Wilmington Grammar School for Girls undertook a year-long Enquiring Schools programme with Futurelab at NFER. Teachers learned how to engage with research, identify new teaching practices based on students’ needs and research evidence, and then undertook their own disciplined enquiries. The process was supported throughout by a dedicated facilitator and culminated in the award of the NFER Research Mark.
“We are a four-form entry girls’ grammar school on the Kent/London border. Achievement at key stage 4 and 5 is always high but we were convinced that we could improve our results further by revising our teaching and learning strategies. The school characteristics have altered over the past three years, which we were able to use as the catalyst for change. The percentage of pupils from minority ethnic groups has increased, placing the school higher than the national average, and by joining our 6th form with the local boys’ grammar we have changed the gender mix in the classroom.
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