Grants made in 2008

New approaches to learning

Faculty of Education, Glasgow - £7,523
Towards the development of new approaches to reading via use of visual texts.

Institute for the Future of the Book - £93,000
Towards exploring how new media can be used to generate active reading, creative writing and fresh enthusiasm for literature amongst young people.

Institute of Education - £36,189
Towards developing new teaching-and-learning strategies for classical instrumental tuition, in order to increase motivation, achievement and inclusion amongst children.

Mathematics in Education & Industry - £178,000
Towards a new maths curriculum for GCSE over two years which is more relevant to pupils in real experiences.

School Councils UK - £150,000
Towards enabling schools to achieve accreditation for their School Council, over three years.

School of Education, Social Work and Community Education College of Arts and Social Sciences University of Dundee - £11,950
Towards research into the value of virtual learning environments for engaging disaffected pupils with Maths and other subjects.

Sussex School of Education - £33,633
Towards research into the value of formative assessment in schools.

Total - £525,295
No of Grants - 8