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Bowring Community Sports College, Knowsley, UK

Context:
Bowring Community Sports College in Knowsley, Merseyside, has 633 students age 11-16. Despite being located in a heavily disadvantaged area, with high levels of social and economic deprivation, Bowring has transformed itself from a struggling secondary to a high-performing schools in the UK achievement for its students. Bowring Community Sports School is one of the 12 original Microsoft Innovative Schools.

 

Innovation summary:
The aim of the school is to enable students to be independent learners, equipped with the skills to live a productive and fulfilling life in the 21st Century and to be able to contribute positively to the world. The school has developed an innovative new style of curriculum and pedagogy that better suited students' specific learning needs, supported by an online learning environment providing anytime and anywhere learning. The importance of both teachers and students being part of action research was also important. All innovations are underpinned by 21st Century learning spaces.

 

Leading questions for reflection:

  1. What 21st Century skills are required of today's school graduates?
  2. How can your curriculum be redesigned to incorporate 21st Century skills development?
  3. What systems are there in place to support the development of teachers as action researchers?
  4. How is ICT supporting personalized learning in your institution?
  5. How can learning spaces influence teaching and learning styles?