Bringing classics to London classrooms.
Subject Knowledge Hubs
Supporting teachers across the capital
The London Schools Excellence Fund (LSEF) was set up to improve the quality of teaching in the capital.
Between September 2013 and December 2015, City Hall and Department for Education funded over 100 projects that reached every London borough and benefited over 13,000 teachers. Resources were shared further through the LSEF Resource Hub.
Following on from this success, City Hall established a legacy fund to support 17 Subject Knowledge Hubs, running between January 2016 and August 2017.
Through this fund, many of the hubs and networks central to the LSEF projects have been able to sustain and embed the good practice they had developed.
Teachers from a range of schools have been given the opportunity to work together with subject and business experts.
The fund has helped make excellent teaching in London schools more sustainable, with a strong focus on the continual improvement of teachers’ subject knowledge and pedagogy.
If you would like to find out more about the Subject Knowledge Hubs, please contact [email protected].
The projects
Championing uptake and attainment of physics in the capital.
Nurturing meaningful cross-sector engagement to drive forward teaching and learning.
Improving the literacy skills of students in year 6 (level 5–6) and year 7 (3–4).
Providing outstanding CPD and resources to computing teachers across London
Improving attainment in writing in primary education
Increasing knowledge, skills and confidence in the teaching of academic literacy.
Enhancing teaching, learning and careers support for geography in London
Improving oracy, literacy and writing skills for EAL pupils
Providing tailored professional development for chemistry A-Level teachers.
Sharing best practice to improve educational outcomes for children looked after
Creating self-sustaining maths communities through lesson study.
Confident teaching for resilient learning in mathematics.
Transforming Key Stage 3 music in London schools
Support, advice and professional development for London's language teachers
Disciplined innovation for alternative learning.
Equipping pupils to produce high quality spontaneous language.
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