1. Cavendish & Hallwood Park Schools
In Partnership with Chester College

2. Small School Action Research Project
The impact of ‘media speak’ on today’s pupils’ spoken and written language and the implications for the use of ‘standard English’ at key Stages 2,3 and 4

4. Project Aims To reflect upon & evaluate practice
Undertake in-school research focused upon school improvement
Relate practice to theory and research
Blend theory and practice in evaluating school based work
Report back on investigation findings

6. What are the children actually going to do?
The theme ‘Dr Who’ will be used as the vehicle to develop pupils language skills

8. Where to next?
The project has already been extended from 6 weeks to 12! The young people are really thinking about language in action!