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“People choose Connecting Learning because of our
commitment, enthusiasm and experience. Our clients
are safe in the knowledge that their project will be
delivered to a high quality, successfully and on time.”
Who we areConnecting Learning is a small organisation of experienced consultants and practicing successful school leaders.
The Connecting Learning team work in partnership with their school clients to improve learning.
Hannah Jones, Director Connecting Learning
Hannah Jones Director
Leadership ICT
Learning Spaces
Roy RichardsonDirector
LeadershipSchool Improvement
Curriculum
Alice Whyley Creative Designer
Project ManagementDesign
Communications
Who we areConnecting Learning Team
Senior Associates
Headteacher and Academy Principle Associates
David BroadfieldSenior Associate
ICTLearning Spaces
Leadership
Gareth DaceyCwmclydach
Primary School
Bob HarrisonSenior Associate
ICTLeadership
14-19
Dr David Whyley Senior AssociateMobile Learning
ICT Leadership
Dean Lloyd-JonesShelfield
Community Academy
Gareth MorganSenior Associate
Design Leadership
Learning Spaces
Pat DubasSamworth Academy
Jacqueline ValinSouthfields Academy
Tony ParkinSenior Associate
ICT Leadership
Social Media
Dr Neil HopkinPeters Hill
Primary School
Members of Connecting Learning have worked on government, authority, school and commercial projects throughout the UK and internationally.
“Hannah (Director – Connecting Learning) is an education professional who is fully committed to delivering excellence in all that she does. Hannah always goes the extra mile to
make sure that customers and clients are fully satisfied with the service that she is responsible for delivering. She looks for innovative solutions and has an excellent network to
support the Connecting Learning programmes.”
Ken Gill, Strategic Director National College
What we doThe Connecting Learning team design and deliver high quality consultancy and professional development for individual or groups of schools and private companies.
Drawing on the latest research and best practice from high-performing schools around the world.
Connecting Learning team work in partnership with their school clients to improve learning.“We have been exposed
to different things - new technologies and new ways of thinking. I believe that we now
should re-think our policies; we’re inspired and now we
realise we are really in need of something new.”
Mr Shibli, Headteacher
Leadership and Management
Learning Spaces
Learning Technologies
"We support leadership teams to review their current practice, make
strong and informed decisions about technology and develop and implement their own approach for
their school or academy.”
Learning Technologies
Connecting Learning work with individual or groups of schools, authorities and private companies and others involved in the delivery and strategic development of technology to support learning.
Whether you are looking to exploit technology to improve teaching and learning, or to engage better with parents and the wider school community, we can provide advice, support and guidance to help you make the most of your ICT investment.
Connecting Learning offer completely impartial advice and highly professional support and guidance from recognised experts and practising successful school leaders.
Hannah Jones, Director Connecting Learning
Connecting Learning work with leaders in schools and academies to:
• Explore emerging technologies and their impact on learners
• Maximise the potential of technologies for learners
• Build confidence about the use and deployment of technology in school
• Ensure that technology delivers efficiency and supports management decisions
• Ensure best value is gained from ICT investment and running costs
• Revisit their approach to technology, learn from others and make sure it is fit for purpose
• Develop branding and marketing
Planning • Delivering a comprehensive report on technology usage for the purposes of
teaching and learning and leadership and management
• Working in partnership to develop a comprehensive Action Plan to inform technology strategy and implementation
Development• Bespoke training and professional development on all aspects of ICT for
teaching and learning
• Working with staff to deliver the new ICT curriculum, implementing 1-1 devices and using digital media as a teaching and learning tool
Collaboration• Organising and managing multiple school projects on ICT for teaching and
learning, including the Big Blog project, Twin Cities innovation projects and more
• Training and professional development for groups of schools that are personalised to the needs of the group
“The demand on schools to deliver world-class learning through new technologies is going to increase this decade. Never has it been so
important for school leaders to be visionary, resourceful and brave.”
