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)
Collaborative overreach: why collaboration probably isn’t key to the next phase of school reform October 2015	James Croft	Education research Inter-school collaboration Leadership and governance	Centre for the Study of Market Reform of Education (CMRE)
What works clearinghouse 2002	Various authors	Education theory	Institute of Education Sciences
Redesigning schooling: a vision for education beyond five-year policy cycles April 2015	Professor Stephen Tierney and Kevin Bartle	Education theory	Schools, Students and Teachers Network (SSAT)
Developing great teaching: lessons from the international reviews into effective professional development 2015	Professor Steven Higgins, Philippa Cordingley, Professor Toby Greany and Professor Robert Coe	Curriculum planning Education research Education theory +7 more	Teacher Development Trust (TDT) and TES Global
School governance study 2008	Professor Chris James, Professor Stephen Brammer, Doctor Mark McCormack, Doctor Maria Bonazzi	Leadership and governance	University of Bath
Turning around chronically low-performing schools May 2008	Rebecca Herman, Priscilla Dawson	Leadership and governance	The National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences
The fourth way: the inspiring future for educational change 2009	Professor Andy Hargreaves and Professor Dennis Shirley	Curriculum planning Education policy Education theory +3 more	Corwin
Unleashing greatness: getting the best from an academised system January 2013	Professor Christine Gilbert, Professor Becky Francis, Professor Chris Husbands and Brett Wigdortz	Education theory	Pearson Publishing and Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
The chair of the school governing body in England: roles, relationships and responsibilities May 2013	Professor Chris James, Professor Steve Brammer, Professor Michael Connolly, Dr David Eddy Spicer, Jane James and Jeff Jones	Education theory	Education Development Trust (formerly CfBT Education Trust)
Leading the way: improving school governance and leadership November 2013	Confederation of British Industry	Education theory	Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
Governance models in schools April 2011	Tami McCrone, Clare Southcott and Nalia George	Education theory	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
Governors' handbook: for governors in maintained schools, academies and free schools January 2015	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
Educational excellence everywhere March 2016	Department for Education	Education policy Leadership and governance System improvement and collaboration +2 more	Department for Education (DfE)
How to turn around a failing school: lessons from 160 academies March 2016	Dr Alex Hill and Dr Terry Hill et al.	Education policy Leadership and governance Performance and accountability +3 more	Centre for High Performance
Evaluation of the City Challenge programme June 2012	Professor Merryn Hutchings et al	Inter-school collaboration Leadership and governance Regional / location differences +3 more	Department for Education (DfE)
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 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