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Although teachers felt it was too early to assess the impact on learner ’ s attainment , they did think activities were factors with a positive impact that lead to improved attainment . Teachers reported that they had seen an increase in learner confidence and found that learners were more engaged and vocal in lessons . This is reflected in the school survey results that found that 91 % of school staff surveyed said that they agree / strongly agree that activities lead to improved confidence . In addition to this 78 % surveyed thought that learners exhibited an increase in motivation to learn . One partnership also found that it had improved some learners ’ resilience in regard to failure . Some learners now understand that it is ‘ OK to get something wrong ’, and rather than feeling upset and disengaging in the lesson , learners instead started viewing mistakes more as an opportunity to learn . Activities have also improved how some learners approach studying and revision . Learners are aware of the different techniques and are able to evaluate what works best for them , which approaches to apply to different subjects and what techniques they can apply during lessons to help them better understand what is being taught . Other teachers noted that learners were also better able to identify their own needs and request support from teaching staff .
“ I think it ’ s quite empowering for them to have that experience , it makes them think about themselves and think about their approach to things , in a way that they wouldn ’ t necessarily do in normal lessons …. Immediately , what I see in the learners is a huge impact on their confidence , especially their oracy skills , and their willingness to engage with adults in conversation , I think is improved . But I think they feel more confident to just be in their lessons .” ( School staff )
“ So , you know , we don ’ t expect to see the impact on attainment immediately . But I believe it ’ s going to be there , especially this year . The students have been fantastic , and the staff have really been on board with it .” ( School staff )
“ Our Year 8 students have performed a ten-week literacy intervention that has developed their literacy and oracy skills . I believe that this has been extremely beneficial to students who lost two years due to the lockdown , and this has aided a small number of students to reduce the gaps in their learning . Year 11 mentoring was used to identify students who had high effort and lower progress . We found that some of these students improved as a result of half termly sessions with Uni Connect staff .” ( School staff )
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