Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Analysis of academy school performance in 2015 June 2016	Jack Worth	Education policy Leadership and governance Schools, teaching and management +3 more	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and Local Government Association (LGA)
School performance in multi-academy trusts and local authorities (2015) July 2016	Jon Andrews	Education policy Regional / location differences Schools, teaching and management +3 more	Education Policy Institute
Do teachers matter? Measuring the variation in teacher effectiveness in England October 2012	Helen Slater, Dr Neil M. Davies and Professor Simon Burgess	Performance and accountability Schools, teaching and management Teacher CPD +3 more	Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
Much ado about grit: a meta-analytic synthesis of grit literature May 2016	Dr Marcus Credé, Michael Tynan and Peter Harms	Character and non-cognitive development View all	Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Does teaching experience increase teacher effectiveness? A review of the research June 2016	Tara Kini and Anne Podolsky	Schools, teaching and management Teacher CPD Teaching/classroom practice +1 more	Learning Policy Institute
Developing great teaching: lessons from the international reviews into effective professional development. 2015	Phillipa Cordingley, et al	Education research International policy Professional development +2 more	Teacher Development Trust (TDT)
Teacher professional learning and development: best evidence synthesis iteration December 2005	Professor Helen Timperley, Dr Aaron Wilson, Heather Barrar and Irene Fung	Education research International policy Professional development +4 more	New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER)
Developing behaviour management content for initial teacher training July 2016	Tom Bennett	Professional development Teacher CPD Teaching/classroom practice +1 more	Department for Education (DfE)
The pupil premium: next steps July 2015	Dr. Sarah Jenkins	Education policy Social mobility / closing the gap Social/welfare support +3 more	Sutton Trust and Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)
The pupil premium: how schools are spending the funding successfully to maximise achievement February 2013	Ofsted	Education policy Social mobility / closing the gap Supporting social mobility +2 more	Ofsted
Divergent pathways: the disadvantage gap, accountability and the pupil premium July 2016	Jo Hutchison, Sir John Dunford and Mike Treadway	Education policy Social mobility / closing the gap Supporting social mobility +2 more	Education Policy Institute
School leadership and student outcomes: identifying what works and why; best evidence synthesis iteration April 2015	Professor Viviane Robinson, Professor Margie Hohepa and Claire Lloyd	International policy Leadership and governance View all	Ministry of Education (New Zealand)
Building pathways: how to develop the next generation of transformational school leaders December 2013	Chris Bierly and Eileen Shy	Leadership and governance Teacher CPD View all	Bain and Company
Principles of instruction 2010	Professor Barak Rosenshine	Education research Learning styles and cognitive development Teaching/classroom practice +1 more	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
The best evidence encyclopedia 2016	Various	Education research Education theory Using education research +1 more	John Hopkins University
Parenting matters: early years and social mobility August 2011	Chris Peterson	Early years and foundation stage Parental / community engagement Social mobility / closing the gap +2 more	Centre Forum
What is effective schooling? A review of current thought and practice May 2013	Professor Jaap Scheerens	System improvement and collaboration View all	International Baccalaureate Organisation
Metrics, practice, and implications: lessons from academy schools in the UK April 2016	Dr Alex Hill, Dr Benjamin Laker, Richard Cuthbertson and Terry Hill	Leadership and governance System improvement and collaboration View all	Said Business School
What works in teaching maths? November 2009	Professor Robert E. Slavin, Cynthia Lake and Dr Cynthia Groff	Literacy and numeracy Science/(STEM) View all	York University
Behaviour and discipline in schools: advice for head teachers and school staff January 2016	Dr. Sarah Jenkins	Behaviour View all	Department for Education (DfE)

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