Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Un/Satisfactory? Enhancing life chances by improving “satisfactory” schools 2011	Dr Becky Francis	Education theory	Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
Reading Recovery: a sector-wide analysis 2015	Deborah Bradford and Wai-Yin Wan	Education theory	Centre for Education Statistics and Analysis
Can personality traits and intelligence compensate for background disadvantage? Predicting status attainment in adulthood November 2014	Dr Rodica Damian, Professor Rong Su, Dr Michael J. Shanahan, Professor Ulrich Trautwein and Professor Brent W. Roberts	Education theory	Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Phonics screening check evaluation: final report June 2015	Matthew Walker, Marian Sainsbury and Jack Worth	Education theory	Department for Education (DfE)
Preparing English young people for work and life: an international perspective September 2015	Dr Paul Cappon	Education theory	Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE)
The introduction of Academy schools to England’s education August 2015	Andrew Eyles and Professor Stephen Machin	UK policy	Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
Ensuring fair and reliable measures of effective teaching January 2013	Dr Steven Cantrell and Dr Thomas Kane	Education theory	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Arts education in secondary schools: effects and effectiveness 2000	Multiple	Education theory	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
PISA in practice: tackling low performance in maths; additional analysis of Pisa in England 2015	Bethan Burge and Juliet Sizmur	Education theory	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
To the next level: good schools becoming outstanding 2011	Peter Dougill, Mike Raleigh, Roy Blatchford, Lyn Fryer, Dr Carol Robinson and John Richmond	Education theory View all	Education Development Trust (formerly CfBT Education Trust)
A rising tide: the competitive benefits of free schools 2015	Jonathan Simons and Natasha Porter	Education theory View all	Policy Exchange
How teachers teach and students learn: successful strategies for school March 2016	Alfonso Echazarra, Dr Daniel Salinas, Ildefonso Méndez, Vanessa Denis and Giannina Rech	Assessment International policy Learning styles and cognitive development +4 more	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Teaching to teach: literacy April 2016	Professor Stephen Machin, Professor Sandra McNally and Dr Martina Viarengo	Education research Literacy and numeracy View all	Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
Out of school activities during primary school and KS2 attainment April 2016	Dr Emily Tanner, et al	KS2 Social mobility / closing the gap Social/welfare support +4 more	University College London - Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Exploring the characteristics of education systems which are successful in science July 2015	Dr Newman Burdett, Bethan Burge et al	International policy Regional / location differences Science/(STEM) +2 more	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
Reversing underachievement among gifted secondary students 2013	Dr Beth Winton	International policy Learning styles and cognitive development Pupil development and support +2 more	University of Missouri
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
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)