There is no single factor, no magic trick, instead it comes down to five things: leadership, teaching, curriculum, behaviour and the laser sharp use of data.
The role of teachers in comparison with health professionals, Training in the KICk-OFF curriculum and teaching materials, The use of IT, laptop computers, interactive boards, etc, in the classroom setting, The pace/timing of sessions, The ability to be flexible within the curriculum, Behaviour management, Motivating, involving all group members and The role of questioning.
This document – 12 pages of analysis of everything from curriculum and behaviour to parental involvement at Blue Coat – is boiled down to a report, which contains clear action points.
I have a list of our 258 pre-opening items printed out in front of me, ranging from first aid to fire marshals, catering to staff contracts, statutory policies on grievances, bullying, whistle-blowing, parental complaints, ICT plans for hardware and software, curriculum maps, behaviour systems and timetable.
During the bachelor programme of the six-year problem-based medical curriculum, professional behaviour is assessed on various occasions in tutorial groups during all regular courses (van Mook and van Luijk 2010).
Curriculum, assessment and behaviour are just three elements of the role of teacher, and there is much more for the unqualified trainee to consider that cannot be captured in a few words.
It examines the role examinations play in shaping operational curriculum, teacher attitudes and behaviours, student perceptions and behaviours, parental expectations and behaviours, and societal attitudes and expectations.
Her courses have included behaviour management, curriculum development and special educational needs, all relevant to effective practice.
So, the adult meerkats adjust the curriculum – and, therefore, their own behaviour – based upon the behaviour of the juveniles.
Whether the new curriculum reduced the drinking behaviours of cohort 1 requires additional study.
Meanwhile a new subject, "intellectual and moral security", has been added to the school curriculum, designed to "reform errant behaviour … and cultivate students' love of their country".
