North Croydon Networked Learning Community
NLC are being developed by the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) as part of a national programme of research and development that encourages schools to ‘….learn from each other …. learn with each other’ thereby forming groups and networks of schools working together to enhance the quality of professional learning and to strengthen capacity for continuous improvement.

In early 2002, the NCSL invited bids from groups of schools to access funding (max £50,00 a year for three years) that would enable them to collaborate on specific activities of research and development. The North Croydon Networked Learning Community will work together on the issue of ‘Assessment for Learning’ and sees the following benefits

• a shared focus on enquiry into teaching and learning within and between schools
• cooperative and shared professional learning
• a stimulus for innovation and a framework for managing change
• shared resources and expertise
• stronger professional challenge and support
• a collective voice responding to and influencing school reform

Croydon QDI is a key partner in the North Croydon NLC, acting as a critical friend, facilitating the professional development aspect and dissemination of outcomes.

The following schools are part of the North Croydon Networked Learning Community (Jan 2003 start)

Ecclesbourne Junior School
Elmwood Junior School
Heavers Farm Primary School
Oval Primary School
Ryelands Primary School
Tollgate Primary School