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 school: 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.