Section Three:
The Commission
findings
‘More suitable learning environments
that stimulate, challenge and meet
the needs of all learners.’
Education leader at a children’s hospital
Attainment and learning outcomes
Those who commented on this were mostly of the One supplier regretted that BSF is still ‘broadly
view that attainment would improve. They ascribed following models of schools as a collection of
this to pupils being recognised and genuinely similar-sized classrooms’. Existing sites will have to
treated as individuals. A few respondents thought be adapted to provide flexible spaces. It was
that attainment for the less able and the most able observed that teachers are rarely consulted enough
should rise. There was one suggestion that it about design.
would also enable expectations of pupils not at
school to be higher: In addition, the notion of what a learning
‘because pupils will have access to a wider range of environment is might expand. As one educational
learning objects. (As the deputy young mayor of supplier described it, ‘the library, home, sports
Lewisham said at a conference only yesterday, "just centres, on the bus, in the street’. And we are now
because my friend is excluded from school it part of a ‘global village’. One educational body
doesn’t mean she is not bright. Conventional concluded that this range of environments will be
learning routes are capping her possible much more complicated to manage and that
achievement at level 1 with a maximum of 5 teachers may struggle to understand how best to
GCSEs. She is better than that. Why can’t she aim do it.
for 12 A*’s? Why won’t you help her?")’
Local authority One critical element will be the provision of
‘anywhere, anytime’ access to appropriate
At best, pupils will be better motivated to achieve, technology. This might require more home
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school
enthusiastic and able to take responsibility for their agreements and different licensing for hardware so
own learning and for supporting that of others. that it can be taken between locations. Security will
Desired outcomes noted were: increased pupil be a concern. Appropriate resources should include
confidence, improved ability to reflect and portable and wireless devices and facilities for video
leadership skills. conferencing. Learning platforms must operate
flexibly and diverse learning objects be capable of
The learning environment integration into different systems. This suggests the
The opinion was that personalisation demands need for suppliers to commit to a ‘Schools
‘fewer big composite classes’ and that this will Interoperability Framework’ to secure common
have implication for the design and resourcing of standards for compatibility of hardware and
learning environments. software.
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