Using Lesson Study to promote professional learning across a network of schools

Establishing a professional learning community is a cornerstone of Learn-AT’s organisational mission, both as a trust and as a teaching school. Since Learn-AT launched in 2016, the development of a pervasive learning culture has been a strategic priority. Promoting research-informed professional learning (RIPL) that meets the professional standards for CPD (DfE, 2016) is a key aspect of this work. At Meadowdale Primary School in 2017/18, we used Clarke and Hollingsworth’s (2002) model of interconnected professional growth as a tool to evaluate our CPD provision. The extent of connections made between four key domains is an indicator of the quality of the professional learning activity: External Domain – engagement with external sources of information, e.g. research literature or a subject specialist Domain of Practice – opportunity for professional experimentation, e.g. application and evaluation of professional learning in classroom practice Domain of Consequence â€