Our Team.

​A team of Practice Partners has been recruited to support the roll-out and delivery of the Right to Read programme. The team combines complementary expertise in evidence-informed implementation, teaching reading, leadership coaching and the Devon school context.
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This exciting new role has been created to support schools across Devon.

Background.

One of the characteristics of effective schools, in addition to what approaches they adopt, is how they implement those approaches to bring about sustained changes in practice. The Practice Partner role has been designed to take the EEF’s Guidance on ‘Putting Evidence to Work – A School’s Guide to Implementation’ and apply its principles and processes to bring about changes in practice.
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Approximately 90 schools over three cohorts will participate in the Right to Read programme. In each cohort of 30 schools, all schools will receive post-workshop ‘sense making clinic’ facilitated by a Practice Partner with some schools receiving additional direct school support.

Practice Partner Role.

In order to support the effective implementation of Right to Read in schools serving the highest number of Disadvantaged Pupils, the Practice Partners will provide the wraparound support needed to ensure schools can translate evidence-based training into real-world classroom practice.
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Practice Partners are education professionals based in Devon or the surrounding area with a combination of the experience and ability to support the implementation of evidence use in schools and /or developing subject expertise in the teaching of reading. They will help school leaders and classroom teachers to make, and act on, evidence-informed decisions as part of the Right to Read project.

This will include:

• Providing ‘wraparound’ implementation support to schools serving the highest numbers of disadvantaged pupils.
• Helping school leaders establish a thriving implementation climate, where implementation is treated as an ongoing process.
• Helping school leaders provide a clear vision, plan and support for effective teaching of reading in their school.
• Supporting collaboration between schools, based on a shared approach to evidence-informed school improvement.
• Supporting schools on key implementation activities e.g. writing implementation plans.
• Championing the Right to Read project as an evidence-informed response to tackling disadvantage.
• Work in a team of Practice Partners.
• Liaising with Kingsbridge Research School, Babcock LDP and EEF staff to ensure there is complementarity and consistency in provision.

EEF resources will provide the evidence thread that runs through their work:

• Evidence-based processes e.g. A School’s Guide to Implementation
• Evidence-based practices e.g. Improving Literacy in Key Stage
• Evidence-based programmes e.g. Accelerated Reader

Practice Partners:

• ​Have a personal and professional commitment to closing the attainment gap for disadvantaged students
• Understand the factors within the region that contribute to underachievement of key groups such as those in receipt of the Pupil Premium.
• Have experience in working to improve teaching and learning within and/or across schools
• Be committed to helping schools make, and act on, evidence-informed decisions
• Be able to develop and apply theoretical knowledge and practical understanding of effective implementation and evidence-informed teaching of reading
• Have experience of forming productive relationships and acting as a ‘critical friend’
• Meet the practical expectations for the project as set out in the ‘Expected, Provided, Gained’ document (e.g. time commitments)
• Secure the support of your school’s Head Teacher/Governing Body/Trust (if applicable)
• Provide the Project Monitoring and Evaluation Group with feedback and data to assist with the monitoring and evaluation of Right to Read in participating schools
• Experience in supporting and exemplifying evidence-informed practices and processes
• Experience of coaching and facilitating adult learning
• Created a culture of evidence-informed improvement within your own organisation

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