ABSTRACT
Introductory workshop: Background to the Programme Improving Primary Schoolssetting the scene Six conditions for school improvement-an overview School conditions 1: Enquiry and reflection
Days 3 and 4 3-4 November 1995 Nonresidential
Theory and practice of school improvement School conditions 2: Planning
Days 5 and 6 18-19 December 1995 Nonresidential
Review of progress School conditions 3: Involvement School conditions 4: Leadership
Days 7 and 8 25-26 March 1996 Nonresidential
Feedback from Working Group on Pupil Data Feedback from Programme Pairs on their work in schools Action planning-preparing for further work with Research Partner schools
Days 9 and 10 18-19 April 1996 Nonresidential
Learning schools School conditions 5: Coordination School conditions 6: Staff development
Days 11 and 12 10-11 June 1996 Nonresidential
Reviewing progress Emerging issues
Days 13 and 14 18-19 July 1996 Residential
Collaborative planning Looking ahead to Year 2
Workshops for Programme Pairs
There were further workshops for the programme pairs-a very broad outline of programmes as follows:
21 October 1996 Data-handling 16/17 December 1996 Lessons in successful school improvement 3 February 1997 Using ethos indicators in school development 14 March 1997 Accelerated learning 19 May 1997 Pathways to improvement-lessons to date from
EPSI 14/15 July 1997 Main findings from EPSI 21 November 1997 8 December 1997 24 March 1998
Workshops for Schools
23 January 1996 Launch 29 February 1996 Writing Task briefing 6 June 1996 Six Conditions-Enquiry and reflection 5 November 1996 Research strategy for supporting school improvement 15 April 1997 Case study and data collection 14 July 1997 Effective governance 8 July 1998 Dissemination