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)
Progress in international reading literacy study (Pirls) 2013	IEA	Education theory	Boston College
The pupil premium: an update July 2014	Dr. Sarah Jenkins	Education theory	Ofsted
Interesting cities: five approaches to urban school reform November 2015	CfBT Education Trust / Education Development Trust (EDT)	Education theory	Education Development Trust (formerly CfBT Education Trust)
Headstrong: 11 lessons of school leadership February 2015	Dame Sally Coates	Education theory	John Catt Educational
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)
Combatting isolation: why coastal schools are failing and how headteachers are turning them around October 2015	Deborah Sutton Craig Avieson, Nadia Paczuska and Phil Humphreys	Education theory	Future Leaders Trust
Leading the way: improving school governance and leadership November 2013	Confederation of British Industry	Education theory	Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
The introduction of Academy schools to England’s education August 2015	Andrew Eyles and Professor Stephen Machin	UK policy	Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
School partnerships and co-operation 2013	Graham Stuart MP	Education theory	House of Commons - Education Select Committee
Three greats for a self-improving school system: pedagogy, professional development and leadership 2015	Professor Louise Stoll	Education theory	National College for Teaching and Leadership
A self-improving school system: towards maturity 2012	Professor David Hargreaves	Education theory	National College for Teaching and Leadership
Educational excellence everywhere March 2016	Department for Education	Education policy Leadership and governance System improvement and collaboration +2 more	Department for Education (DfE)
Language trends 2015/2016 April 2016	Teresa Tinsley and Kathryn Board	Languages View all	Education Development Trust (formerly CfBT Education Trust)
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)
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
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)
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
What works best: evidence-based practices to help improve New South Wales student performance March 2015	Various	Education research International policy Performance and accountability +2 more	New South Wales Government - Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation