plans and progress with particular emphasis on topics and priorities moving forward that align to existing school challenges and evaluation processes.
- Research recruitment opportunity for schools to trial the School Weavers tool with Prof. Jordi Diaz Gibson.
- Links with the International Association of Lab School (IALS), sharing school pen portraits with James Royal, and a conversation with Eli Jones of the Burris Lab School, Indiana.
- Update on the Mini Minds positive psychology trials.
- Sharing about the InterAction project and how we can support schools practically as research partners.
