leadership research

Finding what works in education

After diagnosing a patient with a heart condition, a good doctor may turn to clinical research to determine the best treatment that is likely to work for that patient. But where does a teacher, school administrator, or policymaker go to find out what might work to help a struggling primary school reader or maths student?

Origins of an Entrepreneur

In summer 2009, The Aldridge Foundation commissioned a survey of successful, leading entrepreneurs, with the aim of identifying what action they believed could be taken to encourage a greater number of young people to consider entrepreneurship as a career option.

Bringing evidence into the classroom

Imagine that a primary head teacher has called a meeting to decide what to do to help children who are failing to learn to read. Teachers suggest all sorts of solutions. Should they provide one-to-one tutoring for struggling readers?

Further Features

The characteristics of bullying victims in schools

A summary of research into ‘The characteristics of bullying victims in schools’ has been published by the National Centre for Social Research. The full report will be published in January 2010.

School effectiveness and equity

This summary highlights key features and findings of school effectiveness research (SER). It identifies some of the issues involved in measuring effectiveness and identifying more effective schools.

Schools as community based organisations

The concept of the extended school has developed significantly in the UK over the last decade, particularly with the introduction of the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda. This study focuses on the journeys made by six schools as they developed into extended schools.

Level playing field? The implications of school funding

Despite undergoing significant reform in recent years, the system of state school funding in England remains opaque and poorly understood. Yet the process by which schools are funded has important implications, both for the effectiveness with which funds are targeted and for the incentives schools face to attract pupils and improve quality.

essential reading

HOW TO DEVELOP CHILDREN AS RESEARCHERS

Enhance critical thinking skills by teaching children to engage in independent learning to explore issues which interest or concern them.

Emotional Literacy at the Heart of the School Ethos

Drawing on his practical experience as a consultant with a special school, the author provides everything you will need to deliver a full training programme on this subject, including activities and a PowerPoint presentation on a CD-ROM.

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