Neil Hopkin, Head teacher
The Connecting Learning team has considerable experience of designing and evaluating school and classroom layout in relation to its effectiveness upon learning. Colleges, secondary, academy and primary schools have all experienced from evaluating or designing effective learning spaces within existing or planned environments.
With new technologies the way in which young people learn is changing and Connecting Learning has the people who can help you realise the full potential of planning together the design of learning spaces with the technology available. It is vitally important to ensure that the spaces in which young people work and learn each day are as effective in developing leaning as they can possibly be.
Learning Spaces
“Connecting Learning are clearly very passionate, committed and knowledgeable about all aspects of creating and delivering successful schools. As an architect of many
schools, I was struck by their pragmatic approach to my designs - always challenging
and seeking to make the most of capital spend, not to create architectural edifices,
but to maximise value for education.”
Philip Watson, Design Director, AtkinsConnecting Learning work with leaders in schools and academies to:
• Review their current learning spaces and plan for more engaging spaces for learning
• Organise visits to inspiring schools to see how they utilise their learning spaces
• Design workshops for staff and learners to inform design briefs for new learning spaces
• Design and deliver new learning spaces
• Ensure best value is gained from planned learning spaces
• Review impact of spaces in the relation to learning gains
Space review and planning• Are the environments that your staff and learners working in supporting
teaching and learning?
• Reviewing current learning spaces and planning for change, from redesigning small learning zones to preparing for a larger project
Staff and student design workshops• Sharing the latest research on learning spaces and school examples to
promote thinking about learning spaces
• Matching the environment to the curriculum and learning and teaching styles of the school or academy
School and academy visits• Visiting newly designed and remodelled schools to see best practice and how
different learning spaces support teaching and learning
• Learning from school leaders, staff and students experiences of the process they went through to get their new learning spaces and the impact
“The environment in which we provide
learning experiences for our pupils is vital
in maximising their ability to learn and
enhancing motivation and enthusiasm.
Colour and design of spaces; shape, quality
and size of furniture, as well as resources
and visual information that support and
extend learning are key factors to consider
in the design of learning spaces.”
Gareth Dacey, HeadteacherCwmclydach Primary School
“The idea of change – talking about it, or readingabout it – is easy. But actually implementing
change,getting into the process of it, is where mostpeople have trouble. Implementing change is
where the majority of books spend their time; itsthe toughest part of developing a new vision.”
Leadership and Change Management
Connecting Learning recognises how difficult it is to implement change and how the delivery of an inspiring days professional development will not in itself bring about igniting the first steps to change.
Working in partnership with schools and academies Connecting Learning design and deliver effective change management programmes to support in developing those first steps of change. No set professional development programme but your programme to meet your needs and your vision of change.
Roy Richardson, Director Connecting Learning
Connecting Learning work with leaders in schools and academies to:
• Design and deliver inset days that are tailored to individual needs
• Support leadership teams on reviewing and planning for change
• Work with heads of department and senior leaders to implement and monitor change
• Develop student leadership to enable them to contribute to policy and practice
• Deliver high quality reports from professional development days and consultancy work
“Brilliant!”, “Inspiring”, “Important” and “A
Wealth of experience and sense”. Thank you
once again for giving us your time and sharing
your expertise with our educators. It was truly a
pleasure to have you at our seminar.”
Daniel Tysman, Head of Education, World ORT
School improvement• Working in partnership with school and academy leadership teams of school
improvement
• High quality reports produced to keep all informed and progress change
Whole school inset and professionaldevelopment packages• Designed with school leaders to ensure that the days provided meet individual needs
• High quality professional development days with delivery teams chosen for their expertise and experience
Keynotes and seminars• Informative and inspiring talks from experts in the field and successful practising
school leaders
• Focusing on how learning technologies, learning spaces and various curriculum and teaching and learning models can improve standards
