Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Effective school partnerships and collaboration for school improvement: a review of the evidence October 2015	Dr Paul Armstrong	Education theory	Department for Education (DfE)
Leading the way: improving school governance and leadership November 2013	Confederation of British Industry	Education theory	Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
Lessons from London schools June 2014	Dr Sam Baars, Eleanor Bernardes and Dr Alex Elwick	Education theory	Education Development Trust (formerly CfBT Education Trust) and Centre for London with LKMco
Real Finnish lessons: the true story of an education superpower 2015	Gabriel Sahlgren	Education theory	Centre for Policy Studies
Creating a research-engaged school: a guide for senior leaders 2014	Dr. Sarah Jenkins	Education theory	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and United Learning
An ethic of excellence: building a culture of craftsmanship with students 2003	Ron Berger	Education theory View all	Heinemann
Finnish lessons 2.0: what can the world learn from educational change in Finland? 2015	Professor Pasi Sahlberg	Education policy International policy System improvement and collaboration +1 more	Oxford Education Press
A self-improving school system: towards maturity 2012	Professor David Hargreaves	Education theory	National College for Teaching and Leadership
Manifesto for evidence-based education 1999	Professor Robert Coe	Education theory	Durham University - Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring
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)
Hole in the wall project 1999	Professor Sugata Mitra	Education theory	Oxford Education Press
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
The most able students: are they doing as well as they should in our non-selective secondary schools? June 2013	Ofsted	Education theory Social mobility / closing the gap Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +1 more	Ofsted
Creating a culture: how school leaders can optimise behaviour March 2017	Tom Bennett	Behaviour Education research Teacher CPD +1 more	Department for Education (DfE)
The smartest kids in the world: and how they got that way October 2013	Amanda Ripley	Education theory	Simon and Schuster
Creating innovators: the making of young people who will change the world March 2014	Dr Tony Wagner	Education theory	Scribner (Simon and Schuster)
Leading in a culture of change January 2001	Professor Michael Fullan	Education theory	Wiley Open Access
Active learning through formative assessment November 2008	Shirley Clarke	Education theory	Hodder Education
This much I know about love over fear: creating a culture of truly great teaching March 2015	John Tomsett	Education theory	Crown House Publishing
Cultural literacy: what every American needs to know 1987	Dr Eric D. Hirsch, Jr	Education theory View all	Vintage Books