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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Why textbooks count 2014	Tim Oates	Education theory	Cambridge Assessment
Literacy and numeracy catch-up strategies 2012	Department for Education	Education theory	Department for Education (DfE)
Chain effects: the impact of academy chains on low income students (first report) 2014	Professor Merryn Hutchings, Professor Becky Francis and Dr Robert de Vries	Education policy Education theory Inter-school collaboration +7 more	Sutton Trust
The link between academies in England, pupil outcomes and local patterns of socio-economic segregation between schools 2014	Professor Stephen Gorard	Education policy Education research Performance and accountability +5 more	Durham University
Philosophy for children: an evaluation July 2015	Professor Stephen Gorard, et al.	KS2 Pupil development and support Social mobility / closing the gap +3 more	Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)
Teaching character through subjects April 2016	Professor James Arthur et al.	Character and non-cognitive development View all	Birmingham University - Jubilee Centre
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
Beyond levels: alternative assessment approaches developed by teaching schools September 2014	Julie Lilly, Alison Peacock, Sue Shoveller and Dr d’Reen Struthers	Assessment View all	National College for Teaching and Leadership
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)
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
Grammar schools in England: a new approach to analysing their intakes and outcomes December 2016	Professor Stephen Gorard and Doctor Nadia Siddiqui	Education policy Education research Social mobility / closing the gap +4 more	Durham University
Grammar schools and social mobility September 2016	Jon Andrews, Jo Hutchinson and Rebecca Johnes	Education policy Schools, teaching and management Social mobility / closing the gap +4 more	Education Policy Institute
The performance of partially selective schools in England March 2016	Karen Wespieser, Claudia Sumner, Jennifer Garry, Daniele Bernardinelli and Louis Coiffait	Education policy Education research Performance and accountability +4 more	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
Examining the impact of later high school start times on the health and academic performance of high school students: a multi-site study February 2014	Doctor Kyla Wahlstrom, et al	Behaviour Parental / community engagement Pastoral care and wellbeing +3 more	University of Minnesota - Center for Applied Research and Educational Development
This time, with feeling: integrating social and emotional development and college- and career-readiness standards March 2017	Doctor Hillary Johnson and Ross Wiener	Behaviour Character and non-cognitive development Pastoral care and wellbeing +4 more	Aspen Institute
Teacher merit pay and student test scores: a meta-analysis April 2017	Lam Pham, Tuan D. Nguyen, and Professor Matthew G. Springer	Education research Performance and accountability Schools, teaching and management +1 more	Vanderbilt University
Mindfulness-based interventions for improving cognition, academic achievement, behaviour & socio-emotional functioning of primary & secondary students March 2017	Professor Brandy R Maynard, Professor Michael Solis, Veronica Miller, and Doctor Kristen E. Brendel	Pastoral care and wellbeing View all	Campbell Collaboration
Tech transitions: UTCs, studio schools, and technical and vocational education in England’s schools May 2017	Craig Thorley	Assessment System improvement and collaboration Technology/ICT	Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
School vouchers: a survey of the economics literature June 2017	Dennis Epple, Richard E. Romano and Miguel Urquiola	Education research View all	Journal of Economic Literature

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