A helpful guide for teachers wanting to identify and make best use of research to inform their teaching practice.
Putting evidence to work; how can we help new teachers use research evidence to inform their teaching?
Synopsis
The purpose of this Teach First study is to help inform and examine the components of a Teach First programme. It identifies promising approaches and resources which might contribute and considers how some of this might be sequenced across a two-year period. It also explores various ways in which success in achieving the intended outcomes might be evaluated.
Preparing the publication involved interviews and consultations with a range of experts from education, psychology and related fields. This insight was combined with a short review of literature examining the barriers and ways forward for supporting teachers and school leaders to make the best use of research evidence.
The report identifies:
• the knowledge requirements needed to make sense of research
• important resources for new teachers and how this content might be sequenced across the two-year programme
• a process of applying evidence to practice which supports both leadership and teaching development
• how Teach First might approach the evaluation of this aspect of the programme.