Research Projects

Understanding and responding to the needs of kinship families from Black and Asian communities

A study focused on understanding the experiences and needs of kinship carers from Black and Asian communities to provide recommendations for practice and policy

Research on Standards in GCSEs in Wales

Communicating standards for national qualifications

Towards equity focused approaches to EdTech: a socio-technical perspective

This project investigates the relationships between equity, digital technologies and teaching and learning.

Evaluation of the Mockingbird programme

Evaluation of The Fostering Network’s Mockingbird programme, as part of the Department for Education's Supporting Families: Investing in Practice programme

Improving Working Memory Plus Arithmetic (IWM+A)

The project investigates the effectiveness of a structured, 10-week teaching programme designed to improve children’s working memory and understanding of basic numeracy concepts.

Early Educators’ Knowledge of Early Language Pedagogy: How can it be measured and does it matter for child language outcomes?

This study explores relationships between teachers’ language-related pedagogical knowledge and children’s oral language progress across the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

The Welsh Basic Income Scheme

The Welsh government is piloting the introduction of a basic income for care leavers in Wales. 

Introducing standardised testing into the Flanders education system

An OECD review

Hayward Review

Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment in Scotland

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2016

PISA 2022 National Centre

Programme for International Student Assessment reports for England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Perceptions of Standards in Scotland (PASS)

Research on how the public view standards in Scotland