Effects of a Cognitive Acceleration Programme on Year 1 pupils (Updated)

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In completing this digest its authors began to ask the following questions about implications for practitioners:

the study makes clear the value of working collectively - to what extent is it possible for you to work with colleagues to integrate cognitive intervention approaches into your own schemes of work and teaching plans? (There are many detailed discussions of thinking skills and clear examples of effective strategies. You can find these by following some of the links and references suggested here).
the teaching programme in the study included three introductory listening activities to familiarise pupils with the new ways in which they were expected to work – when trying out something new, how can you support pupils’ understanding of what and why you are trying to achieve? Would sharing the purpose of any new initiative with the pupils make them more receptive to new ways of working?

In completing this digest the authors began to ask the following questions about implications for school leaders:

given the success of the intervention in this study and its emphasis on the social construction of knowledge and tackling problems together, does is make sense to implement a whole school approach to cognitive intervention?
the teachers in this study were offered a six day course and follow up coaching - what might the professional development implications be of starting to work in this way, given the importance of coaching? How can coaching be integrated with and/or enhancing the school Continuing Professional Development strategy and the School Development Plan?

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