CRITERIA FOR CAMSTAR SILVER MEMBERSHIP

CRITERIA FOR CAMSTAR SILVER MEMBERSHIP 

Silver membership is open to any school, through application. To be approved, an application must address the following:

CAMSTAR SILVER ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP ESSENTIAL
CRITERIA	IN PROGRESS or COMPLETE
Endorsement of Head
Nomination of CamSTAR Coordinator
Viable number of staff researching according to school size
Commitment to complete research projects
Commitment to yearly fee

An application is then not automatically approved but is evaluated, through discussion with the school, according to school culture and intent regarding research engagement. We are seeking for genuine commitment towards developing a research culture within the school.

Note: If an existing CamSTAR Silver Membership school does not maintain a teacher research culture at an appropriate level, CamSTAR reserve the right to re-evaluate their membership level and request that they plan a clear set of actions and timeline to meet the requirements, or even cease to be a CamSTAR member, as appropriate. If a CamSTAR school decides to withdraw from CamSTAR during the academic year, the membership fee for that year is non-refundable.

PROGRESS AS A CAMSTAR SILVER SCHOOL

The following is indicative of the progress that you should expect to achieve with CamSTAR SILVER membership:

CAMSTAR SILVER ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP INDICATIVE PROGRESS
CRITERIA	IN PROGRESS or COMPLETE
SLT, including Head, taking part in research
Ongoing evaluation of output and impact
Intent to grow culture of research year on year
Dissemination within and beyond the school
Be prepared to collaborate with other CamSTAR schools, within reason, in order to promote research.

Research projects completed
Research made available to wider CamSTAR school community (e.g. Governors)
Publication of research on CamSTAR website according to CamSTAR criteria as indicated on website
Provide regular teacher workshops on research as CPD using online materials prepared by the CamSTAR team.