Resource Type:
etf
PID:
etf:3333
Description:
The project was designed to improve the engagement, attendance and writing skills of Plumbing students who were resitting their GCSE English.
Taxonomy:
Practitioner Research and Evidence Hub:
Yes
Principal focus of the project:
The project focussed on writing in a specific genre that suited the majority of the learners, to escape the stereotype of a 'tedious English lesson' and build stamina and ‘writing fitness’.
What is this about and what were the main findings:
Having identified that their learners enjoyed the genre of 'horror', creative writing tasks, group dscussions and vocabulary buildng exercises were structured around it. This was followed by introducing a scaffolding technique called 'slow writing'. The project reported that this had made a considerable difference in developing learners' higher level writing skills.
Number of learner participants:
6-20
Number of staff participants:
6-10
Number of organisation participants:
1
Name of associate programmes:
OTLA 7
PREP Starred:
PREP Starred