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Describing the role of a research co-ordinator

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What does being a research co-ordinator actually look like? We speak to Alex Wright to find out about his experiences when he took on this role at Latchmere Primary, a Teaching School

Latchmere School is in the second cohort of National Teaching Schools and has been a Teaching School for almost two years. In this time the alliance has grown both in terms of membership and scope of the work it does to improve the quality of education. I co-ordinate and facilitate the research and development projects that we are involved in.

The role of research and development co-ordinator is broad and varied. One aspect is to aid the progression of research projects across our alliance, these could be cross-phase or involve researchers from different schools pooling their resources and sharing information. Ultimately, we are creating opportunities for joint practice development and the longer term strategic goal of a self-improving school system, without losing sight of the benefits of research evidence and its practical applications in the classroom.

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