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New Line Learning Academies, UK
Context:
New Line Learning Academies (NLL) based in Kent in the UK serves 2500 students. The academy provides an excellent blueprint of how to develop new systems and processes when schools are merged. One of the most important aspects of change at NLL was keeping students at the heart of the transformation/change process.
Innovation summary:
In the process of transformation, the academy changed three areas to support the process
of educational transformation: space, technology and the curriculum. While it's true to say
that teaching and learning is at the center of transformation, it's equally clear that pushing forward the other two elements-space and technology-maintains momentum by making it difficult for teachers and students to resist a change of pedagogy. This is at the heart of transformation at NNL.
Leading questions for reflection:
- Has your organization explored learning spaces to support transformation?
- What leadership and organization lessons have you learnt from this case study to support change?
- Do spaces influence teaching styles?
- Are you currently working with a local partner school? Does this case study add any value in further developing your partnership?
- What are the leadership highlights in this case study which drive transformation?
Resources
- Video - Overview of the New Line Learning Academies' story
- Video - Where the New Line Learning Academies are going next on their journey
- Video - How the New Line Learning Academies are using ICT as a tool for teaching and learning
- Video - The Local Education Authority view on the journey taken by the New Line Learning Academies and how they supported the schools
- Video - How administration is facilitated via the use of ICT
- Video - How parents engage in their child's learning through the school and via home access
- Video - The learning experience of pupils
- Video - How the New Line Learning Academies managed change in the school and amongst their stakeholders
Area of Innovation
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