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    The document discusses a study into the impact of positive role models on learning and attainment. It describes how a school implemented marginal gains and reconfigured classrooms to foster collaboration and critical thinking. It then introduced role model education where students were paired with teachers and community members to discuss goals and aspirations.

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    Mid-course test. Listening exercise 3


    Recording 10

    Good morning everyone, my name is Amy O’Donnell, and I’ve recently


    completed a post-graduate study into the impact of positive role models on
    learning and attainment. This was conducted in conjunction with my work as a
    secondary teacher at Oak Bank School, which, as many of you will probably be
    aware, was recently awarded a special commendation for ongoing achievement
    in community engagement, despite being placed under special measures only
    three years ago. Now, at that point school inspectors felt that pupils within the
    school, which is in a socially-deprived area of the city and comprises a high
    proportion of vulnerable children, were lacking in terms of both academic and
    emotional involvement.

    As a cohort, the staff decided that something needed to be done, so we set about
    researching areas where we could make small differences which, when
    accumulated, would make a substantial change to the school and student well-
    being. This approach, often referred to as marginal gains, had been previously
    utilised within the healthcare system in our area, so we consulted with staff
    there to better understand the practical and philosophical approach this required.
    Significant improvements were made in a very short period by staggering start
    times for pupils to ensure that the number of bottlenecks in corridors were
    reduced. This meant that the start of each teaching day was more low-key and
    pupils felt less anxious as they entered classes, resulting in a more receptive
    attitude to learning.

    We also re-configured classroom design to ensure that pupils sat around


    workstations with immediate access to IT equipment, rather than it being placed
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    elsewhere in the room. This made it easier to integrate digital learning strategies
    into teaching processes, and allowed a more interactive, communicative, and
    collaborative environment to be fostered. Where possible we also pushed
    critical thinking, asking students to reflect on why they were taking part in the
    different stages of a lesson. This greatly improved awareness of understanding
    and outcomes, and allowed learning to be more of a dialogue, rather than
    something imposed by staff.

    However, it was soon abundantly clear that there were areas which couldn’t be
    addressed via such a quick fix. After extracting data from a number of surveys
    conducted with different year groups at varying stages in the first term we
    realised that many students felt high levels of attainment were beyond them.
    They couldn’t see success in their communities, and this apparent culture of
    under-achievement was impacting on their psychological well-being. After
    some consideration we decided that we would introduce the concept of role
    model education in the upper half of the school.

    Now, role model education is not concerned with the imparting of knowledge
    and information. Rather, its aim is to expose its target groups to specific
    attitudes, lifestyles and outlooks, and, in particular, to individuals in which these
    attitudes and lifestyles are embodied. Initially we paired student groups with
    teaching staff who we felt had something to offer in terms of inspiration. In this
    way education became experiential, as students learnt a little about their
    teachers’ lives, and how they embodied the values they are trying to pass on.

    Building on the success of this pilot study we decided to offer a mentoring


    system where students were paired with peers, teaching staff, or inspiring
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    individuals from the wider community to discuss goals and aspirations. We


    found that as they took part in this model, students were more willing and able
    to reflect on their social position, and how best to address issues affecting their
    sense of achievement. So in summary …

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