Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
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
Growing up unequal: gender and socioeconomic differences in young people’s health and wellbeing March 2016	Jo Inchley, Dorothy Currie, Taryn Young et al.	Education research International policy Mental health +6 more	World Health Organisation (WHO)
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)
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
Mental health and behaviour in schools March 2016	Department for Education	Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing Pupil development and support +3 more	Department for Education (DfE)
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
Bounce: the myth of talent and the power of practice April 2010	Matthew Syed	Character and non-cognitive development Education theory Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +1 more	Harper Collins Publishing
Using positive psychology to enhance student achievement: a schools-based programme for character education 2015	Dr Tina Rae and Ruth MacConville	Education theory	Routledge
Leading in a culture of change January 2001	Professor Michael Fullan	Education theory	Wiley Open Access
The road to character April 2015	David Brooks	Education theory	Random House
How to change 5000 schools: a practical and positive approach for leading change at every level 2008	Professor Ben Levin	Education theory	Harvard Education Publishing Group
Trivium 21st century 2013	Martin Robinson	Character and non-cognitive development Curriculum planning Curriculum/subject related +6 more	Crown House Publishing
Professional capital: transforming teaching in every school 2013	Professor Andy Hargreaves and Professor Michael Fullan	Education theory View all	Teachers College Press
Mindfulness: a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world May 2011	Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman	Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing Pupil development and support +3 more	Little Brown Book Group
Teaching character in the primary classroom April 2016	Dr Tom Harrison, Dr John Ryan and Ian Morris	Character and non-cognitive development Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) View all	Sage Publications
Get some headspace: 10 minutes can make the difference May 2011	Andy Puddicome	Pastoral care and wellbeing Social/welfare support Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +1 more	Hodder and Stoughton
Aristotelian character education April 2016	Professor Kristján Kristjánsson	Character and non-cognitive development Education theory Pupil development and support +2 more	Routledge
Helping children succeed: what works and why May 2016	Paul Tough	Character and non-cognitive development Social/welfare support Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +1 more	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Teaching happiness and wellbeing in schools: learning to ride elephants February 2009	Ian Morris	Character and non-cognitive development Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing +2 more	Continuum International Publishing Group
High performance learning January 2016	Professor Deborah Eyre	Education theory Social mobility / closing the gap Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +2 more	Routledge