Two recent studies based in OUDE have been selected by BERA as part of its 40 years celebrations, to be named among the set of 40 “landmark studies that have...
Thursday, October 2, 2014
The Independent, 23/09/2014, p.22, Richard Garner The gap in performance between poor and better-off pupils is just as high in schools ranked ‘outstanding’ as those labelled ‘inadequate’, researchers have found....
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
The Rees Centre has just published a research review on what is known about the role of the supervising social worker (SSW) who acts as the conduit between the fostering...
Monday, September 22, 2014
A research review synthesising over 100 studies on mental health interventions for looked after children commissioned from the Rees Centre by NSPCC was published on 3 September 2014. It concluded that...
Monday, September 22, 2014
A child is likely to do better in their GCSEs and ultimately earn higher wages if they have received a preschool education, a new study suggests. Oxford University researchers in...
Friday, September 19, 2014
Community Care, 3 September 2014, Luke Stevenson A new review by the Rees Centre, commissioned by the NSPCC, looks at the evidence surrounding what works to prevent and treat poor...
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
From September the number of two-year-olds eligible for a free nursery place is set to double, at the same time as there is a significant shortfall in the availability of...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Introducing lessons in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to children in primary schools would significantly reduce anxiety levels among 9-10 year olds, according to new research published in The Lancet Psychiatry. More....
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Andrew Cunningham, a DPhil candidate in the Department of Education and St. Antony’s College, has been awarded the highly competitive Oxford University Vice Chancellor’s Social Impact Award for his continued...
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Schoolteachers and academics from Papua New Guinea have spent a fortnight in Oxford on an intensive course run by Oxford University's Department of Education in a bid to develop teacher...
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
The Telegraph online, 25/06/2014, Graeme Paton Teachers in England are working longer hours than those in most other developed nations despite being badly paid and feeling “undervalued” by society, according...
Monday, June 30, 2014
The first report examines how young people in Y9 anticipate and plan for their futures and reveals a high degree of mystification about routes to higher education. The report will...
Monday, June 2, 2014