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The National Soundings will be used to further investigate emerging findings, through meetings and discussions with both practitioners and major organisations. They aim to help the team to clarify matters which are particularly problematic or contested in preparation for the writing of the final report.
National soundings for organisations. The National Soundings for Organisations were held in February 2008. Representatives of national organisations were invited to discuss key issues, questions and implications emerging from the data.
National soundings for practitioners. These consisted of groups of school leaders and practitioners whose thinking and practice have been deemed highly innovative and creative, and who are able to operate successfully both within and beyond the confines of national policy. They met both to respond to issues from the interim reports and to explore promising avenues for future policy and practice.
National soundings with other groups. This is a programme of more formal meetings with national organisations both inside and outside education. Some of these, with government, statutory agencies, public bodies and unions, take the form of regular consultations throughout the Review’s duration. The national conference held in conjunction with the General Teaching Council and The Children's Society Good Childhood Inquiry is another example of this kind of sounding (more information is available here).
In addition to the formal evidence-gathering procedures, the Review team is meeting members of national and regional bodies for the exchange of information and ideas. During the Review’s first year there were over 60 of these sessions, including the first of several planned hearings by the House of Commons Education and Skills Committee.
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