What OFSTED says

A school OFSTED report referred to uLearn with the following words (reproduced with the permission of the Head teacher):

  "Example of outstanding practice: precise planning, clear objectives and good SEN support lead to very effective learning for all pupils..."

  "The OS map projected onto a whiteboard immediately secures interest. It amplifies the teacher's explanation of how place names provide information about who first lived there - these were Saxons - and what pupils will look for, and learn in the lesson. Result - they know what they will learn, and how they will use maps to do it. Enthusiastic groups then pore over separate maps of different areas, acquiring information about Saxon, Celtic and Roman place names, to be shared with others in the final session. Constant reminders throughout the lesson about its purpose ensure that, when they finally come together, all pupils are clear about what they have learnt and explain it with evident pride. Learning is then ratcheted a notch higher!

A second map is projected of a different location. Pleasure and evidence of learning is abundantly obvious when pupils spontaneously declare that the area shown, carefully chosen by the teacher, has been settled by four people. Use of ICT, enlarged maps and text for SEN pupils, and excellent use of questioning by both the teacher and teaching assistant, secure total engagement in learning from start to finish."