Notes
1. By summer 2005 the Teaching and Learning Research Programme was able to list 47 projects across several areas: early years, primary and secondary education, post 16 and further education, higher education, workplace learning, professional learning and lifelong learning. The Projects are complemented by a series of six thematic seminars. (see www.tlrp.org)
2. For example the journal, Research Papers in Education, published a Special Issue (volume 20, issue 2, 2005) edited by Professor Mary James, deputy director of TLRP, which brought together material on teachers and learning from several TLRP Projects. The issue included a paper on the Consulting Pupils Project (see Mclntyre et al., 2005).
3. The other TLRP Phase 1 Projects were: Towards Evidence‐based Practice in Science Education (director Robin Miller); Understanding and Developing Inclusive Practice (director Mel Ainscow); Improving Incentives to Learning in the Workplace (director Helen Rainbird).
4. The Consulting Pupils Project's book publications: The Pearson series (series editor: Jean Rudduck) – Arnot, M., McIntyre, D., Pedder, D. & Reay, D. (2003) Consultation in the classroom: Developing dialogue about teaching and learning (Cambridge, Pearson Publishing). – Fielding, M. & Bragg, S. (2003) Students as researchers: Making a difference (Cambridge, Pearson Publishing). – Macbeath, J., Demetriou, H., Rudduck, J. & Myers, K. (2003) Consulting pupils—a toolkit for teachers (Cambridge, Pearson Publishing). Other books – Rudduck, J. & Flutter, J. (2003) How to improve your school: Listening to pupils (London, Continuum Press).– Flutter, J. & Rudduck, J. (2004) Consulting pupils: What's in it for schools? (London, RoutledgeFalmer).
5. Interestingly, the Chief Inspector's Annual Report for 2004 included information (figure 12) which suggests a clear link between inspectors' judgments of the overall quality of a school and pupils' levels of satisfaction with ‘the extent to which the school involves pupils through seeking, valuing and acting on their views’.