Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Effective phonics teaching for schools March 2014	Department for Education and the Standards and Testing Agency	Education theory	Department for Education (DfE)
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)
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
Partnership working in small rural schools: the best of both worlds 2014	Robert Hill, Kelly Kettlewell and Jane Salt	Education theory	Education Development Trust (formerly CfBT Education Trust)
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)
A rising tide: the competitive benefits of free schools 2015	Jonathan Simons and Natasha Porter	Education theory View all	Policy Exchange
School performance in multi-academy trusts and local authorities (2015) July 2016	Jon Andrews	Education policy Regional / location differences Schools, teaching and management +3 more	Education Policy Institute
The best evidence encyclopedia 2016	Various	Education research Education theory Using education research +1 more	John Hopkins University
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
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
Children, their world, their education: final report and recommendations of the Cambridge Primary Review October 2009	Professor Robin Alexander	Assessment Early years and foundation stage Education policy +3 more	Routledge
Inside the black box: raising standards through classroom assessment 1990	Professor Paul Black and Professor Dylan Wiliam	Education theory View all	King's College London School of Education
Leverage leadership: a practical guide to building exceptional schools July 2012	Paul Bambrick-Santoyo and Brett Peiser	Leadership and governance Schools, teaching and management System improvement and collaboration +1 more	Jossey-Bass
Why knowledge matters: rescuing our children from failed educational theories September 2016	Dr Eric D. Hirsch, Jr	Curriculum planning Education policy Education research +4 more	Harvard Education Publishing Group
An ethic of excellence: building a culture of craftsmanship with students July 2003	Ron Berger	Teaching/classroom practice View all	Heinemann
The homework myth: why our kids get too much of a bad thing August 2007	Alfie Kohn	Using education research View all	Perseus Book Group