Improving Learning has developed from research into initiatives for school improvement in a range of secondary schools. It considers the views of students initially and then charts action being undertaken to enhance the environment of classroom and to develop challenge in teaching and learning; to consider learning styles and the use of teaching strategies to meet these; to analyse the nature of successful staff student relationships; to help students to see the rationale for and importance of integration in the curriculum; to chronicle endeavours being made to achieve gender equality.