Quality Framework for Learning and Teaching

So what would it be like if every child in your school experienced outstanding lessons from great teachers every day?

It is possibly the one area in current educational debate that there is general agreement on – teachers make a difference, and great teachers make a great difference. But in schools of all types, one of the most significant challenges Head Teachers face is in ensuring that teaching consistently meets the highest quality standards – in all subjects, to all students, at all times.

EdisonLearning’s Quality Framework for Learning and Teaching provides a comprehensive programme to enable any school to address this challenge with the aim of:

Increasing the consistency of teaching quality across the school
Improving the overall standard of teaching
Creating a school-specific quality-assured approach to the monitoring and development of outstanding teaching and learning

The Quality Framework for Learning and Teaching is the outcome of extensive research into acknowledged best practice conducted by EdisonLearning over the past seven years. The resources which support the Quality Framework have been developed in collaboration with EdisonLearning’s partner schools in Northampton Town and Thurrock, and with a group of special schools in Essex.

If you would like more information about the EdisonLearning Quality Frameworks, please contact us on 01376 562953.

Quality Framework for Learning and Teaching Feedback

"Developmental and formative in approach, the process which underpins the QFLT has led to sustainable and meaningful practice in promoting and supporting high quality learning and teaching at The Duston School.

The detailed grids and behaviours allow teachers to make sense of Ofsted judgements and translate these into accessible strategies to improve their own practice.

Through the inbuilt coaching methodology, we have already seen significant impact in improving the quality of learning and teaching and thus outcomes for students at classroom, faculty and whole school level."

Jennie Giovanelli, Assistant Headteacher at The Duston School in Northampton

"Teaching is now consistently good and often outstanding. Challenging targets are set, with pupils on track to reach above average standards...

As a result of the leaders’ focus on equality, there are no variations in the progress made by any groups of pupils, including those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities"

Whitehills - Ofsted January 2009

"There is a strong emphasis on improving learning and teaching with a very effective culture of modelling effective approaches."

Ofsted 2010 - Northamptonshire Secondary School

"It has been a real privilege to work alongside such committed and talented teachers on this project. The Quality Framework for Learning and Teaching is testament to their skills and expertise and shows how, by working together, we can make a huge impact on the learning opportunities presented to students in our schools.

What we have produced together is practical and manageable in the context of a busy school life and it provides heads and governors with a really powerful resource to help meet the demands of proposed inspection changes"

Helen Todd, Achievement Adviser at EdisonLearning

"We are wholeheartedly committed to working with our partners in schools to produce the tools and resources they need to meet the demands of the emerging education landscape.

The Quality Framework for Learning and Teaching is a particularly exciting development for us as it is the first of a new set of professional toolkits for schools which really get to the heart of the things that heads and governors are held accountable for.

Future Quality Frameworks which will be released later this year will further develop this concept to provide Head teachers with the tools they need to meet these demands in a manageable and coherent manner. Our job is to provide heads with the tools they need so that they can focus on their core task – of leading their school to sustainable success."

Tim Nash, Director at EdisonLearning